Ashish Agrawal

Ashish Agrawal Ashish Agrawal is an influencer

Head of Marketing & Digital Transformation. Awarded "100 Smartest Digital Marketing Leaders".

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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About

I am a Marketing Leader & Digital Strategy Expert with 18+ years of experience transforming businesses through data-driven marketing excellence.

Currently Head of Marketing at Great Place To Work India, amplifying India's recognition as a hub for high-trust, high-performance workplaces.

I have been awarded "Top 50 Most Influential Strategy Leaders" and "100 Smartest Digital Marketing Leaders" by World Marketing Congress and CMO Asia.

Scaling lead generation to 13K+ MQLs annually through omnichannel campaigns, elevating brand authority, and driving measurable ROI through advanced analytics at Great Place To Work India.

I have done my computer engineering from Mumbai University and then worked as a software developer at Tata Consultancy Services before completing my MBA in Marketing & Systems from IIM Indore.

This technology & marketing combination has helped me drive success at the intersection of marketing, technology, data, and design.

I have a proven track record.

Growth Architect: Built marketing operations from ground up at Zycus, NPCI International, EnKash, and currently at Great Place To Work India

Performance Driver: Delivered 7.4x ROI on marketing spends at Zycus (featured in a LinkedIn Case Study)

Global Experience: Fortune 500 clients across US, UK, Canada, India & Australia

Team Leadership: Successfully managed marketing teams of up to 20 professionals


I have led marketing across Financial Services, B2B SAAS & Consulting, Global Payments, Digital Publishing (Conde Nast India - Vogue, GQ), and emerging startups.

Experience spans B2B and B2C marketing from strategy to execution.

Here are some of my Core Competencies :

- Strategic Marketing Leadership & Brand Building
- Digital Marketing & Performance Optimisation
- Data Analytics & Marketing Technology
- Content Strategy & SEO
- Team Development & Scaling Operations
- B2B Lead Generation & Account-Based Marketing
- Knowledge Sharing

I am passionate about nurturing next-generation marketers.

On that front, I have taught digital marketing at NMIMS, IMS Proschool, UpGrad, Imarticus Learning, and Kraftshala.

Currently, I am also in the process of authoring a Digital Marketing book with ZebraLearn.

Let's Connect

I thrive in entrepreneurial environments requiring analytical thinking combined with creative problem-solving.

Looking to transform your marketing strategy or explore collaborations?

Contact me at [email protected] or send me a DM on Linkedin and I will definitely respond.

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Experience

  • Great Place To Work India Graphic

    Head of Marketing

    Great Place To Work India

    - Present 7 months

    Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

    Driving Strategic Growth & Brand Leadership in Workplace Culture Transformation

    Mission: Spearheading marketing innovation to amplify India’s recognition as a hub for high-trust, high-performance workplaces. Partnering with organisations to build cultures that fuel business success and human potential.

    Key Leadership Impact
    • Growth Architect: Scaling lead generation to 13K+ MQLs/year via data-driven omnichannel campaigns, boosting lead-to-revenue conversion YoY.
    • Brand…

    Driving Strategic Growth & Brand Leadership in Workplace Culture Transformation

    Mission: Spearheading marketing innovation to amplify India’s recognition as a hub for high-trust, high-performance workplaces. Partnering with organisations to build cultures that fuel business success and human potential.

    Key Leadership Impact
    • Growth Architect: Scaling lead generation to 13K+ MQLs/year via data-driven omnichannel campaigns, boosting lead-to-revenue conversion YoY.
    • Brand Catalyst: Elevating GPTW’s authority through SEO, content, and social strategies.
    • Performance Champion: Leveraging analytics (GA4, SEMRush, CRM) to optimise ROI, track KPIs, and align marketing initiatives with revenue goals.

    Expertise: B2B Marketing | Market Analysis | Budget Optimization | CRM (Zoho) | Team Development | Workplace Culture Frameworks (Trust Index, Culture Audit)

    Living GPTW’s values while transforming India’s workplaces—one trusted brand interaction at a time.

  • ZebraLearn Graphic

    Author

    ZebraLearn

    - Present 1 year 11 months

    Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

    Authoring a book on learning Digital Marketing with ZebraLearn to be released soon. This would be helpful for professionals, students, entrepreneurs and anyone wanting to understand the complexities of modern digital marketing.

