Mumbai’s First of its Kind Community for PR Professionals
Mumbai witnessed the launch
of ‘The Commune’, the city’s first of its kind community for PR & Brand/Corporate
Communications professionals, facilitating face to face interactions thereby
providing increased opportunities for networking and knowledge sharing. This
initiative will drive monthly gatherings of the PR fraternity in a social
setup, i.e. city’s best lounges and clubs. As a part of this launch, an
inaugural meet was organized on April 27th, 2016 at Tonic, a prominent lounge
located in Central Mumbai.
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| PRCI Mumbai Chapter Chairman Ajay Sharma, national president B N Kumar and Deepak Kapoor, founder of The Commune |
This meet was attended by
communications professionals from companies such as Mahindra & Mahindra,
Huntsman International, Vermillion Capital Advisors and The Shaimak Davar
Group. Individuals from PR agencies such as Concept PR, Adfactors, MSL Group,
Perfect Relations, Genesis Burson-Marsteller, Integral PR, Gutenberg
Communications, Seven Communications & Beyond and Prime Communique, were
present for this gathering.
Commenting on this
initiative, Deepak Kapoor, Founder – The Commune, said, “I always believed a
platform is required in Mumbai that lets PR professionals to socialize and
build connections on a regular basis. Moreover, engagement with influencers
from PR and allied industries such as advertising, media & entertainment,
journalism and filmmaking among others, is something that needed more work. At
‘The Commune’, our efforts will be to keep providing such opportunities which
doesn’t take a toll on the young professionals wallet as well.”
Popular standup comedians
Siddharth Dudeja and Gaurav Kapoor also graced the evening with an engaging
standup performance, enthralling the communications professionals. For the next
edition of ‘The Commune’, a key influencer from PR, Journalism, Advertising,
Media & Entertainment, Filmmaking and Radio among others, will be invited
and profiled, supported by activities building engagement with the attendees.
About
'The Commune’:
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| Harsh Sheth of MSL Group, Tanni Mandal of PR Hub, Deepak Kapoor, Founder, The Commune and Hemchandra Shetty of Genesis Burson-Marsteller |
‘The Commune’ is Mumbai’s
first of its kind community dedicated to PR and Brand/ Corporate Communications
professionals, facilitating face to face connections in a social setup. This
community is established by Deepak Kapoor, a communications specialist and
contributor for industry portals on trends pertaining to the PR business. ‘The
Commune’ will ensure monthly gathering of the PR fraternity in the city’s best
lounges and clubs and achieve the following objectives:
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Regular networking and social engagement
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Up-close access to influencers from PR,
Journalism, Advertising, Media & Entertainment, Filmmaking and Radio among
others, as we'll call them for a session devised in a chat show format
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Incentivized socializing for the PR
fraternity through great discounts on F&B
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Open access to individuals from across
hierarchies & functions
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Highlight achievements and talents of PR
professionals
