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  • To help drive vision of nurturing skills and aptitudes of the young

    H+K bags LaunchMyCareer mandate

    By Our Staff

     

    LaunchMyCareer, a career guidance platform, has appointed WPP agency Hill+Knowlton Strategies (H+K) as its official communications agency in India.

     

    Said Ankur Aggarwal, Co-Founder, LaunchMyCareer: “We are happy to partner with Hill+Knowlton Strategies India as our communications partner to help drive our vision of nurturing young peoples’ skills and aptitudes to provide them age-appropriate exposure to career knowledge. As our strategic partners, we are confident that H+K will be able to leverage support for us amongst our stakeholders through their three decade long strong track record of advising diverse players in the Indian landscape, and their localized expertise in media handling.

     

    Commenting on the announcement, Abhishek Gulyani, CEO, Hill+Knowlton Strategies India added: “We are thrilled to begin this exciting journey with LaunchMyCareer and look forward to this partnership to manage their strategic communications. Their innovative business model is capable of achieving fast-paced growth in the region and we look forward to further driving their brand value and being an integral part of their development in India.”

     

  • To help transform lives of blue-collar workers by building digital platforms

    H+K Strategies bags communication AOR of GoodWorker

    By Our Staff

     

    GoodWorker has appointed Hill+Knowlton Strategies (H+K) as its official communications agency of record. With an ambitious vision of impacting 300 million lives by bridging the gap between workers and employers by 2030. H+K will partner with GoodWorker and support its aim of transforming the lives of blue-collar workers in India. The mandate will encompass raising visibility, driving brand awareness, and building thought leadership across India amongst national and regional audiences.

     

    Confirming the appointment, Ketul Acharya, COO, GoodWorker said: “We look forward to working with Hill+Knowlton Strategies India as our public relationship and communications partner. H+K’s diversified experience across sectors and its track record of success makes them an excellent partner to drive our communications in a compelling manner and support our immediate endeavor our vision of empowering millions of workers.”

     

    Commenting on the announcement, Abhishek Gulyani, CEO, Hill+Knowlton Strategies India added: “We are delighted to begin an exciting journey with GoodWorker and to support their strategic communications in India. Through this partnership, we will help them build a reputation through insight, analysis and broad media, investor, and influencer relationships. With a dedicated team and sectoral knowledge, H+K is well placed to deliver the desired outcome and positioning of the brand. We are thrilled to become a part of GoodWorker’s brand story in India.”

     

  • Will develop programme to promote biofortified crops

    Hill+Knowlton wins mandate for GAIN

    By Our Staff

     

    The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) has appointed Hill+Knowlton Strategies (H+K) as its official communications agency of record in India. The agency will be responsible for developing and implementing an integrated communication strategy for the ‘Commercialisation of Biofortified Crops’ programme to promote biofortified food products – zinc wheat and iron pearl millet – and improve its awareness amongst key stakeholders in India’s regional markets.

     

    Confirming the appointment, Ishank Gorla, Programme Lead, GAIN, said: “We are pleased to appoint Hill+Knowlton Strategies as our integrated communications partner in India. We are part of a global network of partners working together to create sustainable solutions to malnutrition. We believe Hill+Knowlton Strategies, with their in-depth experience and capability will be able to drive our narrative in a compelling manner and improve awareness of the select biofortified foods and food products in key regional markets.”

     

    Commenting on the win, Abhishek Gulyani, CEO, Hill+Knowlton Strategies India, added: “We are delighted to begin an exciting journey with GAIN. With committed teams and our in-depth domain knowledge, H+K is well-positioned to provide sector-specific, innovative, and integrated solutions to drive the desired impact and outcome for the brand. We look forward to enhancing GAIN’s brand value in India through our collaboration.”

     

  • To add H+K’s creative offerings in India

    H+K hires Shubhreet Kaur for creative

    By Our Straff

     

    Shubhreet Kaur
    Shubhreet Kaur

    Hill+Knowlton Strategies (H+K) has expanded its creative team and bolstered its leadership with the addition of Shubhreet Kaur as Director of Creative Services in India.

     

    Said Abhishek Gulyani, CEO – Hill+Knowlton Strategies India: “We are thrilled to have Shubhreet Kaur on board with us as Director of Creative Services. We believe in emboldening our mission of developing strategic and creative ways of engaging with the audience, and Shubhreet will bring in a blend of creative vision, dynamic ideas and strategic business sense for our valued clients.”

     

     

  • To enhance understanding of fertility challenges, treatment and awareness

    Hill+Knowlton to partner with Art Fertility Clinics

    By Our Staff

    Art Fertility Clinics appoints Hill+Knowlton Strategies (H+K) as its official integrated communications agency in India following a competitive pitch. The mandate will encompass three major services, Social Media, ORM and PR, to handle the launch of their clinics around the country to enhance understanding of fertility challenges, treatment and awareness of ART Fertility Clinics.

