Blue Lotus named agency of the year 2010: Holmes Report

Bangalore : The Blue Lotus Communications, a leading PR agency in India, has been awarded the Indian Consultancy of the Year by Holmes Report. The Holmes Report declared Blue Lotus as winner for Indian Consultancy of the Year as part of its Asia-Pacific consultancies report card. The Holmes Report is one of most reputed research publications in the field of global public relations and as

Visibly happy, Mr. N. Chandramouli, CEO, Blue Lotus Communications said, “It is a privilege for us to be bestowed this prestigious status. Our insistence on delivering servicing excellence and creation of primary pools of knowledge has helped in better acceptance of Public Relations. This milestone will help us continue on our journey with greater focus and vigour. We thank the Holmes Report Award committee for bestowing this award on us.”

The Blue Lotus Communications is a part of the Blue Lotus Group which has diversified interests in the field of marketing communications. The specialist group has another PR agency in the group called i9 Communications which focuses on public relations for lifestyle, hospitality, entertainment and FMCG sectors.


About Blue Lotus Communications: - Blue Lotus Communications started with humble beginnings as a two-person public relations agency in October 2002, and has grown rapidly to a group with over 150 people across 9 offices in India. Blue Lotus Communications specializes in Public Relations for Cproates, Brands, Healthcare, Technology, Infrastructure and Finance. The agency's impressive array of clients includes Dun & Bradstreet, Sharekhan, SREI, Yash Birla Group, DHL, Lodha Builders, Bharatmatrimony.com, KEIP, DesignTech Systems and Phadnis Group, among others.
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About the Holmes Group: The Holmes Group is globally reputed for providing intelligence and insights to the public relations industry. The Agency Report Card is designed to provide potential clients and prospective employees with insight into the firm's recent performance, specific areas of strength and weakness, and culture. For further information log on to http://www.holmesreport.com.

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Blue Lotus Communications Pvt. Ltd
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Consim Info launches portal for the defence personnel

Consim Info Pvt. Ltd., India's leading Internet Company is launching an exclusive site, DefenceMatrimony (www.defencematrimony.com) a part of CommunityMatrimony.com to provide online matrimony services to the Army, Air Force and Navy personnel.

This new exclusive matrimony service addresses the needs of the defence personnel who do not have the time or the opportunity to search and meet potential partners through the usual channels. DefenceMatrimony offers free matrimony services to war widow/widowers and defence personnel who are physically challenged. Further, the site offers lower rates on all membership packages to those currently in defence service and for ex-servicemen. The website not only contains profiles of defence officers and their children but also of personnel below officer rank.

Mr.Mahadevan, Business Head,Consim Info Pvt. Ltd. says "Defence personnel posted in remote areas like Siachen or Kargil have a tough time finding suitable matches. Our portal allows the parents of the defence personnel to choose the right partner for their children. Consim has been an innovator and pioneer in the matrimony space through BharatMatrimony, CommunityMatrimony, PrivilegeMarimony and now DefenceMatrimony to add to the list!”

Chief Guest Air Vice Marshall V.K. Dayalu (AVSM, VSM), says “To be a defence personnel’s life partner, one has to learn to live in all kinds of situations. Moving from civilian life to defence life is a big decision and requires a great deal of understanding, flexibility and mutual support from both parties. I am proud to launch DefenceMatrimony which serves to connect people from the defence field and helps them in finding a life partner within the defence community.

About CommunityMatrimony.com

CommunityMatrimony.com is a consortium of over 300 exclusive matrimony portals and 5 million members catering to various communities of Indian origin. CommunityMatrimony promotes the concept of marrying within the community as it is a proven fact that marriages within the community are happier and more stable.

About Consim Info Pvt. Ltd.

Consim Info Pvt. Ltd. is one of India’s fastest growing internet companies with a leadership stance in verticals such as matrimony, jobs, property and classifieds. Consim Info Pvt. Ltd. (formerly known as BharatMatrimony) is the only matrimony portal that’s found a place in the Limca Book of Records for record number of documented marriages online.

