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Market Research, Communications and Advocacy specialist with a deep interest in the role of print, online & digital media, events and ICTs in influencing and shaping public policy debate in core sectors and e-Gov programmes aimed at development and capacity building in the domains of Public Distribution, Healthcare and Financial Inclusion. |
 Contact Vishaal Bhatnagar
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Area of Expertise: |
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Communications, IT, Media, Knowledge Management, Editor
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Government/Governance, Reforms, Corruption
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Infrastructure, Technology, Engineering, Science
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Monitoring, Evaluation, Policy, Research
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Professional Experience: |
2011-2014: Cyber Media Research Ltd. (CMR) – New brand identity development, Marketing & Communications, Media Relations; Providing a critique of new business strategy and plans for the IT, Telecommunications, Government, Healthcare & Lifesciences and Financial Services practices; Conceptualising and authoring the first CyberMedia Research India IT & Telecoms industry executive brief, CMR MarketView 2011.
Conceptualisation and development of the Dataquest-CMR e-Readiness Index of Indian States 2013; project leader and author of multiple research reports on the India e-Governance sector for Dataquest magazine, Government of India and leading state governments in the areas of Elementary Education, Women’s Health, Sanitation, Community Health Insurance, Medicine, Rural Development and G2C services.
1994-1996 and 2003-2011: IDC (India) Ltd. – Marketing & Communications, Media Relations, New Business Development, Industry Verticals Consulting Practice; Conceptualising and managing execution for events and seminars in India including IDC's annual DIRECTIONS conference; Conceptualising, script writing and managing production of IDC's India 20th anniversary corporate film in 2007; Co-authoring and editing IDC's India Annual IT & Telecoms Industry Top 10 Predictions executive briefs for six years in a row – 2005 to 2010.
2001-2003: CyberMedia India Online, CIOL.com – Business Management for the pioneering Internet-based CIO community, CIOL Enterprise Connect and 'C Change' Summit.
1996-2001: CyberMedia Publications – Brand / Product Management, advertising sales planning, and subscription and news-stand campaign design and management for Dataquest, PCQuest, Voice&Data and Computers@Home (now, LD2.in) magazines.
1992-1994: Datapro Group – Corporate sales and client servicing for IT and line-of-business executive skill development programmes in newly emerging networked PC environments.
1990-1992: HCL Group – Frontline institutional sales responsibility for fax machines, electronic telex machines, EPABX systems and PCs.
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Education: |
Academic Qualifications
- MBA in Marketing & Finance (1988-90) from the Department of Business Administration, Bundelkhand University, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh state (northern India)
- B. Sc. (1985-1988) from Lucknow Christian Degree College, University of Lucknow, Lucknow
Certifications
- Six Sigma ‘Green Belt’ Certificate, March 2007
- Certificate Course in Export Marketing (CCEM) from IIFT, New Delhi, March-June 1992
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Affiliations and Achievements: |
Corporate Member, Market Research Society of India and India Electronics & Semiconductor Association
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Available for: |
- Consulting assignments
- Job opportunities
- Being headhunted – make me an offer
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Years of Experience:
More than 20 years |
Highest Qualification:
Masters |
Languages:
English, Hindi, Punjabi, Swahili |
Nationality:
Indian
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LinkedIn Profile:
in.linkedin.com/in/vishaalbhatnagar
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