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Immediate Joiner Gurgaon, India Marketing Head · Calance Software

Marketing That Turns Attention Into Growth.

10+ years across retail, performance marketing, paid acquisition, AI-powered content and marketing automation.

Marketing Head Performance Marketing Growth Marketing
10+
Years Experience
15
Team Members Led
30%
CPL Reduction
70%
Faster Campaign Cycle
About

Marketing from both sides of the counter.

Marketing leader with 10+ years spanning multi-location retail brand marketing and full-stack digital growth.

Currently Marketing Head at Calance Software, a US-headquartered IT staffing and software services firm, where I lead a team of 15 across marketing, content and creative, and own paid media, content and brand end to end.

Specialist in Meta Ads and Google Ads for B2B and D2C, now extending into ChatGPT Ads and conversational-search placements as the next paid channel opens up. I produce AI-generated video and creative in-house, which removes shoot cost and agency dependency from the creative testing cycle.

Ten years of multi-location retail marketing before this is where the commercial instinct for footfall, conversion and margin comes from. Strategy to shipped campaign — fast, measurable, and delivered through a team.

Real-world retail

Ten years of multi-location retail marketing — footfall, conversion, store-level execution and margin. BTL campaigns, in-store branding, launch events and seasonal promotions across 10+ locations.

Modern digital acquisition

Meta and Google paid acquisition built from zero, a measurement stack established from scratch, AI content production in-house, and a production WhatsApp chatbot on Meta Business API.

Retail Marketing Multi-location Marketing Performance Marketing AI-powered Growth
Professional Journey

Ten years, five companies, one direction.

From a first social-media role in Kashipur to leading a team of 15 for a US-headquartered firm in Gurgaon. Select any role to open it.

Joined a US-headquartered business with no in-house paid acquisition function and no measurement stack. Built both from zero and now lead a team of 15 delivering across a 10-hour time difference.

  • Lead a team of 15 across marketing, content and creative — workload planning, briefing, review cycles and delivery accountability on every campaign that ships.
  • Built Google Ads and Meta Ads B2B acquisition from zero: 30% CPL reduction inside 3 months through audience refinement and structured creative testing.
  • Own paid media, content strategy and brand end to end, reporting KPIs weekly to US senior leadership.
  • Building ChatGPT Ads and conversational-search readiness alongside Meta and Google, so the brand is positioned before the channel matures.
  • Produce AI-generated video and static ad creative in-house — creative turnaround cut from weeks to days, with far more variants tested per campaign cycle.
  • Implemented AI automation across content and campaign asset production using Claude AI and OpenAI Codex — 70% faster campaign turnaround, dev dependency removed.
  • Deployed a production WhatsApp AI chatbot on Meta Business API for autonomous lead qualification, query handling and appointment routing.
  • Established the full measurement stack from scratch: GA4, Meta Pixel and Conversions API, Google Tag Manager and Looker Studio dashboards.
  • Authored the US IT staffing content strategy — blog, case studies and LinkedIn thought leadership supporting sales pipeline.
What I owned
Paid media, content strategy and brand end to end
Key contribution
30% CPL reduction inside 3 months
Period
Jan 2025 — Present

Owned marketing for a multi-location retail chain across North India, working through regional execution teams to hit footfall and revenue targets store by store.

  • Led marketing strategy and brand promotions across 10+ retail locations, managing regional execution teams and their campaign calendars.
  • Planned and executed BTL campaigns, in-store branding and launch events to drive footfall and brand recall.
  • Ran digital and social promotions for festive and seasonal campaigns at both store and regional level.
  • Built regional marketing plans aligned to national brand guidelines and revenue targets.
  • Coordinated with store managers and regional heads so campaign execution stayed tied to sales targets rather than running in isolation.
What I owned
Regional marketing strategy across 10+ retail locations
Key contribution
Marketing across 10+ retail locations
Period
2023 — Jan 2025

Handled end-to-end brand marketing for a value retail chain, covering both digital and on-ground activity across the region.

  • Executed end-to-end brand marketing across digital, offline, social and local-area campaigns.
  • Planned local area marketing, in-store events and seasonal promotions across the region.
  • Managed campaign budgets and vendor coordination for print, signage and on-ground activation.
  • Awarded Best Brand Campaign Execution for regional festive season marketing.
What I owned
End-to-end regional brand marketing
Key contribution
Awarded Best Brand Campaign Execution
Period
2021 — Feb 2023

Executed national campaigns at store level for a fashion retail brand, translating central marketing plans into local activity that moved footfall.

  • Ran local marketing campaigns driving brand awareness and store walk-ins.
  • Managed in-store displays, promotional signage and seasonal campaign rollout.
  • Coordinated national campaign execution at store level with the regional marketing team.
  • Tracked campaign impact on footfall and conversion, reporting results back to regional marketing.
What I owned
Store-level execution of national campaigns
Key contribution
National campaigns executed at store level
Period
2019 — 2021

First digital role — owned the brand's social presence and built the content habit that later became the creative side of my paid work.