Consim has also been recognized with the prestigious Deloitte award ‘Fast 500 Asia Pacific 2009’ and ‘fastest growing 50 technology companies in India’ in 2008. Also, Consim recently bagged 2 awards with Red Herring - Red Herring Global 100 Award & Red Herring 100 Asia Award.
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Vivek Kangath
Sr. PR Executive
Blue Lotus Communications Pvt. Ltd
No 117, 2nd Floor, 18th Main, HAL 2nd Stage, Indiranagar, Bangalore -560008,
Mob: 9986548890 (Blr) ,Mob: 9961171331 (Kerala)
Direct: +91-80-41254166, Board: +91-80-41263035, Fax: +91-80-41254166
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Frameboxx, IIFM get Rs 28 crore investment from private equity firm India Alternatives

Frameboxx Animations, India’s leading Animation and Visual Effects training institute which has recently tied up with the Indian Institute of Financial Management, has announced that private equity firm India Alternatives Investment Advisors Private Limited will be investing Rs 28 crore in the combined entity.

The investment follows the creation of a platform by way of a merger between Frameboxx Animations, an animation training firm, and the Indian Institute of Financial Management, which offers MBA programs and vocational training
in financial services. The PE firm would hold a significant minority stake in the combined entity which provides training and higher education courses including MBA, financial services as well as media and animation.

Mr. Naveen Gupta, CEO & Executive Director, Frameboxx said, “India Alternatives which is sponsored by the promoter of Centrum Group Chandir Gidwani foresees tremendous opportunities in the education sector. This is an exciting deal which allows Frameboxx to diversify into the fast-growing financial services sectors.”

Mr. Jagmohan Bhanver,CEO, IIFM said, “The existing international tie ups of IIFM and Frameboxx coupled with strong industry involvement in all the programs will deliver world class education with high employability.”

Shivani Bhasin Sachdeva, CEO of India Alternatives, said, “The education sector in India is an $80-billion dollar opportunity. We have created this exclusive transaction by combining two players to form a unique platform in the education sector.” India Alternatives has also roped in Anjani Jain, Vice Dean of The Wharton School, to provide strategic guidance to portfolio companies in the education sector.

It will have over 50 centres offering animation training and more than 20 offering vocational programmes in finance (wealth management, financial planning and insurance management) and a pan-India presence of MBA centres.



About Frameboxx:

Frameboxx Animation & Visual Effects is a versatile conglomerate with a focus on providing world class Animation, Media & Visual Effects training. Founded by a team of industry professionals with over ten years of experience in Animation Production and Education, Frameboxx is a pioneer in providing highly innovative and quality training services over a range of verticals with Classroom Training being the primary domain of operations. Having started operations in end 2007 with eleven state of the art training facilities in India, the company has grown to a presence of 60 world class training facilities in India and employs the finest set of technical and creative instructors with over 6000 students actively pursuing their Animation & Visual Effects education at any point of time. Frameboxx Animation & Visual Effects have recently launched B.Sc. in Multimedia & Animation in association with Sikkim Manipal University.


About IIFM:

IIFM (Indian Institute of Financial Management) is an integrated higher education institute, offering both management programs as well as unique finance programs for the Banking & Finance industry. IIFM was started in 2007 by a group of senior industry professionals & educationists from India and overseas. IIFM, through its affiliate institute, PeopleFirst Learning & Training Services, has educated & trained more than 5,000 banking & financial services professionals in India as well as the Middle East. IIFM has tieups with TJSL, AAFM and Seneca College for its dual degree/twinning programs.



IIFM’s management team is supported by a robust governing council of 30 luminaries from the academic side as well as business and policy leaders. IIFM received the education excellence award from IERDA in 2009 & has been nominated for Rajiv Gandhi Education award in 2010.



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Vivek Kangath
Sr. PR Executive
Blue Lotus Communications Pvt. Ltd
No 117, 2nd Floor, 18th Main, HAL 2nd Stage, Indiranagar, Bangalore -560008,
Mob: 9986548890 (Blr) ,Mob: 9961171331 (Kerala)
Direct: +91-80-41254166, Board: +91-80-41263035, Fax: +91-80-41254166
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Oceanic Consultants expands its business to Canada and USA

Ties-up with prestigious American and Canadian educational institutions

Bangalore 3rd September 2010: Oceanic Consultants Pvt Ltd, the Melbourne-based leading overseas education consultancy firm with its offices spread across India, providing overseas education solutions for Australia, Canada, New Zealand and United Kingdom has now expanded its business portfolio to Canada and USA.

With the ever increasing demand of its services, the company announced that it has recently tied up with some of the prestigious educational institutions in the US and Canada including the likes of the University of Cincinnati, Northern Michigan University, Foothill and De Anza Colleges, Thompson Rivers University, Fraser International College and Bow Valley College . In the first year of its foray into Canada and the US, Oceanic Consultants expects to recruit a total of 1,200 students into the above mentioned educational institutions.

