What this is

Fit modelling, risk screening and price benchmarking before you commit. The most expensive name is rarely the most effective one, and both facts are checkable in advance.

What it looks like in practice

  • Audience overlap analysis against your actual buyers
  • Category credibility and conflicting endorsement check
  • Structured risk screen across legal, political and reputational history
  • Price benchmarking against comparable recent deals

What you get

Deliverables, stated up front.

Included in scope

  • Evidence based shortlist
  • Fit and risk assessment per candidate
  • Price benchmark range
  • Recommendation with rationale

Where it sits

Part of Talent & Ambassador Strategy.

Choosing the right name, on the right terms, for the right length of time.

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Frequently asked

Ambassador Selection, in plain terms.

What does an ambassador cost in India?

From a few lakh for a regional creator to several crore for a national film star, driven far more by usage rights than by fame.

Do you represent the talent as well?

No, deliberately. We act for the brand, so we are never negotiating against our own roster.

How long does selection take?

Four to six weeks from brief to a screened, benchmarked shortlist.

In more depth

Evidence before instinct.

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Fame is the weakest selection criterion

Audience overlap, category credibility and absence of conflicting endorsements predict performance far better, and all three are checkable before you commit.

Risk screening takes days and saves quarters

A structured screen across legal history, political association, category conflict and past controversy is inexpensive relative to what it prevents.

Price benchmarking changes the negotiation

Knowing what comparable deals actually closed at is the difference between a considered offer and an anchored one.

Also in Talent & Ambassador Strategy

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