Rohan Saraf

Barcelona · Ex-Google · Former CMO · Sr Marketing Consultant, Ants Digital

I find the ROAS leak. Then we scale what works.

~20 years leading brand, growth, paid media, programmatic and AI marketing — Google, CMO at Fresh Greens, SVP Growth at Digital Upshot, Sr Marketing Consultant, Ants Digital. I've steered ~$100M of client ad spend and build the AI + single-source-of-truth plumbing that stops the bleed. Free ROAS Audit for B2B & B2C → Retainer + Revenue Generation.

  • ~$100M ad spend steered
  • 12:1 ROAS as CMO
  • Blinkit brand up to 46x
  • Shin Chan footfall +45%
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Rohan Saraf

Hireable proof · Priya Foods / Blinkit

Brand vs non-brand vs competitor — the split that gets me hired

TL;DR: Brand 33–46x compounds · non-brand ~5x is useful · competitor 0.7–1.0x is the leak. Scale the spine; starve the bleed.

Verified Apr 2026 CXO window. Blended result: 3.74x on ₹5.07L spend → ₹18.98L revenue · 16,388 units. Targets labelled separately from results.

Brand-keyword illustration inside the split (not the headline flex): Tomato Pickle KW hit 70x on Blinkit. Hist. brand KWs 45.9x. Blinkit overall ~7.1x · BigBasket 5.86x · Zepto W2 1.9x (diagnosed).

33–46x

Brand ROAS

Blinkit · hireable proof

~5x

Non-brand

4.8–5.0x

0.7–1x

Competitor

Exposed as bleed

3.74x

Apr blended (result)

₹5.07L → ₹18.98L

Testimonials

“I had the opportunity to work with Rohan during the setup of digital marketing campaign for Aulab in the Spanish market. Rohan proved to be a highly skilled professional, very committed to the achievement of goals and the respect of due dates. He's also an out-of-the-box lateral thinker, always prone to find new technical solutions in order to overcome obstacles, as well as a very humble person, always willing to review his strategy when he sees that change is needed to achieve targets. It's always a pleasure to work with professionals like him!”

Paolo Meola

Co-founder at Forest Valley | Co-founder at Guidance

April 2021 · Client

“Rohan is a trailblazing entrepreneur with over 15 years of experience in FoodTech and marketing, especially notable for founding Vegan Food Club. His commitment to expanding access to vegan cuisine has led him to achieve impressive growth in both Spain and Portugal. As a Google Adwords certified professional, his expertise…”
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Shoeb Ahmad

Marketing Leader | Growth, Inbound & Demand Generation | Marketing Transformation | B2B Tech

May 2024

“Rohan is collaborating with Demium mentoring the startups we have ongoing, and helping out as well the Demium team. His vision and knowledge in marketing strategy has been very important for all the projects. Thank you for being always open to help and share your experience with all of us…”
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Angela Castello

Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) at VDS & Startup Valencia | Executive Board Member

April 2021 · Worked with Rohan on different teams

“Rohan is a very hard-working person and he is always willing to help his teammates even if they are from other teams. He has a diverse cultural knowledge and he knows how to work in an international environment, building relationships with people from diverse cultures. It has been a pleasure working with him and I really hope that our professional careers cross again in the future.”

Alba García Gómez

HR | Talent Acquisition | IT Recruiter

December 2019 · Worked with Rohan on different teams

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Selected proof

Numbers that survived a board review

Frameworks travel across B2B lead gen (Teleperformance, Margadarsi), D2C and e-commerce (Fresh Greens, Del Monte), financial services (PNB MetLife), entertainment (Ramoji Film City × Sony Pictures) and Google agency portfolios — in markets including Spain, UK & Ireland, DACH and India.

