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Nawa-i-Waqt gets Excellence Award

KARACHI – The Pakistan Advertising Association’s Best Mass Medium of the Year 2004 Award was awarded to daily Nawa-i-Waqt, a publication of the Nida-i-Millat Group, at the 18th Excellence Award ceremony held at a local hotel in Karachi on July 13.

Federal Information Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed was the chief guest. He distributed the awards among the winners.

The Resident Editor, Nawa-i-Waqt, Karachi, Sajjad Mir, received the best award in the print media category on behalf of the Group.

In electronic media, the best mass medium award was given to GEO TV.

Speaking on the occasion, Information Minister Sheikh Rashid said the issue of fixed tax on the advertising agencies would be resolved in a couple of days. The decision has already been taken and the announcement will be made soon, he added.

The minister said he feels sorry for ban on ads to daily Nawa-i-Waqt and daily The Nation. ‘I admit there is my inefficiency but at the same time I would say both the sides are responsible.’ S.H.Hashmi, patron-in-chief of the PAA, speaking on the occasion said the awards, which are distributed every year, have created an environment of competition in the world of advertising. The tradition should continue for healthy growth of advertising in the country, he said.

Hashmi stressed that recently imposed taxes on the advertising agencies should be abolished. He urged the information minister to intervene in the matter and help resolve it. He said the government should revive the advisory committees that existed earlier to get better results. He said the government should use the advertising and PR agencies to get opinion of the different sectors.

Hashmi appreciated the government decision of awarding licences for TV channels to different newspapers. He said it was a good omen that the licences had been issued even to those newspapers that had been criticising the government policies.

He said the TV channels should produce quality programmes to meet the challenges of the modern age.
Mahmood Parekh, Chairman of the PAA 18th Excellence Award Committee, said around 28 awards have been given to 12 advertising agencies which included TV advertisers, corporate advertising, public service advertising, outdoor advertising and electronic media.

He said advertising provides consumers an opportunity to choose the best product. It also sets an environment of competition for the producers and the quality of the products gets better, he said.

Parekh said due to the enhancement of trade relations between Pakistan and India, the concepts of free trade and free access to the market have been emerging which would result in quality production.

He said the objective of the PAA in giving the excellence award is to highlight the best performance and encourage the creators.

He said Pakistan is facing certain future challenges of the WTO and SAFTA. This is the right time that advertising agencies should play more creative role for promotion of trade and industry, he added.

Grand Award for multi-media campaign was given to Advertiser Tapal Tea (Pvt), Product Tapal Danedar, Caption ‘Naya Rang Bhardo’ and Agency Evernew Concept (Pvt) Ltd.

Royal Award was given to Advertiser Engro Chemical Pakistan Ltd, Product Engro Urea (Cotton), Caption ‘Merey Doo Bazoo’ and Agency Paragon Advertising (Pvt) Ltd.

Super Award was won by Advertiser Service Sales Corp, Product Skooz, Caption ‘School Shoes Abb Ban Gayay Hay’ and Agency Evernew.

Grand Award for Print Advertising (colour advertisements) was won by Advertiser British Airways, Service Airline, Caption ‘Buy low fly high’ and Agency Publicis Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd.

Royal Award was won by Advertiser Habib Bank Limited, Service August 14th & March 23rd, Caption ‘Destined to excel’ and Agency Mass Advertising (Pvt) Ltd.

Super Award was won by Advertiser Young Food Products, Product Shangrila Tomato Ketchup, Caption ‘Ab aya ketchup ka maza’ and Agency Transworld Advertising (Pvt) Ltd.

Grand Ward of Print Advertising (black &white advertisement) was won by Advertiser National Bank of Pakistan, Service Banking, Caption ‘Aap ka muntakhib bank’ and Agency Orient Advertising (Pvt) Ltd.

Royal Award was won by Advertiser General Traders (Pvt) Ltd, Service in focus Projector, Caption ‘The little GaintÂ’ and Agency Synergy Advertising (Pvt) Ltd.

Grand Award for Television Advertising (31-60 seconds or above) was grabbed by Advertiser English Biscuit Mfg, Product Peek Freans Butter Puff, Title ‘Butter Puff Snacks’ and Agency Inter flow Communication (Pvt) Ltd.
Royal Award was won by Advertiser Unilever Pakistan, Product Ponds Cold Cream, Title ‘Ponds Cold Cream’ and Agency Inter flow Communication.

