Ankit Malhotra

Ankit Malhotra

Founder of Studio Duality | Marketer at Excel Entertainment | BNI member

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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About

Founder of Studio Duality a custom-design & fine furniture making studio. We create tailor made bespoke furniture that defines our customers. Each piece is hand crafted at our boutique factory in the hills of Lonavala.

Manufacturer with a passion for films & film marketing (with work experience across marketing films & OTT content)

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Experience

  • Studio Duality - Furniture & Home Decor Graphic

    Founder

    Studio Duality - Furniture & Home Decor

    - Present 3 years 4 months

    Maharashtra, India

  • Excel Entertainment Pvt Ltd

    Excel Entertainment Pvt Ltd

    6 years 11 months

    • Excel Entertainment Pvt Ltd Graphic

      Marketing

      Excel Entertainment Pvt Ltd

      - Present 6 years 11 months

      Projects:

      - Fukrey Returns
      - 3 Storeys
      - Gold
      - Inside Edge Season 2 & 3
      - Mirzapur
      - Gully Boy
      - Made In Heaven 1 & 2
      - Mirzapur Season 1 & 2
      - Toofan
      - Hello Charlie
      - Phonebhoot
      - Mumbai Meri Jaan
      - Fukrey 3




      Brand Sponsorships and Media alliances:

      • Leading brand sponsorships & media alliances for Excel Entertainment.
      • Identifying & converting to prospective brands & partners, coordinating with agencies &…

      Projects:

      - Fukrey Returns
      - 3 Storeys
      - Gold
      - Inside Edge Season 2 & 3
      - Mirzapur
      - Gully Boy
      - Made In Heaven 1 & 2
      - Mirzapur Season 1 & 2
      - Toofan
      - Hello Charlie
      - Phonebhoot
      - Mumbai Meri Jaan
      - Fukrey 3




      Brand Sponsorships and Media alliances:

      • Leading brand sponsorships & media alliances for Excel Entertainment.
      • Identifying & converting to prospective brands & partners, coordinating with agencies & vendors.
      • Liaisoning with the production team, planning & executing all in-film brand integrations with brands like BIRA, JBL, AVON CYCLES, LLOYD, PAYTM, RUPA FRONTLINE.
      • Strategizing & implementing all co-branded associations, with brands like: UNO, OLA, AMAZON, TIMES OF INDIA, BOURNVITA amongst various others.
      • Undertaking media planning, cracking the communication strategy and creative development for co-branded campaigns. Structuring of deliverables, evaluation of Legal Contracts and Financial components of all brand alliances.

      Production & event management:

      • Executing production deal with brands like MERCEDES, SOCIAL, CLEARWATER, UCB, NATUZZI & BOCONCEPT, ADDIDAS, DISH TV.
      • Planning and operationally executing milestone events like trailer launch, music launch, press conferences, film premiere, co-branded events, brand meet & greet and film success parties.
      • Production coordination and execution of co-branded shoots, TV integration & other promotional shoots.
      • Closely working with PR agencies to organize press interaction days, junkets & multi-city promotions.

      Film Marketing Campaigns:

      • Strategy & execution of OOH & radio plans.
      • Plan & execute several guerilla marketing campaigns.
      • Brainstorming, ideating, pitching & executing a 360-degree marketing campaign for each film.
      • Leading Cinema partnership, creating innovative properties with each cinema partner.
      • Closely working with several celebrities and their personal teams on commitments for marketing and brand campaigns.

    • Excel Entertainment Pvt Ltd Graphic

      Manager of Marketing

      Excel Entertainment Pvt Ltd

      - Present 6 years 11 months

      Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

  • Red Chillies Entertainment Graphic

    Marketing

    Red Chillies Entertainment

    - 1 year 2 months

    Projects:
    -Jab Harry Met Sejal
    -Raees
    -Dear Zindagi
    -Ittefaq
    -Zero

    Brand Sponsorships and Media alliances

    • Working on brand sponsorships & media alliances for Red Chillies Entertainment.
    • Identifying & pitching to perspective brands & partners, coordinating with agencies & vendors.
    • Plan & execute in-film integrations and co-branded associations with brands like: Heineken, TBZ, Cox and Kings,
    DFS, Ebay, Shaadi.com, KOOVS, Skype, Croma…

    Projects:
    -Jab Harry Met Sejal
    -Raees
    -Dear Zindagi
    -Ittefaq
    -Zero

    Brand Sponsorships and Media alliances

    • Working on brand sponsorships & media alliances for Red Chillies Entertainment.
    • Identifying & pitching to perspective brands & partners, coordinating with agencies & vendors.
    • Plan & execute in-film integrations and co-branded associations with brands like: Heineken, TBZ, Cox and Kings,
    DFS, Ebay, Shaadi.com, KOOVS, Skype, Croma, Tinder amongst various others.
    • Assist in managing media planning, communication strategy and creative development for co-branded campaigns.
    • Assist in structuring of deliverables, evaluation of Legal Contracts and Financial components of all brand alliances.

