Tag: Rohit Varma

  • narrative ropes in Rajdeepgiri Goswami as creative director

    narrative ropes in Rajdeepgiri Goswami as creative director

    Mumbai: narrative, a branding and communication agency has appointed Rajdeepgiri Goswami as its creative director – art. With an illustrious career spanning 15 years, Goswami brings a wealth of expertise in steering the complete creative trajectory of brand campaigns. Prior to joining narrative, he held pivotal roles at globally renowned agencies including Ogilvy, Leo Burnett, Publicis, and Plan B. Notably, his tenure as creative director at Wildcraft also afforded him invaluable insights from the client-side, enriching his creative odyssey.

    Goswami holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the esteemed Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, an institution renowned throughout Asia for its mastery in Fine Arts. Beyond the canvas of design, he is also associated with many noble causes, having founded the KA-KHA-GA Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to empowering special-needs children through education. Additionally, his innovation shines through the Tenpoints Braille, a pioneering marvel simplifying Braille reading. He not only has a strong design prowess but is equally attuned to creativity, empathy, and an unwavering desire to infuse the world with inclusivity and beauty.

    Commenting on the new appointment, narrative founder Rohit Varma said, “narrative has been focused on brand development, communication and campaign strategy as its core service offerings, and I believe Rajdeepgiri will add huge value to the organisation. His skills and experience will help the internal team and the organisation’s positioning in the market. We are expanding, and getting talent on board who are passionate and driven to do more. We are aiming for excellence in design and we welcome Rajdeepgiri onboard to join us in this mission.”

    Speaking on his appointment, Goswami said, “narrative works on a range of projects with a variety of clients, which will allow me to learn and improve in other areas of design. It features creative spaces that inspire designers to be imaginative and take chances. Having collaborative workspaces where designers can come together to build solutions for clients is a terrific method for me to learn while also improving my talents. I am committed to making a significant contribution to the current design process by using my skills and perspectives. I’m thrilled by the prospect of working on fresh and fascinating projects in the future. These opportunities not only provide opportunities for personal and professional development but also allow me to collaborate with a dynamic team to bring new ideas to life. I also look forward to working with Rohit, who is a great mentor. I have a lot to learn from his expertise.”

    Goswami will be based in Bangalore.

  • Social Media Week releases list of eminent speakers for its 2014 edition

    Social Media Week releases list of eminent speakers for its 2014 edition

    MUMBAI: Approaching its third edition in India and second edition in Mumbai, Social Media Week (SMW) has announced key speakers, who are set to captivate the audience this September, in Mumbai. The line-up of speakers includes social media influencers, bloggers, politicians, authors and international experts, each of whom will share their views on the domain, through presentations panel discussions, debates, workshops, and more. Some of the experts expected at the event, include:

     

    • Rishi Jaitly: Head, Twitter India 
    • Vikram Menon: President & Country Head, OgilvyOne Worldwide, India
    • Anaggh Desai: Co- founder, 1+99 Experience Consulting
    • Mohandas Pai: Chairman, Manipal Group
    • Raheel Khursheed: Head of News, Politics & Govt @TwitterIndia
    • Kunal Jeswani: Chief Digital Officer, Ogilvy & Mather India
    • Navdeep Suri: India’s current Ambassador to the Arab Republic of Egypt
    • Sean Gardner: Forbes #1 Social Media Influencer, Author, Co-founder of the Huffington Post “Twitter Powerhouses Series”
    • Jeff Bullas: A Social Media Marketing Blogger, Strategist & Speaker, voted #14 Of Forbes Top 50 Social Media Power Influencer
    • Arvind Gupta: Hibernation Innovation Evangelist & The National Head of BJP’s IT Cell
    • Deepali Naair: CMO, Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India Limited
    • Prem Panicker: Managing Editor, Yahoo
    • Vasantha Kumar: Director Marketing & Communication India & South Asia, IBM
    • Viral Oza: MD,Nokia India Pvt. Ltd.
    • Richard Lui: Asian-American journalist and news anchor for MSNBC and NBC News
    • Sanjay Tripathy: Sr.EVP Marketing, Digital & E-commerce – HDFC Life

    *Complete list of Speakers

     

    Based on this year’s theme for SMW, ‘Social media for Social Change’, the renowned speakers will share their insights and knowledge through various sessions, including those on managing diplomacy through social media, social media and politics, building  a career in social media, and New age fight club – Social Media, Disruption & Viral.

     

    Rohit Varma, Founder & Managing Partner, R SQUARE Consulting Services Pvt Ltd, said, “­­­­­­I’m very excited to see many organization & brands from different industries coming on board to curate sessions and making it the biggest crowd-sourced festival. Look forward to the five days social media festivity. I’m quite sure that there is lot more awaiting the audience.”

     

    “Social media and digital impact are changing the way brands function today. As an organization, we are strong believers of this platform, and have leveraged it successfully for clients across categories. We are proud to be associated with SMW’s third stint in India, and look forward to engaging with marquee speakers at this platform, which connects people across borders and backgrounds; this year’s theme of the impact of social media on social change, will definitely bring to light, some interesting perspectives on how digital India thinks,” said, Nikhil Dey, President (Public Relations) at Genesis Burson-Marsteller.

     

    The growing momentum of the initiative reflects in the number of sponsors, partners and speakers, who have come forward to support the event. Companies such as Microsoft (City Support Sponsor), Germin8, Unmetric, KPMG and Wrangler are sponsoring SMW 2014.

     
    “As GroupM we are delighted to continue our association with SMW. After a successful opening year in Mumbai and Bangalore in 2013, SMW is lining up an exciting fare this year. As social media channels proliferate and become meeting grounds of brands and consumers, SMW provides a great platform for enhancing knowledge and sharing best practices,” CVL Srinivas, CEO GroupM South Asia

     

    In addition, SMW has partnered with leading media and integrated communication agencies, includingSocial@Ogilvy, chlorophyll, UB, TiE Mumbai, The Express Group, The Indian Networker, Construkt festival, mXm India, PageTraffic, AVID Learning, Yellow Seed Content Solutions, Fratelli wines and Steerttalk, to organise the event in India.