Strategic Advisory,
Fractionally Deployed

Strategic reasoning, business acumen, and a keen ability to align
the 'Voice of the Consumer' with domestic policies and external market conditions

70+
Years Combined Experience
200+
Emerging Cities Mapped
21
Core Parameters
100%
Outcome Driven
WHO WE ARE

Advisory Services for Restricted Sectors

We are a boutique consulting firm of partners with a collective executive experience of seven decades in leadership roles across the alcobev and tobacco industries.

With deep expertise in sales, brand building in restricted categories, regulatory policy, public relations, and travel retail, we navigate the complex landscape where commerce meets regulation.

Our team brings unparalleled insights into emerging Indian markets, having mapped over 200 tier 2 and tier 3 cities with strategic precision.

OUR PURPOSE

Creative, Outcome-Driven Solutions

At IIC, we have built two distinct verticals of services with a commitment to offering creative and outcome-driven solutions to our clients. IIC Consumer & Manufacturing services.

We offer a robust ecosystem of sectoral experts across regulatory affairs, public relations, advertising, communications, manufacturing, operations, training and development, sales and distribution, and the rapidly growing domains of e-commerce and quick commerce.

"We leave out the jargon and get down to a co-working process with our clients"

WHAT WE OFFER

Advisory Services for
Restricted Sectors

Taking Your Business to the Next Level with our Strategic Expertise

INDIA MARKET ACCESS

Unlock Emerging Opportunities

For international alcobev companies keen to enter India and new age domestic alcobev companies looking for expanding their distribution , we offer end-to-end guidance and execution support on the Indian alcobev landscape.

  • District and city-led RTM strategy based on 21 core parameters
  • Identified high-potential markets across 100+ emerging tier 2 & 3 cities
  • Route-to-Market analysis and sales execution planning
  • Guidance on custom and state regulations, license and label approvals , supplier pricing, and excise policy.
  • Regional brand story development and consumer engagement programs
200+
Emerging Cities Identified
BRAND EXTENSIONS

Strategic Initiatives, Not Surrogates

What is Brand Extension? A practice where unrestricted goods, products, or services are sold under the same wordmark or logo as prohibited products—creating viable businesses while maintaining brand integrity.

We help create and execute brand extensions for restricted categories—an opportunity to build strategic initiatives rather than be perceived as surrogates. Our approach focuses on enhancing core brand equity through viable business models.

  • Brand Extension Product Mapping , Design, Strategy and Execution.
  • Market Research: Brand Equity Studies, Product Testing, Mystery Shopping
  • Visual Merchandising Audits at retail and for brand programs at HORECA.
  • Brand Extension led Training & Capacity Building Workshops .
  • Regulatory Compliance: CTNR, CBFC, CCPA, ASCI guidelines
TRAVEL RETAIL

APAC & MEA

Comprehensive travel retail services across Asia Pacific, Middle East, and Africa. From relationship management to high-impact promotions.

Relationship & Strategy

  • Cultivating partnerships with key retailers across India, Middle East, SE Asia, North Asia & Pacific
  • Market entry strategy enabling seamless expansion
  • Pricing & margin negotiations

Execution & Visibility

  • Promotions planning and execution
  • Availability & listings management
  • Visibility creation through innovative activations
  • Consumer experience design

Brand & Compliance

  • Brand advocacy and equity protection
  • Conflict resolution
  • Compliance & transparency
  • Budget management and campaign tracking
PUBLIC RELATIONS

Strategic Narrative Building

We offer public relations narratives that assist in building, enhancing, or recalibrating your corporate/brand image amongst chosen stakeholders.

Our Methodology

  • Finalizing client vision and measurable outcomes
  • Identifying stakeholders: internal, external, influencers, opinion leaders
  • Relevant communication narratives development
  • Strategy, Execution, Outcomes and Measures

Deliverables

Citizen & Opinion Surveys Consultancy Papers Training Programs Industry Reports Podcasts

OUR METHODOLOGY

We Leave Out the Jargon

Co-Working Process Built for Measurable Results

1

Immersion

Deep dive into existing processes, challenges, and opportunities

2

Arrive at a Brief

Clarifying objectives and defining success metrics

3

Confirmation

Validating business learning and hypothesis

4

Formulating Strategy

Strategic roadmap and detailed plan of action

5

Expert Advice

Specialized guidance from industry veterans

6

Tracking & Measuring

Continuous monitoring to deliver measurable results

LEADERSHIP

Meet the Team

Six decades of collective leadership experience in alcobev and tobacco sectors

Nita Kapoor

Co-Founder Integrated Insights Consulting

An alumna of IIM Ahmedabad & Harvard Business School with over three decades of executive experience across consumer-facing industries.

Career Highlights:
  • CEO, International Spirits & Wines Association of India
  • COO (Domestic), Godfrey Phillips India Ltd.
  • Executive Director & VP, DDB-Mudra India
  • Founder, Rcube Ventures
Strategic Reasoning Brand Building Regulatory Advocacy

Pradeep Roop Mathur

Partner - India Market Access

Transformational leader with 35 years of distinguished career in the Alcobev Sector at Pernod Ricard India across North & Southern India.

Areas of Expertise:
  • Excise Policies & Pricing Strategy
  • RTM & Policy Advocacy
  • Government Affairs & Market Penetration
  • Legal Compliance & Corporate Affairs
  • Market Analysis & Community Engagement
Market Access Policy Advocacy Sales Strategy

Gaurav Joshi

Founder & CEO Platinum Liquids - Travel Retail

Distinguished career in premium alcohol and tobacco with notable positions at Bacardi and Godfrey Phillips (Phillips Morris).

Key Achievements:
  • Director of GTR Asia Pacific for Bacardi
  • Managing global travel retail operations across India and Southeast Asia
  • Extensive experience in luxury goods
  • Deep industry knowledge and leadership in global travel retail brands
Travel Retail APAC & MEA Premium Brands

Yogi Vashishta

Founder & CEO – Minority Brand Creation and Management .

Visionary leader with extensive experience in creating industry disruption and strategic brand portfolio management.

Key Achievements:
  • Created Orient PSPO, an industry disruptor
  • Turned around VIP, repositioned VIP, Skybags & Alfa brands
  • Advised VIP & Aristocrat merger for higher profitability
  • Pushed and created the backpack business for VIP
  • Led India entry strategy for McDonald's, Raid, Schweppes, Canada Dry, Columbia Pacific
Brand Disruption Portfolio Management Market Strategy

Vivek Srivastava

Founder & MD – Integrated Brand Heuristics .

Management graduate & alumnus of University of Allahabad with over 36 years in brand strategy, advertising, and 360-degree branding.

Experience Includes:
  • Nestle, Baba Elaichi, Dabur, Hyundai, Kia, Samsung, LG
  • GTC, Shaw Wallace, Jagatjit Industries, Hamdard
  • Managing Director, Innocean Worldwide India
  • Executive Director, Triton Communications
  • Account Manager, DDB-Mudra
Brand Strategy 360° Branding Advertising

Let's collaborate to make it happen.

Office Address

Office no 937, Regus, 9th Floor
Spaze i-Tech Park, Sector 49
Gurugram Sohna Road
Gurugram 122018

Telephone

+91 9810139551

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