    Event/ Production management & coordination

    • Planned and operationally executed milestone events like trailer launch, music launch, film premiere, co-branded events, brand meet & greet and film success parties.
    • Production coordination and execution of co branded shoots, TV integration (fiction & non fictional) & other promotional shoots.

    Film Marketing Campaigns

    • Brainstorm & ideate for a 360-degree marketing campaign, creating overall marketing presentation to present stakeholders.
    • Plan, strategize & execute cinema & radio partnerships, creating innovative properties with each partner. • Assist in conceptualizing and creating Promotional Merchandise in sync with the content and marketing
    strategy of the films.

  • WPP Graphic

    Intern

    WPP

    - 4 months

    WPP Marketing Communications India

    •Assisting the country finance director on building the WPP India CSR Foundation, coordination with the WPP agencies, identifying implementation partners, building a strategy for the foundation, setting interventions, goals and aims. Working closely with our CSR consultants KPMG & partner NGOs. Building a brief for the foundation, communication strategy & working closely with the JWT to set branding for the foundation, follow up & coordinate with…

    WPP Marketing Communications India

    •Assisting the country finance director on building the WPP India CSR Foundation, coordination with the WPP agencies, identifying implementation partners, building a strategy for the foundation, setting interventions, goals and aims. Working closely with our CSR consultants KPMG & partner NGOs. Building a brief for the foundation, communication strategy & working closely with the JWT to set branding for the foundation, follow up & coordinate with agency committees on approvals from board of directors.

    •Working under the country manager on ISDI | WPP School of Communication. Identifying faculty for the school. Coordinating with the visiting faculty from WPP agencies, research on the modules and workshops at the school, work with ISDI to build a strategic plan for there lectures, organise and manage events for the school launch, press conference, conduct sessions with potential students along with the admission team, conduct personal interview and group discussions with students.

  • CoutLoot Graphic

    Marketing

    CoutLoot

    - 4 months

  • Hindustan Unilever Limited Graphic

    Intern

    Hindustan Unilever Limited

    - 5 months

    Mumbai Area, India

    Worked with the Brand building department as a Intern manager for on ground activation and promotions for AXE. Launch of AXE Signature, build BTL strategies and plan promotional events , sponsorships at college festivals, sampling team recruitment and management, building KPIs for team, Worked on the AXE boat party campaign & event. .

  • Ogilvy & Mather Advertising Graphic

    Intern

    Ogilvy & Mather Advertising

    - 3 months

    Mumbai Area, India

    Worked with the creative department as a copy intern, building copy for campaigns and advertisements Worked with clients like Taj mahal tea, Red label tea, Three roses tea, Cadbury bournville, Secret temptation deodorant, Mumbai police safety campaign and ambient advertising.

  • Marketing intern

    Shreevas motors Premuim car showroom

    - 2 months

    Mumbai Area, India

    Sales and Marketing Representative for the Car showroom. Communicate with various consumers on ground.

Education

  • University of Warwick - Warwick Business School Graphic

    University of Warwick - Warwick Business School

    MSc Marketing & Strategies Social Sciences

    -

  • H.R. College of Commerce and Economics bachelors of Mass Media

    Bachelors of Mass Media Mass media

    -

  • H.R. College of Commerce and Economics

    HSC Business/Commerce, General

    -

  • G.D. Somani memorial school I.C.S.E, cuffe parade, mumbai

    ISCE ICSE

Volunteer Experience

  • Volunteer

    DEEDS India

    - Present 12 years 7 months

    Social Services

    DEEDS in an NGO that empowers the hearing impaired. Fund raising, Handling social media, organise events and exhibitions, Hosting shows & comparing, Attending meetings and pitches for CSR tie ups. Marketing deeds, creating awareness campaigns.

Organizations

  • DEEDS

    Vounteer

    - Present

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