Fresh Greens

12:1

E-com ROAS · EUR 2.8M ARR

Digital Upshot

+30–45%

YoY ROI · CAC −15–22%

Google Barcelona

£7.8M

Annual UK & Ireland agency portfolio

Del Monte

8.3x

ROAS result · from 3.4x in 6 months

Teleperformance India

+40%

Lead quality · conversion cycle −25%

Ramoji Film City × Sony Pictures

2.5x

Audience engagement · lower CAC

Margadarsi · paid leads Apr–Jul 2026 (Google + Meta)

  • 41,898 paid leads
  • 12.9% junk vs 45–60% BFSI band
  • 6,382 hot leads
  • Hot→Sale 5.00%

Experience

~20 years — from Google to the C-suite

Most recent first. Agency, in-house and platform side, across Spain, UK & Ireland, DACH and India.

  1. Sr Marketing Consultant

    Current

    Ants Digital · Remote

    Aug 2022 – Present

    • AI-driven programmatic and predictive B2B lead funnels for Teleperformance India: lead quality +40%, conversion cycles −25%.
    • Ramoji Film City (with Sony Pictures): media buying that lowered CAC and scaled audience engagement 2.5x.
    • Agentic AI modules (OpenClaw, Hermes) and predictive engines on 35+ years of historical data for D2C, B2B and e-commerce.
    • Coaches specialists in AI-led media planning.
  2. SVP, Growth

    Digital Upshot · Barcelona, Spain

    Oct 2020 – Feb 2022

    • Del Monte and PNB MetLife: 30–45% YoY ROI growth and CAC −15–22% through data-led media planning on $1M–$3M annual budgets.
    • Up to 5x ROAS across paid search and social.
    • Scaled affiliate and programmatic-native acquisition by 60% without extra spend.
    • Real-time Power BI / GA4 dashboards bridging SEO, paid media and programmatic.
  3. Chief Marketing Officer

    Fresh Greens · Valencia, Spain

    Jan 2018 – Sep 2020

    • 12:1 ROAS and €2.8M in recurring revenue on €750K–€1.2M annual ad spend.
    • Led a team of 6 across paid search, social, influencer and email.
  4. Sr. Agency Account Manager

    Google · Barcelona, Spain

    Dec 2016 – Jan 2018

    • £7.8M annual portfolio for UK & Ireland partner agencies.
    • Guided partner agencies on best practice, growing annual ad spend and ROI.
  5. Head of Marketing

    Prestamos Prima · Barcelona, Spain

    Nov 2015 – Dec 2016

    • Owned every marketing channel and evolved the mix with new media.
    • Aligned agency performance KPIs with brand goals.

Roles I lead

  • CMO
  • Head of Marketing
  • Brand & Creative Head
  • EU & Local-Market Lead
  • Growth
  • Paid Media
  • Programmatic
  • AI Marketing

Education & certifications

  • MA Linguistics · EFLU (2007)
  • Google Ads Certification · Google
  • Programmatic Media Buying (DV360) · Google Marketing Platform (2019)
  • HubSpot Marketing Software Certification · HubSpot Academy (2021)

Success stories

20 Years of Success Stories Across Three Continents

$100Mn in Ad Spend

Priya Foods · Ramoji Group

Quick commerce ROAS engine

Blinkit / Zepto / BigBasket

TL;DR: Brand 33–46x is the hireable proof. Non-brand ~5x. Competitor ≤1x is the leak. Tomato 70x = brand-KW illustration, not the headline.

Hireable proof: brand 33–46x · non-brand ~5x · competitor ≤1x

Challenge

Scale quick-commerce paid media without watering down brand efficiency. Need: prove where ROAS actually compounds — and cut where it doesn't.

Approach

  • Brand vs non-brand vs competitor KW architecture on Blinkit
  • Protect high-ROAS brand & category keywords; starve weak competitor spend
  • Diagnose Zepto brand gap vs Blinkit and rebalance platform mix

Outcome

Brand keywords (33–46x) became the scaling spine; competitor spend exposed as the leak. Tomato Pickle KW at 70x illustrates brand-keyword upside inside that split — not a blended claim.

