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The other trend disrupting traditional retail is e-commerce. Although still at a nascent stage, internet retail is expected to become a significant complement to brick-and-mortar grocery and non-grocery retailing in the coming years.

Customer Service. In a world where customers want instant gratification, social media provides a platform where the consumer can connect to brands whenever they want. Being always-on and ready to answer consumer queries goes a long way towards building brand credibility. Facebook has made this process transparent by making public the ‘response time’ badges on brand pages, so that customers know the approximate time by when their queries will be answered. This is now considered to be an important KPI for social media management. Brands like Careem and KE have added to their credibility by actively responding to messages.

“Some production will shift back, although on a small scale,” predicts Carolyn Zulandt, an analyst at the Freedonia Group Inc. “A number of factors are supporting this[trend], including rising production costs abroad, ongoing safety concerns about toys produced in China, support for local industry, and demand for environmentally friendly toys.

For the first few millennia of advanced human civilization, nails or bindings were the main method of connecting materials together. By the time of the High Renaissance, screws were generally recognized as an effective means of joinery, it was not until production of these highly machined pieces of hardware become easier with advances of the industrial age that they became common. By the late 18th Century, however, screws were ascendant.

I’m well versed at using the term “flat head” as well. I worked at a tech repair shop for a couple of years and I always heard the term flat-head. From my experience even automobile mechanics (my friends atleast) use the term flat-head as well. If I asked them to toss me a slotted screw driver I’m not even sure they would know what I mean. lol Nonetheless, good article on screwdrivers.

Counter-sinking takes time and a bit of skill to get just right without overdrilling and making the case weak. Merely tapping, or pre-threading is quicker: I can easily believe that a prototype would not be countersunk.

Such was radio’s prominence that it came second, securing 19% of total ad spend, followed by PTV (12%), the only television channel and outdoor (10%). Cinema too was a significant advertising medium, although statistics of its market share are unavailable. Since then, things have changed drastically. According to the Aurora Fact File published in the magazine’s November-December 2017 edition, radio accounts for a mere three percent of the total media spend.

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“The CONFAST hex head concrete screw can now be purchased online, direct from the manufacturer, for a saving of up to 70% over retail pricing. This easy to install screw works wells in concrete, brick or block, and is designed for indoor, dry applications,” states Bob Carlisle, president of Concrete Fastening Systems Inc.

This level of reach is considered impossible in today’s world, and at that time, led to transformative growth in consumer culture and advertising spending. Aslam Azhar should be crowned the father of mass advertising in Pakistan.

… Who can you trust? Some random guy out there, or some Anonymous Coward.I’m utterly perplexed and I don’t know who to believe anymore as both sides have such strong arguments. [youtube.com]

On the 11th December 2018, 13 organisations from the entire plastics value chain hosted their first annual event "The EU Plastics Industries – Towards Circularity" and presented the status of their voluntary commitments and pledges in front of the media, NGOs and representatives of the European Commission.