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afaqs!, The online leader in marketing communications (1999)
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afaqs! was established on September 28, 1999 with a simple objective - to make easier the lives of professionals in advertising, media and marketing by fulfilling their information needs. That quest has turned afaqs! into India's largest site in its space. It is the only site in its segment to get an audit certification (from ABCE, UK) and is also the leader in revenue.
Originally agencyfaqs!, the site was rebranded afaqs! in May 2008. A trusted name in business, 'afaqs!' is used as a prefix for all the company's ventures to establish a common identity.
afaqs! has organised many annual events such as The Future of News, 101 Markets, Mobile Conversations and the Agency & Media Cricket League.
afaqs! Reporter, The fortnightly for marketing communications (2005)
Following the success of afaqs!, the company launched a print magazine that would capture the essence of news in advertising, media and marketing every fortnight. In spite of the crowded space, afaqs! Reporter earns more revenue per issue than any competing title.
afaqs! Plug Into Projects: Real Clients. Real Projects. (2008)
To link freelancers with clients in a creative business, afaqs! Plug Into Projects was launched in 2008. Assignments worth several crore rupees were posted on the site last year by clients making it the largest exchange of its kind in India.
afaqs! Telecom Yatra: The online daily for telecom B2B (2009)
The company ventured outside advertising and media in October 2009 with afaqs! Telecom Yatra. It aims to be India's most complete B2B site for India's booming telecom industry. Though only a few months old, the site has already made its mark and promises to reach significant size.
The company is led by Sreekant Khandekar, Co-founder and Director, while Prasanna Singh is the COO.