    Said Vinesh Gadhia, CEO, Art Fertility Clinics India: “We are pleased to appoint Hill+Knowlton Strategies India as our integrated communications partner. As we embark upon a new journey in India, we believe with their strong experience and capabilities, H+K will be able to drive our narrative in a compelling manner and build brand trust.”

    Added Abhishek Gulyani, CEO for Hill+Knowlton Strategies India: “We are delighted to begin this journey with ART Fertility Clinics. ART comes to us at a very exciting time given the recent introduction of H+K’s robust Content and Publishing Strategy specialism to India and healthcare being one of the top priority sectors for the government of India – including plans to more than double spending on healthcare in the next fiscal calendar. Our Content and Publishing Strategy specialism is built on the idea that content and where it is placed should be based on consumer behaviour and it spans the entire paid, earned, shared and owned model. By marrying this philosophy with H+K’s award-winning healthcare expertise, we believe H+K is well positioned to provide sector specific, innovative and integrated solutions to drive the desired impact and outcome for the brand.”

     

     

  • Shubhangi Mehta joins H+K India as Director of Content + Publishing Strategy

    Hill+Knowlton gets ex-MxMer Shubhangi Mehta to lead content strategies

    By Our Staff

     

    Shubhangi Mehta
    Shubhangi Mehta

    We are delighted to record this. Hill+Knowlton Strategies (H+K) has expanded Content + Publishing Strategy to its India operations. And to head up this business, the WPP-owned agency has hired a former MxMIndia team member Shubhangi Mehta as Director of Content + Publishing Strategy.

     

    Abhishek Gulyani
    Abhishek Gulyani

    Said Abhishek Gulyani, CEO for Hill+Knowlton Strategies India:  “I am very excited to launch our Content + Publishing Strategy specialism in India, furthering our content marketing capabilities across the country. We believe purpose driven communications along with high impact innovative campaigns help brands to standout and build key differentiators. We welcome Shubhangi into the H+K family. Clients increasingly look to H+K for deeper understanding of content trends to help align their communications and business objectives. With Shubhangi’s extensive experience and in-depth knowledge, she will bring fresh thinking, perspective and ideas for our clients across varied sectors. The new Content + Publishing Strategy offering is a part of our overall strategy to provide integrated communications to clients and we will continue expanding the space in the years ahead.”

  • The new appointments are in-line with H+K's commitment to invest in a strong talent pool across all levels, notes a communique

    Hill+Knowlton Strategies India strengthens client servicing teams with key hires

    By A Correspondent

     

    Hill+Knowlton Strategies (H+K) has announced the appointment of four senior personnel to the client servicing teams. RohitVarier, Senior Account Director – Mumbai, Gina Ghosh, Senior Account Director – Mumbai, Nidhi Mehra, Account Director – New Delhi and Sriganesh Raman, Account Director – Chennai have joined the firm to enhance the client engagement and strategic advisory quotient for clients.

     

    Commenting on the appointments, India President and CEO Chetan Mahajan said: “I am delighted to welcome Rohit, Gina, Nidhi, and Sriganesh in to the H+K family. There’s a greater need to provide advice and senior counsel to clients in the challenging corporate environment and current digital milieu. With a wealth of rich and varied integrated communications experience, I am confident that these new hires will strengthen H+K’s position and further expand our growing client portfolio.”

     

  • Mahajan joins from MSLGroup where he has been Managing Director of 20:20 MSL and Publicis Consultants Asia

    Hill+Knowlton Strategies India appoints Chetan Mahajan as President & CEO

    By A Correspondent

     

    Hill+Knowlton Strategies India (H+K) has appointed Chetan Mahajan as President & CEO of H+K India (called IPAN earlier). Mahajan joins from MSLGroup where he has been Managing Director of 20:20 MSL and Publicis Consultants Asia.

     

    Mahajan takes over leadership of H+K from Radhika Shapoorjee who will continue to lead H+K India until Mahajan joins in the new year to ensure a smooth transition, and will then leave to pursue other opportunities.  Mahajan began his career at 20:20 Media where he worked as head of operations before 20:20 Media was acquired by MSL. After the acquisition, he led 20:20 MSL and Publicis Consultants Asia with a proven track record of business success working on high-profile clients. He has also served as the President of Public Relations Consultants Association of India.

     

    Said Vivian Lines, H+K Asia-Pacific Chairman:  “Chetan Mahajan is known for his ability to grow clients and nurture talent and I am delighted to welcome him to H+K.”

     

    Mahajan added: “I am proud to take over the leadership of Hill+Knowlton Strategies and I look forward to getting a deep understanding of our clients, our people, and our opportunities in order to build the business across geographies, sectors, and competencies, in particular strengthening content and creativity.”

     

    About the transition, Lines adds, “Earlier this year, Radhika advised me she would like to move on once we had identified a successor. She has been a strong advocate of H+K and our network and has worked with me throughout this process which strongly reflects the care and commitment she has brought to our staff and our clients throughout her time at H+K. I wish her the very best for the future.”