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  • PR Pundit Havas Red returns with ‘ALCHEMY’ season two

    PR Pundit Havas Red returns with ‘ALCHEMY’ season two

    Mumbai: After witnessing a tremendous response from budding PR practitioners in the maiden edition of its annual case study challenge – ‘ALCHEMY’ in 2023, PR Pundit Havas Red is ready to welcome participation to season two. ‘ALCHEMY’ is a unique competition that aims to encourage creativity, strategic thinking, and practical problem-solving skills among the next generation of communicators.

    Season two of ‘ALCHEMY’ promises even more excitement and learning, wherein, participants can expect to engage with real-world scenarios. As part of the process, the participants will be given a situational challenge to develop an effective communications programme to demonstrate their insightful thinking fusing academic knowledge with practical application.

    A prestigious jury of leading marketing and corporate communication experts will judge the entries on various pre-identified parameters.

    Three winner duo teams will get an opportunity to attend one of the industry’s most coveted events PRAXIS 2024 and the front rankers will be invited and hosted for an all-expense paid trip to an international communications conference. The winners from ALCHEMY season one 2023 – Vasu Sharma and Rhea Vasudev are fully geared up to attend the SABRE APAC AWARDS 2024 in Singapore in September as part of their gratification.

    Commenting on the initiative, PR Pundit Havas Red CEO Archana Jain said, “In today’s world, role of PR and communications has evolved beyond just crafting vanilla narratives and now demands a mastery of truth told well. We are thrilled to launch Season 2 of our innovative case study challenge ‘ALCHEMY’ for young practitioners who not only possess creative minds but also know how to thrive in this dynamic environment. Our previous season received an overwhelming response, showcasing real creative thinking. We look forward to another successful season this year.”

    The case study challenge is free (no entry fee) and open to all PR practitioners aged 30 or below who are residents of India via a process of self-nomination. ALCHEMY welcomes participation from a two-member team of any combination (from a PR firm and/or corporate background/or a brand or participative collaboration in any other form).

    For more details, please log on to https://reputationtoday.in/alchemy/ interested candidates can send their intent of participation at alchemy@prpundithavasred.com.

    The last date to receive nominations is 23 August 2024.

  • Havas announces acquisition of PR Pundit

    Havas announces acquisition of PR Pundit

    Mumbai: Today, Havas has acquired a majority stake in PR Pundit, one of India’s foremost PR consultancy firms. This strategic move marks the debut of Havas Red, a Havas global PR network, into the vibrant Indian market. On closing, the firm will be rebranded PR Pundit Havas Red.

    Winners of the Provoke Media’s Consumer Consultancy of the Year, at the recent Asia Pacific Awards in 2023, PR Pundit is an integrated communications consultancy that has built its reputation and equity as front runners in consumer lifestyle, serving more than 100 retainer clients across a variety of sectors including hospitality, F&B, corporate, CPG, start-ups, lifestyle, luxury, and beauty & skincare. The 25-year-old company boasts expertise in brand positioning and corporate communications and has a team of 160 PR practitioners across its three offices in Bengaluru, Mumbai, and Delhi NCR.  

    PR Pundit has been a valued affiliate of Havas in India for some time. This acquisition cements the association and enhances Havas’ capabilities to extend public relations services in India as part of its bouquet of creative, media and healthcare offerings. In parallel, Havas Red’s continued international expansion adds important new expertise and geographic reach to the network’s global clients. The entry into the Indian market is the network’s second addition in 2023, following the opening of Havas Red South Africa earlier in the year.

    PR Pundit founder and MD Archana Jain will continue to lead PR Pundit Havas Red, reporting to Havas India Group CEO Rana Barua and Havas Red global CEO James Wright.

    “We are thrilled to welcome PR Pundit to the Havas family. The synergies between PR Pundit’s expertise, Havas India’s clients, and the global PR clients of Havas Red are exceptionally strong, setting the stage for many meaningful collaborations. With the backing of Vivendi and their extensive entertainment assets in India, the expansion into PR, communications and social media is a strategic move that aligns perfectly with the evolving landscape of the market and industry,” commented Havas chairman and global CEO Yannick Bolloré.

    “Joining Havas will enable us to enrich our services and geographic reach for the benefit of our clients,” said Archana Jain, who founded PR Pundit in 1998. “We are excited to lend our expertise and entrepreneurial drive as well as share our local PR understanding with Havas Red in our common goal of undertaking benchmarking work and fostering long term partnerships, with our people and clients. Our relationship is based on shared values to elevate service capabilities, open doors to new opportunities and embrace best practices from around the world.”

    Havas India group CEO Rana Barua said, “This acquisition once again reinforces our commitment of delivering comprehensive and impactful solutions to our clients. In our endeavour to offer integrated end-to-end communication solutions, we identified that the PR function was a missing piece. This acquisition brings together, two extremely powerful entities, Havas Red which has presence across 15 global markets with unmatched influence and reach, and PR Pundit, one of the most respected PR agencies in India with unparalleled brand reputation and a robust clientele. I welcome team PR Pundit to the Havas India family. Together with Havas Red, I look forward to the beginning of an exciting journey.”

  • PR Pundit appointed communications partner to CNN-IBN, in addition to Channel7

    PR Pundit appointed communications partner to CNN-IBN, in addition to Channel7

    New Delhi, May 30, 2006: CNN-IBN, the English news channel from Television Eighteen (TV 18) network, in a move to strengthen its external communications strategy has appointed PR Pundit to manage its Public Relations across India.

    Sharing his views on this appointment, Dilip Venkatraman, Director Marketing, said, “Tailoring communications to meet the local needs of every individual market is crucial in overcoming business challenges. PR Pundit is already working on our other brand Channel7 and we are confident that their appointment will add further impetus in raising the external communications profile of CNN-IBN.”

    “We are delighted to work with CNN IBN which displays an unmatched passion for news. The robust objectives of communicating news and views are indeed exciting. We look forward to being an integral part of this challenge,” added Archana Jain, Director, PR Pundit

    PR Pundit is a full service dedicated public relations company offering an exhaustive range of services to meet strategic communication needs in a challenging operating environment. PR Pundit advises AT Kearney, Bvlgari, Moet-Hennessy, Oriflame India, Pizza Hut, Radio Mirchi, Royal Sundaram, Swarovski CCB, etc. are some of the other client handled by them. For further information on PR Pundit visit www.prpundit.com

    For further information please contact:
    Supriti Sinha, PR Pundit, New Delhi
    Tel: 2656 0415, 2651 3075, 9810960590