THE PEOPLE
COLVYN J HARRIS, CEO, JWT SOUTH ASIA/ JWT MUMBAI
BOBBY PAWAR, CHIEF CREATIVE OFFICE AND MANAGING PARTNER FOR INDIA
BINDU SETHI, CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICE INDIA / JWT MUMBAI
BRANCH HEADS
TARUN CHAUHAN, MANAGING PARTNER, JWT MUMBAI
SANJEEV BHARGAVA, MANAGING PARTNER, JWT DELHI
RAJESH GANGWANI, SR. VP, JWT SOUTH (BANGALORE & CHENNAI)
RAJI RAMASWAMY,SR. VP, JWT KOLKATA
SANTHA JOHN, MANAGING DIRECTOR, JWT MINDSET, HYDERABAD
RAM GADELA, CEO, JWT MINDSET, HYDERABAD
RAM GADELA, CEO, JWT MINDSET, HYDERABAD
NCDs
SENTHIL KUMAR, NATIONAL CREATIVE DIRECTOR
TISTA SEN, NATIONAL CREATIVE DIRECTOR
SWATI BHATTACHARYA, NATIONAL CREATIVE DIRECTOR
THE STORY
JWT India is a leading integrated communications company, headquartered in Mumbai since 1929. It specializes in Advertising, Digital, Activation, Public Relations, Direct Marketing, Design, Social and Rural Communications. It now operates in six cities and partners India’s best and most admired blue-chip companies. JWT is part of the WPP group, the world leader in marketing communications services.
THE REACH
JWT India is an integrated network, offering total communication solutions to its clients through its six offices across Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore and Hyderabad. It has over 1,100 employees across India, which includes JWT Mindset, Encompass and Hungama Digital Services. As the future evolves and throws open absolutely new communication opportunities - from user created content to virtual communities - JWT India is committed to creating ideas that consumers want to spend time with.
THE PRACTICES
Mainstream Advertising; Digital, Relationship Marketing and Loyalty Solutions; Encompass for experiential marketing; IPAN Hill & Knowlton for Public Relations and Public Affairs; Design@JWT for Branding, Corporate Identity and Retail Design Solutions; Thompson Social for Social Development Sector Communications, Rootmap for Rural Communications; and Design C for 3D displays and exhibitions.
THE NAME
JWT derives its name from James Walter Thompson, who bought the company in 1878 from William James Carlton, who founded it in 1864.
THE CLIENTS
Airtel, Aditya Birla Financial Services Group, Bharti Retail, PepsiCo, FritoLay, ITC, Godrej, Hindustan Unilever, GSK Consumer Healthcare, Hero MotoCorp, Ford, Nike, Nestle, Nokia, Levi’s, Pizza Hut, UB Group, Kingfisher, Kellogg’s, Tisco and Exide among others.
RECENT WINS
JWT India has recently won the creative mandate for some of the best brands in the country, the key ones being Titan Perfumes, Louis Philippe, VLCC, GRT’s Jewellery business and Sun Group’s IPL account.
RECENT BIG CAMPAIGNS
Some of the best campaigns done by JWT recently include:
• Pepsi - Change the Game
• Timex - Helix watches
• Airtel - Airtel Money
• Set Max - IPL
• Nokia - Asha
• Nike - Parallel Journeys
• Good Knight - Old Couple
THE BUZZ
JWT India has won at Cannes India’s very first Grand Prix, Integrated Titanium, Design Gold, Promo Gold, Film Gold and Film Craft Gold. It has also won India’s first Adfest Agency of the Year 2010; India’s first Planning Grand Prix - The Jay Chiat Planning Award; and WPP’s Crème de la crème Award.
