VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

Quikr has announced that Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh and South Indian superstar Suriya have been chosen as the official brand ambassadors of the online classifieds platform. Having risen to the top of their field, the talented actors were selected by Quikr as they represent the aspirations of modern India. This move is aligned with Quikr’s new brand positioning of “Aasan hai badalna” which reflects the changing aspirations of the youth in modern India. Ranveer and Suriya will be seen in Quikr’s upcoming advertising campaigns which are due to be launched later this month. Commenting on the occasion, Pranay Chulet, Founder & CEO, Quikr, said, “Quikr is a young, and energetic brand that constantly seeks to delight its users. Ranveer is an innovative, self-made star who stands out from the crowd. These qualities resonate with us and our journey towards market leadership. With his enormous talent and massive popularity, Ranveer’s association with Quikr will give our platform more

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Quikr ropes in Vineet Sehgal as CMO Quikr has announced appointment of Vineet Sehgal as the company’s Chief Marketing Officer. Vineet will be responsible for marketing strategy and plans across all the areas, including brand building, performance marketing, partnership and alliances at Quikr. Vineet brings to the company more than 18 years of experience in marketing and business strategy across diverse industries such as telecommunication, FMCG, banking and management consulting. He has helped scale several operations from start-up to maturity in some of the world’s leading organizations such as Nokia, Nestle, Accenture, Cadburys and HSBC. Pranay Chulet, Founder & CEO, Quikr, said, “We are delighted to welcome Vineet to Quikr. Quikr is made in India and for India, and Vineet has built his career scaling consumer businesses in the country so there was natural chemistry here. Vineet knows the Indian consumer and he knows the Indian co

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Quikr is to showcase its capabilities at Nokia World 2011 global industry event being held in London. Pranay Chulet, CEO, Quikr is believed to take part in "The Rise of the planet of the Apps", a power packed panel discussion on the burgeoning app economy and the opportunity it offers to developers across the globe. Quikr also showcased its app at Nokia World. Quikr offers a web and mobile-based classifieds platform that addresses a wide variety of local commerce needs. More than 18 million consumers across India visit Quikr every month to sell, buy, rent or find things ranging from laptops to mobile phones to cars to real estate to jobs and everything in between. Over the last two years, the company has successfully transformed itself from an online to online & mobile leader by building Quikr Mobile, its platform that spans across mobile browsers, apps and text messaging. D Shivakumar,VP & Managing Director, Nokia India sa