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Chief Marketing Officer

Anshul Sehgal 5+ years of Industry Experience

Currently Working As Head of Digital Marketing, Simplilearn*

Summary

As a Digital Marketer, Anshul has vast experience in roles cutting across industries. With a proven record of delivering results, He is a keen learner focused towards creating and adding value through his distinguished problem-solving skills.

Currently, Anshul is leading Digital Marketing at Simplilearn with completely owning the digital marketing strategy and campaign execution. Previously, at eClerx, he was involved with clients in defining their digital marketing goals, strategizing and planning campaigns which were aligned to their business objectives, set-up robust and effective marketing processes, and end-to-end campaign management.Continue Reading

Anshul’s Career Track Towards Head of Digital Marketing

Understanding of a Digital Marketing Manager Role in an IT Company

Anshul as a Head of Digital Marketing

Key Responsibilities

Leading Digital Marketing initiatives at Simplilearn with dual objective focus on:

  • Strategic Leadership : Strategize and monetize the annual budget on performance channel mix – SEM, SMM, Media Buying, Affiliates, Influencer Marketing, and Strategic Alliances.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration : Drive overall business objective in partnership with multiple functional departments.
  • Core Marketing Team Involvement : Active involvement in ATL strategy, including TvC, Print, and Radio
  • People Management : Capability building for a team of motivated individuals and driving them to achieve channel-wise targets.

Typical Day of Anshul as a Head of Digital Marketing

A typical day at Simplilearn is quite hectic. But yes, exciting at the same time. My daily routine is mostly monitoring our monthly plans. And in addition, I also work with external partners and vendors to identify new opportunities or build upon existing ones.

It may sound pretty simple, but this is just the tip of the iceberg. The monthly plan is what we mostly break our heads on – deciding the budgets for each channel, conceptualizing marketing plans in-sync with those of product, category, and sales, and brainstorm to find if there’s potential to add anything new to the existing mix.

Apart from this, I have a daily 20-30 minutes FIFA session on Play Station.

Most Challenging Aspects Of The Job

Stakeholder management across different functions would have to be the most challenging and also the most exciting aspect of my job. It’s crucial for the marketing strategy to be in sync with the product, category, and sales teams to be able to align and achieve the overall business objectives.

Essential Requirements & Key Suggestions By Anshul

Required Skills Suggested

  1. Leadership
  2. Strategic Thinking
  3. Analytical Skills
  4. Holistic Approach
  5. Domain Expertise

Approach to Acquire Skills

If there is one thing I have learned, it’s that experience alone isn’t enough to get you to your best. It is important to up-skill in a world which is moving so swiftly and with the emergence of new technologies ever so frequently, staying up-to-date is what is going to keep you and your skills valuable and relevant in the market.

Twitter Handle

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Anshul as an Interviewer : Digital Marketing Manager Profile

Is Digital Marketing Management The Right Career Option For You?

Questions You Need to Ask yourself

Q1. Would you be motivated to perform this role every single day?

Your career would be most exciting if you’re able to tackle and learn from new challenges frequently.

Q2. Are you able to predict consumer behaviour?

It’s important to be able to think of yourself as the consumer of your product.

Q3. How big is your risk taking appetite?

Digital marketing demands rigorous experimentation to drive continual growth in efficiency.

Q4. How good a strategic thinker you are?

It’s important to understand how every digital channel operates and interacts with each other and the synergies they create.

Q5. Do you wish to affect the lives of millions?

Digital marketing empowers you to reach out and affect lives of millions, globally, through your marketing efforts.

Most Inspiring Brand Stories

One of the most fascinating brand stories is Brand Story of Airbnb. Airbnb says it’s a trusted community marketplace for consumers to list, discover, and book unique accommodations for unique travel experiences. In a Nutshell : Welcome home.

Why it works : Airbnb has not only been able to challenge the hotel industry but has redefined and revived the overall experience of booking accommodations. Their content is completely focused on people – home owners and travelers. They reflect how connecting with others is important to their brand and how they as a brand are able to make that possible. It’s a very human approach, and it seems to work perfectly.

Courses/Case-Studies Suggested By Anshul

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*: As of September 2016