33–46x

Brand ROAS (result)

~5x

Non-brand (result)

0.7–1x

Competitor (result)

70x

Tomato KW (brand illus.)

Priya Foods · Ramoji Group

Omnichannel e-com + q-comm growth

Apr 2026 CXO window + 4-month arc

TL;DR: April result 3.74x blended. Transformation arc 2x→5x (labelled). Plan target ≥4.2x — not claimed as current.

Plan target ≥4.2x — not claimed as current blended

Challenge

Unify platform spend across Blinkit, Zepto, BigBasket and beyond. Deliver a blended return the CXO can trust — then expand toward a ₹10 Cr / 6-month plan.

Approach

  • Apr sprint (result): ₹5.07L spend → ₹18.98L revenue · 16,388 units
  • Platform ROAS discipline: scale Blinkit & BigBasket; fix Zepto brand gap
  • Transformation arc (labelled): blended ROAS 2x → 5x in 4 months · ACOS −40%

Outcome

April proved the engine (3.74x blended result). Plan target: ≥4.2x on ₹10.5L/mo toward ₹10 Cr / 6 months across Blinkit, Zepto, BigBasket, Amazon, Flipkart, Website, Swiggy — labelled as plan/targets.

3.74x

Apr blended (result)

5.86x

BigBasket (result)

2x→5x

4-mo arc (labelled)

≥4.2x

Plan target

Sony Pictures × Ramoji

Shin Chan — footfall launch

Hyderabad amusement attraction

TL;DR: CAC −30% · ROAS +60% · footfall +45% (stated results).

Challenge

Launch Shin Chan at a Hyderabad attraction and maximize footfall for the client's first high-attendance event of this kind. Media had to convert curiosity into tickets.

Approach

  • Multi-channel funnel with CAC & ROAS as north stars
  • Cut non-converting spend; scale high-CTR / high-ROAS lines
  • A/B tests across creative, audience, and daypart

Outcome

First high-attendance event of its kind: lower CAC, stronger ROAS, +45% footfall.

−30%

CAC (result)

+60%

ROAS (result)

+45%

Footfall (result)

Margadarsi Chit Fund · BFSI lead gen

Owning the category on search — and closing more of it

Google + Meta · Apr–Jul 2026 results · Aug–Oct 2026 plan

TL;DR: Search impression share 12.8% → 25.1% (Q1→Q3 2026). CPL ₹223 blended vs ₹500–₹2,500 BFSI benchmarks. Hot→Sale 2.11% → 5.00%. Plan: ₹40L/month at 50:50 Google/Meta.

Results Apr–Jul 2026 · Aug–Oct 2026 shown as plan

Challenge

The daily lead target rose 7.5× in five months (100 → 750/day), pushing campaigns back into the learning phase with every revision — while branches needed leads that actually close.

Approach

  • Scaled delivery as the account cleared learning: budget utilisation 18% → 98%; July delivered 732 leads/day vs a 600/day target (122%)
  • Rebuilt the Google vs Meta split on lead quality: Meta turned 43.3% of leads hot vs Google's 12.0%
  • Retiring Display and PMax inventory (95.7% of junk sat there) and concentrating on real search intent
  • Plan (Aug–Oct 2026, labelled): ₹40L/month held flat, 50:50 Google/Meta, target corrected to 450–525 leads/day

Outcome

Margadarsi now appears in 25 of every 100 category searches (every competitor under 10), with 57.0% of appearances at the absolute top of page (from 41.7%). Google CPL ₹197 and Meta CPL ₹442 sit below Indian BFSI benchmarks (₹1,000–₹2,500 Google; ₹500–₹1,200 Meta). Aug–Oct figures are plan/targets, not results.

