FOCUS - READER'S DIGEST SUPERBRANDS SEMINAR: Keen interest generated by seminars

<p>The Reader's Digest SuperBrands seminars in Hong Kong and Singapore </p><p>attracted keen interest, with almost 300 people turning up at the two </p><p>events to find out which brands appeal most to a broad cross-section of </p><p>Asian society. </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>Sony turned out to be the biggest winner of the day, bagging the </p><p>greatest number of awards of any single brand. </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>The seminars were sponsored by Reader's Digest and supported by the </p><p>Chartered Institute of Marketing in Singapore and the Hong Kong </p><p>Institute of Marketing in the SAR. </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>Organised by MEDIA magazine and sister publication Asian Brand News, the </p><p>seminars also featured a star-studded line-up of speakers. </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>They consisted of Debora Chatwin of Enterprise IG, Darian Heyman of </p><p>Beyond Interactive, Susanna Lam of Optimum Media Direction, Jeffrey </p><p>Markley of Ogilvy Interactive, Wander Meijer of Asian Commercial </p><p>Research, Ajay Bhalla of Mastercard International, Han van Dijk of </p><p>Orange Brand Vision, Steven Howard of Howard Marketing Services, Tim </p><p>Isaac of Ogilvy & Mather, Alice Manners of Organic, Hisham Isa of </p><p>Buzzcity.com, Josh Sklar of CCG.XM, Greg Paull of Ammirati Puris Lintas </p><p>and Anne-Louise McWilliam of Reader's Digest. </p><p><BR><BR> </p><p>They tackled major, cutting edge topics including branding for success </p><p>in the new economy, a case study on the importance of keeping up with </p><p>trends, notes on the needs and wants of the 21st Century consumer, </p><p>Internet reality checks and effective ad positioning. </p><p><BR><BR> </p>

The Reader's Digest SuperBrands seminars in Hong Kong and Singapore

attracted keen interest, with almost 300 people turning up at the two

events to find out which brands appeal most to a broad cross-section of

Asian society.



Sony turned out to be the biggest winner of the day, bagging the

greatest number of awards of any single brand.



The seminars were sponsored by Reader's Digest and supported by the

Chartered Institute of Marketing in Singapore and the Hong Kong

Institute of Marketing in the SAR.



Organised by MEDIA magazine and sister publication Asian Brand News, the

seminars also featured a star-studded line-up of speakers.



They consisted of Debora Chatwin of Enterprise IG, Darian Heyman of

Beyond Interactive, Susanna Lam of Optimum Media Direction, Jeffrey

Markley of Ogilvy Interactive, Wander Meijer of Asian Commercial

Research, Ajay Bhalla of Mastercard International, Han van Dijk of

Orange Brand Vision, Steven Howard of Howard Marketing Services, Tim

Isaac of Ogilvy & Mather, Alice Manners of Organic, Hisham Isa of

Buzzcity.com, Josh Sklar of CCG.XM, Greg Paull of Ammirati Puris Lintas

and Anne-Louise McWilliam of Reader's Digest.



They tackled major, cutting edge topics including branding for success

in the new economy, a case study on the importance of keeping up with

trends, notes on the needs and wants of the 21st Century consumer,

Internet reality checks and effective ad positioning.