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LinOpinion – the PR division of Lowe Lintas & Partners India, and GolinHarris has forged an equal joint venture agreement.
The venture will bring clients in India new integrated communications services across both traditional and digital channels.
Under the agreement, each partner has an equal stake and the entity will now be known as LinOpinion-GolinHarris.
Joseph George, CEO, Lowe Lintas & Partners, said: “LinOpinion, with its large portfolio of blue-chip clients, is one of the fastest growing business units within Lowe Lintas & Partners India. And GolinHarris, a company that has revolutionised the way PR agencies work world over. While I am very excited with our mutual obsession with building brands, I am also convinced that their inputs, influence and involvement will not just help us scale up our operations in India, but also transform our PR offering to be more differentiated and better placed to respond to the ever evolving media environment and engagement dynamics."
Fred Cook, CEO, GolinHarris, said: "We have enormous respect and admiration for LinOpinion and the Lowe Lintas & Partners Group. Their current client portfolio and professional staff are best-in-class. This partnership will formalise our long association with them and will take things to the next level.”
“The timing could not be better as PR is evolving and so is the communications market in India. I believe there is great potential here and I look forward to helping expand the range of services we will offer our clients in India through our award-winning technology, training and talent,” said Jonathan Hughes, President, GolinHarris.
“LinOpinion has had an excellent run so far. But the market is evolving and clients are ready for something new. We have restructured our service model and have made significant investments to strengthen the team with vertical heads. We are very excited to partner with GolinHarris. The LinOpinion-Golin Harris venture will offer our existing clients and new prospects a differentiated service, with a greater focus on quality and measurable results. We intend to scale this business significantly in the next few years.” said Ameer Ismail, Executive Director, Lowe Lintas & Partners.
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