Super Award was won by advertiser Reckitt Benckiser, Product Disprol (urban), Title ‘Goli fit hai’ and Agency Synergy Advertising (Pvt) Ltd.

Grand Award of Television Advertising (15-30 seconds) was won by Advertiser Al-Karam Textile Mills Ltd, product Shabnam Lawn, Title ‘Shabnam from Al-Karam’ and Agency Paragon Advertising (Pvt) Ltd.

Royal Award was clinched by Advertiser Nestle Milkpak Ltd, Product Nestle Butter, Title ‘Nestle Butter’ and Agency Inter flow Communication (Pvt) Ltd.

Super Award was grabbed by Advertiser Reckitt Benckiser, Product Gaviscon, Title ‘senay ki jalan’ and Agency Synergy Advertising (Pvt) Ltd.

Grand Award of Corporate Advertising (Print Ad Urdu) was won by Advertiser Madina Enterprises Ltd, Product Kissan Vegetable Ghee & Oil, Caption ‘Bachat ka tarka’ and Agency Mass advertising (Pvt) Ltd.

Grand Award of Corporate Advertising (Print Ad English) was clinched by Advertiser Bank Alfalah Limited, Service Corporate, Caption ‘Pehle Pakistan’ and Agency Synergy Advertising (Pvt) Ltd.

Grand Award of Corporate Advertising (Corporate Brochure) was grabbed by Advertiser British Petroleum, Service British Petroleum, Caption ‘BP in Pakistan’ and Agency Inter flow Communications (Pvt) Ltd.

Grand Award of Corporate Advertising (Annual Report) was won by Advertiser Bank Alfalah Ltd, Service Annual Report 2001, Caption ‘Annual Report 2001’ and Agency Synergy Advertising (Pvt) Ltd.

Grand Award of Corporate Advertising (Wall Table Calendar) was clinched by Advertiser Hamdard Laboratories (Waqf) Pakistan, Service (1925-1998) ‘khoab say tabeer tak’, Caption ‘selae shaheed kia hay tab-o-tab jawedana’ and Agency Adart Karachi (Pvt) Ltd.

Grand Award of Corporate Advertising (Promotional Material) was grabbed by Advertiser Unilever Pakistan, Service Unilever International Art Project, Caption ‘Unilever International Project for School’ and Agency Bond Advertising (Pvt) Ltd.

Grand Award of Public Service Print Advertising (Colour) was won by Advertiser The Citizens Foundation, Service The Citizens Foundation, Caption ‘alif, bay, pay, tay’ and Agency Bond Advertising (Pvt) Ltd.

Royal Award of Public Service Print Advertising (Black & White) was grabbed by National EPI Programme, Ministry of Health, Service National EPI Programme, Caption ‘polio say thafuz-koi bachha reh na jaye’ and Agency Adgroup.

Grand Award of Public Service Television Advertising was clinched by Advertiser National EPI Programme, Ministry of Health, Service Polio, Subject ‘waldain ki ghaflat-umr bhar ki hasrat’ and Agency Adgroup (Pvt) Ltd.

Royal Award of Public Service Television Advertising was grabbed by Advertiser al-Karam Textile Mills Ltd, Service Al-Karam Good Values, Subject ‘Al-Karam Good Values’ and Agency Paragon Advertising (Pvt) Ltd.

Grand Award of Point of Sale Material (Consumer/Trade Poster) was won by Advertiser Pakistan Dairy Products, Product Ice Cream, Caption ‘Igloo Kool Kulfi’ and Agency Big Bang Communication (Pvt) Ltd.

Grand Award of Point of Sale Material (Medical/Pesticides Poster) was clinched by Reckitt Benckiser, Product Disprin, Caption ‘sar dard say nijat’ and Agency Synergy Advertising (Pvt) Ltd.

Grand Award of Outdoor Advertising was won by Advertiser Pak Suzuki Motor Co Ltd, Service Suzuki Baleno, Caption ‘New look better comfort’ and Agency Orient Advertising (Pvt) Ltd.

Grand Award of Package Design was clinched by Advertiser Good Stuff, Product Chicken Shami Kabab, title ‘Chicken Shami Kabab’ and Agency Synergy Advertising (Pvt) Ltd.
Source: The Nation
Date:7/14/2004