The overseas educational consultancy firm is certified by the American International Recruitment Council (AIRC). American International Recruitment Council(AIRC), which is the US certifying body for approving recruitment agencies from different countries, develop standards of ethical practice pertaining to recruitment of international students to American educational institutions, to address two constituencies — educational institutions and student recruitment agents. Oceanic Consultants CEO Naresh Gulati said with the certification granted, they were targeting to send 300-400 students from India to various universities in US in the first year of operation.

Elaborating on Oceanic Consultants foray into US and Canada, Mr Naresh Gulati said, “The foray into Canada and USA is an attempt to provide wider options to the students interested in studying overseas especially because each student has individual's goals and aspirations. Over the past years, we have seen significant increase in the number of students from India keen on studying overseas. This expansion is to meet the increasing demand of our services across India. Over the years, we have assisted thousands of people with their study choices and student visa applications. Today our consultancy is reckoned as one of the front runners in the business of overseas education consulting. With premium consulting service to the students interested in pursuing their higher education overseas, we are poised to be the global leader in the international student recruitment business."

Revealing the company’s future business expansion plans in India, Mr Naresh Gulati said Oceanic Consultants Australia (OCA) Group would be investing AUD 10 million for setting up
70 offices across India to grow its international student recruitment business in India. Currently, through its wide network of offices in Punjab, Delhi, Gujarat, Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, Oceanic Consultants provides a wide array of customized career choices suited to the aptitude, qualification and budget and further addresses all the needs of prospective students ranging from getting admission and student visa to helping students with complete travel arrangements. Oceanic combines client focused world-class service through dedicated counselors, with the state-of-the-art technology and world-class infrastructure to make this possible.

Oceanic Consultants has recently launched ‘Dream Start 2011’ program in collaboration with more than 35 international institutions to offer more than 40 students across India an opportunity to study at participating institutions without paying any course fee.

For more information on the list of universities participating and process to apply for fee waiver, please visit www.dreamstart.oceanicconsultants.com

About Oceanic Consultants:

Established in 1996, Oceanic Consultants Private Limited has over a decade of impeccable record of providing consultancy to aspirations of overseas education. The head office of the company is in Melbourne and Network Offices are located UK and various parts of India. Oceanic currently provides consultancy for Australia, Canada, New Zealand and United Kingdom. Oceanic has an extensive network spread over major 20 India cities, to provide world class service to the aspiring Indian students. Moreover a fine blend of centralized and decentralized operations help the students save on both time and costs. Oceanic provides consultancy on all aspects of overseas education free of charge to the students. A highly dedicated team of seasoned professionals provide customized solutions to every client.

With more than 13 years of expertise in the overseas education industry, Oceanic Consultants is clearly a leader in the category. It is also the recipient of the Australian Business Award for two consecutive years in 2008 and 2009 and was listed as the 32nd fastest growing company in Australia by Business Review Weekly (BRW) in the year 2008.

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Vivek Kangath
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Blue Lotus Communications Pvt. Ltd
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Bajaj Allianz launches Allianz Junior Football Camp 2010

 6 teenagers from India to participate in the international camp in Munich, Germany

Riding on the passion of the recently concluded FIFA World Cup, Bajaj Allianz launches the selection process for Allianz Junior Football Camp 2010 in India. Allianz, an official partner of FC Bayern Munich is hosting its second international football camp that will take place in Munich, Germany on October 13-17, 2010. During the camp, teenagers between the ages of 14-16 years would be given the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to practice with the FC Bayern Munich coaches on the club’s official training ground, attend a match at Allianz Arena and meet football stars from FC Bayern Munich, many of them who represented Germany in the FIFA World Cup.
Bajaj Allianz has launched the selection process for this unique initiative in India wherein 6 teenagers will be selected. In Kerala, the search will take place in Cochin, Mallapuram, Trichur, Trivandrum, Kollam and Kottayam.

The Camp will comprise of the following activities:

 Practice with FC Bayern coaches: At the training sessions, the coaches will guide the participants in practicing different skills such as target shooting, ball juggling, precise passing etc.
 Meet FC Bayern stars: After the training session, an opportunity to meet some FC Bayern stars like Franck Ribéry, Arjen Robben, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Miroslav Klose and Thomas Müller.
 Allianz Arena tour: A guided tour through the Allianz Arena, one of the most modern football stadiums in Germany
 FC Bayern match: Watch a match at the Allianz Arena
 Sightseeing tour: Besides football activities, participants will see some famous sights of Munich
 5-on-5 tournament: On the last camp day, the youngsters will show what they have learned in a 5-on-5 tournament with mixed teams made up of all camp participants

Selection process
The search for the participants will begin at the school level where 10,000 students will be targeted across 6 cities of Kerala. In the first phase to be held from the 2nd to 9th September, 60 schools will be targeted in the state to spot the talent. The students selected from the schools will compete at a city and state level selection process to be judged by coaches and former players from the Kerala or Indian football team players. This will be held at Maharaja Stadium, Cochin.