  • Egen Graphic

    Director Digital Marketing

    Egen

    - 2 years 7 months

    Chicago, Illinois, United States

    Leading digital marketing at Egen Solutions

  • EnKash - Asia's 1st & Smartest Spend Management Platform Graphic

    Associate Director - Digital Marketing

    EnKash - Asia's 1st & Smartest Spend Management Platform

    - 6 months

    Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

    BuldingthefullfunnelmarketingtechstackforEnKash
    ▪ Agency evaluation and selection to reach the next stage in the company growth cycle.
    ▪ Scaled Linkedin Ads to spends of INR 20 lakhs/month with positive ROI. Initiated Google Ads to scale growth.
    ▪ Organic Traffic has increased by 120% MoM on account of an effective content strategy in place
    ▪ Migration from ActiveCampaign to Webengage as part of Marketing Automation initiative to increase conversion
    rate

  • NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL) Graphic

    Incharge Marketing - International Business

    NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL)

    - 11 months

    Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

    •Marketing strategy to drive Internationalization of digital payment solutions such as UPI & RuPay
    •Event Research and Participation to increase visibility for India success story on digital payments
    •Planning a separate NPCI International website to cater to a global audience
    •Content Planning and creation – Co-branded Whitepapers, research reports, case studies, etc. to position NPCI as a thought leader internationally and aid in business development.

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    Head of Digital Marketing & Strategy

    Zycus

    - 3 years 4 months

    Mumbai Area, India


    Leading digital marketing strategy, paid advertising & promotion, inbound marketing, account based marketing, content creation, marketing automation, social media management at Zycus worldwide

    •Ideating Digital Marketing Strategy as well as ensuring execution for Zycus global marketing comprising of 20 countries worldwide
    •ROI increased from 5x to 7.3x on the digital spends within a span of 1 year
    •Blog traffic has seen an increase of 150% Y-o-Y and the website traffic has…


    Leading digital marketing strategy, paid advertising & promotion, inbound marketing, account based marketing, content creation, marketing automation, social media management at Zycus worldwide

    •Ideating Digital Marketing Strategy as well as ensuring execution for Zycus global marketing comprising of 20 countries worldwide
    •ROI increased from 5x to 7.3x on the digital spends within a span of 1 year
    •Blog traffic has seen an increase of 150% Y-o-Y and the website traffic has increased by 28% Y-o-Y
    •Planning and budgetary control of all digital marketing activities
    •Managing a team of 20 people responsible for digital marketing campaigns across diverse channels

  • Condé Nast India Graphic

    Senior Manager - Digital Marketing

    Condé Nast India

    - 5 months

    Mumbai Area, India


    Leading all customer acquisition digital marketing projects across all 4 Conde Nast India Brands - Vogue, GQ, Conde Nast Traveller & Architectural Digest

    •Ideated and executed digital marketing campaigns for magazine subscriptions which helped increased paid subscriptions by 70% in a span of 2 months.
    •Working on diverse projects such as subscriptions, Vogue Portfolio, Vogue Wedding Company, Native Advertising etc.
    •Handling 2 agencies and working with a team of 7 people to…


    Leading all customer acquisition digital marketing projects across all 4 Conde Nast India Brands - Vogue, GQ, Conde Nast Traveller & Architectural Digest

    •Ideated and executed digital marketing campaigns for magazine subscriptions which helped increased paid subscriptions by 70% in a span of 2 months.
    •Working on diverse projects such as subscriptions, Vogue Portfolio, Vogue Wedding Company, Native Advertising etc.
    •Handling 2 agencies and working with a team of 7 people to ideate and execute marketing campaigns.

  • Webbutterjam Digital Solutions Private Limited Graphic

    Associate Director - Digital Marketing

    Webbutterjam Digital Solutions Private Limited

    - 1 year 11 months

    Mumbai Area, India


    Responsible for providing end-to-end digital marketing consulting and advisory services to clients in diverse industries and domains.

    •End-to-End Digital Marketing Strategy Consultant for emerging startups as well as large companies
    •Initiated the Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Digital Marketing Solution in the organization
    •Sustained increases in traffic and conversions, 30% Y-o-Y directly affecting the overall site engagement and revenue
    •Crafted the digital marketing…


    Responsible for providing end-to-end digital marketing consulting and advisory services to clients in diverse industries and domains.

    •End-to-End Digital Marketing Strategy Consultant for emerging startups as well as large companies
    •Initiated the Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Digital Marketing Solution in the organization
    •Sustained increases in traffic and conversions, 30% Y-o-Y directly affecting the overall site engagement and revenue
    •Crafted the digital marketing strategy for clients at various stages of their digital marketing maturity
    •Usage of Web Analytics to ensure performance driven optimization – Worked with various tools such as Google Analytics, Firebase, Localytics etc.
    •Google Adwords and Paid Social Media Advertising campaigns for various clients utlizing Social Media channels such as Facebook, Instagram, etc.
    •Proposal Creation for Business development efforts in the organization

  • iQuanti, Inc. Graphic

    Digital Marketing Manager

    iQuanti, Inc.

