Yerevan to host Popok international advertising festival late OctoberSeptember 28, 2010 - 15:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.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 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. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. Partner news | Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. “Great success”: Pashinyan pleased with new border protocol Pashinyan has described the signing by Armenia and Azerbaijan of a protocol on delimitation in Tavush as “a great success”. Armenia, Azerbaijan sign protocol on demarcation coordinates Armenia’s government took on May 15 another step towards handing over four border areas to Azerbaijan. U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow. |