  • Managed brand social handles — content planning, scheduling and audience engagement.
  • Produced promotional content for festive sales, new arrivals and brand campaigns.
  • Grew following and engagement through consistent on-brand output.
  • Supported store-level campaign rollout and visual merchandising communication.
What I owned
Brand social presence and content
Key contribution
First digital role
Period
2017 — 2019
Where I've Built Experience

Five companies. Retail floor to US-headquartered software.

Ten years, in order. Each one is expanded in the timeline above.

Vmart Retail Ltd Social Media Executive 2017 — 2019 Kashipur
Reliance Trends Marketing Executive 2019 — 2021 Kashipur
Bazzar India Retail Ltd Marketing Executive 2021 — Feb 2023 Gurgaon
V2 Retail Ltd Marketing Head 2023 — Jan 2025 North India
Calance Software Marketing Head Jan 2025 — Present Gurgaon (Hybrid)
Proof of Performance

Numbers, and what sits behind them.

Every figure here is one I own and can walk through — the problem, what I actually changed, and what it moved.

30% CPL Reductionin 90 days
ChallengeA US-headquartered business with no in-house paid acquisition function at all.
What I didBuilt Google Ads and Meta Ads B2B acquisition from zero — account structure, audience segmentation and a disciplined creative testing system.
Result30% cost-per-lead reduction inside 3 months. The gains came from audience refinement and structured creative testing, not from increasing budget.
70% Faster Campaign Turnarounddays to hours
ChallengeCampaign asset production and content publishing were slow and carried a dependency on developer time.
What I didImplemented AI automation across content and campaign asset production using Claude AI and OpenAI Codex.
Result70% faster campaign turnaround, with the dev dependency removed entirely.
15 Team Members Ledmarketing, content, creative
ChallengeConcurrent campaigns shipping across a 10-hour time difference with US senior leadership.
What I didWorkload planning, briefing, review cycles and delivery accountability across marketing, content and creative.
ResultEvery campaign that ships has an owner, a review and a delivery date. KPIs reported weekly to US leadership.
0 → 1 Measurement Stackbuilt from scratch
ChallengeNo measurement stack existed, so campaign decisions ran on assumption.
What I didEstablished GA4, Meta Pixel and Conversions API, Google Tag Manager, Consent Mode and Looker Studio dashboards.
ResultCampaign decisions now run on data rather than assumption.
10+ Retail Locationsregional marketing
ChallengeFootfall and revenue targets to hit store by store across North India.
What I didLed marketing strategy and brand promotions across 10+ retail locations through regional execution teams, with BTL campaigns, in-store branding and launch events.
ResultCampaign execution stayed tied to sales targets rather than running in isolation, coordinated with store managers and regional heads.
AI WhatsApp Chatbotin production
ChallengeInbound lead qualification and routing were manual.
What I didDeployed a production WhatsApp AI chatbot on Meta Business API, built with Claude AI and Upstash Redis.
ResultAutonomous lead qualification, query handling and appointment routing.
What I Do

The whole paid funnel, plus the creative that runs on it.

Meta Ads

Expert

Advantage+ and manual campaign structuring, full-funnel TOF/MOF/BOF, click-to-WhatsApp and lead-form campaigns, catalogue and DPA setup, audience architecture, creative testing systems.

  • Advantage+ campaigns
  • Manual campaign structuring
  • Full-funnel TOF / MOF / BOF
  • Click-to-WhatsApp campaigns
  • Lead-form campaigns
  • Catalogue & DPA setup
  • Audience architecture
  • Creative testing systems

Google Ads

Expert

Search, Performance Max and Shopping, Merchant Center feed management, keyword and negative-keyword strategy, tROAS and bid management, ROAS and CPL optimisation.

  • Search campaigns
  • Performance Max
  • Shopping & Merchant Center
  • Keyword strategy
  • Negative-keyword strategy
  • tROAS & bid management
  • ROAS optimisation
  • CPL optimisation

ChatGPT Ads & AI Growth

Building ahead of the channel

Conversational-search ad readiness, LLM brand visibility, prompt-share tracking and answer-surface positioning — building capability ahead of the channel maturing.

  • Conversational-search ad readiness
  • LLM brand visibility
  • Prompt-share tracking
  • Answer-surface positioning
  • AI-generated video ads
  • AI creative production
  • Claude AI pipelines
  • OpenAI GPT / Codex workflows

Measurement

Full stack

GA4, Meta Pixel and Conversions API, Google Tag Manager, Consent Mode, Looker Studio, Event Match Quality diagnostics.

  • Google Analytics 4
  • Meta Pixel & Conversions API
  • Google Tag Manager
  • Consent Mode
  • Looker Studio
  • Event Match Quality diagnostics
  • Google Search Console

Automation

In production

WhatsApp Business API, AI lead qualification, marketing automation and CRM workflows.

  • WhatsApp Business API
  • AI lead qualification
  • Marketing automation
  • CRM workflows
  • Make.com · Zapier
  • Zoho CRM

Team Leadership

Team of 15

Lead a team of 15 across marketing, content and creative. Briefing, review cycles, workload planning and delivery accountability across concurrent campaigns.

