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<\/a><\/p>\nProminent media professional Ferdous Bappy presided over the grand finale as the Master of the Ceremony.<\/p>\n
Initiated by Marketing Society of Bangladesh and organised by Bangladesh Brand Forum, the olympiad was conducted in different stages and rounds to examine the knowledge and potential of emerging marketers.<\/p>\n
The olympiad received a tremendous response from students of different institutions. It witnessed around 13,456 registrations between May 8 to May 14. Among these, 9,437 students took part in the Olympiad.<\/p>\n
10 participants made it to the final, which was divided into 3 rounds. In the initial Rapid Fire round, each participant was given 90 seconds to answer a maximum of 15 questions, with a value of 1 point per correct answer. The top 7 points holder advanced to the Topic Based Questions round. In this round, participants were given 7 broad topics to choose from for answering. Each participant faced 5 questions with a value of 10 points for each. 2 More participants were eliminated in this round. In the ultimate Buzzer Round, the top 5 finalists competed with each other to gain a maximum of 35 points from 35 questions.<\/p>\n
The first round of the olympiad took place between May 15-17. The top 500 participants were shortlisted for the second round of the competition. In the second round,\u00a0 held on May 20, the top 103 participants were shortlisted. Additionally, the participants also got an opportunity to attend Marketing Olympiad\u2019s day-long Bootcamp on May 23.<\/p>\n
The top 103 participants attended round 3. They were given a business case to solve immediately after the bootcamp with a deadline till May 24. Finally, The top 10 Participants went through a gala round where the Winners were declared.<\/p>\n
Shariful Islam, Founder and Managing Director of Bangladesh Brand Forum, regarding the first-ever marketing olympiad, said, \u201cStudents need to practice and exercise marketing in addition to their academic knowledge. This initiative will set a new trend and allow emerging marketers to think critically and adopt more sustainable solutions to any problem.\u201d<\/p>\n
Walton Presents Marketing Olympiad Powered by American International University \u2013 Bangladesh (AIUB), in Association with The Daily Star is an initiative of Marketing Society of Bangladesh (MSB). Organised by Bangladesh Brand Forum, Marketing Olympiad is held in Partnership with Asia Marketing Federation (AMF) & International Advertising Association – Bangladesh. Event Partner \u2013 Berger Paints Bangladesh Ltd.; Strategic Partner \u2013 Marketers’ Institute of Bangladesh (MIB); Broadcast Partner \u2013 Deepto TV; Technology Partner \u2013 aamra Technologies Limited and PR partner \u2013 Backpage PR.<\/p>\n\n
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