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  • Through an “inde-grated” approach embracing independent yet integrated entities, SPAG reinstates as Strategic Partners Group (SPG)

    SPAG rebrands itself to Strategic Partners Group

    By A Correspondent

     

    Integrated communications agency SPAG has reinvented itself to become Strategic Partners Group thereby bringing together three distinct entities under its wings: SPAG – PR, public affairs and advocacy, D Yellow Elephant – digital and social media and Giga Life – creative solutions.

     

    Said Aman Gupta, Founder, Strategic Partners Group: “Integrated as a group, yet specialists at core, our vision is to apply our tested approach from the journey towards specialising in the healthcare sector, to further diversify our specialisation into other sectors. Our ability to balance agility with scale, our learning and ambitious spirit of aligning globally while continuing to grow in key Asia Pacific markets, has helped us come so far. Encompassing all our brands under Strategic Partners Group, will help us achieve the larger objective of integrated communications in life sciences.”

     

     

  • Bina has extensive experience in the fields of corporate communications, marketing & advertising, crisis management and public relations

    Bina Berry is back at Integral, will be Director & Chairperson

     

     

    Integrated communications advisory firm Integral has announced Bina Berry as the new Director and Chairperson. She took charge last month.

     

    Berry was CEO of Integral in its formative years and was instrumental in giving the company the image of a globally competitive PR Agency.

     

    Said she in a statement: “I am pleased to be back at Integral and inherit a wonderful team. My immediate focus is to understand the needs of our clients and motivate my team to deliver their best. My aim will be to build the business across geographies and verticals, and take the organization to new heights.”

     

  • Pardiwalla joins Jack in the Box as President

    Kaizad Pardiwalla quits Orchard to join Jack in the Box Worldwide

    By A Correspondent

     

    Integrated communications agency Jack in the Box Worldwide has appointed Kaizad Pardiwalla as President, with the aim to lead its ambitious growth strategy. Pardiwalla, who joins from Orchard Advertising, where he was Chief Operating Officer until last week, will report to Roopak Saluja, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, The 120 Media Collective.

     

    Apart from growth and new business acquisition, his key responsibilities will include managing existing clients and ensuring seamless operations and delivery across the agency. As a key member of The 120 Media Collective’s management team, Pardiwalla joins at a juncture where his role will be crucial in the company’s quest to be South & South-East Asia’s premier communications and content company.

     

    Pardiwalla started his career with Lowe Lintas and went on to hold leadership positions with Ogilvy & Mather, where he was National Head of OgilvyOne India, before joining Grey as Branch Head – Mumbai and subsequently moving to Orchard. In his career spanning over two decades, Kaizad has worked with brands such as Amazon, Wipro, Viacom 18, American Express, Cadbury, CISCO, Unilever, The Economist, Fiat, Ferrero and Vodafone, amongst others.

     

    Commenting on the appointment,  Saluja said: “As Jack in the Box enters its next phase of growth as an integrated communications agency for the digital era, there’s a vital need for leadership with experience and stature; someone who can marshal all that we have at our disposal and beyond in terms of talent and technology to provide real business impact for our clients. Kaizad belongs to a rare breed of professionals, who couple a proven track record with the agility that’s integral to success in our business today and tomorrow. And I’m super excited to have him as a key partner in The 120 Media Collective’s quest for impact across the South/South-East Asia region.”

     

    Said Pardiwalla: “Today digital has become crucial for every brand to stay relevant. Jack in the Box Worldwide, with its digital first approach is a leader when it comes to assisting brands strike a chord with their target audience. I’m really excited to lead this extremely creative and talented team at Jack in the Box. We are here to provide business solutions for brands backed by strong ideas and insights into consumer behaviour. The vision is to create path breaking ideas that are media agnostic and which deliver results for our clients in the marketplace. With content and platforms coming into their own, these are very exciting times for us at JITB and there will be a lot to watch out for!”