Headline

I shape brand narratives with strategy, clarity, and purpose | DDB Mudra, JWT, Rediffusion | Britannia, Malabar Gold, Cycle Pure Agarbathies, 99acres, MRF Paints, JSW Cement, ESAF Bank

About

A lot of marketing today suffers from two problems: lack of clarity and lack of memory. Brands are producing more content than ever. More platforms, more formats, more campaigns, more conversations. Yet, somewhere in all that volume, the core idea often gets lost. People may see the communication. They may even engage with it. But what do they actually remember? That question has shaped much of my work over the last 18+ years in advertising, brand communication, integrated campaigns, and digital strategy. I’ve worked with brands across FMCG, food, retail, finance, jewellery, cement, real estate, lifestyle, and digital-first businesses, including Britannia, Malabar Gold & Diamonds, 99acres, JSW Cement, MRF Paints, ESAF Bank, ITC Sunbean, BGMI/KRAFTON and others. Across these experiences, I’ve found myself working at the intersection of business intent, consumer understanding, and execution. Figuring out what a brand needs to say, why people should care, and how that idea can remain coherent as it moves across platforms and formats. My work has covered positioning, campaign thinking, launch communication, consumer insight, content systems, and narrative clarity. I’ve led integrated mandates, built digital capabilities within agencies, worked closely with leadership teams, and managed communication across film, social, digital, influencer, and brand platforms. But underneath all of that is a fairly simple belief: good communication doesn't need to say more. It needs to make the right thing clear, and make it worth remembering. That belief has also made me increasingly interested in consumer behaviour, cultural shifts, platform psychology, and the way technology keeps changing how people discover, trust, ignore, and engage with brands. A lot of what I write and observe here comes from that intersection of brands, people, culture, and technology. I use AI to improve the craft of writing, not to replace the work of thinking. Always open to conversations around brands, communication, consumer behaviour, and building work that people don't just see, but remember.

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

claude

gemini

midjourney

perplexity

ChatGPT

Microsoft Copilot

Work experience

Brand Services Director at Stealth Mode Brand Communications, Sep 2020 - Present · 6 y 1 mo, Bangalore Urban district

Brand Partner at Everest Brand Solutions, Jul 2022 - Jan 2024 · 1 yr 7 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Brands: Digital mandates for Malabar Gold and Diamonds, Ultraviolette, 99acres, MRF Paints, Jio Institute, Disney Delights, Keventer Frozen, Tynor Orthotics, Garden Vareli.

Consultant at DDB Mudra Group, Nov 2021 - Jun 2022 · 8 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Brands worked on - ITC Sunbean, Kine, Womenova

Account Director at Mirum Agency, Nov 2018 - Aug 2020 · 1 yr 10 mos, Bangalore, Handled the Digital media Account of Britannia for the agency. This includes 12 biscuit brands from Britannia including Good Day, Little Hearts, Marie Gold, 5050, Pure Magic, Bourbon to name a few.

Brand Engagement Director at Buzzstop Integrated Communications Pvt. Ltd., Aug 2016 - Nov 2018 · 2 yrs 4 mos, Kochi, Headed the digital marketing vertical (Socialists Digital) of a Kochi based communication agency, Buzzstop Integrated Communications. Account Handled: ESAF Small Finance Bank, Bhima Jewellers, Chavaramatrimony.com, BMW, Aquatech, Nehru Trophy Boat Race 2018, I'm for Alleppey initiative, Wayanad Tourism Set up the digital vertical for the agency from scratch with a few freshers, Built the team, trained them and ran the show Account planning and Digital strategy for existing clients and new pitches

Education

Master of Business Administration (MBA), Marketing, DCSMAT Institutions, Kerala, India

BBA, Business Administration, University of Kerala