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CEO Richard Edelman On Why AI Search Makes Earned Media More Critical?blur=25

At Cannes Lions 2026, Edelman CEO Richard Edelman discusses AI search, earned media, trust, brand credibility and why marketers can no longer rely solely on paid visibility

Brij Pahwa Jun 24, 2026 10:11 PM

Edelman Creator Marketing Leaders?blur=25

Sushant Vithaldas, Head of Creator Marketing, India and Vimlarithan (Rithan) Vijaya as Creator Marketing Leader, Southeast Asia will lead Edelman’s creator marketing offering

e4m Staff Jun 22, 2026 2:13 PM

Shantomoy Ray?blur=25

Guest Column: Shantomoy Ray, Founder and Director of K Factor Communications, explores why high brand awareness does not always translate into sales and what it takes to turn recognition into revenue

Shantomoy Ray Jun 17, 2026 8:10 AM

Kenny Gold Joins Edelman as Global Chief Creator Officer?blur=25

Kenny Gold joins Edelman from Deloitte Digital, where he served as Managing Director and Head of Social and Creator

e4m Staff Jun 4, 2026 8:17 AM

Fadi Tayar promoted to CFO Emerging Markets at Edelman?blur=25

Prior to this elevation, Tayar served as Regional Finance Director at Edelman

e4m Staff May 16, 2026 8:04 AM

Jim O'Leary appointed CEO of Penta Group?blur=25

O’Leary joined Weber Shandwick in 2023, where he served as North America CEO and Global President

e4m Staff May 15, 2026 9:56 AM

Rimjhim Roy joins Ogilvy as Vice President – Strategy?blur=25

Roy has nearly a decade of experience in brand planning and strategic leadership across the Asia-Pacific region

e4m Staff May 14, 2026 9:15 AM

Edelman leadership appointment?blur=25

Siddharth Panicker has been named Head of Edelman’s Mumbai office, while Karthy Prasanna takes on the role of Head of the firm’s Bengaluru office

e4m Staff Feb 21, 2026 9:59 AM

Jaskirat Singh Bawa as Senior Advisor, Risk and Issues Management, Edelman India?blur=25

Edelman’s Crisis and Risk teams help organizations build resilience before, during and after a crisis by providing integrated crisis protection solutions

e4m Staff Jan 8, 2026 10:59 AM

Huw Gildon appointed Chief Strategy Officer at Publicis Groupe Vietnam?blur=25

Prior to this, Huw Gildon was with Edelman as Chief Strategy Officer for APAC

e4m Desk Dec 16, 2025 2:18 PM

Richard Edelman, Diwan Arun Nanda?blur=25

In his blog post titled ‘Diwan Arun Nanda: India’s Genius Marketer’, Richard Edelman described him as ‘a fearless entrepreneur’

e4m Staff Sep 9, 2025 9:22 AM

Edelman India?blur=25

Cross-functional expertise to help GCCs attract top talent and strengthen reputation

e4m Staff Sep 1, 2025 12:51 PM

edelman?blur=25

Promotes Ashutosh Munshi, Karishma Gupte, Vasudevan Rangarajan, Ashutosh Thatte and Pankaj Suri

e4m Staff May 2, 2025 6:13 PM

Edelman, Bhavna Jagtiani?blur=25

Both Jagtiani and Arora will continue to report to Rakesh Thukral, Edelman’s CEO for APAC, with the appointments taking immediate effect

e4m Staff Mar 24, 2025 4:45 PM

Jonathan Hughes?blur=25

He joined Edelman in 2021 as a senior advisor and took on the EMEA COO role at Edelman in 2023

e4m Staff Mar 12, 2025 4:52 PM

rakesh thukral?blur=25

Rakesh Thukral is currently Edelman’s APAC Chief Operating Officer and Managing Director of India

e4m Staff Nov 6, 2024 3:07 PM

Edelman?blur=25

Rakesh Thukral is named COO and Adrian Warr moves into a regional role, as Warren Fernandez reshapes leadership team

exchange4media Staff Feb 17, 2023 1:58 PM

ashish pathak?blur=25

Pathak has in the past worked with Wunderman Thompson, BBH, BMB and Ogilvy

exchange4media Staff Sep 22, 2022 3:13 PM

Edelman India?blur=25

In this edition of e4m PR & Corp Comm’s 30 Under 30 series, Arshya Harjani, Senior Account Executive, Edelman India, explains how communication professionals should embrace changes in the industry

Ruchika Jha Aug 22, 2022 12:26 PM

employee?blur=25

Here's how the industry has been taking proactive measures for employee engagement and welfare in the pandemic

Nafisa Shaheen May 25, 2021 9:29 AM

ashutosh?blur=25

Munshi will report to Edelman’s Global Chair of Brand and F&B, Megan Van Someren, as well as Stephen Kehoe, CEO of Edelman Asia-Pacific

exchange4media Staff Feb 22, 2021 12:34 PM

icma?blur=25

While Pepsico, Perfetti Van Melle & ZEEL took home the gold, Avni Kanakia from Mindshare India won in the Young Gun category on the 5th edition of ICMA

exchange4media Staff Oct 29, 2020 7:59 PM

Influencers?blur=25

Industry players say with the heralding of the festive season, brands will look to create influencer marketing campaigns and PR firms will be key in vetting of influencers

Nafisa Shaheen Sep 28, 2020 8:44 AM

pr agencies?blur=25

This is exchange4media’s first annual initiative to select, acknowledge and felicitate PR agencies for their outstanding work in the domain

e4m Desk Aug 25, 2020 8:48 AM

cannes?blur=25

Racial justice, community-focused branded entertainment and gender stereotypes formed core themes of discussion on day 3

Misbaah Mansuri Jun 25, 2020 8:40 AM

Virtual Agencies?blur=25

e4m asked experts for their opinion on the rise of virtual agencies in an industry that relies heavily on human interactions and relationships

Nafisa Shaheen Jun 18, 2020 8:14 AM

Edelman?blur=25

CEO Richard Edelman has said in an internal communication that the PR agency will have to go for pay cuts between 5-20%

exchange4media Staff Jun 3, 2020 10:41 AM

Pr and brands?blur=25

According to experts, a stronger brand-PR equation during and post the pandemic, and the need to reinvent PR advisories will be the way forward

Nafisa Shaheen May 14, 2020 1:58 PM

Edelman?blur=25

While in APAC Edelman witnessed a growth of 4.5% in global revenue, in EMEA it has increased by 2.4%

exchange4media Staff Feb 11, 2020 5:09 PM

edelman airbnb?blur=25

From February, Edelman India will manage an integrated communications mandate comprising both brand and corporate communications for Airbnb

exchange4media Staff Feb 5, 2020 2:54 PM