  Yerevan to host Popok international advertising festival late October September 28, 2010 - 15:46 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Yerevan will host Popok international advertising festival on October 28-30. As President of the Advertising Council of Armenia Armen Martirosyan told a news conference on September 29, applications from more than 26 countries, including Great Britain, Germany, France, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Turkey, Iran, Georgia, Kazakhstan and Latvia, have been received. The jury is composed of well-known advertising specialists, who are also expected to conduct master classes. The contest program includes the following items: TV advertising; Radio advertising; Internet advertising; Print advertising and Outdoor; Marketing Efficiency and Graphic Design. According to Status Holding director Tigran Balayan, the festival will help development of Armenian advertisement. The Founding Director of Deem Communication, Raffi Niziblian, said Popok (translated from Armenian as walnut), the symbol of the festival, can be interpreted as POP, the short of Point of Purchase advertisement term, and OK. Besides, the walnut resembling a human brain can symbolize the creative potential of ad makers.   Top stories As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
