The Hindu Business Line : Ad Club-BL quiz in Chennai on Dec 2

The annual Ad Club-Business Line Quiz 2006 will be held on Saturday, December 2, at 2 pm at Savera Hotel, Chennai, and forms part of the Golden Jubilee celebrations of the Advertising Club Madras.

The Business Line Quiz has become a popular event over the years and has attracted participation from leading names in the corporate and B-school community. It has also come to reflect the image and values of the newspaper: providing information that is enriching.

The subject areas of the quiz are broadly from the world of business: specifically about the news, events and people from the world of marketing and advertising. The multimedia rounds and interactive audience participation will make it a truly "infotainment event."

Each team will consist of two members. Based on the performance in the qualifying rounds, the top six will make it to the finals.

Sponsors

This year's event has as its title sponsor Indian Overseas Bank and, for the Associate Sponsor, National Institute of Business Management. The prizes are worth Rs 50,000 in cash and much more in the form of gift hampers, coupons and goodies from various sponsors. An added attraction is a pair of LCD television sets for the winning team and slim-fit television sets for the runners-up from the lead prize sponsors, Samsung.

The entry fee will be Rs 2,500 for corporate teams and a special discounted fee of Rs 750 for student teams.

There will also be special rounds for the audience, with lots of prizes thrown in. Advertising and marketing professional, Mr Suresh Kumar, who has conducted the quiz for the past several years, will be the quizmaster for this year's edition also. He has worked with leading brands during his professional stint over two decades with leading advertising agencies such as O&M and Mudra Communications and later headed the brand management function at TI Cycles and subsequently moved to Sify as its Head-Marketing for its cyber cafes division.

Entries can be sent to: Advertising Club Madras, 57, Bazullah Road, T. Nagar, Chennai 600 017. Phones: 044-2814 1581/2250. Fax: 2814 2272 or email: adclub@airtelbroadband.in