Candid Communication, Eastern India's largest public relations agency

Company Brief

Kolkata, August 12, 2010

Candid Communication, one of the most renowned Public Relations and logistics management agency in the Eastern part of the country will now be associated with Manhattan Communications (India) Pvt. Ltd., a complete Marketing solutions company with operations in the US, UK, Canada and India. The company has a subsidiary company MediaMorphosis LLC, a New York based 360 degree Advertising agency with a large number of global and Indian clients.The company also has a digital Ad network – Manhattan Digital in India and Ethniconline network in the US , UK and Canada.

Manhattan Communications (India) Pvt. Ltd. is a leading brand solutions agency engaged in providing services in varied fields like Promotions, Activations, Events, Exhibition, Outdoor advertising and other services relating to brand solutions. Candid Communication on the other hand deals with Public Relations and brand communications. As part of the strategic tie-up between the two entities, Candid Communication will serve as the Public Relations agency for Manhattan Communications (India) Pvt. Ltd.'s existing client base while Manhattan Communications will manage the BTL activities of the events done by Candid Communication in India and abroad.

Speaking on the tie-up Mr. Shantonu Aditya, Director and CEO, Manhattan Communications (India) Pvt. Ltd. said, "We are very happy to be associated with a renowned and gifted agency like Candid Communication. I amd confident that we would be able to contribute to each others growth and success as we move forward hand-in-hand."

Mr. Sayantan Das Adhikari, Director, Candid Communication said, "We are extremely happy to be associated with Manhattan Communications (India) Pvt. Ltd. The company has grown by leaps and bounds in the last two years and I'm sure that the tie-up between Candid Communication and Manhattan Communications (India) Pvt. Ltd. will prove to be beneficial for both."

Candid Communication has its self-owned offices all across Eastern India and strategic tie-ups with some of the renowned PR agencies in other metros and mini metros encompassing over 40 cities in 19 States of India. Candid has started its own operation in UK since 2008. The agency has a plethora of clients spread across various sectors like corporate, media and entertainment, retails, fashion and lifestyle, hospitality, real estate, healthcare, sports, education, information technology and others. Candid Communication has been part of big cultural events like London Sharad Utsav 2009 as organizer and London Ananda Utsav 2010 as event management partner. Candid Communication has also spread its wings to USA with the Regional Bengali Conference 2010, Nashville as Public Relations partner and will be associated with the upcoming ABP KKN Ananda Utsav 2010, Los Angeles as Public Relations partner. Candid Communication has also served as the Public Relations agency for Webster University, Thailand campus. In 2008, Candid Communication has initiated the first ever Journalism Awards in Eastern India - a pioneering event aimed at promoting and developing honest and sincere journalism. The second edition of Journalism Awards was held successfully in February 2009.

Manhattan Communications (India) Ltd is a complete Marketing solutions company with operations in the US, UK , Canada and India. The company has a subsidiary company MediaMorphosis LLC , a New York based 360 degree Advertising agency with a large number of global and Indian clients. The company also has a majority stake in Ethnocast Inc, a company acquired from PayPod Inc, that operates a Ad network portal.

In India , the company focuses on Brand building and Marketing especially in the Below the Line areas – Television production ,Promotions, Events, Exhibitions and Out of home solutions. The company also operates in the digital space operating a Ad network through entities - Manhattan Digital and EON India. The company has offices in Mumbai, Delhi and Kolkata and plans to start the Bangalore operations soon.

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Candid Communication

Rinita Roy Choudhury

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