Brand-Comm bagged PR agency of the year & Chanakya Awards for 2010

Brand-Comm, one of the India's leading integrated communications consulting firm has grabbed the prestigious PR Agency of The Year - 2010 Award, instituted by Public Relations Council of India (PRCI).

The award was presented by Shri Manishankar Iyer, MP, former Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas on April 3 2010 at 10.00 am at India Habitat Centre at Lodhi Road, New Delhi.

The ceremony also included media personalities like - Barkha Dutt of NDTV and India's first woman IPS and now CEO of Navajyothi India Foundation Kiran Bedi.

Ramanujam Sridhar, founder and CEO, Brand-Comm at the award ceremony said, "The award truly reflects what Brand-Comm stands for ' the most insightful and professional integrated firm in the business of brand consulting, public relations and advertising."

"What has kept Brand-Comm as first among equals is our ability to understand what exactly the consumer wants and our finely tuned instinct and conviction to deliver across India's diverse consumer demography, be it in PR, brand consulting or advertising," Sridhar added.

He further added, "With a majority of India's population being under the age of 30, it is of paramount importance to adapt to their needs and think like them. This is exactly what Brand-Comm is doing these days when it comes to meeting market needs."

The Public Relations Council of India, (PRCI) is the foremost platform for Public Relations professionals for global exchange of ideas in Corporate Communications, Image and Reputation Management, Advertising and Public Relations. The PRCI has announced its 4th prestigious National Awards for Achievers "Chanakya Award".

However, the awardees in different categories are - Media personality of the Decade - Ms. Barkha Dutt, Managing Director, NDTV, New Delhi; Communicator of the Year (PR) - Mr. Yogesh Joshi, President, ABC, Mumbai; Young Visionary - Mr. Phanindra Sama, CEO, Red Bus, Hyderabad; Corporate Leadership of the Year (PSU) - Mr. VRS Natarajan, Chairman & Managing Director, BEML; Corporate Citizen of the Year - (CSR ' Women Empowerment), Mr. Rahul Baldota, Executive Director, MSPL, Baldota Group; NGO Of the Year - Navajyothi India Foundation, New Delhi, Dr. Kiran Bedi, CEO; Innovative Leadership - Mr. CV Prakash, CEO, Gradatim IT Ventures, Chennai; Technology Leadership - Mr.Sampath Ravi j Narayan, Chairman, Axis Aerospace Technology, Bangalore; PR Agency of the Year - Brand 'Comm, Bangalore; Organisation of the Year ' PR Excellence - Coca-Cola India Inc. New Delhi; Business Excellence in PR - Dr. Mahesh Joshi, Senior Director, Bangalore Doordarshan; Business Excellence in PR Training - Smt. Sumithra Manmohan, Bangalore; Publisher of the Year - Mr. Bagwady Kusumakar Shetty, CEO, Poornima Printers, Bangalore; Business Communication School of the Year - Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, - worldwide Bangalore Centre; PR Magazine of the Year - PR Voice, Hyderabad; Social Leadership, Capt. Dr. B. Biswakumar, Grand Master, Grand Lodge of India, Chennai; Special Recognition for promotional PR- Communication Age Magazine, Kolkota