One teenager will also be selected through an online contest which will invite contestants to share their passion for football through photographs.


Judging Panel
The judges include renowned football players from Kerala. These are:
 C.C. Jacob (Former Indian/Kerala Player)
 Victor Manjila (Former Indian Player/ Former Kerala Team Coach)
 K P Sethumadavan (Former Indian Goal Keeper)
 Renji Jacob (Former Kerala Player and Former Coach)
 Thobiyas (Kerala Team Player)
 Gopal Krishnan (Former Indian Player)

Commenting on this initiative, Suresh Sreedharan, Senior Regional Manager – Cochin, Bajaj Allianz says “Bajaj Allianz believes that the Allianz Junior Football Camp would give young kids in India an opportunity to live their passion for football and hone their skills for the game by interacting with some of the best players and coaches in the world.”

C.C. Jacob, Former Indian/Kerala player says “It gives us great pride to be a part of this initiative as it serves as a platform to nurture and showcase young talent in the game of football in the country.”

Victor Manjila, Former Kerala Team Coach says “This football camp will give youngsters the opportunity to meet the biggest names in football, as well as display their passion for the game.”

Other countries participating in the Junior Football Camp are Germany, Brazil, Netherlands, Bulgaria, Croatia, Poland, Russia, South Korea and Hong Kong.

Bajaj Allianz has tied up with Big FM as the media partners for this event. For more information, log on to www.bajajallianz.com or follow the ‘Jiyo Befikar’ fanpage on Facebook or ‘Bajaj Allianz’ on Twitter.

About Bajaj Allianz

Bajaj Allianz is one of the leading Private Sector life & general insurance companies in India. Bajaj Allianz is a union between Allianz SE, the world’s leading insurer and Bajaj Finserv Limited (recently demerged from Bajaj Auto Limited, one of India’s most respected names). Allianz SE is a leading insurance conglomerate globally and one of the largest asset managers in the world, managing assets worth over a Trillion Euros (over Rs. 55, 00,000 crores). At Bajaj Allianz, customer delight is our guiding principle. Ensuring world class solutions by offering you customized products with transparent benefits supported by the best technology is our business philosophy. Bajaj Allianz began its operations in 2001 and today has a pan-India presence with over with offices and presence in over 1100+ towns in the country. The companies have been constantly expanding its operations to be close to their customers.

For Further Information:

Vivek Kangath,
Sr. PR Executive,
Blue Lotus Communications Pvt. Ltd,
Mob: 9961171331/ 9986548890, Direct: +91-80-41254166,
Board: +91-80-41263035,
Email: vivek@bluelotuspr.com / kangath@gmail.com

അലയന്‍സ് ജൂനിയര്‍ ഫുട്‌ബോള്‍ ക്യാമ്പ് സെലക്ഷന് ഇന്ന് തുടക്കം

ബജാജ്‌ അലയന്‍സ്‌ സംഘടിപ്പിക്കുന്ന അലയന്‍സ്‌ ജൂനിയര്‍ ഫുട്ബോള്‍ ക്യാമ്പിലേക്കുള്ള സെലക്ഷന്‍ വ്യാഴാഴ്ച തുടക്കമാവും.ഈമാസം ഒമ്പതുവരെ തുടരുന്ന സെലക്ഷനില്‍ കേരളത്തിലെ ആറു നഗരങ്ങളിലുള്ള 60 സ്കൂളുകളിലെ പതിനായിരത്തോളം വിദ്യാര്‍ത്ഥികള്‍ മാറ്റുരയ്ക്കും.14 മുതല്‍ 16 വയസ്‌ വരെ പ്രായമുള്ള വിദ്യാര്‍ത്ഥികള്‍ക്കാണ്‌ ഇതില്‍ പങ്കെടുക്കാന്‍ അവസരം.

