1. Prashant Gandhi
8860576050
Key skills
Creating ideas that transcend platforms
Effective communication is a marriage between the right
choice of words and visuals. I love to tread on both sides
of the rope to ensure creative pieces that grab eyeballs
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Professional Experience
Associate Creative Director –Interactive Avenues (Since
August 2013)
Brands
Micromax, DishTV, Boost, British Council, Canon, American
Express, Dabur, SBI, IFBI, NIIT, Cars On Rent, Horlicks,
Trident Hotels, DLF, Fiama Di Wills, Usha, John Players, Ten
Sports, Limeroad, Woods, Woodland, BJP,Matrix and pitch
work
Highlights
Crafted contextual ad banners for DishTV app that
ensured 1.5+ Lac downloads in 20 days
Created the much appreciated ‘Delhi Deserves Better’
campaign for BJP
Creative Group Head – Digital Cheil Worldwide (December
2011 - July 2013)
Brands
Samsung, Delhi Daredevils, pitch work
Highlights
Was principal ideator of the successful Samsung Mobile
Pitch, which is one of the biggest online Ad spenders
Crafted ideas that increased the fan base of Delhi
Daredevils Facebook Page by 1000+% in six months
Creative at Iris Nation (August 2010 - November 2011)
Brands
Coke, adidas, Sony Ericsson, Dell, Red Tape, Microsoft,
Centum U, MTS, AlphaG:Corp
Highlights
Digital Integration of ‘Coke Take Me Home’ Campaign
Crafted many Integrated concepts for Sony Ericsson, Dell
and AlphaG:Corp
Sr. Copy at Timeus (February 2010 - July 2010)
Brands
British Council of India, Microsoft, Novell, NEC
Highlights
Conceptualized, wrote & managed the creation of British
Council Website Tour http //www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZwuIu1Oz7g
Sr. Copy at Wunderman (September 2007 – October 2009)
Brands
Oberoi, Trident Group of Hotels, Airtel, ING Vysya, Harvard
Business School, Business Octane, Moolchand, Dura-Line,
Mail Today, and India Today Book Club
Highlights
Commended for my work on Airtel that helped
Wunderman improve the business eight-fold, in a year
Mr. David Sable, Vice Chairman & Chief Operating Officer,
Wunderman, New York commended the blog written by
me www.demystifyingcopywriting.blogspot.comthat helps budding
copywriters learn all about Direct Marketing Copywriting.
The blog is featured in the Marketing Advents, a
newsletter of Direct Marketing Association (DMA),
Washington http //tinyurl.com/3r5aq8v
Writer at Rai Foundation (March 2007 - August 2007)
Brands
The largest conglomerate of Business Schools and
Professional Colleges undertaken by Rai Foundation
Highlights
Created an integrated campaign using a testimonial route
with the slogan ‘Real Success Real People.’ that generated
a 3-fold increase in admissions
Manager Branding & Communications at Chandigarh
Polytechnic for Women (September 2002 - November
2006)
Highlights
Created brand differential by relating the college with
empowerment of women
Taught Mass Communications & Advertising to students
Educational Qualification
One year Diploma in Research & Analytics from MICA
One year Diploma in Mass Communications, from Panjab
University
Did a Desktop Publishing, Visualizing, Computer
Applications course from Times Institute of Fashion &
Advertising, Chandigarh
Bachelor in Arts, from Panjab University, Chandigarh
One and half years Diploma in Food and Beverage Service
from Food Craft Institute, Sector 42, Chandigarh
Ten Plus Two from Guru Nanak Public School, Sector 36,
Chandigarh
Matriculation from St. John's High School, Sector 26,
Chandigarh
Personal Details
Prashant Gandhi
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House No. 340, 1 Floor,
Sector 10, Gurgaon, Haryana.
Mobile +91 8860576050, 8826838080
email pg121@icloud.com