About Us
Our principle consultant, veteran journalist Joshua Purushotman, entered public relations quite by accident when his excellent media contacts and expertise of “what is news, and how to present it to the mass media” was required for a major Crisis Communications program for the Sarawak Government, back in 2001.
Residing at the Holiday Inn Hotel in Kuching for six months, and working out of the Sarawak Timber Industry Development Corporation, he very successfully diffused the crisis and kept the Sarawak Government’s reputation intact, and out of the media limelight.
Since then, Joshua had worked in a number of international public relations firms, aligned to two of the world’s biggest communications groups – WPP and Omnicom. In his last position, for three years, Joshua was Director of Public Relations Practice at J. Walter Thompson International in Kuala Lumpur.
Over the years, Joshua has built a reputation as a public relations practitioner specializing in Corporate Communications and Branding. He is also much sought after as a Crisis and Conflict Management expert.
Today, apart from executing work for their own clients, JP & Associates Public Relations regularly networks with other public relations consultancies in Malaysia, and member countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States to provide assistance to their clients.
Below is a brief on some of the major projects he has handled in his public relations career:
Recent Highlights
2010: Helped develop the concept and managed the soft launch of G City Club Hotel in Kuala Lumpur
2009: Handled global media relations for the RM1.2 billion annual deal for the Detroit Electric Holdings Ltd-Proton Electric Vehicle Manufacturing Agreement signing ceremony and the Detroit Electric-Dongfeng Motor Corporation Agreement signing ceremony in Shanghai, China.
2009: Successfully pitched exclusive interviews with CNBC Squawk Box, BBC, Bloomberg, Channel NewsAsia, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Fox News & CNN, AP, AFP, Reuters-Dow Jones etc for Detroit Electric Founder and Chairman, Albert Lam.
2008: Involved in the Naming, Branding, and International Communications Program for The Banjaran, which is the Sunway Group’s international class wellness spa for the rich and famous located in Tambun, Perak. Officially launched by the Sultan of Perak in January 2010.
2007: Developed Crisis Communications Strategies for issues concerning Iskandar Malaysia
2006: Lead Public Relations Consultant on the launch of Iskandar Malaysia (launched by Sultan of Johor / Prime Minister / Johor Chief Minister on Nov 4, 2006 as Iskandar Region Development Authority)
2006: Lead Public Relations Consultant to Kurnia Insurans (M) Bhd. Managed to arrest falling clientele with a three-stage Image-Service-Reputation program. Today, Kurnia remains the No. 1 Motor Vehicle insurer in Malaysia.
2006: Developed the Public Relations Program for the launch of “Malaysia’s Most Valuable Brands”, a brand valuation program launched by the Association of Accredited Advertising Agents Malaysia (4As) and Interbrand, a global leader in brand rating.
GULNORA KHAMIDOVA
A public relations veteran specializing in the travel industry, Gulnora has, for over a decade since arriving in Malaysia, provided her public relations expertise to Governments in member countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States.
Among others, Gulnora is credited with promoting Kazakhstan-Malaysia tourism and facilitating that country’s official airline, Air Astana, to fly to Malaysia.
She has opened doors in business-to-business projects and provided consultancy services on a range of public relations issues involving Government-to-Government relations.
Today, she is much sought after by Malaysian Conglomerates seeking to do business with CIS countries and acts as their public relations representative and spokesperson in their dealings.
She also ensures that all necessary on-ground arrangements to host seminars, conferences, events, news conferences and others in CIS member countries are managed smoothly and without hitches. |
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