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Speakers from the world's biggest corporations took the stage on Thursday at the Marketing Kingdom Baku at the Four Seasons Hotel to share with their local colleagues the challenges as well as the trends in the global marketing industry.

For months, Marketing Kingdom Baku was the most talked about event in the country and Thursday those lucky to attend this prestigious conference found out why.

Organized by P World with Azercell as Platinum Sponsor, the event featured interactive discussions on the most important trends in marketing such as social media, consumer marketing and advertising. All of these trends were discussed by their creators - global experts from super brands such as LEGO, Yahoo! and SAP.

"This is my first time in Baku and I loved the experience. The audience is very advanced and on the right path. I am confident that in the future Azerbaijani brands will play a very important global role," said Marvin Liao, Former Commercial Director at Yahoo!

The Marketing Kingdom is one of Europe's biggest events and has been held in six different countries in 2011 and 2012. This is the first time the event has been organized in Azerbaijan and the organizers are certain that the event will position Azerbaijan as the region's marketing center.

"Azerbaijan is the place to be right now," said Kosta Petrov, CEO of P World, the organizer of the event. "With so much development and fast growth the country is on the right path to be the trendsetter in the region. As organizers, we really enjoyed the process of putting the event together and are very grateful to all of our partners, especially Azercell and PASHA Bank. It is fascinating to see 250 delegates engage into discussions with the world's marketing elite. We are very eager to organize more international events in Azerbaijan and we are confident that our small contribution will help the country and the local business sector position itself as the regional leader."

The event is sponsored by the most reputable companies in Azerbaijan: the country's leading GSM operator Azercell Telecom is the Platinum Sponsor, PASHA Bank is the Gold Sponsor, Peugeot is the Car of the Event, VIP Club Concierge and Hesab.az are Silver Sponsors and Bruketa&Zinic Baku is the recommended Advertising Agency.

The supporters and media partners are the following: Trend.az, BOUTIQUE Magazine, mak.az, Zerkalo, biznesinfo.az, ANS TV, Facemark.az & Facemark TV, Azerbaijan Marketing Society, AIESEC, jobs.day.az, marketer.ge.