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Connect Marketing Communications
Strategy-first campaigns for Pakistan's public sector, finance and property.
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- Brand & Campaigns
Digital & Performance
Content & Production
PR & Public Affairs
Media & ActivationBrand, Strategy, Content, Social, PR, Media, Events - Works in
- Pakistan8 industries named
- Established
- Since 2011Team of 51–100 · 2 offices · English, Urdu, Sindhi
01Overview
Who they are
Connect Marketing Communications has worked out of Karachi since 2011, which makes 2026 its fifteenth year in Pakistan's commercial capital, and it runs a second office in Islamabad. It is built for mid-market and enterprise organisations that want strategic, creative and integrated communications, and it prefers long-term, retainer-led partnerships to one-off projects.
Abdul Qadir Shah founded the agency and still runs it, on twenty-five years in advertising, marketing and brand strategy. The practice under him leads with strategy - brand positioning and marketing planning - and carries it through creative, content and video, with specialist teams for research and insights, social media, paid media, web, events and CRM.
Pakistan is the market it serves, and the edge it claims is local: the cultural, regional and commercial differences in how people consume media and how businesses make decisions. Government and the public sector, financial services and real estate are where that runs deepest. 2025 brought generative AI into the production line rather than the pitch deck, and the agency's own account of its fifteen years is short: when it comes to creativity, we age like fine wine, fast.
Inside Connect Marketing Communications
02Services
What they do
11 service lines the agency publishes on its own site. Open one for the result behind it, who it is for, what it includes and how it runs.
Connect's branding team writes a brand strategy that sets out the brand's voice, messaging and positioning. The team works with the client to understand its values and objectives, then helps define the ideal customer and shape a brand that connects with that customer on an emotional level. Design runs alongside the strategy, covering logos, website layouts, marketing materials and social graphics, so every visual reflects the same identity. The aim is one cohesive approach in which all marketing efforts work together.
- Built for
- Brands that need a clear identity and positioning shaped around their values, objectives and ideal customer.
- Includes
- Brand strategyBrand voice & messagingPositioningIdeal customer definitionLogo & visual identity
- Clients get
- A defined picture of the ideal customer
- Visuals that reflect the brand's identity
- Marketing efforts that work together
- Selected work
- Sindh Solar Energy Project (World Bank) Led brand development: logo, brand identity, awareness campaigns, creative ideation and TVC production.
- Sindh Social Protection Authority, Mamta Program Built logo design and a cohesive visual identity to grow programme recognition and credibility.
- Result
- Sindh Solar Energy Project (World Bank). Led brand development for the project, including logo design, brand identity, awareness campaigns and TVC production.
- Outcome
- A defined brand voice, message and position
Connect plans data-driven digital strategies that help brands grow online, covering social media, SEO, performance campaigns and influencer collaborations. Strategy is shaped together with the creative work: the team starts by cracking the brief to find what is really at stake, then builds campaigns grounded in that insight. For larger programmes, Connect has written full communication plans and integrated digital strategies that combine content, digital PR, influencer work and live coverage to build awareness and engagement.
- Built for
- Brands that want their digital marketing planned around data, from social and SEO to performance campaigns and influencer work.
- Includes
- Digital marketing strategySocial media & SEO planningPerformance campaign planningInfluencer collaborationsIntegrated campaign planning
- Clients get
- Campaigns grounded in what the brand needs
- Presence across social, search and performance channels
- Strategy and creative planned together
- Selected work
- TDAP FoodAg 2023 Developed and ran the communication plan for the first Food & Agriculture Exhibition.
- Sindh Social Protection Authority, Mamta Program Designed integrated digital marketing strategies on maternal and child health across Sindh.
- TDAP 12th WEXNET 2025 Led digital marketing to build awareness, grow audiences and drive exhibition attendance.
- Result
- Sindh Social Protection Authority, Mamta Program (World Bank). Designed and ran integrated digital marketing strategies on maternal and child health across Sindh.
- Outcome
- A data-led plan for where to show up
Connect's concept and creative work goes beyond brainstorming into narratives, clutter-breaking strategies, copy and visuals. The team follows a five-step framework: crack the brief, connect the insight to a human truth, create the idea, multiply it across film, social, digital, content and experience, then amplify the impact after launch. Its design team produces logos, website layouts, marketing materials and social graphics shaped around the client's brand values and target audience.
- Built for
- Brands that need a concept and the copy and visuals to carry it, built on an insight about their audience.
- Includes
- Campaign conceptsCopywritingVisual designLogos & marketing materialsSocial media graphics
- How it runs
- Crack the brief
- Connect the insight
- Create the idea
- Multiply across platforms
- Amplify the impact
- Clients get
- Ideas grounded in a human insight
- One idea carried across every platform
- Design crafted to resonate with the target audience
- Selected work
- State Life Insurance Relaunched a 30-year-old jingle with a theme honouring mothers across TVC, print, OOH and digital.
- Mehran Food Campaign built on the brand's international heritage to introduce it to the local market.
- Sindh Investment Department (SBOSS) Conceptualised and executed the campaign for the Sindh One Stop Shop business registration platform.
