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Alvin began his career in 1982 at JWT as a copywriter, and has been Creative Director with Rediffusion DY&R, Vice President and Executive Creative Director with the McCann Worldgroup and is now Chief Creative Officer with Idea Domain.
In over two decades of advertising experience, he has worked on a significant roster of brands:
3 airlines: Air-India, Damania Airways and Cathay Pacific,
6 banks: State Bank, Citibank, HSBC, UTI Bank, Keppel Bank of Singapore and Barclays,
4 publications: The Financial Express, The Afternoon Despatch and Courier, India Today and Cosmopolitan,
4 hotels: Taj Group of Hotels, WelcomGroup Searock, Sedona Hotels of the Far East and the Goa Marriott
5 media channels: Radio Mirchi, National Geographic Channel,Discovery, UTV and NDTV,
2 superstores: Wisma Atria of Singapore, the KBN Store in Mumbai,
2 telecoms: BPL Mobile and TATA Indicom,
13 global healthcare multinationals: GlaxoSmithKline, Piramal Healthcare, Johnson&Johnson, Dr Reddy’s Laboratories, Novartis, UCB, Astra Zeneca, Bayer Healthcare, Ranbaxy, Merck Serono, Allergan, Eisai Japan and Pfizer ….
... and brands like Coca-Cola and Fanta (for South Asia), Sprite, Subway, Nestle (the India launches of SuperKid, the NIDO Nutrition System and Ceremeal), Columbia Tristar, Alchemist, Philips Lighting, VIP Luggage, Bombay Dyeing, Kodak Film, Shyam Ahuja Dhurries, Spantech, Levis, Patni Computers, Mastek, Lan Eseda, Colgate-Palmolive, Dishnet DSL, Zandu Pharmaceuticals, sharekhan.com, Damania Capital Markets, Damania Shipping, ExecuTrain, D-Link, Rediff.com, the Excellence Aviation Academy and Capgemini.
At McCannErickson Singapore, he worked on Coca-Cola, Nescafe, National Panasonic, MasterCard, Green Club, Darby Park Executive Suites, King's Centre, Jurong Port Trust, Pergo Flooring, Converse, Motorola, Wisma Atria and Barrons's Beer.
He has also won national and international awards, including 2 New York Awards Finalist Certificates, an EFFIE for HSBC and a Certificate of Excellence at the 2005 RX Awards in New York for the International Osteoporosis Foundation television commercial, which ran in 26 countries.
He also speaks regularly at various colleges and management schools, and has been invited to IIT Mumbai, The Jamnalal Bajaj Institute for Management Studies, The Sydenham Institute of Management, MET Business School, AICAR and the GRD School of International Business.
He has a Bachelor's Degree in Biblical Studies, with Honours, from the Maryland Bible College and Seminary, Baltimore, USA.
Alvin's 'Linked in' profile is available here.
Alvin blogs at:
Thinketc.com
http://alvinsaldanha.wordpress.com
Recommended reading:
http://brandthinkmarketingdo.blogspot.com
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alvinsaldanha@gmail.com
Alvin began his career in 1982 at JWT as a copywriter, and has been Creative Director with Rediffusion DY&R, Vice President and Executive Creative Director with the McCann Worldgroup and is now Chief Creative Officer with Idea Domain.
In over two decades of advertising experience, he has worked on a significant roster of brands:
3 airlines: Air-India, Damania Airways and Cathay Pacific,
6 banks: State Bank, Citibank, HSBC, UTI Bank, Keppel Bank of Singapore and Barclays,
4 publications: The Financial Express, The Afternoon Despatch and Courier, India Today and Cosmopolitan,
4 hotels: Taj Group of Hotels, WelcomGroup Searock, Sedona Hotels of the Far East and the Goa Marriott
5 media channels: Radio Mirchi, National Geographic Channel,Discovery, UTV and NDTV,
2 superstores: Wisma Atria of Singapore, the KBN Store in Mumbai,
2 telecoms: BPL Mobile and TATA Indicom,
13 global healthcare multinationals: GlaxoSmithKline, Piramal Healthcare, Johnson&Johnson, Dr Reddy’s Laboratories, Novartis, UCB, Astra Zeneca, Bayer Healthcare, Ranbaxy, Merck Serono, Allergan, Eisai Japan and Pfizer ….
... and brands like Coca-Cola and Fanta (for South Asia), Sprite, Subway, Nestle (the India launches of SuperKid, the NIDO Nutrition System and Ceremeal), Columbia Tristar, Alchemist, Philips Lighting, VIP Luggage, Bombay Dyeing, Kodak Film, Shyam Ahuja Dhurries, Spantech, Levis, Patni Computers, Mastek, Lan Eseda, Colgate-Palmolive, Dishnet DSL, Zandu Pharmaceuticals, sharekhan.com, Damania Capital Markets, Damania Shipping, ExecuTrain, D-Link, Rediff.com, the Excellence Aviation Academy and Capgemini.
At McCannErickson Singapore, he worked on Coca-Cola, Nescafe, National Panasonic, MasterCard, Green Club, Darby Park Executive Suites, King's Centre, Jurong Port Trust, Pergo Flooring, Converse, Motorola, Wisma Atria and Barrons's Beer.
He has also won national and international awards, including 2 New York Awards Finalist Certificates, an EFFIE for HSBC and a Certificate of Excellence at the 2005 RX Awards in New York for the International Osteoporosis Foundation television commercial, which ran in 26 countries.
He also speaks regularly at various colleges and management schools, and has been invited to IIT Mumbai, The Jamnalal Bajaj Institute for Management Studies, The Sydenham Institute of Management, MET Business School, AICAR and the GRD School of International Business.
He has a Bachelor's Degree in Biblical Studies, with Honours, from the Maryland Bible College and Seminary, Baltimore, USA.
Alvin's 'Linked in' profile is available here.
Alvin blogs at:
Thinketc.com
http://alvinsaldanha.wordpress.com
Recommended reading:
http://brandthinkmarketingdo.blogspot.com
__________________________________________________________________
alvinsaldanha@gmail.com
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