Kaskus Ready to Hold Market Festival and Offline Community Headquarters

Kaskus collaborates with Dyandra Promosindo and Grab as the main sponsor is ready to hold a Market and Community Festival, HAPPINESS “The Happiest Community Marketplace”. This is the first festival Kaskus wants to unite market Buying and selling and community online offline (offline). The MARKAS Festival itself will be held for two days on 28-29 May 2016 at the Senayan Basketball Hall Area.

Kaskus founder Andew Darwis said, “It is an honor for us to be able to create an event of this magnitude [MARKAS] where all Kaskuser [as Kaskus users are known] meet and gather in one place. This event is a form of our appreciation for all Kaskuser who have made Kaskus what it is today.”

In the MARKAS event there will be a bazaar which will be attended by 164 sellers who have been selected by Kaskus and are divided into four zones, namely Food, Fashion, Toys, and Lifestyle. As entertainment, MARKAS will also be enlivened by several Indonesian artists.

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Kaskus CMO Ronny W. Sugiadha said, “Our target for two days is to invite 40.000 visitors [Kaskuser or the general public] to the MARKAS event. One day can get 20.000 visits.”

BCA will provide a 30 percent discount for all bazaar zones in the MARKAS Happy Hours program for users of Sakuku, Tahapan Xpresi, and BCA Credit Cards. Whereas Grab, as explained by the Country Head of Marketing Grab Indonesia Kiki Rizki, will provide a number of special facilities for its users such as Special GrabBike Drop-off Point, Fast Track, and GrabExpress.

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President Director of Dyandra Promosindo Ery Erlangga said, “Community is one of Kaskus' strengths that other sites do not have. We believe that with the contribution of the community in Kaskus, [...] this event will be eagerly awaited by visitors."

In this HQ event, Kaskus also provides facilities such as: CommunitySpot, Artist, COD Point, Kaskus Merchandise Store, Picnic Area, to Photo booth in each of their bazaar zones.

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