Online Marketing Strategist at Pronto Networks
Delhi Area, India
- Current
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- Assistant Marketing Manager at Pronto Networks
- Owner and Lead Blogger at Shayon's Labyrinth
- Past
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- Technology Journalist at EFY
- Chief Editor at WATBlog
- Education
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- National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur
- Kendriya Vidyalaya
- Rajhans Vidyalaya
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Sayantan Pal’s Summary
* 1 year and 4 months of Professional Writing (both online and print) on Online Media, Startups, Gadgets, Web Applications & Open Source Technologies.
* 4 year's experience in Website/CMS Administration and Content Generation, especially WordPress & Joomla.
* 8 months' experience in Community engagement; successfully organised a pan-Asia event on Open Source Technologies (OSI Days '09) spanning 3 days.
* 1 year's experience in Reputation Management and Brand Creation, with specific attention to Social Media.
* 2 years' experience in Community Relationship Management for a College Alumni, a Media Blog and a pan-Asia Magazine on Open Source Technologies.
Sayantan Pal’s Specialties:
A Freelance Writer, Pro Blogger, Social Media Consultant and Open Source & Technology Evangelist.
Sayantan Pal’s Experience
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Assistant Marketing Manager
Pronto Networks
(Privately Held; Telecommunications industry)
December 2009 — Present (1 month)
Just joined in. Shall update this section in a while.
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Owner and Lead Blogger
Shayon's Labyrinth
(Online Media industry)
August 2005 — Present (4 years 5 months)
I have been blogging at my personal blog page for almost 3 years now and plan to keep doing it for years to come. This experience helps me in developing my analysis and writing skills that enables me to perform better while writing for professional assignments.
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Technology Journalist
EFY
(Privately Held; Writing and Editing industry)
January 2009 — October 2009 (10 months)
* Author for various articles on LINUX For You Magazine, LinuxForU.com and itmagz.com, on a plethora of topics like Social Media, Web applications, Gadgets and Computer Games
* Designed, Deployed and Administrator of LinuxForU.com (WordPress) and itmagz.com (Joomla)
* Have successfully helped in creating the buzz and ensure participation of thousands of audience in EFY's pan-Asia Open Source event, OSI Days '09
* Engage and Interact with the Open Source Community in India and the world over
* To spearhead community initiatives within the company and promote open standards
* Engage in Social Media Marketing, and Brand Recognition & Loyalty creation for the Company's properties
* Responsible for consistent Media and Community Exposure to the Company -
Chief Editor
WATBlog
(Information Technology and Services industry)
June 2008 — October 2008 (5 months)
* Write blog posts of topics ranging from Online Media, Startups, Event Reports, Statistics Analysis, Tie ups and Mergers, Industry Trend Gazing and Breaking News
* Interact with the prospective advertisers and partners and design the nature of association
* Responsible for designing the content for the blog and also recruit new bloggers for the job
* Was expected to edit all articles that flow in and was responsible in deciding the validity of the content
* Connect with the community and create engagement on Social Media
Sayantan Pal’s Education
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National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur
B.Tech Hons , Electrical Engineering , 2003 — 2008
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Kendriya Vidyalaya
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Rajhans Vidyalaya
12th Grade , Science
Additional Information
Sayantan Pal’s Websites:
Sayantan Pal’s Interests:
New Media, Web Technology, Web Applications Development, Social Media Strategizing, Online Brand Reputation Management, Brand Image Building, Content Writing.
Sayantan Pal’s Groups:
WATBlog
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National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur -
The Indian Startup Fraternity
Sayantan Pal’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- expertise requests
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
