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  • The agency will consult and execute Stellantis group communication in India

    Concept PR bags mandate for Stellantis automaker

    By Our Staff

     

    Stellantis, a leading global automaker and mobility provider, has announced the appointment of Concept Public Relations as its PR agency in India for 2022. The agency will consult and execute Stellantis group communication in India along with JEEP and Citroën communication mandates. The mandate includes strategic consultation, planning, media relations, issues and crisis management, and integrated campaign development for the group and both brands.

     

    Said Nipun Mahajan, Brand Head – JEEP India: “2022 is a big year for both brands with key products lined up for launch and so our communication strategy will be crucial. We believe Concept Public Relations (Concept PR) will be the right partner to ensure the brands remain engaging and exciting.”

     

    Added Ashish Jalan, Managing Director, Concept Public Relations: “Working with iconic brands like Jeep and Citroën is an honour for everyone in Concept.  Both brands are at the pinnacle of their craft. Jeep and Citroën are a rare blend of sophistication, luxury, design and performance. This is an exciting opportunity for the Concept family and we are committed to driving significant impact for the brands through effective communication strategies.”

     

     

  • To infuse strategic thinking and exceed client expectations in Delhi and adjoining regions

    Concept appoints Andrew Fernandes to head Delhi branch

    By Our Staff

     

    Concept PR has appointed Andrew Fernandes as head of Delhi branch and national business development with an additional responsibility of leading the real estate and infrastructure portfolio.

     

    Said Ashish Jalan, Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Concept PR: “Andrew has been associated with Concept Group since last six years, handling prominent clients in Real Estate and Infrastructure portfolio. He straddles various vertical practices with consummate ease and is known for his quick and strong creative recommendations with his clients. This strong sense of ownership and commitment has seen him drive organisation value with strong growth numbers and consistent business growth. Heading the Delhi branch will be an additional responsibility on him beside handling all his current mandates. We are pleased to have Andrew Fernandes as Delhi branch head.”

     

  • #Save Parsik Hill campaign bags PR Agency Achievement of the Year Award  – 2018

    Concept PR bags Gold at PR World Awards

    By A Correspondent

     

    Concept PR has bagged a Gold under the PR Agency Achievement of the Year category at the 7th Annual PR World Awards for its social communication campaign #Save Parsik Hill, executed on behalf of Public Relations Council of India (PRCI).

     

    The ‘Save Parsik Hill’ campaign focused on the need to stop check plundering of the hills under the guise of quarrying and protects the bio-diversity of the area. The hills have been the major source of stones for the construction industry in Mumbai Metropolitan Region for over four decades and they have ravaged by blasting and exploiting much beyond the officially allotted areas.

     

    “The PR World Award is recognition of a novel Social Communication Campaign initiated by Concept PR to focus on issues of community interest,” said Ashish Jalan, CEO and director of Concept PR. “It also stands testimony to the consultancy’s professional commitment, dedication and team work. We are happy to have executed the Parsik Hill campaign on behalf of not-for-profit PRCI,” he said.

     

    Added B N Kumar, Executive Director – Concept PR: “We launched a well-orchestrated social communication campaign on the Environment Day in association with the Mumbai Press Club last year… The basic idea was to bring into sharp focus the environmental damage being done by unchecked quarrying. The campaign involved Twitter, Facebook posts and an online petition to the Chief Minister to stop further quarrying of the Hills.”

     

     

  • While Apurv will head the IPO PR vertical, Charu has been appointed to lead the Lifestyle & Entertainment practice

    Concept PR strengthens leadership team with new hires

    By A Correspondent

     

    Apurv Gupta
    Charu Benegal

    Concept PR has announced the appointment of two senior communication professionals –financial journalist Apurv Gupta and lifestyle PR specialist Charu Benegal.

     

    While Gupta will head the IPO PR vertical, Benegal has been appointed to lead the Lifestyle & Entertainment practice.Prior to joining Concept PR, Benegal worked as India Practice Chair (IPC), Brand and Consumer Practice for WPP’s Genesis Burson Marsteller.

     

    Welcoming the duo on board, Ashish Jalan, CEO & Director, Concept PR said: “Both Charu and Apurvbring with them rich experiences in their verticals. We are confident that our client servicing capabilities will now acquire a new dimension.  With a string of successes in client acquisitions, the timing of these two veterans joining us could not have been better.”

     

     

  • The consultancy has signed new clients like Bangalore-based Happay, abusiness expense management solution company, and Book My Time among others

    Concept PR bags multiple new biz wins

    By A Correspondent

     

    Concept PR has deployed a hub-and-spoke model for exponential growth across South India.  “We believe that the Indian economy is on an upswing and the growth going forward would be exponential. South India offers excellent opportunities for communication in different verticals such as IT, ITES, Bio-technology, startups, pharma and real estate and infrastructure. Our renewed focus appears to have paid us dividends considering the fact that we have been winning a string of businesses in this region,” said Ashish Jalan, Director and CEO of Concept group.

     

    The consultancy has signed new clients like Bengaluru-based Happay, a business expense management solution company, and Book My Time, a car service and sales aggregator, Hyderabad-base, Granules India Ltd, a pharmaceutical compound manufacturer, and Sathguru Management Consultants amongst others. Concept PR has also won mandate from VBHC – Value Homes Private Limited which has projects across Bangalore, Mumbai, Chennai and Delhi-NCR.

