CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS and PR
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Post Graduate Programme in Communication Management
Specialisation: Public Relations & Corp Comm
Name Akul Singh
Date of Birth Mar 16, 1987
Contact Address 18 Bn B.SF Alambazaar Kolkata-35
Permanent Address 18 Bn B.S.F Alambazaar
Phone 900-***-****
Email **********@*****.***
EDUCATION
International School of Business & Media, Kolkata 2009-2011
IPS Academy Indore 2005-2008
B.Sc(Biotech) 59.00%
BSF Sen secondary high school 2004-2005
H.S.C(Science) 65.00%
Don Bosco 2002-2003
M.S.O.S.E 59.00%
WORK EXPERIENCE YES
• Creative Crest Feb 2010- Today – Sr. account executive (Communications)
• Creative Eye (Production House) Feb 2010- Feb 2011 – Sr. consultant (Communications)
SUMMER INTERNSHIP
1. Creative Crest Feb 10- June 10
Project : Media Planning.
• Handled Clients like InterGlobe Technologies, Yamaha, IIT Bombay, IIM Kolkata, British School and Budget Logistics.
• Primary Research on the preferences of Client and its Target Audience. Evaluated the importance of Communication material for those Clients & its implementation on a particular client.
• To note any innovative ways used by the competitors in terms of the Communication Channel and its analysis in reference to the Client.
• Detailed study of the IT Communication Market by online analysis of the various Competitors and the Target Audience.
• Attended meeting and explained the strategies prepared for the clients with presentations and its implementation.
Project 2:Events
• Worked on the Auto-mobile Client, Yamaha.
• Core team member of the events team for the launch of its Bike YBR-110 at the national and local level.
• Worked on the Pre, Post and during the event and handled the core PR activities too.
• Handled the Crisis Management situations with the Team members.
Project 3: Public Relations.
• Online Marketing & coordination with the PR agency, drafting & editing Press Releases.
• Brought new clients like Indebo, Budget Logistics and Tachyon Technologies to the company’s Client list.
• Update the database of all Education/ IT beat journalists across NCR for Mainlines.
• Prepared daily report on the news and features of all the clients.
• Attended meetings and interviews with the Editors of various Newspapers and the Clients.
• Follow up with Journalists to do exclusives on Tech shows on various product/service offerings.
• Worked on clients like IIT-Bombay and IIM-Kolkata under HugesNet for the promotion of its programmes.
2. Hanmer MS&L (Mumbai) – September 10 – November-10.
Project:
• Handled Clients like CNBC, VIP and Samsonite Luggage (Launches & Promotions),
Lavasa, Rediffusion Y& R,Saatchi & Saatchi Health Care, The Great Khali (WWE ).
• Handled Events like CFO awards and SEM Emerging India Awards by CNBC TV 18 along
with the Profiling of the Clients.
• Handled Individual profiles like Donald. J. Trump for the show TITANS on CNBC TV 18
and Anuradha Paraskar (Sr. V.P.-Marketing, Lavasa).
• Primary Research on the preferences of Client and its Target Audience. Evaluated the
importance of Communication material for those Clients & its implementation on a
particular client.
• To note any innovative ways used by the competitors in terms of the Communication
• Channel and its analysis in reference to the Client.
• Detailed study of the IT Communication Market by online analysis of the various
Competitors and the Target Audience.
• Attended meeting and explained the strategies prepared for the clients with
• Presentations and its implementation.
LANGUAGES KNOWN
Languages Read Write Speak
ENGLISH YES YES YES
HINDI
PUNJABI
KHASI
BUNDELI YES
NO
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YES YES
NO
YES
YES YES
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PROJECTS & LIVE ASSIGNMENTS
• Documentary on Indo- Bangladesh border differences and the role of Border Security Force
• Interview of authorities of PR agencies on the contemporary issues and changing trends on the PR front for icmlive.com and webnewswire.com
• Worked on projects with an NGO Asha Niketan.
• Worked for the marketing of a leading IT consultant, Right Tech Consultants.
EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
• Placement Member- , Students Council 2009, ISB&M Kolkata.
• Member of Sports Association of the DAV University Indore.
• University Team Member, Cricket, 2006-2008, DAV University ,Indore.
• School Captain, Students Council, 2005,BSF Sen. Secondary School.
• Batched as Intern of the month for two regular months.
AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS
• Received a dual contract for Public Relation and Production house activities.
• University level cricket team member for two consecutive years.
• Modelling for a fashion agency in Delhi and shows for Pantaloons and Wrangler.
• Awarded for the school level science exhibition at state level.
• Won numerous Debate, Extempore, Plays, Modelling competitions during various school and college fests.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
• Technical Skills- Adwords, SPSS, Web Designing, Adobe Photoshop, Corel Draw, C, C++, Adobe Flash, HTML, MS
Office, Office.org.
• Public Relations, Market Research, Content Writing, Media Relations, Event Management, Media Planning, Corporate Communications, Digital Social Media Expertise, Brand Management, Online Marketing.
WEBSITES AND BLOGS
• Youtube Channel - http://www.youtube.com/user/MrAkulsingh
• Face Book - http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=656334444
• Face Book Branding Page - http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=159************
• Twitter- http://twitter.com/#!/akul_16386
• Blog - http://travelandmilitary.blogspot.com/
• Along with a lot of social media and online indulgements.
MOTTO IN LIFE
“Good, Better, Best. Never be at Rest. Till the good is Better and Better the Best.”
________________________________________ AKUL