സ്കൂളില്‍ നിന്നുള്ള പ്രതിഭകള്‍ക്ക്‌ കൊച്ചി, മലപ്പുറം, തൃശൂര്‍, തിരുവനന്തപുരം, കൊല്ലം, കോട്ടയം എന്നി നഗരങ്ങളില്‍ മത്സരിക്കും. തുടര്‍ന്ന്‌ പ്രമുഖ അന്താരാഷ്ട്ര താരങ്ങളും കോച്ചുകളും ചേര്‍ന്ന്‌ എറണാകുളം മഹാരാജസ്‌ സ്റ്റേഡിയത്തില്‍ സംസ്ഥാന തല തെരഞ്ഞെടുപ്പ്‌ നടത്തും. അലയന്‍സ്‌ ജൂനിയര്‍ ഫുട്ബോള്‍ ക്യാമ്പിലേക്കുള്ള അംഗങ്ങളെ ഇവരില്‍നിന്നായിരിക്കും തെരഞ്ഞെടുക്കുക.

ജൂനിയര്‍ ക്യാമ്പില്‍നിന്നുള്ള ആറുപേര്‍ക്ക്‌ ലോക പ്രശസ്ത ഫുട്ബോള്‍ ക്ലബ്ബായ ബയേണ്‍ മ്യൂണിച്ച്‌ ആതിഥേയത്വം നല്‍കുന്ന രണ്ടാമത്‌ ഇന്റര്‍നാഷണല്‍ ഫുട്ബോള്‍ ക്യാമ്പില്‍ പങ്കെടുക്കാന്‍ ഭാഗ്യം ലഭിക്കും. ഒരാളെ ഓണ്‍ലൈന്‍ മത്സരം വഴിയും തെരഞ്ഞെടുക്കും. ഒക്ടോബര്‍ 13 മുതല്‍ 17 വരെ ജര്‍മനിയിലെ മ്യൂണിച്ചിലാണ്‌ ക്യാമ്പ്‌ നടക്കുന്നത്‌. ക്ലബ്ബിന്റെ കോച്ചുകള്‍ക്ക്‌ കീഴില്‍ സ്വന്തം ഗ്രൗണ്ടില്‍ പരിശീലന നടത്താന്‍ ഇവര്‍ക്ക്‌ സൗകര്യം ലഭിക്കും.

അലയന്‍സ്‌ അരീനയില്‍ നടക്കുന്ന മത്സരം കാണാനും അവസരമുണ്ടാകും. ഇതിനുപുറമെ വിഖ്യാത ഫുട്ബോള്‍ താരങ്ങളായ ഫ്രാങ്ക്‌ റിബേറി, ആര്‍ജന്‍ റോബന്‍, ബസ്റ്റ്യാന്‍ ഷെവിന്‍സ്റ്റെയ്ഗര്‍, മിറോസ്ലാവ്‌ ക്ലോസ്‌, തോമസ്‌ മുള്ളര്‍ തുടങ്ങിയ ക്ലബ്ബ്‌ താരങ്ങളെ കാണാനും അസുലഭ ഭാഗ്യമുണ്ടാകും. മ്യൂണിച്ചിലൂടെ വിനോദയാത്രയും സംഘടിപ്പിക്കുന്നുണ്ട്‌.

ഒടുവിലായി ക്യാമ്പിലെ അഞ്ചുപേര്‍ തിരിഞ്ഞുള്ള ടൂര്‍ണമെന്റും സംഘടിപ്പിക്കും. മുന്‍ താരങ്ങളും കോച്ചുകളുമായ സി സി ജേക്കബ്‌, വിക്ടര്‍ മഞ്ഞില, കെ പി സേതുമാധവന്‍, രഞ്ജി ജേക്കബ്‌, തോബിയാസ്‌, ഗോപാല്‍ കൃഷ്ണ എന്നിവരായിരിക്കും കേരളത്തില്‍നിന്നുള്ളവരെ തെരഞ്ഞുടുക്കുകയെന്ന്‌ സംഘാടകരായ ബജാജ്‌ അലയന്‍സിന്റെ കൊച്ചി സീനിയര്‍ റീജിയണല്‍ മാനേജര്‍ സുരേഷ്‌ ശ്രീധരന്‍ അറിയിച്ചു. ഫുട്ബോളിനോടുള്ള ആവേശം ഉജ്വലമാക്കിനിര്‍ത്തുവാന്‍ ജൂനിയര്‍ ഫുട്ബോള്‍ ക്യാമ്പ്‌ സഹായിക്കുമെന്നും അദ്ദേഹം കൂട്ടിച്ചേര്‍ത്തു.