     

    “The past nine months has been a huge learning curve, we have pitched aggressively, won accounts, added to the team. But most importantly, we have hit upon the ideal model to increase our presence in the South, increase our product offering, efficiently use group resources across all offices, all this without increasing unnecessary costs. This is critical as we will be able to add value for our clients and at the same time not be heavy on their pockets,” added Sunil Nair, COO – South, Concept PR.

  • With an experience of 23 years, Ziegler Colaco has donned Servicing, Planning and Creative hats

    Concept PR beefs up management team

    By A Correspondent

     

    In a rapid growth mode, public consultancy Concept PR has appointed senior professionals in key positions – Ziegler Colaco as its Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) and Tina Pawar as Head of BFSI vertical.

     

    “As we are undergoing a new growth phase, we keep strengthening our teams as well as our service offerings. We are confident that both Ziegler and Tina will contribute in our endeavour to scale new heights. Also, the team is feeling enthused as this will give them a super opportunity to learn from the vast experience of these veterans,” said Ashish Jalan, CEO and Director of Concept PR.

     

    With an experience of 23 years, Ziegler Colaco has donned Servicing, Planning and Creative hats.

     

    An MBA in Marketing from Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Ziegler began his career in Tata Press as a Management Trainee. He began his advertising career at Lintas, and moved on to Mode and iContract.

     

    His belief in technology being a Computer Science graduate saw him join Indbazaar.com during the dotcom boom. The subsequent bust did not diminish his belief in technology saw him as an Instructional Design professional at Lionbridge, Learningmate and Aptara. Before joining Concept PR, he was Vice-President – Advertising Services at Publicis Beehive Communications.

     

    Tina has and over a decade’s experience driving brand and corporate communication programmes for leading multi-national organizations. She was previously with the Everstone Group as their head of Corporate Communications, and prior to that with IIFL and Reliance Capital. With her business acumen and knowledge of brands, Tina combines her experience in corporate communications and sound media relations to produce the desired output.

     

  • UBA, Mumbai City FC and SportzConsult mandate their communications activity to Concept PR

    Concept PR scores a hat-trick with new wins

    By A Correspondent

     

    Concept PR, has strengthened its sports vertical by signing up United Basketball Alliance (UBA), SportzConsult, and Mumbai City FC.

     

    Speaking about their achievement, Ashish Jalan, CEO and Director of Concept PR said: “We are extremely happy to have acquired this string of new businesses which demonstrates client confidence in our sports vertical headed by veteran media professional and our executive director, Pooja Chaudhri. The team has been doing wonders with iconic events such as the Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon and IDBI Federal’s sporting activities among others. We have developed the capability to handle public relations for any sporting activity across 100 cities in the country.”

     

  • Clients encompass genomics, sports, realty and BFSI

    Concept PR wins multiple new biz mandates

    By A Correspondent

     

    Concept PR is on a high growth path and has signed up a series of new clients and has started ramping up operations.

     

    The agency’s new client acquisitions, in the face of multi-agency pitches, include the sports portfolio of IDBI Federal Life Insurance, spanning cricket, grassroots football and distance running, realty giants, K Raheja Corp, Sheth Corp and Century Real Estate, India’s first e-ticketing company Kyazoonga, telecom major Matrix Cellular that provides telecom solutions for Indian travellers going abroad, and MedGenome & Manipal Hospital in the healthcare sector.

     

    “We are happy that our teams have been doing well and winning businesses across verticals, from genomics, e-commerce, telecom to healthcare to sports and BFSI. These wins underline the core strength of our consultancy, which is to craft strategies that enhance a client’s desired image while delivering quantifiable benchmarks. We are on road to aggressive growth and are ramping up our teams across cities,” said Ashish Jalan, Director and CEO, Concept PR.

     

    Some other companies who signed up contracts with Concept PR in the recent past include ThatsPersonal.com – India’s leading adult health and wellness e-commerce site, Groupe SEB – world leader in small household equipment, Tookitaki – a decision support system (DSS) company head-quartered in Singapore, and SciGenom Research Foundation, a not-for-profit organization working to promote science in India through research and education.

     

    Concept PR, with 10 owned offices and effective service network covering the length and breadth of the country, services clients across verticals such as BFSI, Infrastructure, Real Estate, Healthcare and Pharma, Sports and Lifestyle, IT, Telecom, Legal and Tax, apart from handling pre-IPO build up, IPOs and road shows.

     

  • Concept PR bags Agency Excellence Award

    By A Correspondent

     

    Concept PR has been awarded the Agency Excellence award at the 9th Global Communication Association’s (GCA) conference held at Bengaluru over the week-end. Concept PR was the sole agency to be awarded at the conference.

     

    Union Minister for Law and Justice Mr D. V. Sadananda Gowda presented the A P Chowdappa Memorial Award for Excellence in Communication in Agency Sector at the two-day GCA Conference that concluded on January 09, 2015, and attended by about 200 delegates from across the world, including 20 from five continents.

     

    Acknowledging the award, B N Kumar (BNK), Executive Director of Concept PR, said: “I would like to dedicate the award to Team Concept, pan-India. We thank all our clients for giving us an opportunity to work with them and achieve their communication goals.”

     

    BNK, who was also a speaker at the global meet, said he gained immensely from the deliberations as experts from across communication fields shared their experiences and views.

     

    “It is a tribute to the tremendous support and understanding shown by all our clients and the excellent team work put up by Team Concept from across. Well thought out strategy, coupled with deliverables has been the hallmark of our success. This award will motivate all of us to strive hard and reach greater heights,” said Ashish Jalan, CEO and Director, Concept PR.