Brand Connection lifts Annual Inter Advertising Agency
Cricket Tournament
Captain awarded ‘Player of the Tournament’ at the competition
Brand Connection, the media planning and buying agency of HorizonDraftFCB, one of the Middle East’s top integrated marketing communications group, has won the prestigious annual inter advertising agency cricket tournament held at the Insportz cricket facility in Dubai on Saturday, August 08, 09.
The tournament witnessed participation from twelve Dubai-based advertising agencies placed in three separate pools. During its quest to win the tournament, Brand Connection’s team defeated Opti Media and Gmasco in the inter pool levels and Khaleej Times at the semi final stage. The riveting final match was played against Octopus advertising agency and true to becoming a memorable final; the match presented some nail biting moments of tension and a fine display of cricketing skills by both teams.
Congratulating the Brand Connection team, Rafic Saadeh, Chairman and CEO HorizonDraftFCB: “It is indeed a matter of great pride and joy to win this prestigious cricket tournament. It has always been our constant endavour to encourage our employees to actively pursue their sporting and other interests alike that not only bring individual recognitions but also add laurels to the organisation.”
The Brand Connection team won the tournament under the spirited captaincy of Balaji Narayanan, Senior Media Buyer at Brand Connection, who also won ‘Man of the Match’ and ‘Player of the Tournament’ accolades for his fine innings and overall leadership helping with his performance Brand Connection to win tournament.
The winning team was presented with the tournament trophy and other accolades by Mr. Sagir Ahmed, General Manager, Khaleej Times at an awards ceremony held at the venue the same evening. Besides the members of the various participating teams, the event was also witnessed by the families of the players who cheered their performances throughout the day long tournament.
