Koushik Varaghur Email & Phone Number

Bengaluru, Ka, In

Bengaluru Area, India

A strategic approach to business communication is a value creation opportunity. Aligned to the business vision, consistent and well-crafted communication is a basic necessity for any business to succeed in an already crowded market place.​I work with start-ups and entrepreneurs with promising ideas and help them put together a winning identity for their business in the long term.​I engage with businesses through its growth phase and bring a creative edge to all its communications. From giving routine presentations a creative finish to planning and executing large communication campaigns across multiple platforms, I help business realise its goals every day with ease.​My clients include a high-end Italian chain of café, a mid-sized leisure travel company in India (of which I am a co-founder), world’s number one precision measurement company from Germany, a large healthcare processing company and gaming support company based in the US, an Indian e-commerce start up and many other smaller businesses. I have over 15 years’ experience in creating brands that are sustainable, scalable and valuable. Prepare for your business growth while I work on your communication needs​

Bangalore

Co-founded Chariot World Tours Ltd (CWTL) in 2007 along with two others in Bangalore. CWTL operates overseas group tours to over 50 destinations tailored for the Indian tourists. Chariot is a strong regional brand in the group tour space and had a chain of 13 retail sales outlets and over 70 franchise outlets across Karnataka state. I held a key managerial position in building Chariot into zero debt, cash positive, USD 25 million compnay during my tenure.

Core business and General Company Information One of India's largest private life insurance companies Responsibilities Provide expert support for generating leads to sales teams by designing and implementing innovative activities for engaging customers Act as bridge between marketing function and branches and ensure that marketing, product and communication initiatives are implemented to achieve the desired results at the branch levelBrand Custodian at the local area level Ensure brand sanctity and uniform communication at the customer contact level Track competition efforts and report in timely mannerSignificant WorkDesigned and implemented 'Super Mom' - A health conscious live cookery show at the local area for lead generation. This was the most successful activation program at ING Life and was repeated 17 times in Karnataka and more than 20 times in other regions across the country Coordinated the implementation of Ricky Ponting interaction at Bangalore involving multiple agencies and partnersHandled a dedicated outsourced 30 seat tele-calling operation to generate leads. Handled training, monitoring and incentivizing the operations for better results. Launched 6 branches across the state with activity involving bill boards, local area promotions, and press coordination Launched 2 new campaigns and 2 new products at the branch level across Karnataka

Bangalore

Core business and General Company Information Special Visual Effects and Animated content production for feature films, ad films and TV. Srikam was a seed funded venture with a medium size production facility (around 40 seats) in BangaloreResponsibilities New projects pitch. Handled the complete studio production function. Responsible for day-to-day operations to ensure productivity, quality and turnarounds. Key interface between production team and client teams including technical aspects. Taking signoffs for milestones, assigning and reworks and managing delivery schedules. Assessing team capabilities from time to time and training requirements Up-selling opportunities, business networking and support sales in closing business from time to time Significant WorkDelivered CG works for more than 30 feature films in at least 3 Indian languages. Prominent ones include Black Friday (Hindi Feature), Watan (Hindi Feature) and Boys (Tamil Feature)Produced content for HMV's daily episode teleserial on local channels in 3 languagesHandled animation and CG works for more than 15 ad filmsProduced, written and directed more than 10 private label short films Identified and handled a couple of overseas projects that involved complex modeling and rendering

Pgdm, Tqm

Bbm, Management

Played keyboard and owned a small band that composed ad jingles and played covers

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