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Days the media, advertising and PR fraternity need to remember

January 29 is Newspaper Day. Then there is WORLD AMATEUR RADIO DAY(April 18), “NATIONAL PUBLIC RELATIONS DAY(April 21)”, WORLD BOOK AND COPYRIGHT DAY(April 23), “WORLE PRESS FREEDOM DAY(May 3)”, SPORTS JOURNALISTS DAY(July 2), WORLD PHOTOGRAPHY DAY(August 19), WORLD TELEVISION DAY (November 21) and other.

Best Business Newspapers in India

The voting is done and the results of the recent ‘Let’s rate the media‘ survey on India PR Blog are finally ready. There were around 382 responses out of which around 300 valid and completed responses were chosen. The results are interesting, though not very different to what many of us already know but might [...]

Why do PR people pamper the media?

When I was a caterpillar in the PR profession, I used to enjoy learning everything about the media. Making media contacts was one of my favorite roles. I engrossed in it to the extent that I shifted my profile entirely to media relations.

However, one thing that has confused me is pampering the media [...]

Shepherding Your Clients in Times of Manufactured Media Exclusives

The rapid expansion in the media space has done many good things for the nation. It has provided choice in beats across entertainment, movies, news and education that earlier was simply not ever thought of or envisioned. The proliferation has brought about waves of soaps, contests and now with the first IPL season shaking India, [...]

The balancing act: Client expectations vs. PR agency performance

Has it not been debated before? Yes, it has been. Have we not wasted enough cups of coffee arguing over it? Yes, we have. So, are we ready to bury and tombstone the topic? No, not in the near future.
The debate over what a client says he wants and what he really wants will [...]

Media Game Changers-How IPL Changed Indian Marketing and PR Forever

Last night the Kings XI Punjab made another killing! Shaun Marsh produced what some would colloquially describe as giving a right walloping and Yuvraj Singh followed through with more arson on the pitch; the two are the cynosure of all eyes in the cricket world in India, the Commonwealth continents and many points further.
This wasn’t [...]