Corporate & Public Relations Agency in India
Communication for brands, institutions and leaders across India and beyond, run to newsroom discipline. Corporate communications, marketing communications, corporate affairs and public policy, and digital PR, run by people who know that being seen to do well matters as much as doing well. A full-strength practice, built to be judged on its own results.
What our corporate PR practice covers
Media relations
Sustained journalist relationships across business, trade, and consumer press, with placements earned on relevance, not volume.
Corporate communications
Internal and external messaging alignment for major announcements, leadership transitions, and organisational change.
Brand & marketing communications
Launches, repositioning and category-building campaigns that make a brand known and trusted, often without an advertising budget.
Executive visibility & thought leadership
Bylines, speaking platforms, and media positioning that build a leader's public credibility over time.
Corporate affairs & public policy
Evidence-led advocacy and stakeholder engagement that puts your case to regulators and policymakers while they are listening.
Strategic alliances & cause marketing
Partnerships with institutions, events and causes that give a brand credibility it could not buy.
Digital PR & content
Owned-channel content, digital PR, and LinkedIn and X programmes carrying the same evidence-led narrative as earned media.
Crisis & issues management
Response protocols, message discipline, and stakeholder communication built before a crisis hits, not during one.
We work to the news cycle, not around it
PR clients, including CEOs, CMOs and heads of corporate affairs, look for judgement on what will run and who needs to hear it. Here's what that fluency looks like in practice.
News cycles and deadlines
Stories pitched to how and when journalists actually work, across business, trade, consumer and broadcast media.
Policy consultation windows
Advocacy timed to when regulators and policymakers are actually listening, built on evidence they can use.
Regional and vernacular reach
Media campaigns run in more than 200 locations across India, in the languages your audiences read.
Sub-practices
Corporate Communications
Media relations, reputation management, leadership visibility and major announcements, run as one programme so the business is understood the same way by the media, employees and partners. Crisis and issues support is built in, with protocols in place before they are needed.
See related case studiesMarketing Communications
Brand building, launches and repositioning, and new categories created where none existed, from insurance broking to podiatry and heritage education. Some of our best work has been for brands that spent nothing on advertising.
See related case studiesCorporate Affairs & Public Policy
Policy advocacy and stakeholder engagement built on research, media and analyst engagement, with strategic alliances and cause marketing that give a brand standing with the people who shape its operating environment.
See related case studiesDigital PR & Content
Owned-channel content, digital PR, and LinkedIn and X thought-leadership programmes, carrying the same evidence-led narrative as earned media.
See related case studiesNewsroom discipline
Every story is built to the standard an editor would apply: news value first, proof behind every claim, and placements earned, not bought.
PR + IR: one seamless activity
Corporate reputation, media visibility and investor messaging are treated as one stream, so what the Street hears is consistent with what customers, partners and regulators see.
Measured by outcomes
We judge our work by what changed for the client, whether recognition, enrolments, enquiries or policy, not by the number of clippings.
Case studies across the practice
Brand building, corporate communications, public affairs and crisis, each represented here. The full case library is on the Case Studies page.
A market-leading auto components group
A 50-year-old group, known mostly to its OEM customers, became a recognised name well beyond its industry. Its promoter became a sought-after voice on the sector.
One of India's largest footwear manufacturers
The brand was seen as reliable, comfortable and value for money, but not fashionable. A nationwide media campaign spotlighted the fashion quotient of a new range, from styling and colour to material quality, backed by designer tie-ups and fashion-week visibility, while every touchpoint stayed anchored in the brand's existing strengths.
An early entrant into insurance broking, and its online arm
Category-creation media positioning for a new insurance-broking business, CEO thought-leadership placement, and a PR-led customer acquisition campaign for its online retail arm.
A premier Indian business school, ranked among the top IIMs
The institute needed to close the media-visibility gap with its closest peer schools. A sustained nationwide campaign gave the media direct access to faculty research, student activity, placements and campus milestones, with the Director's views on education policy placed regularly and consistently.
A listed research house focused on small and mid caps
Media and analyst pressure that helped move regulators on stock-exchange rules affecting retail investor participation.
A large industrial manufacturing group
Crisis communication plan for the group, media training for crisis situations, and management of labour unrest.
Common questions
What's the difference between PR and reputation management?
Public relations focuses on earning coverage and managing media relationships for specific moments, such as a launch, an announcement, or a campaign. Reputation management is the ongoing, proactive work of shaping how a brand or leader is perceived over time, including anticipating and preparing for issues before they surface.
Do you work on public affairs and policy advocacy?
Yes. Our Corporate Affairs & Public Policy service helps companies and institutions make their case to regulators and policymakers, using research, media and analyst engagement, and vernacular media where an issue concerns ordinary people. One campaign for a listed research house helped secure three long-pending policy interventions in favour of retail investors.
What does a corporate PR agency actually do day to day?
Day to day, a corporate PR agency pitches stories and manages journalist relationships, drafts and places executive commentary and thought leadership, monitors media and social conversation for reputation risk, and keeps crisis protocols current so the organisation can respond quickly when needed.
Does Finese PR handle both media relations and digital content?
Yes. Our corporate and public relations practice runs four services as one integrated practice: corporate communications (including media relations and crisis support), marketing communications, corporate affairs and public policy, and digital PR and content. They are not separate add-on services.
Can your PR and IR teams work on the same mandate?
Yes, and many clients use both. Our PR and IR desks work as one team on shared mandates, so what the market hears is consistent with what customers, the media and regulators hear. You can also engage either practice on its own.
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- 25+ years since 2000
- 25,000+ registrants in 6 months from a PR-led campaign
- Brands built with zero advertising spend