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ASHUTOSH BHAGAT

Gurugram

Summary

Media Professional with extensive exposure in planning media options, ad innovations for the brands. Possess experience of 16+ years in the same domain.

Strategizing, Coordination, Implementation and Delivery of media related activities for brand positioning constitutes the key result areas.

Willing to work and contribute to an interactive growth-oriented environment in an organization in the industry with significant potential for long term career growth.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

Sr. Business Director

EssenceMediacom
Gurgaon
09.2017 - Current

Clients Worked On:

  • Essentially Nothing Mobile, The Coca-Cola Company(Coca-Cola, Maaza, Limca Sportz)
  • Mars Chocolates, Mars Petcare, Adidas, Reebok, Tide Waters(Veedol), Shell, Indeed, Subway, Richemont, Koovs

Responsibilities

  • Increase revenue through diverse product usage
  • Constructing Annual, Launch and Campaign Strategy
  • Devising 360 strategies in synergy with the marketing strategy of the brands
  • Bringing in media agnostic campaign thought towards achieving the business goals
  • Being bridge between local, regional, and global stakeholders for global-tied accounts
  • Working on the brand reviews of the clients
  • Providing client with innovative ideas for the brands to make the brand more visible
  • Campaign evaluation

Awards and Recognitions

  • Coca-Cola campaigns won Emvies, Abby's, Campaign Asia, FOMA, ET Shark Awards, MMA Smarties, IMA, WPP Ignite, etc.
  • Maaza won Abby's Silver for Best Use Of Radio.
  • Emvies Silver 2019 for Best Integrated Campaign – Services, for Adidas Real Kashmir campaign.
  • System Planning Awards Silver 2020 for Snickers Exam Bar Campaign.

Media Director

Arena Media (Havas Media)
Gurgaon
05.2015 - 08.2017

Clients Worked On:

  • LG, Faces, Bagrry's & New Business Development

Responsibilities

  • Constructing Annual, Launch and Campaign Strategy
  • Devising media strategies and media plans in synergy with the marketing strategy of the brands
  • Creative & Brand thought synergy with media
  • Negotiating and finalizing deals with TV channels
  • Working on the brand reviews of the clients
  • Activating Multi-media campaign
  • Providing client with innovative ideas for the brands to make the brand more visible
  • Pre and post evaluation of the campaign
  • Generating new business opportunity for the agency

Planner Till Media Director

Mindshare, Dentsu, Zenith Optimedia
Delhi
06.2006 - 05.2015

Clients Worked On:

  • OLX, Uninor Wireless Ltd., Jabong.com, Honda, Videocon, Aircel, Pepsi etc

Responsibilities:

  • Launch & Annual Strategy
  • Devising media strategies and media plans in synergy with the marketing strategy of the brands
  • Negotiating and finalizing deals with TV channels
  • Coordinating with the creative agencies for branding activities for the client
  • Providing client with innovative ideas for the brands to make the brand more visible
  • Pre and post evaluation of the campaign
  • Provide data support

Awards & Recognitions

  • Gold Abby Award at Goafest For Best Use Of Special Event For OLX Great Indian Ride
  • Bronze Abby Award at Goafest For Best Use Of Sponsorship For OLX in Look Who’s Talking
  • Aircel Save The Tiger campaign was recognized as one of the most successful CSR campaign by Economic Times

Marketing Manager

Lava Mobiles Ltd.
Noida
03.2011 - 03.2012
  • Strategic Planning - Work along with the agency, on the annual media strategy, which is based on competition analysis and business objectives
  • Property Building - Identifying, closing and monitoring the media properties
  • Implementation Planning Involves briefing the agency on plan objectives and timelines, supervising scheduling of spots, monitoring implementation and examining post evaluation of the plan against agreed benchmark
  • Reports - Validate and analyze periodic SOV, SOE, FCT Reconciliation and CPRP reports
  • Coordinating with the internal counterpart, the agency and broadcasters on a regular basis for various campaigns
  • Media Spends - Periodic tracking and reconciliation of media spends for all brands
  • Billing - Aid the Finance teams and the media agency in resolving billing disputes to facilitate timely raising of purchase orders and payment of media invoices
  • Track Reports - Work closely with Business Excellence team on Brandtrack reports

Education

Post Graduate Diploma - Marketing Communications Management

National Institute of Advertising
New Delhi
04-2006

B Com - Advertising, Sales Promotion & Sales Management

St. Xavier's College
Ranchi
07-2003

Skills

YUMI, MAP, TGI, GWI, System Planner, mScreen

Languages

English, Hindi

Accomplishments

  • National, State and Dist. level champion in yoga
  • Member of Rotract Club of NiA
  • Conducted blood donation camps
  • Part of the sports club
  • Part of Odyssey (ECC Activity Group) of Department

Timeline

Sr. Business Director

EssenceMediacom
09.2017 - Current

Media Director

Arena Media (Havas Media)
05.2015 - 08.2017

Marketing Manager

Lava Mobiles Ltd.
03.2011 - 03.2012

Planner Till Media Director

Mindshare, Dentsu, Zenith Optimedia
06.2006 - 05.2015

Post Graduate Diploma - Marketing Communications Management

National Institute of Advertising

B Com - Advertising, Sales Promotion & Sales Management

St. Xavier's College
ASHUTOSH BHAGAT