Facebook gave punch to Anna movement, says expert
August 30th, 2011 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Aug 30 (IANS) The nationwide anti-graft movement of Anna Hazare would not have packed the same punch had social networking media such as Facebook not been around, a marketing expert said Tuesday.
Kunal Kishore, director of a brand managing firm Value360, told reporters here that social media networking and campaigns are the most powerful contemporary forms of communication for getting a point across to a young and hungry India.
“Anna Hazare’s movement has proved just that. Social media is booming with opportunity. Without Facebook, Anna Hazare’s movement which galvanised India against corruption, may not have picked up pace,” said Kishore, who is also one of the organisers of APREE 2011, an annual advertising, public relations, events and entertainment workshop.
- 'Brand Anna' holds vital lessons for marketers - Oct 11, 2011
- Three more join anti-graft indefinite fast in Bangalore - Apr 06, 2011
- 'Peaceful Anna protest a benchmark' - Aug 28, 2011
- Hazare supporters stage march in Delhi - Aug 21, 2011
- Agra activists agitate in support of Hazare - Apr 06, 2011
- Anna Hazare flags off rally in Mumbai - Aug 09, 2011
- Indian Americans rally in Anna's support - Aug 18, 2011
- Team Anna reaches out to Indians in Japan - Nov 04, 2011
- One law cannot remove corruption, says Anna at book launch - Mar 21, 2012
- Karnataka activists launch fast against graft - Apr 05, 2011
- South Indian stars support Anna's agitation - Aug 18, 2011
- Anna vs IPL, where will you be? - Apr 08, 2011
- Anna returns with anti-graft protest, threatens more agitation (Roundup) - Mar 25, 2012
- BJP asks government to dump present Lokpal bill - Aug 23, 2011
- Support pours in for Anna Hazare in Chhattisgarh - Apr 08, 2011
Tags: anna hazare, annual advertising, campaigns, corruption, facebook, forms of communication, India, kishore, kunal, marketing, media networking, networking media, organisers, pace, public relations events, social networking