Avdhut Desai

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Brand Strategist | IIM Ahmedabad Alumnus | Founder President at Foresight Foundation (NGO) @ CDM Media Group
Avdhut Desai's Location
Pune, Maharashtra, India, India
About Avdhut Desai

Let me introduce myself in a brief - I am a person who likes to learn new things and who thinks that a network of good people can change the world for the perpetual enrichment of humanity. Technology, in my opinion, must be used for the well-being of all; by the way, we all are a part of a big family called the world, aren't we?I am a professional content writer/strategist and digital marketer. I have been working in the corporate world for the past 4 years in various positions. I started working in 2017 after four years of intensive study for the IAS-Civil Services Examination held by UPSC. Until now, I have mastered some SKILLS such as,• SEO Optimized Content Writing• Blogs, Articles, and Website Content• SEM/SMO• Visual Communication Designing• Digital Marketing - Content Strategy• WordPress CMS• Localization (English to Hindi Translation), etc.• Basic SEO Techniques and Keyword Planning• Canva for Designing• Google Analytics (Basics)My PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE has gradually built up from being a freelancer content writer, and contributor to YourStory.com to a full-time in-house senior content writer to the team lead of Marketing for seven different organizations of which some were contractual jobs of very short timespan. The organizations I worked for, ranged from career counseling startups, IT, and agile business coaching/training institutes, and Online bookkeeping/accounting firms to mobility multinational Uber and IT MSP.I have done various certifications in marketing on the LinkedIn Learning platform which allows me to grow beyond content writing.Apart from my professional career, I am running an NGO Foresight Foundation in my hometown. I aim to provide basic educational facilities to needy children in rural India. We are setting up libraries. I am also a part of an educational academy, Foresight Education which is being run by my younger brother. Some of my CREATIONS: I designed these websites from scratch with content.• The Foresight (https://theforesight.in/), a prospective media platform like YourStory and The Economist• Foresight Education (https://foresighteducation.in/), our educational and career coaching academy• Foresight Foundation (https://foresightfoundation.org/), our NGO• Foresight IAS (https://foresightias.com/),- Strategy guidance to IAS aspirantsBesides my professional stint, I like solo traveling and I am also writing a book. Thank You.

