
Managing Brand Activation at TDI Media Services
Delhi Area, India

Managing Brand Activation at TDI Media Services
Delhi Area, India
Over 8 years of varied experience in the armed forces, as a founder member in a media start-up and as a brand activation business head in a media agency.
My Army training and career have honed me as a leader, manager and communicator besides other skills like attention to detail, ability to innovate and think out of the box and sheer grit and determination in the face of adversity.
Media experience has given me a great understanding of varied brands/product categories, media & consumer insight through research and extensive exposure to new business development, sales, client servicing & relationship management.
At TDI Media Services I handle brand activations nationally comprising BTL activities, on ground activations and events, creating consumer connects for brands through a plethora of activities and innovations (product displays / sampling, events, promotions, consumer interactions, road shows, in-shop activities, location based activations, etc).
Brand Understanding & Management, New Business Development/Sales, Client Servicing & Relationship Management, Vendor Development & Management, Operations/Project Management
(Privately Held; Marketing and Advertising industry)
May 2009 — Present (7 months)
TDI Media Services, part of TDI International is one of the top ten outdoor advertising agencies in the country providing 360 degree solutions to clients for outdoor campaigns through outdoor media, retail identity programs and brand activation.
I head brand activation at the agency which includes all forms of BTL activities, on ground activations, marketing promotions, etc. across India. The role involves:
* New business development / client servicing
* Ideation and creation of activation plans
* Vendor development & management
* Operations / Project Management: Activity execution, coordination & monitoring
* Activation assessment and insight
Other tasks as business head include:
* Recruitment & HRM (training/orientation, task allocation & management, motivation & retention, etc.)
* Business Strategy
* Budgeting
Brands worked with: Beam Global (Teacher's Origin, Sauza, Jim Beam, DYC, etc.), Acer, Zodiac, VIP Bags & Ranbaxy Global Consumer Healthcare.
(Privately Held; Entertainment industry)
November 2006 — April 2009 (2 years 6 months)
OOH Media is India's largest company in the digital OOH TV space.
As founder member and part of the core team of 10 which started the company, I was instrumental in establishing the north business and operations for the company at the time of its launch and subsequently leveraging the network for revenue generation. The role involved:
* New business development
* Consultative concept sales
* Client servicing & relationship management
* Brands understanding & analysis
* Media/consumer research and insight
* Property acquisition
* Cultivation and management of DSAs, channel partners and vendors to expand and leverage business across geographies
* Financial and legal negotiating / bidding in business/sales deals
Brands worked with: Johnson & Johnson, Ranbaxy Global Consumer Healthcare, Toshiba e-Studio, Yum Restaurants International, Vanesa Cosmetics & Samsung.
(Government Agency; Defense & Space industry)
October 2000 — September 2006 (6 years )
A third generation army officer, I served for 5 years in the Indian Army.
Profiles (in chronological order):
Adjutant: 2 1/2 years
Commander Commander: 01 year
Assistant Adjutant: 06 months
Company Second-in-Command: 01 year
Functions:
* General Management
* HRM
* Training
* Operations / Project Management / Logistics
* PR
Served in 5th Battalion (Napier's), The Rajputana Rifles (SSC - 72, Meiktila III).
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Market Research industry)
May 1999 — July 1999 (3 months)
B2B research.
MBA (DLP) , Marketing, Advertising , 2007 — 2010 (expected)
2003 — 2003
2000 — 2001
B'Com , Business Management, Economics, Mathematics & Statistics, Advertising, Export Marketing, IP & OB , 1997 — 2000
1988 — 1997
Writing, reading, music, travel & movies.