- Result
- State Life Insurance. Relaunched a 30-year-old jingle with a new theme honouring mothers, across TVC, print, OOH and digital.
- Outcome
- One campaign idea that works across platforms
Connect creates content meant to resonate with an audience and spark conversation, from eye-catching visuals and captions to written content. Its portfolio shows the range in practice: video animations, GIFs, teasers and real-time content for exhibitions, and digital storytelling for public programmes that need to explain their services and build trust with specific communities. Content is planned inside a wider social media strategy and tracked against key metrics so it stays on point.
- Built for
- Brands and public programmes that need steady content to explain what they offer and build trust with an audience.
- Includes
- Content writingSocial visuals & captionsVideo animations & GIFsTeasersReal-time content
- Clients get
- Content that sparks conversation
- Storytelling that builds trust and awareness
- Broader outreach for public programmes
- Selected work
- TDAP FoodAg 2023 Produced video animations, GIFs, teasers and real-time content to build anticipation.
- NADRA, Sada-e-Aman Program (World Bank) Digital storytelling and awareness campaigns for displaced communities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
- Sindh Social Protection Authority, Mamta Program Digital storytelling that broadened outreach to vulnerable women and children.
- Result
- NADRA, Sada-e-Aman Program (World Bank). Built targeted digital campaigns and storytelling to reach displaced and vulnerable communities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
- Outcome
- Content your audience engages with and shares
Connect's in-house production team handles TV commercials, brand films, photoshoots, animations, tutorial videos and infographics, managing every detail from scripting to post-production. Editing and jingle creation sit within the same service, with the stated aim that the message resonates and stays with viewers. Its films range from mass-media launch commercials to step-by-step tutorials that show users how to register for and navigate an app.
- Built for
- Brands that need TV commercials, brand films, tutorials or animated content made in-house.
- Includes
- TV commercialsBrand filmsAnimationsTutorial videosInfographicsJingles
- Clients get
- One team from script to final edit
- Messages that resonate and are remembered
- Tutorials that guide users and drive sign-ups
- Selected work
- Sui Southern Gas Company Launch TVCs and tutorial videos showing registration and navigation of the SSGC Connect App.
- Sindh Solar Energy Project (World Bank) Television commercial production as part of end-to-end brand development.
- State Life Insurance TVC for the "Ay Khuda Meri Ammi Salamat Rahain" jingle relaunch.
- Result
- Sui Southern Gas Company. Produced launch TVCs and tutorial videos showing how to register for and use the SSGC Connect App.
- Outcome
- Finished films, from script to edit
Connect has no standalone research page; its insight work sits inside the creative process and the social media service. The creative framework begins by cracking the brief to find what is really at stake, then connecting the insight, described as discovering the human truth that matters, before any idea is built. On social channels, the team tracks key metrics and analyses audience behaviour so the strategy stays on point.
- Built for
- Brands that want campaigns and social strategy grounded in audience behaviour and data.
- Includes
- Audience insightSocial listeningAudience behaviour analysisMetric tracking
- Clients get
- Ideas built on a human truth
- Social strategy adjusted from audience data
- Outcome
- An audience insight to build the work on
Connect's social media service aims to amplify a brand's voice and build an online community. It covers strategic planning tailored to goals and audience, content creation from visuals to captions, community management that monitors channels and replies to comments and messages, social listening and analytics on key metrics and audience behaviour, and management of paid social campaigns to extend reach and engagement. Prospective clients are offered a free consultation.
- Built for
- Brands that want their social channels planned, run and measured against their goals and audience.
- Includes
- Social media strategyContent creationCommunity managementSocial listening & analyticsSocial ad campaign management
- Clients get
- An amplified brand voice
- A thriving online community
- Strategy kept on track by analytics
- More reach and engagement from social ads
- Selected work
- Sindh Investment Department (SBOSS) Social media content and performance campaigns for a World Bank ease-of-doing-business initiative.
- TDAP 12th WEXNET 2025 Managed end-to-end communications and engagement across digital platforms.
- Result
- Sindh Business One Stop Shop (S-BOSS), Sindh Investment Department. Led social media content, performance marketing and campaign creative for the World Bank supported S-BOSS platform.
- Outcome
- A managed, active social presence
Connect plans and manages media strategies aimed at reach and return on investment across print, electronic, outdoor, broadcast and digital channels. Work ranges from press releases and newspaper and magazine placements to television airtime, media sponsorships and targeted digital campaigns. Its digital side includes performance marketing campaigns, and the agency describes the goal as placing a brand where it performs, with one cohesive strategy across all media.
- Built for
- Brands buying across print, electronic, outdoor and digital media that want one strategy behind the spend.
- Includes
- Media planningPrint placementsTelevision airtimeMedia sponsorshipsOOHTargeted digital campaigns
- Clients get
- Reach and return across channels
- The message placed before the right audience
- One cohesive strategy across print, broadcast and digital
- Selected work
- Sindh Investment Department (SBOSS) Ran performance marketing campaigns to raise visibility and stakeholder engagement.
- Pakistan State Oil (DIGICASH) Launch campaign across TVC, print and outdoor that met sales targets within three months.