Avdhut Desai's Current Company Details
CDM Media Group

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Brand Strategist | IIM Ahmedabad Alumnus | Founder President at Foresight Foundation (NGO)
Avdhut Desai Work Experience Details
  • Cdm Media Group
    Marketing Manager
    Cdm Media Group Mar 2023 - Present
    Pune, Maharashtra, India
  • Foresight Foundation
    President
    Foresight Foundation May 2014 - Present
    Kolhapur, Maharashtra (India)
    I lead this NGO along with other volunteers with a motto - "Leading National Total Upliftment". We have planned to establish a knowledge hub in every corner of India to let the needy easy and free access to educational resources. 'Financial Inclusion' is also one of the objectives of Foresight Foundation.
  • Foresight Education
    Co-Founder
    Foresight Education May 2017 - Present
    Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India
    Though not an officially registered entity, Foresight Education is my brainchild through which I wish to offer quality yet affordable educational services such as coaching, counselling and reading rooms, etc.
  • Itone Infotech
    Marketing Lead
    Itone Infotech Feb 2021 - Apr 2023
    Pune, Maharashtra, India
    Being a team lead of marketing at ITOne Infotech, a leading Managed Service Provider (MSP), I handle end-to-end marketing activities that include digital marketing, branding as well as backend support to the sales and operation teams.
  • Syenergy Environics Ltd.
    Assistant Manager - Digital Marketing
    Syenergy Environics Ltd. Aug 2020 - Dec 2020
    Gurugram, Haryana, India
    Being in a managerial position at Environics, I assisted marketing activities with a focus on content development. I helped create a new website, handled social media, and wrote blogs and marketing copies.
  • Caxpert
    Digital Marketing Lead
    Caxpert Jan 2020 - Apr 2020
    Gurgaon, Haryana, India
    • Creating targeted content and info-graphics for webinars jointly held by WEP, NITI Aayog and CAxpert• Doing Keyword Research specific to the field of Economy and Finance• Performed a major role in forming an effective content strategy for digital marketing on various social media.CAxpert is a small yet growing startup providing services in online bookkeeping, taxation, and compliances. I worked here as a content strategist. (Unfortunately, due to COVID-19, the company couldn't absorb my cost and I was asked to quit)
  • Uber
    Content Developer/ Sr. Consultant
    Uber Oct 2018 - Nov 2019
    Gurgaon, India
    An experienced Content/Operation Consultant who also has a demonstrated history of working in digital marketing and is skilled in generating and implementing ideas with the Central Operations team to increase user engagement. I am adept at analyzing a problem and quickly developing a solution, and developing ways to track systematic ops.Key Highlights• Supporting cross-functional campaign executions for India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh from CRM perspective.• Managed ICC World Cup Campaign, ELC Campaign, and Uber Plus Launch campaign effectively for tier-1 cities• Major role in creating Uber Guide and communicating the same with Uber Driver Partners• Developing creative ideas and concepts in partnership with the design and marketing team.• Participating in strategic brainstorming, campaign development, creative brief development, and creative execution. • Collaborating with designers, art directors, and creative directors to breathe life into those concepts.• Executing large-scale ad-hoc and automated communications.• Analyzing the success of concepts and copies and modify strategies based on results.• Translations to and from English/Hindi/Marathi (Localization)• Vendor management
  • Agivetta Consulting
    Marketing Wizard/Content Developer
    Agivetta Consulting Apr 2018 - Oct 2018
    Gurgaon, Haryana, India
    • Wrote a variety of quality content for training and consulting needs, mailers, business proposals, social media, blogs, websites, and conferences.• Proofreading and editing • I am a non-certified Scrum Master who has gone through a ScrumMaster training thoroughly and knows the efficient ways of how should a cross-functional team work in an incremental manner to deliver a viable product.
  • Ssdn Technologies
    Content Developer
    Ssdn Technologies Aug 2017 - Mar 2018
    Gurgaon, Haryana, India
    • Writing blogs, articles, mailers, training, and course content, and social media content• Worked on many projects such as – Technical Content Creation for a Whole New Website (Total content on the website including course descriptions) of SSDN Technologies, which markets more than a hundred courses of Microsoft and Citrix.• Wrote technical blogs and articles of finest qualities for SSDN Technologies
  • Careerguide.Com
    Career Counselor & Manager - Content
    Careerguide.Com Oct 2016 - Aug 2017
    Noida Area, India
    • As a content developer/manager, I led a team of more than 20 content writers to produce quality educational and career content to be published on CareerGuide Blog, created effective presentations, etc. • Wrote hundreds of blogs and articles and got them published on the website.• As a career counselor, I guided a number of students from all over India through video conferencing, group counseling in schools/colleges, and even telephonic counseling and through e-Learning.• worked with Jharkhand government on a pilot project- ‘Smart School’ in Ranchi• Worked for Reliance CSR activities in Haryana Government Schools/Colleges in Jhajjar district where I conducted counseling sessions• Worked as a Freelance writer for a long time before I started working full-time.

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Avdhut Desai works for Cdm Media Group

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Avdhut Desai's current role is Brand Strategist | IIM Ahmedabad Alumnus | Founder President at Foresight Foundation (NGO).

What schools did Avdhut Desai attend?

Avdhut Desai attended Indian Institute Of Management Ahmedabad, Indian Institute Of Management Rohtak, Rajaram College Kolhapur, Alternative Learning Systems - Als Ias Institute, New Delhi., Maharashtra Highschool And Junior College, Kolhapur, Chh.rajaram Highschool,kasaba Bavada,kolhapur.

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