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I am ready to go under the hammer – Bids Invited: Thursdays with Tushar

By Tushar Panchal on Feb 21, 2008 in Ask Questions, Indian PR industry

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There is a woman behind every successful man and I am no exception. The only exception is that I have so many of them. Now, I don’t want to take names here, otherwise some of them may even complain about they not being featured in the list and the one about whom I am going to write, may have some questions. So, I am playing it safe – just like Rahul ‘Dependable – Wall’ Dravid.

Well, let me tell you about the one who is right here, right now. Last evening when I was working on this post, my wife asked me what am I going to write about? I explained her the post I was working on. She wasn’t very happy and asked why do I have to be so boring this Thursday? If I have the ability to do something exciting and different (I love to hear such things from her!!), why don’t I play along and write in my usual Dhoni style!? Silly point, well taken!

Yesterday, IPL has ‘sold’ its players. You know what? When I was a kid, I always wanted to be a cricketer and even enrolled myself into some cricket academy run by an ex-cricketer. But my bad luck and Sachin’s good luck that we switched places – he opted for cricket fancies and I opted for wicked frenzies. Though, I am not yet amongst the ‘iconic players’, I am no different than ‘Marquee players’ who went under hammer yesterday.

Look at similarities I have with MSD or Yuvi. While they play for IPL & BCCI, I play for my organisation and clients. If they are match winning players, I am also a ‘pitch’ winning player! If they are good fielders, I do better fielding for clients & media. My running between meetings is as good as their running between the wickets. They go for presentations ceremonies, so do I. They give credit to the ‘boys’ for winning, so do I. They get bad press, so do I. The sword of perform for perish always hangs on their head, so is on mine.

There are many more similarities but, when it comes to money, fame & other such ‘worldly’ possessions – I don’t even dare talk about it.

But there is a light at the end of tunnel. Ladies & Gentlemen! May I have your attention please. It gives me a great pleasure to announce our new franchisee called IPL (Industrious PR Lads) and Tushar is the first player on sale. We are in the process of signing up more players (entries are welcome – ladies are also welcome, we believe in equal opportunities) and I am inviting bids for my services. The base price has been decided and will be unveiled to the pre-qualified bidders. The pre-qualification documents are available on request and can be obtained by sending a request on editor@indiaprblog.com. I am ready to be taken away by the highest bidder, Shah Rukh? Priety? Mallya? are you reading our blog? I am waiting to get ‘sold’.

Happy IPL to all of us!

PS: We are open for Private Treaties as well.

Howzzat!?!

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About the Author

Tushar PanchalAfter successfully incubating two companies in the field of marketing communication consulting & digital marketing, Tushar (some people call him just ‘T’, few clients call him ‘Don’ & his first best friend calls him ‘The Industry’) has finally joined R K SWAMY HANSA to spearhead Group’s foray in the Public Relations business as a CEO. Currently working on his first fiction novel, Tushar is known for his wry sense of humor and telling the truth without being worried about tomorrow. He has a long list of ardent fans an equal number of hecklers in the industry, thanks to his posts on www.indiaprblog.com, where he also was the Ed. One Mumbai morning he on left abruptly, promising to return. The wait is still on. He’s still receiving mails to resume writing on IPRB. He has spent close to 21 years doing all types of jobs like farm keeping, inventory management , sales, media buying, media planning, journalism, copy writing, photography, painting…the list is endless. But when you meet him next, ask him what he hasn’t done. And then let us know, we’ll list it here. He has invested close to 16 years in the business of communication doing advertising, public relations, political communication, corporate and marketing communications etc. He boasts of working with some of the best communication companies in the country like Rediffusion Y&R, Vaishnavi Corporate Communications, Bates Enterprise, Perfect Relations, IPAN and a few more. He is also a visiting faculty to a number of communication and management institutes across the country like MICA, MET, SIMC etc. He also conducts various training and capacity building programs for working professionals and so far trained close to 200 engineers, managers and CEOs. He is also an advisor to many NGOs and on the board of few other companies in the media and training business. He is amongst the very few communication professionals in the country, who has worked very closely with governments and politicians to enhance their image and win elections. You can contact Tushar via email here or online here.

3 Comment(s)

  1. On Feb 21, 2008, Shashank Jaitely said:

    I found the whole excercise very cheap. I could visualise players like cows and bulls being auctioned in a open rural mandi. It degraded the players and indian cricket. Kids like Ishaant sharma are getting crore plus..what motivation will be left to play for the country? The english/spanish football club is an example. When the players play for the clubs, they give their best. And we all remember the performance of top players like Ronaldinho and Beckham in the world cup couple of years back. It was pathatic. God bless Indian cricket now.

  2. On Feb 21, 2008, Nikita Merchant said:

    Haha… your witty sarcasm has hit the right chords! ;)

    Cheers!

  3. On Jul 11, 2008, Msn said:

    thanx good article

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