    - 2 years 8 months

    Bengaluru Area, India

    • Managing the digital acquisition portfolios of large Fortune 500 US based clients
    • Involved in all phases of the project from business development to crafting the digital strategy and roadmap for the client, setting goals and ensuring a plan that would enable those goals
    • Increase in organic traffic and conversions by 25-30% (on average) for acquisition based digital projects bringing direct revenue to client and having a business impact
    • Spearheading the inbound marketing team…

    • Managing the digital acquisition portfolios of large Fortune 500 US based clients
    • Involved in all phases of the project from business development to crafting the digital strategy and roadmap for the client, setting goals and ensuring a plan that would enable those goals
    • Increase in organic traffic and conversions by 25-30% (on average) for acquisition based digital projects bringing direct revenue to client and having a business impact
    • Spearheading the inbound marketing team of 20+ people for various projects and adding new sub teams such as content marketing, presales, etc.
    • Client Engagement and Account Management - Handling all aspects of client communication
    • Regular contributor to the in house product for optimizing digital intiatives
    • Growing new business by playing a proactive part in opportunity identification and proposal creation
    • Showcasing impact of various activities through insightful dashboards and presentations
    • Keeping abreast of the latest industry developments by following popular digital blogs & publications

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    Project Manager

    Syntel

    - 3 years 1 month

    Mumbai Area, India

    • Part of Syntel Young Leadership Program
    • Managing a wide portfolio of applications for a large Fortune 500 financial services client
    • Creating RFI/RFP responses and pre sales
    • Mobility Solutions and Social Media Analytics
    • Efficiency improvements in supply chain to reduce bench and external recruitment
    • Participation in annual Strategic Planning for 2011-2013
    • Managing a team of 30+ professionals

  • Market Research Analyst

    Heinz India Pvt. Ltd

    - 3 months

    Mumbai Area, India

    • Study Shopper Behavior and recommend product placement in various formats of Modern Trade
    • Sample study done in 10+ stores within 2 months
    • Conducted primary research, analysis and formulated a product placement strategy

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    System Engineer

    Tata Consultancy Services

    - 2 years 9 months

    Mumbai Area, India

    • Module Leader for projects in different business domains such as Telecom , Manufacturing and FMCG
    • Software Development in Microsoft technologies such as .NET and SharePoint Server 2007
    • Awarded Star Performer

Education

  • Indian Institute of Management, Indore Graphic

    Indian Institute of Management, Indore

    PGDM Systems & Marketing

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    Activities and Societies: Won the IT Quiz competition organized by Infiniti, IT club at IIM Indore , Won the Strategy event organized by the Entrepreneurship and Consulting Cell at IIM Indore

  • University of Mumbai Graphic

    University of Mumbai

    B.E Computer Engineering

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    Activities and Societies: Magazine Editor, Computer Society of India

    Published the first annual technical magazine for D.J.Sanghvi , COE – Interconnect , Graduated with Honors

  • St. Anne's High School

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Licenses & Certifications

Skills

Publications

  • Interconnect

    Computer Society of India Mumbai Chapter - DJSCOE

    First internal college technology magazine launched by the Computer Society of India - Mumbai Chapter - DJSCoE

    Other authors

Courses

  • Marketing

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  • Systems

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Honors & Awards

  • 100 Smartest Digital Marketing Leaders

    World Digital Marketing Congress

    The "100 Smartest Digital Marketing Leaders" award by the World Digital Marketing Congress recognizes the leaders in the field of Digital Marketing

  • 2018 Video Marketing Runner Up at VIBAwards 2018 by Vidyard

    Vidyard

    2018 Video Mastery Award is presented to teams which use a wide range of video content to humanize their brand, educate their buyers, accelerate sales cycles and connect with customers in more personal ways.

  • Top 50 Most Influential Digital Marketing Strategy Leaders

    World Marketing Congress & CMO Asia

    The "Top 50 Most Influential Digital Marketing Strategy Leaders" award by the World Marketing Congress recognizes great work done by digital marketing leaders

Organizations

  • Imarticus Learning

    Digital Marketing Mentor

    - Present
  • KraftShala

    Digital Marketing Mentor

    - Present
  • IMS Proschool

    Digital Marketing Coach & Trainer

    -
  • Upgrad

    Digital Marketing Mentor

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