Bhargava, independent marketing strategist
MARKETING STRATEGIST · MUMBAI

I FIGURE OUT
WHY GROWTH
STALLED.

Then I fix it. Sometimes that's a diagnostic. Sometimes it's running your paid, SEO, UX, or retention directly. Mumbai-based strategist, working with growth-stage companies.

— THE POSITIONING

Growth doesn't break because SEO stopped working or ads got expensive. It breaks because things are working in isolation — the intent is off, the message doesn't land, the value doesn't stick. I work at the seam where marketing decisions become business decisions. That's the work.

— BHARGAVA · HOW I LOOK AT GROWTH
— WHAT I DO

THREE STAGES.
ONE FUNNEL.

Growth breaks somewhere between acquisition, user experience, and retention. I work across all three — or the one that's actually slowing you down.

01

Acquisition

STAGE 01 · Acquisition

Getting the right people to the site, with the right intent, at the right cost. Where most budgets get wasted and most briefs get written.

SEO

Content architecture, technical SEO, answer-engine optimization (AEO), and the work of turning intent into rankings.

01
Paid Media

Search, social, programmatic. Strategy, structure, and the operational discipline most campaigns are missing.

02
2 SERVICES · FUNNEL STAGE 0101 / 03
— WHAT I DO

THREE STAGES.
ONE FUNNEL.

Growth breaks somewhere between acquisition, user experience, and retention.

Stage · 1 OF 3

Acquisition

Getting the right people to the site, with the right intent, at the right cost. Where most budgets get wasted and most briefs get written.

SEO

Content architecture, technical SEO, answer-engine optimization (AEO), and the work of turning intent into rankings.

01
Paid Media

Search, social, programmatic. Strategy, structure, and the operational discipline most campaigns are missing.

02
Stage · 2 OF 3

User Experience

What happens after the click. The site, the path through it, the thing that decides whether traffic turns into revenue.

Website Development

Build, rebuild, or fix.

01
UI / UX

Flow, interface, hierarchy.

02
CRO

Test, iterate, improve.

03
Personalisation

Segment-driven journeys and tailored experiences.

04
Stage · 3 OF 3

Retention

What happens after the first conversion. The part of the funnel most teams never get to, and where the economics actually decide themselves.

Marketing Automation

Lifecycle programs that keep revenue.

01
Loyalty & CRM

The system that turns customers into advocates.

02
Bhargava, marketing strategist based in Mumbai
06 · About

I'm a marketing strategist based in Mumbai, working at the intersection of marketing, data, and product. I focus on connecting these domains to create strategies that are not just creative, but measurable and outcome-driven.

Most weeks I focus on shaping positioning, auditing funnels, and running diagnostics. I work with brands to move beyond surface-level metrics, identifying what actually drives growth across acquisition, engagement, and conversion. My approach blends structured thinking with data-led insights to bring clarity to complex problems and turn them into scalable, actionable systems.

Brands I worked with

1 of 2 retainer slots open for Q3 2026

TELL ME WHAT'S
SLOWING YOUR
GROWTH DOWN.

One call. One verdict. One plan. You'll know what's broken by the end of month one.

Tools I work in

HubSpot
Google Analytics
Mixpanel
WebEngage
Adobe Analytics
VWO
6Sense
Factors.ai
Meta Business Manager
Google Ads
Zoho CRM
Shopify
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