Ankur Kalra

Co-Founder

Delhi, India28 yrs 4 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Founder of India's leading experiential agency.
Executed over 10,000 successful campaigns.
Innovated multiple technology-driven marketing solutions.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a leader in Experiential Marketing and Event Management.

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Skills

Core Skills

Brand ActivationEvent Management

Other Skills

Business GrowthE-commerceSamplingConsumer EngagementTechnology SolutionsRetail MarketingVirtual PlatformsAI IntegrationImmersive EnvironmentsSystems & ProcessesLeadershipMarketing StrategyMarketing CommunicationsBrand ManagementCorporate Events

About

Founder of Vibgyor, one of India's leading Experiential Agencies with offices at Delhi, Mumbai & Bangalore and over 100 employees working with some of the best brands since 2002. Strong believer in the power of experiential, always itching to learn more, share more and create more Introduced and curated various new intellectual properties in and around the Brand Activation Space On the lookout for great ideas to get inspired... Keen investor, mentor and speaker Hungry to learn, Eager to Experiment and believe that god lies in the execution... Happy to connect for stimulating conversations.... Part of the Founding Team of EEMA - Event & Entertainment Management Association of Inda, spend a lot of time creating value for the Experiential Industry in India through this organisation. Currently Serve as General Secretary in its National Executive Committee. Keen to give back through this and hope to give it the place that it truly deserves as an industry. I'm driven by curiosity, invested in execution and always up for bold ideas and meaningful conversations. If you believe live experiences can shape how people think, feel, and make decisions, let’s connect! We might just build something worth remembering. If you would like to get to know more about my journey do listen into https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXW3kH-G3us

Experience

Event & entertainment management association

General Secretary

Sep 2024 – Present · 1 yr 6 mos · New Delhi, Delhi, India

Vibgyor brand services

Founder & Chief Experience Officer

Mar 2002 – Present · 24 yrs · Delhi, India

Vibgyor is India's leading Experiential Agency specializing in Brand Activation, Events & Exhibitions. We have been in the business since 2002 and have executed more than 10,000 successful campaigns till date.
Our client list includes some of the best-known corporate entities such as Amazon, Nestle, Adidas, Apple, Sony, Loreal, Samsung etc, most of whom have been giving us consistent business for years. We have our own offices in Mumbai & Bangalore and our HO situated at New Delhi with a combined strength of over 100 full time employees.
Other than the core business of creating compelling on ground experiences, Vibgyor has also diversified into various successful related verticals as below:
HAPPYFLAP: India’s first and only e-commerce based smart sampling platform, which has achieved a unique distinction of reaching out to over 4 million happy consumers
HOOK Experiential: Technology based innovative solutions that help attract, engage and retain consumers in retail environments.
HOPPOVER: A virtual event platform that combines ease of use with intuitiveness of artificial intelligence and has been developed in-house using our years of experience in event management.

Business GrowthBrand Activation

National geographic channel

Manager Events & Promotions

Sep 2000 – Feb 2002 · 1 yr 5 mos · New Delhi Area, India

Managed the Events, Activations and Experiential Promotions for National Geographic Channel in India, successfully launched Adventure One, through mega on-ground outreach programs in Delhi, Mumbai & Bangalore. Responsible for the launch of various Nat Geo flagship series across the country.

Magnum nexus events pvt ltd.

General Manager

Oct 1997 – Aug 2000 · 2 yrs 10 mos · New Delhi Area, India

Magnum Nexus was one of the leading Event Agencies in the 90's, joined them in 1997 as Manager CSBD and slowly rose up to the position of General Manager within 3 years, handling a team of over 30 employees, heading some of the most exciting events at that time.

Wizcraft international entertainment pvt. ltd.

Executive BD & CS

Apr 1996 – Sep 1997 · 1 yr 5 mos · New Delhi / Gurgaon

Chanced into Wizcraft while doing a summer internship selling credit cards and got the opportunity to make a career in the world of events and activations! Truly grateful for the learning, guidance and experience received in the early part of my career. Made me discover my passion and embrace this industry for good!