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Sanika Nagnur

Sanika Nagnur

Brand & Marketing Strategist
Mumbai

Summary

With about 7 years of post MBA experience, I believe that my biggest strength lies in bringing the right elements of creative thinking to data driven decision making, thus building brands to last. In a rapidly evolving ecosystem, my expertise across FMCG, automobile and media agencies helps drive consumer first strategies for full funnel outcomes.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Director- Communications Planning

Mindshare India (Fulcrum)
07.2023 - Current

Building successful media, content and communication strategies for Hindustan Unilever (HUL) across beauty, personal care, wellness, home care, ice creams, tea, coffee, health drinks and nutrition


Achievements:

1. Spearheaded the creator strategy, presented to HUL's new CEO, to bring together global and local creator ecosystem learnings

2. Contributed to Mindshare's new initiative to create an end-to-end influencer excellence framework for data driven creator campaigns

3. Delivered futuristic creator insights for a first of its kind content marketing report


Responsibilities:
1. Understand and leverage category, competition, consumer, creator and cultural insights to bring brand briefs to life through different touchpoints like social media, digital, print, TV, outdoor activations, B2B partnerships, martech, digital communities, etc.
2. Creator first strategies to drive full funnel outcomes

3. Create annual and monthly market wise content plans for executing more relevant and customized campaigns

Brand Accounts Lead

The Better Collective
03.2022 - 07.2023

Brand strategist, marketing expert and client services lead across consumer businesses - GSK, Araiya Group of hotels, The Brooklyn Creamery, Plantaway, Wellington College, Earth Ritual, etc.

  • Built path defining brands for early to mid stage startups through a consumer first approach
  • Worked with leadership teams of legacy brands on product strategies, business plans, pricing, communication, new technology interventions, community building and GTM.
  • Led a team of designers, digital marketers, etc. to support end to end client portfolio management from onboarding to execution
  • Initiated thought leadership initiatives to deep dive into category, consumer and creator trends (e.g. Upswing)

Co-Founder, Marketing and Community Lead

Metta Studio
12.2020 - 09.2022

Built a hybrid yoga and meditation studio that connected learners to the right yoga practitioners with the intention of building a thriving community of yoga lovers and using technology to build the right mind-body-soul connect


  • Creation of the business framework, brand personality, logo, brand guidelines and GTM strategy
  • Executing and optimizing digital campaigns through Google and Meta Analytics, Google Ads, Google My Business, Meta, LinkedIn and WhatsApp Business
  • Build, engage and grow Meta, Whatsapp, app based and in-studio communities for refined targeting and faster results

Assistant Manager- New Car Sales

Maruti Suzuki India Limited, NEXA Channel
05.2017 - 07.2019

Territory sales manager for NEXA dealer outlets in Mumbai, Thane, Navi Mumbai, Goa, Ratnagiri


1. Data driven sales forecasting at model and dealer level to build resilient sales frameworks
2. Managed 300-500 units of monthly sales volume per outlet
3. Dealer stock management for efficient working capital flow.

4. ATL and BTL lead generation through Meta, radio, WhatsApp amd SMS retargeting, print, hyperlocal Google ads and outdoor sales activations for 16 NEXA dealer outlets
5. Regional marketing budget planning and deployment

Education

MBA - Marketing

Symbiosis Institute of Business Management
Pune
06.2015 - 04.2017

Bachelor of Mass Media - Advertising

St. Xavier’s College
Mumbai
06.2010 - 04.2013

Skills

    Advanced Google Analytics

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Timeline

Director- Communications Planning

Mindshare India (Fulcrum)
07.2023 - Current

Brand Accounts Lead

The Better Collective
03.2022 - 07.2023

Co-Founder, Marketing and Community Lead

Metta Studio
12.2020 - 09.2022

Assistant Manager- New Car Sales

Maruti Suzuki India Limited, NEXA Channel
05.2017 - 07.2019

MBA - Marketing

Symbiosis Institute of Business Management
06.2015 - 04.2017

Bachelor of Mass Media - Advertising

St. Xavier’s College
06.2010 - 04.2013
Sanika NagnurBrand & Marketing Strategist