To succeed in any sort of business venture,
managers should be strategic and think out of the box when
implementing profit models not only in turbulent periods but also in
good times, Indian Institute of Management, Strategy Prof Ranjan Das
said.
Sri Lanka was well prepared for the global
financial crisis of 2008-2009, a consequent of unregulated markets,
as the Government had steady control over public and private sector
business lines.
Micro finance to support enterprises in the North and East
Micro finance is a better way to support small
enterprises in the grass root level, in the Northern and the Eastern
provinces which will enable us to promote micro insurance schemes in
an efficient and effective way in these areas, Deputy General
Manager-Network Management, Hatton National Bank PLC, Crysanthi
Thambiah said.
Triad gets first
ever Chillies Grand Prix : Triad won the first ever
much anticipated Grand Prix award at the Chillies 2009
which is the first time that the Chillies has awarded a
Grand Prix, that gives recognition of the Best of the
Best work. Triad’s haul of the night included the award
for the ‘Best Campaign of the Year’ together with two
Golds, six Silvers, 11 Bronzes and 14 finalist awards.
Winning across categories and brands, the work
recognised as outstanding were campaigns for Sri Lanka’s
top brands like Sri Lanka Telecom, Hutch, Elephant
House, Laugfs, Heladiv, Nippolac, CIC, Singer Sri Lanka
and Perera & Sons as well as social responsibility
initiatives done for Sri Lanka Army and the Sri Lanka
Institute of Marketing. The self-styled agency lives by
its conviction that ‘Sri Lanka Can’ and this latest
performance at the Chillies is an endorsement of its
can-do spirit and its consistent strategic and creative
supremacy. Triad swept the boards at the Chillies in all
of its first three years, displaying to the industry and
the country the ability of a 15 year old Sri Lankan
agency to continue to lead the advertising industry and
win, and win, and win, and win. Here the Triad team
after they received the Grand Prix award.