- Result
- Sales targets met within three months Pakistan State Oil, DIGICASH. Integrated launch campaign for a fuel card across TVC, print and outdoor media.
- Outcome
- Media placed where your audience will see it
Connect builds websites for businesses from small firms setting up an online presence to large corporations revamping existing sites, working with the client from concept to launch so the site reflects the brand and suits its audience. It works in WordPress, Laravel, Bootstrap and HTML. The same team develops native iOS and Android apps, cross-platform apps and progressive Flutter web apps, pairing current technology with a user-centred approach so apps are technically sound and intuitive.
- Built for
- Businesses of any size establishing an online presence, revamping a site or turning an app idea into a product.
- Includes
- Website designWebsite developmentMobile app developmentCustom portalsUX/UI design
- Platforms
- Clients get
- A site that reflects the brand identity
- Apps that are intuitive and engaging
- Deeper customer engagement and streamlined operations
- Selected work
- MNPI (Movenpick) Native mobile ordering app letting customers place orders from anywhere in the UAE.
- HBL Asset Management Investment app simplifying portfolio tracking, conversions and redemptions.
- ABL Asset Management Custom online portal built around clear graphical representation of information.
- Result
- ABL Asset Management. Designed a fully customised online portal built around clear graphical data and an information-led user experience.
- Outcome
- A website or app built to brief
Connect treats event management as planning plus creative vision, handling strategic planning, venue sourcing, execution and post-event analysis. Its events work covers press launches, brand activations, influencer events, roundtables and exhibition support at trade shows, so clients can focus on networking and sales. A digital PR arm runs alongside, using a network of digital publishers, influencers and social media accounts to carry the event story to the right audience.
- Built for
- Brands planning launches, activations, roundtables or trade show appearances that need planning, delivery and PR coverage.
- Includes
- Event strategy & planningVenue sourcingPress launches & brand activationsRoundtable eventsExhibition supportDigital PR
- How it runs
- Strategic planning
- Venue sourcing
- Execution
- Post-event analysis
- Clients get
- Events that build loyalty and connections
- Freedom to focus on networking and sales at shows
- Wider awareness through digital PR
- Selected work
- TDAP 12th WEXNET 2025 Creative and PR agency for Pakistan's largest women-exclusive exhibition, driving attendance.
- TDAP FoodAg 2023 Digital PR, press releases, influencer collaborations and live event coverage.
- Result
- TDAP, FoodAg 2023. Ran the communication plan for the first Food & Agriculture Exhibition, including digital PR, press releases, influencers and live coverage.
- Outcome
- An event run end to end, then amplified
Connect's mobility service covers customer communication through call centre and engagement solutions, including inbound and outbound support, CRM integration and omnichannel connectivity. Its toolkit runs from personalised SMS and short codes to APIs and IVR systems. The team works with each client to build a customised solution that prioritises performance while keeping communication secure, so brands stay connected and responsive in real time.
- Built for
- Businesses that need customer communication channels set up and run, with security and performance in mind.
- Includes
- CRM integrationInbound & outbound call centre supportOmnichannel connectivitySMS & short codesAPIs & IVR systems
- Clients get
- Brands stay responsive to customers in real time
- Communication built around specific business needs
- Performance without compromising security
- Outcome
- Connected, responsive customer communication
03Experience
Industries they know
Industries the agency names, with what it does in each.
Also works in
04Clients
Who they work with
Brands the agency names on its own site. Those with a case study come first; select one to see the work behind it.
Pakistan State Oil · case study
State Life Insurance · case study
Sindh Solar Energy Project · case study
Sindh Business One Stop Shop · case study
Sindh Social Protection Authority · case study
TDAP · case study
Sui Southern Gas Company · case study
NADRA · case study
TDAP · case study
Mehran Foods · case study
MNPI · case study
HBL Asset Management · case study
ABL Asset Management · case study
05Work
Case studies
Three of the agency's 16 write-ups. Each one opens on connectcmc.com.
Customised online portal with clear graphical data presentationConnect designed a fully customised online portal for ABL Asset Management focused on clear graphical representation and an information-led user experience.
Read it on connectcmc.com ↗
Investment app for portfolio tracking, conversions and redemptionsConnect developed the HBL Asset Management App with a clear user journey that simplifies portfolio tracking, conversions and redemptions.
Read it on connectcmc.com ↗
Ordering system and native mobile app for UAE customersConnect developed a simple, user-friendly ordering system with a native mobile app so customers could place orders from anywhere in the UAE.
Read it on connectcmc.com ↗
06Evidence
Proof of results
No results, awards or client reviews are published through AMIN APAC yet. The agency’s own site may carry more.
07Working together
How they work
Offices
- Karachi, Pakistaninfo@
connectcmc.com
+92 304 3549531 - Islamabad, Pakistan
08People
Who you would work with
Team of 51–100.
09Perspective
Recent writing
How they think, in their own writing. Filed for AMIN APAC first, then from their own site.
All posts
Brief Connect Marketing Communications through AMIN APAC
One brief, straight to the team in Karachi. No holding company in between.



