Competition
FleishmanHillard India recognised At Cannes Lions 2017 For ‘Free a Girl Movement’edit
FleishmanHillard (FH) India, a part of Omnicom Group Inc., has been recognized along with J. Walter Thompson Amsterdam at this year’s Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity for the Gold Direct Lion-winning entry for Free a Girl Movement’s “School for Justice” campaign.
The “School for Justice” campaign, which is an education program, helps take survivors of sex trafficking out of prostitution and into prosecution. It was aimed at getting taboo topics around child prostitution discussed openly in the Indian society and amongst the media; thereby encouraging dialogue about the long-standing issue plaguing society.
FH India handled the PR and social media components of the campaign locally. From creating awareness about the burgeoning issue of sex trafficking through ...
Industry
Mining giant Vedanta appoints Sujit Patil to head PR, veteran Roma Balwani set to retireedit
Vedanta has appointed Sujit Patil as head of corporate communications effective June 29, 2017. Sujit will lead all aspects of internal & external communication including branding, media management, social media, public relations and advocacy. Prior to joining Vedanta, Sujit was the vice president and head of corporate communications at Godrej.
Sujit Patil said, “I am indeed delighted and honored to join Vedanta and look forward to contributing towards further enhancing its brand, reputation and reach to a different level. Vedanta has delivered outstanding growth and value to its shareholders through volume, operations and strategy. The company is on an exciting growth path towards becoming the leading globally diversified metal & mining and oil & gas conglomerates with ...
The PRactice
Experience has always called the shotsedit
The Grand Bazaar, or Al-Madina Souk is one of the oldest and most difficult to navigate marketplaces in the world. It is also one of the most fascinating! Narrow alleys, 4500 or more shops, 2,500 or more interconnected rooms, a mosque, 19 fountains, several squares, 18 gates, shopkeepers, street sellers of different services, con-artists, and anything between 250,000 to 400,000 visitors, every single day! It goes without saying that very few visitors come here to buy anything in particular. Why then, do 91,250,000 odd tourists flock here every year?
Well, they come here for the Experience.
Since the beginning of time, experience has always been the deal clincher. Humans and all other creatures with sensory perceptions are pretty ...