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Kartik Nihal Bharadwaj

Kartik Nihal Bharadwaj

Brand, content and growth strategist

Ten years across brand, media, content, digital PR and growth, from scaling a 200M-user platform to agency work for global brands.

BengaluruWith Creative Dalaal Sep 2021 – Apr 2024

About

Kartik has spent more than a decade across brand, media, communications, digital marketing, consulting and his own ventures. He was on the founding team that took Glance from zero to over 200 million users, then led content, digital PR and SEO for global brands at OMD UK, part of Omnicom.

He worked with Creative Dalaal from 2021 to 2024 as a business and digital marketing consultant: the studio's own go-to-market, SEO and PR strategy, its client-acquisition plan and pitches, and paid and organic strategy for client launches.

His MBA from the University of Glasgow (with distinction) came with consulting work for HSBC, Santander and the UK Ministry of Defence. Most recently he has led marketing for Superhealth Hospitals and go-to-market strategy for UXL.

Work with Creative Dalaal

Business and digital marketing consultantSep 2021 – Apr 2024
  • Built Creative Dalaal's own go-to-market, SEO and PR strategy, client-acquisition plan and ROI-focused roadmaps.
  • Led new-business pitches, with brand, consumer and competitor research, at a high conversion rate.
  • Planned paid and organic media for client product launches, and media and content strategies for brands.
  • Worked with the SEO and web teams on client website builds and maintenance.

Selected projects

Beyond Creative Dalaal
Glance, InMobi Group2017 – 2022

Glance: 0 to 200M+ users

Founding team member. Content and OEM partnership strategy that scaled the platform across India and seven global markets, pitch decks that supported $390M in funding, and the launches of Glance Live, Gaming and Shopping.

With Disney+ · CNBC · Star Sports · Autocar · Amazon · Unilever · Samsung · Reliance · Myntra
GrowthContentPartnerships
OMD UK, Omnicom Group2024 – 2025

Digital PR and AI-search strategy

Led content, PR and social strategy and a team of 12. Campaigns earned 180+ top-tier media features and 2B+ impressions, and he designed the agency's ways of working for AI search.

With British Gas · Mercedes-Benz · Lidl · Barclays · The National Lottery · Clarks
Digital PRSEOAEO / GEO
Superhealth Hospitals2025 – 2026

SuperOS and Superbirth launches

Positioning, launch and operations for the AI-healthcare software SuperOS and the Superbirth maternity package. Monthly revenue grew 150% in three months on an 80% rise in spend, and he set up the brand book.

GTMLaunchHealthcare
Leveraged Growth2026

UXL go-to-market

Led UXL's GTM, marketing and sales strategy across India, from segmentation and positioning to lead generation, and wrote its brand strategy document. Also sharpened ABC's positioning, content strategy and editorial guidelines.

GTMBrand strategy
HSBC2022 – 2023, during MBA

ESG and content strategy

Strategic guidance on ESG reporting and content marketing for corporate client engagement.

Consulting
Santander2022 – 2023, during MBA

SEO and employer branding

Strategy to improve SEO, and a better internal-communications process to strengthen the employer brand.

Consulting
Festival Republic2022 – 2025

Revenue strategy for 13 events

Data-led strategies to lift organiser revenue and vendor ROI, while improving the fan experience.

ConsultingEvents
Ministry of Defence, UK2022 – 2023, during MBA

Army unit training programme

Designed a specialised programme to improve the effectiveness and adaptability of an Army unit.

Consulting
Metta2022 – 2025

Low-carbon communications

Recommended communication practices to reduce the company's digital carbon footprint.

ConsultingSustainability
Manchester United (MBA project)2023

Growth and revenue strategy

Final MBA project at the University of Glasgow on growth and revenue opportunities for the club.

Strategy
Qisetna2024

Website restructure and digital campaigns

Restructured the website and integrated the CRM to improve journeys and organic performance, and ran digital campaigns across content, PR, SEO and paid.

ContentCRMUX
Mercor2026

Marketing evaluation for AI training

Built marketing-specific evaluation frameworks and scoring rubrics, and assessed model outputs on brand strategy, growth and campaign reasoning.

AI
NDTV Good Times2016 – 2017

The Mavericks and The Buzz

Production on The Mavericks, a show with Glenfiddich, and The Buzz, plus web articles and social content.

ProductionSocial

Ventures

  • India Meets Italy
    Founder · 20-seat Indo-Italian café

    Ran a six-person team, profitable from the third month, and exited with a profit after 18 months.

  • Yours Secondly
    Co-founder · biodegradable packaging

    Pre-incubated at IIM Bangalore's NSRCEL. Built the GTM; closed when B2B partnerships didn't land.

Featured writing

Bangalore Mirror, Times of India
  • Utsav 2015 concludes with a bang
  • Majaa and masti at Utsav 2015
  • Doing it for dad
  • Angry Birds may come to the city
  • Citizens walk the talk on health and fitness

Experience

  • AI Marketing Specialist
    Mercor
    Jul 2026 – Sep 2026 · Remote

    Evaluated marketing outputs against structured rubrics and built scoring criteria for AI model training.

  • Marketing and Growth Consultant
    Leveraged Growth
    Jun 2026 – Aug 2026 · Remote

    GTM, marketing and sales strategy for UXL, working with the founder on revenue strategy and positioning.

  • Senior Marketing Manager
    Superhealth Hospitals
    Dec 2025 – Feb 2026 · Bengaluru

    Brand, GTM, community, social, influencer and performance marketing; launched SuperOS and Superbirth.

  • Senior Content Strategist
    OMD UK, Omnicom Group
    Oct 2024 – Oct 2025 · London

    Content, digital PR and SEO for British Gas, Mercedes-Benz, Lidl, Barclays, The National Lottery and Clarks.

  • Digital Content Strategist
    Qisetna
    Jan 2024 – Sep 2024 · London

    Digital strategy across content, PR, SEO and paid; website restructure and CRM integration.

  • Management Consultant
    Freelance
    Oct 2022 – Nov 2025 · London

    HSBC, Santander, Metta, Festival Republic, the UK Ministry of Defence and Creative Dalaal.

  • Business Consultant
    Creative Dalaal
    Sep 2021 – Apr 2024 · Freelance

    GTM, SEO and PR strategy, client-acquisition pitches, and launch strategies for clients.

  • Senior Sub-Editor and Senior Growth Strategist
    Glance, InMobi Group
    Jun 2020 – Jul 2022 · Bengaluru

    Founding team. Led editorial and content strategy (engagement up 45%), and mentored and hired across EMEA, the US and Indonesia.

  • Sub-Editor and Growth Strategist
    Glance, InMobi Group
    Jun 2017 – Jun 2020 · Bengaluru

    Newsroom editing, live sports coverage, content-led growth and PR, and omnichannel campaigns with OEMs and brands.

  • Co-founder
    Yours Secondly
    Oct 2020 – Apr 2021 · Bengaluru

    Biodegradable packaging, pre-incubated at IIM-B's NSRCEL.

  • Founder
    India Meets Italy
    Sep 2018 – Apr 2020 · Bengaluru

    A 20-seat Indo-Italian resto-café, exited profitably.

  • Content Producer and Social Media Executive
    NDTV Good Times
    May 2016 – Jun 2017 · New Delhi
  • News Reporter
    Bangalore Mirror, Times of India
    Apr 2015 – Apr 2016 · Bengaluru

Education

  • University of Glasgow, Adam Smith Business School
    MBA, Marketing and Strategy, with distinction
    2022 – 2023
  • Christ University, Bangalore
    BA, Communication and Media, English, Psychology
    2014 – 2017
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