In Pacific Place Ritz Carlton, Jakarta, on Thursday (12.15.2011), Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court Mahfud MD became one of the recipients on conferment of Marketer of the Year 2011 from Indonesia MarkPlus Inc. Mahfud is the nominee of the government.

MarkPlus Inc. is a marketing consulting firm in the field fronted by Hermawan Kertajaya. As a holding company, MarkPlus also penetrated the business in other fields, for example in the media sector, MarkPlus have magazines marketeers.

Hermawan Kertajaya is known as an expert and marketing professor in the Asian region. Therefore, in an event titled The MarkPlus Conference 2012, several leaders in various fields was awarded the Marketer of the Year Indonesia 2011.

Johannes Loman, Vice President of Director of PT Astra Honda Motor, the best of the best marketers in 2011 due to sales of Honda motorcycles that grown rapidly. "The bike became one of the important revolutions this year because it can increase the mobility of the lower classes into the middle class," said Dahlan Iskan as Chairman of the Jury that selects award recipients. Dahlan Iskan previously was the recipient of Indonesia Marketer of the Year 2010.

According to Hermawan, this event has been held since 2006, and in 2011 it was the sixth time. "The event was attended by approximately 5000 people marketers from different countries: Malaysia, Singapore, Korea, and others because Indonesia is now seen as the pretty woman in 2012," he said.

Mahfud MD alone received the award because it is considered instrumental spreading marketing a positive spirit, has a good performance in the areas of governance, and providing an effective social impact in the midst of society. "Their integrity is recognized, and Mahfud MD current constitution is not just fighters, but fighters also common sense, because a lot of our present bureaucrats and officials who are not sensible," said Dahlan Iskan who read this MarkPlus annual gift recipient.

The theme of the conference this time is welcome to the new chapter of marketing, Indonesia is riding high, are you ready? According Hermawan in his speech, now Indonesia ogled many countries after the crisis in the U.S. and Europe. Therefore, Indonesia is able to survive because the strength of its domestic market, precisely at a time when other countries down the value of its exports because of the crisis on two continents. (Yazid/mh/Yazid.tr)