Shrikant Ayyangar is a corporate communications and digital marketing professional with over 10 years of experience in strategic communications, digital campaigns, public relations, content writing, and editing. He has additional experience in photography, travel blogging, social media management, and copywriting. At Dasra, he gained skills in communications strategy, digital communication, social media, public relations, and campaign management. He regularly generates 100-130 media mentions per year and has managed Dasra's monthly newsletter, increasing its reach from 100 to 7,500 contacts. He also writes for various publications, manages a personal blog, and has work featured in leading publications.

1. Shrikant Ayyangar

2. In a Nutshell
I am a corporate communications and digital marketing
professional with over ten years of work experience in
strategic communications, digital campaign management,
public relations, content writing and editing.
Along with the above skills, I also freelance in the
following spheres:
• Photography
• Travel and Lifestyle Blogging
• Social Media Management
• Copy Writing (Websites, Brochures, etc.)

3. Corporate Communication
While content writing and editing has been my forte, but
Dasra allowed me to explore other professional aspects
related to corporate communication. My five years at
Dasra, allowed me to learn the following professional
skills:
Communications Strategy
Digital Communication
Social Media
Public Relations
Campaign Management
Training

4. Corporate Communication
Media relations has been my core focus at Dasra and at
an average I have been able to generate around 100-130
media mentions in a year.

5. Corporate Communication
Being a digital geek, I have enjoyed working on digital communication at
Dasra. I have played a key role in managing and disseminating Dasra’s
monthly e-newsletter called The Catalyst. The HTML design, content and
even dissemination has been managed by me.
Journey from 2011 to 2016
• Played a key role since its inception
• Increased reach from 100 to 7500 contacts
• Redesigned the format to make it technologically savvy

6. Corporate Communication
Video production and editing are some new feathers added on to my
hat and here are some projects for your eyes only.
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http://bit.ly/1phdis9
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http://bit.ly/1TjgPRo
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http://bit.ly/1Nlqvvq

7. Content Writing and Editing
I manage a personal blog since 2007 called Shri’s Thought
Spot (http://shristhoughtspot.blogspot.in/). The blog
hosts a range of eclectic posts on different genres such as
travel, news, social issues, fitness and unique people.

8. Content Writing and Editing
I am a regular contributor to a travel portal – HappyTrips run by Times
Network.
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http://bit.ly/1SZfgFM
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http://bit.ly/1YGTYAX
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http://bit.ly/1VjCj4k
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http://bit.ly/1QmRphg

9. Content Writing and Editing
I have also been actively contributing columns and thought-pieces to
various other e-zines and blogs.
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http://bit.ly/1NleiqP
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http://bit.ly/1StlAYv

10. Content Writing and Editing
Apart from topics that I am passionate about, I have also explored other
categories that may not necessarily involve my line of work.
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http://bit.ly/1rjTOVW
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http://bit.ly/1QmRMs8

11. Content Writing and Editing
I have also had the opportunity to write for Tata Tea’s blog portal –
Jaago Re.
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http://bit.ly/1XIA1JN

12. Content Writing and Editing
Popular online portal The Better India featured my blog post that
celebrates an unsung hero from the ground.
Link
http://bit.ly/1Stnj07

13. Photography
Photography has been my passion for quite some time. Some of
pictures have been featured in leading publications and popular
Instagram profiles have been reposting my pictures as well.
https://www.instagram.com/shriayyangar/

14. Testimonials
Imran Mirza, Editor, Construction Week at ITP
“Shrikant is what you want your colleagues to be. He's dependable,
proactive, team player, a quick learner, and always willing to stretch when
needed. He has the ability to stay calm and perform well, even with strict
deadlines.
He managed a number or projects and a team of writers at RightCopywriter
really well by providing feedback, training and helping them improve their
writing skills. On the personal front, he has a cheerful attitude, something
that helps when you are having a tough day at work.”
Shima Kalyanpur, Retail Team Lead at Ugam
“Shrikant is a detail-oriented person and his attitude towards his work and
his team members is commendable. I have had the privilege of being
mentored by Shrikant while in IOMX New Media Development. While
mentoring, Shrikant does not restrict an individual's thought-process and
lets the person experiment and conjure new ideas and techniques.”
Sandhya Rao, Partner Alliances & Content Strategy at Ver Sé
Innovation Pvt Ltd (dailyhunt)
“Shri is a quick learner with an unparalleled ability to think out of the box at
all times. A committed team member with zest to learn more made him an
asset to the team. Within a short span, Shri was the team's favorite team
member and grew to become a floor walker /supervisory assistant.”
Source: Linkedin

15. Get in touch
Shrikant Ayyangar
Mobile: +91 9819258828
Email: shrikant.ayyangar@gmail.com
http://shristhoughtspot.blogspot.in/
https://in.linkedin.com/in/shrikant-ayyangar-a975178
https://www.instagram.com/shriayyangar/
http://shriayyangar.com