Comments on: List of Social Media Agencies in India

By: Gaurav Mishra

Gaurav Mishra — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 22:58:36 +0000

Jeanne: I agree. Most young Indians do have limited international exposure and Indian English is very different from American English. I think the trick is to recruit well-educated (and costly) employees and charge a premium.

By: Jeanne-Elise M. Heydecker

Jeanne-Elise M. Heydecker — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:06:22 +0000

One thing you don't mention is the success rate of these companies, especially when marketing internationally. I find it very difficult to locate staff with enough international experience to say, market to the US using social media. The English is all wrong, their cultural awareness is naive, but their arrogance something to behold! As an American working here, when I've found good staff willing to learn, they've done really well, especially in Kolkata. Here in Delhi, they simply just don't get it. I'm trying to understand what the difference may be.

Domestically, I've worked with a number of these companies and they've done some really successful campaigns for the Indian market, things that would never have worked overseas. I'd like to be able to offer outsourcing services to American clients, but I don't think the talent is here to do it effectively yet. I think the industry in India is similar to call centers a while back, when they finally realized that they needed to train their staff in cultural awareness and interaction. Only then will India be able to expand their social media marketing business beyond its own borders.

By: c_h_u_c_k

c_h_u_c_k — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:49:15 +0000

I wonder if it's a little too late for this
But we at Windchimes Communications (http://www.windchimes.co.in) have been in this field for a while, and have some good clients as well.

Possible to update now?
Good blog, Gaurav. Cheers!

By: Shank

Shank — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 10:57:26 +0000

http://www.socialcreeper.com Though it’s not a Indian Company, it’s a true social Media Company that guarantees enhanced visibility to your website using social media platforms. You might want to check this, it’s truly interesting.

Thank you for information, really helpful

By: Pratibha Rathore

Pratibha Rathore — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:40:21 +0000

Hi Gaurav,

Very comprehensive list. We would like you to add Mercury Communication to your list. We are an integrated Social Media Agency and we have worked with some big clients. We do social media consultancy, monitoring and outreach for clients.
http://www.merccomm.com/index_files/MercuryCommunicationServices.htm

By: bhanu

bhanu — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 07:23:45 +0000

@chetna. Well I write on Indian Social Media. You can visit my blog and gain some insights based on my experiences.

By: bhanu

bhanu — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 07:22:26 +0000

@siddharth Acharya

There are many books on Social Media Marketing, the recent one we had in India was Social Media Marketing by Dave Evans. Its a good book. But its quite deep and professional. I suggest you can go to http://www.docstoc.com and scribd.com. and search for books on Social Media. You will find many.

By: Siddharth Acharya

Siddharth Acharya — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 07:15:49 +0000

Hey Gaurav nice blog and very good database. But can u suggest any book on Socila media Marketing. This can be very halp full for me. I will really appreciate your suggestion.

By: Chethna KS

Chethna KS — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 18:19:17 +0000

I read your list and you seem to have comprehensive knowledge about social media in India.

What do you think are the chances of an international social media company surviving in India. I am a student in Miami Ad School and I am working on a project on social media. Any information that you can give me about social media in the India market, the scope, the kind of clients who would be open to it, anything at all, would be of great help.

looking forward to hearing from you.

Thanks.

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By: Prerna Bhagra

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Thanks

By: Sona

Sona — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 07:02:36 +0000

Apart from the list of the companies, that have already been mentioned above, another agnecy that is already doing great amount of mindblowing work in this space is OgilvyPR. Their digital works are too well established and have very high expert team catering to all the markets of APAC.I have personally some of their work and of others too in various campaigns. So I feel that digital in India is not lagging far behind

By: Neelesh Salgaonkar

Neelesh Salgaonkar — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 06:50:22 +0000

Hi Gaurav,

That’s an impressive list. It would have nice, if you could have separated the technology companies that are providing analysis solutions on social media from the other companies.

One such company is ‘Germinait Solutions’ (www.germinait.com) based in Mumbai, where we are building a next-gen technology platform for social media analysis. We have done some brilliant work in Natural language processing area. Please include Germinait Solutions in your list.

I am eager to know about other companies that are working in similar space.

Regards,
Neelesh

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By: bhanuprakash

bhanuprakash — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 17:37:08 +0000

Hi Gaurav,

Your effort is very much appreciable. But you missed the biggie, I just wanted to add one more company, who has been aggressively into Social Media & Online PR activities, is Hanmer MS&L, recently got acquired by MS&L, one of the leading Digital Agency in the world.

But your blog is amazing and very informative. Gr8 effort. I am a Digital PR professional from Mumbai and an SEO consultant.

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By: Prasanna

Prasanna — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 12:16:05 +0000

Hi Gaurav,

Very impressive list and nice work you have done of putting it together.
We are a new startup social media agency based in Chennai and I would like our agency Catch5 Studios to be added in the list.
Thanks in advance.

By: Ajinkya

Ajinkya — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 18:57:15 +0000

Hi Gaurav,
I am Ajinkya, a 2nd year student of PGDCM from MICA, Ahmedabad. I am interested in Social media, and towards the same I have pursued relevant project and written paper. The list you put forth here is of tremendous help to me now.
Being a veteran in this field, could you please guide me towards carving a fruitful career in this field? Specifically speaking, which companies would be ideal for a passionate management graduate to start his career in? which companies are growing and hope to continue their growth in these troubled times?
Awaiting your response.
Thanking you,
Ajinkya