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POV, essays, and published writing

Writing across Medium, LinkedIn, and here — on AI in marketing, revenue systems, category building, and what the next CMO needs to know.

Medium28 June 2026

Three things I learned running a 120-member renewals call centre

Marketing has narrowed itself to communications and advertising. Running a renewals call centre showed me how much the function is leaving on the table.If you ask marketing leaders what they own in…

Medium28 June 2026

The CMO Who Owns the P&L

Brand leadership and revenue ownership used to be separate disciplines. That separation is a liability.There is a version of marketing that is comfortable.You build the brand. You run the campaigns.…

Essay10 November 2025

The CMO Who Owns the P&L

Brand leadership and revenue ownership used to be separate disciplines. That separation is a liability.

StrategyRevenueLeadership
Essay15 October 2025

How We Built a New Revenue Channel with WhatsApp and IVR

How we turned dormant leads into one of our top D2C revenue contributors.

AutomationGrowthPlaybook
Medium6 October 2025

Media-Tech Hype Cycle 2025: What’s Real, What’s Hype, and What’s Next

India’s Media-Tech Hype Cycle 2025: What’s Real, What’s Hype, and What’s NextOver the last 15+ years, I have seen wave after wave of media technologies rise with hype — OTT, CTV, streaming devices,…

techmarketinginnovation
Medium21 September 2025

AI Feels Magical. But Can All AI-Based Platforms Scale Profitably?

Everyone’s talking about the magic of AI. But behind the wow factor lies a tough question: can today’s AI-based platforms scale profitably — without burning through money, GPUs, and energy?I used…

artificial-intelligencebusinessstartup
Medium11 September 2025

GST Savings - A Consumer’s Dilemma, A Marketer’s Opportunity

Why tax savings change choices — and how brands can ethically turn savings into valueGST savings: new choices for households and brandsThe Indian Government has announced a series of reforms with…

behavioral-economicspersonal-financemarketing
Essay15 July 2025

Three things I learned running a 120-member renewals call centre

Marketing has narrowed itself to communications and advertising. Running a renewals call centre showed me how much the function is leaving on the table.

RevenueOperations