  • Team of 15
  • Campaign planning
  • Briefing
  • Review cycles
  • Workload planning
  • Delivery accountability
Case Studies

Four problems, and how they were solved.

01

Building Paid Acquisition From Zero

Calance Software

ChallengeNo in-house paid acquisition function and no measurement stack.
ActionBuilt Google Ads and Meta Ads B2B acquisition from the ground up — account structure, audience segmentation, a structured creative testing system, and the full tracking layer underneath it.
Result30% CPL reduction inside 3 months, achieved through audience refinement and creative testing rather than budget.
  • Google Ads
  • Meta Ads
  • B2B
  • GA4
  • Meta CAPI
02

AI-Powered Campaign Production

Calance Software

ChallengeCampaign asset production was slow and depended on developer availability.
ActionImplemented AI automation across content and campaign asset production using Claude AI and OpenAI Codex, and brought AI-generated video and static ad creative in-house.
Result70% faster campaign turnaround and the dev dependency removed. Creative turnaround moved from weeks to days, with far more variants tested per cycle.
  • Claude AI
  • OpenAI Codex
  • AI video
  • Creative testing
03

WhatsApp AI Lead Qualification

Calance Software

ChallengeInbound lead qualification, query handling and appointment routing were manual.
ActionDeployed a production WhatsApp AI chatbot on Meta Business API, built with Claude AI and Upstash Redis.
ResultAutonomous lead qualification, query handling and appointment routing running in production.
  • WhatsApp Business API
  • Claude AI
  • Upstash Redis
  • Lead qualification
04

Multi-Location Retail Marketing

V2 Retail Ltd

ChallengeFootfall and revenue targets to hit store by store across North India.
ActionLed marketing strategy and brand promotions across 10+ retail locations through regional execution teams — BTL campaigns, in-store branding, launch events, and festive and seasonal promotions at store and regional level.
ResultRegional marketing plans aligned to national brand guidelines and revenue targets, with execution tied to sales targets rather than running in isolation.
  • BTL
  • Store marketing
  • Regional campaigns
  • Seasonal
Tools & Technology

What I work in daily.

Paid Media

  • Meta Ads Manager
  • Google Ads — Search, P-Max
  • Google Shopping / GMC
  • ChatGPT Ads (OpenAI)
  • Google Ads Editor
  • Meta Business Suite

AI Content & Creative

  • AI video generation tools
  • Claude AI (Anthropic)
  • OpenAI GPT / Codex
  • Canva · CapCut
  • Adobe Express
  • Prompt Engineering

Measurement

  • Google Analytics 4
  • Meta Pixel & CAPI
  • Google Tag Manager
  • Consent Mode
  • Looker Studio
  • Google Search Console

Platform & Automation

  • Shopify · Shopify Markets
  • WhatsApp Business API
  • Make.com · Zapier
  • WordPress
  • Next.js · Vercel
  • Zoho CRM · GitHub
Background

From Kashipur to Gurgaon.

The first digital role was in Kashipur, Uttarakhand — running social handles for a value retail chain. Content planning, festive sale posts, store-level campaign rollout. Small scale, but it is where the habit of producing creative on a schedule started.

Retail is a demanding place to learn marketing. There is a number on the door every day, and a campaign either moves footfall or it does not. Ten years of that — Vmart, Reliance Trends, Bazzar India, then V2 Retail across 10+ locations in North India — is where the instinct for conversion and margin came from.

Gurgaon is where it became digital. Today that means Meta and Google paid acquisition for a US-headquartered firm, a measurement stack built from scratch, AI creative produced in-house, and a team of 15 delivering across a 10-hour time difference.

Retail floor → regional marketing → performance marketing → AI-powered growth.

Credentials

Certifications, education, languages.

Certifications

  • Meta Blueprint Certified
  • Google Ads Search
  • Google Analytics (GA4)
  • HubSpot Content Marketing
  • AI Prompt Engineering

Education

  • Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)Ruhelkhand University, Moradabad
    2016 — 2019
  • Intermediate, Science StreamU.K. Board, Ramnagar, Uttarakhand
    2014 — 2016

Languages

  • Hindi — Native
  • English — Professional
  • Hinglish — Fluent

One marketing lead who covers the whole paid funnel — Meta and Google strategy, build and optimisation, with ChatGPT Ads readiness for what comes next — plus the in-house AI content capability to produce the video and creative those campaigns run on, and the team leadership to keep both moving. I currently lead a team of 15 at a US-headquartered company where I built the entire paid acquisition and measurement stack from zero. I can do it again from week one.

Target Roles

  • Marketing Head / Digital Marketing Manager
  • Performance Marketing Lead
  • Paid Media Manager — Meta & Google Ads
  • Growth Marketing Manager

Availability

  • Immediate joiner · Gurgaon / Delhi NCR
  • Remote-first preferred; open to relocation
  • Comfortable on US, AU, CA and MY time zones
  • Currently leading a team of 15
Professional Recommendations

What people I've worked with say.

Recommendations from colleagues, leaders and business partners will be added here.

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vinod@growtharcmedia.in +91 79060 81795 Gurgaon, India Immediate Joiner