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Good Relations consolidates India ops, appoints new COO
MUMBAI: Public relations firm Good Relations (India) Pvt. Ltd. (GRI) has appointed Meenakshi Sachdev Varma as its chief operating officer, with immediate effect.
Good Relations also announced several new business acquisitions in each of its offices in Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai and Kolkata.
The Mumbai office has bagged the Golden Jubilee celebrations of the Filmfare Awards and the forthcoming Pond’s Femina Miss India (PFMI). The agency will also handle UTV’s television content production division.
GRI’s Bangalore operations recently bagged the WorldSpace account, Jockey and global technology companies Mysys and OPI (Outsource Partners International).
While GRI, Delhi, recently added leading brands including Cartier, E-charge, Max Healthcare, Manna Studio Line and Deakin University and APSEMA to its portfolio. GRI Chennai has strengthened its position with the addition of global NGO World Vision and BPO player Prodapt Solutions.
Varma, who has been a part of the industry for 15 years, has worked with some of the finest brands in the world, adding to her vast experience of servicing clients across sectors. Having worked earlier at Good Relations, she went on to head several prestigious organisations. She will be reporting to Good Relations chairman Anthony BM Good and will be responsible for the company’s all India operations as well as developing new areas of business, at the domestic as well as international level.
“I am delighted to have Meenakshi on board once again and am confident that she will prove to be an able leader, guiding the company in fulfilling its mission – of excellence in service in all areas of Public Relations and corporate communications – with innovative PR programmes strategically tailored to meet the specific needs of individual clients as well as providing rewarding career paths to our employees so that working with us is both challenging and satisfying,” said Good.
Brands
Radio City names Brijesh Magoo as national brand solutions head
Former Ishq FM programming lead to drive creative and revenue strategy
MUMBAI: Radio City India has appointed Brijesh Magoo as national head for brand solutions, strengthening its creative and content-led offerings as it looks to deepen advertiser engagement.
Magoo steps into the role after a brief stint as consultant for creative solutions at Radio City, where he worked on shaping integrated brand propositions. In his new position, he will lead the network’s creative solutions arm, focusing on building branded content, driving revenue opportunities and enhancing client partnerships.
He brings with him over a decade of experience across radio programming, content strategy and creative leadership. Most recently, he served as national programming head at Ishq 104.8 FM, where he led content strategy and programming initiatives at a national level.
During his time with Ishq FM, Magoo held multiple leadership roles, including national creative lead and head of programming, as well as programming head for Mumbai. His work spanned content development, audience engagement and format innovation, helping shape the station’s identity in a competitive radio landscape.
Prior to this, he spent six years at Red FM, rising from executive producer to assistant programming head, where he honed his skills in creative direction and on-air content strategy. He also had a brief stint as head of copy at Jack in the Box Worldwide, adding an agency perspective to his portfolio.
Magoo is an alumnus of Mudra Institute of Communications Ahmedabad, where he specialised in creative communications, and holds a degree in management studies from University of Mumbai.
His appointment signals Radio City’s continued focus on content-driven brand solutions, where storytelling and advertising increasingly go hand in hand. As audio platforms evolve beyond traditional broadcasting, Magoo’s blend of programming and creative expertise could help the network tune into new growth frequencies.