25.1%

Search impr. share Q3 (from 12.8%)

₹223

Blended CPL Apr–Jul (result)

12.9%

Junk rate vs 45–60% BFSI band

5.00%

Hot→Sale (from 2.11% FY24-25)

My clients · D2C marketplaces

Marketplace growth for D2C brands in the UK and India

Beanies & Coffeeway (UK) · Del Monte India · Bernshenn (UK)

TL;DR: Beanies sales 3x in 2 months · Del Monte India sales 2x in 3 months · Bernshenn sales +136% in 4 quarters, ROAS +135%.

My clients · ROAS improvement by brand (stated results)

Challenge

Crowded marketplaces with established competitors: products had to be discoverable, convert, and earn trust through reviews — for a new UK coffee brand set-up, a stagnant FMCG listing and a consumer-durables range.

Approach

  • I led listing optimisation: A+ content, enhanced titles, descriptions and images built on relevant keywords
  • I re-ran AMS campaigns and cut spend on non-converting assets
  • I lifted ROAS by raising orders and AOV, with post-sales review and feedback management

Outcome

Products ranked on the first page for key searches and became best-sellers in multiple categories. Del Monte India growth is measured from the July 2024 account transfer.

3x

Beanies & Coffeeway sales · 2 months

2x

Del Monte India sales · 3 months

+136%

Bernshenn sales · 4 quarters

+108%

Bernshenn CVR

The pipes · AI / SSOT

Concrete stack — not vapor

TL;DR: Unify spend + revenue into one truth layer; kill vanity ROAS; decide cut-or-scale from the same numbers the CXO sees.

I wire automation and a single source of truth so platform UIs, weekly ops, and board packs stop arguing. Spend and revenue land in one place; anomalies and vanity ROAS get flagged before they become a story. The plumbing is the product — dashboards without it just document the bleed.

Stack I actually use

  • n8n
  • Make.com
  • sGTM on GCP
  • CrewAI
  • Gemini Pro
  • PostgreSQL
SSOT flow (illustrative schema — not a client screenshot)
Ad platformsCommerce / CRMsGTM · GCPn8n · Make.comCrewAI · Gemini ProPostgreSQLSSOT layerWeekly opsBoard pack

The offer

Retainer + Revenue Generation

The Free ROAS Audit is the front door — for B2B and B2C. It finds the leak. The retainer scales what works — with me on the account weekly.

How it works

No fluff discovery theatre. You get a precise audit of where ROAS leaks and where it compounds. Then we lock a Retainer + Revenue Generation engagement. Retainer clients work with me directly — not a pod swap.

  1. 1. Free ROAS Audit

    B2B or B2C. Submit the form below. I diagnose spend, funnel, and platform waste — with numbers, not slides.

  2. 2. Retainer

    Ongoing senior ownership of media economics, channel mix and growth. Typical: weekly ops + board-ready pack.

  3. 3. Revenue Generation

    We scale the winners. CAC down, ROAS up, pipeline or units moving — measured weekly.

How the retainer works (first 30 days)

Hours are scoped per engagement. Typical rhythm:

  • Weekly operator on the account (you get Rohan)
  • Weekly report + cut-or-scale list
  • KPI ownership you can take to the board
  • Decision rights agreed upfront: media economics with me; creative, landing pages and brand with me, your team or partners, as scoped
  • Artifacts: audit leak map → 30-day plan → recurring board-ready pack

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Services

Three ways in

Free ROAS Audit

Lead magnet for B2B & B2C. I find the leak in your paid media and funnel — then propose the fix.

  • Spend & ROAS diagnosis
  • Platform / KW leak map (brand · non-brand · competitor)
  • Clear scale-or-cut list

Retainer + Rev-Gen

Hands-on paid media & growth leadership: media economics, concrete AI/SSOT plumbing (n8n · Make · sGTM · CrewAI · Gemini · Postgres), weekly ownership.

  • You work with me directly
  • Weekly KPI + cut-or-scale
  • Budget reallocation that compounds

Coaching / consult

For CMOs, founders and leadership teams who want senior judgment on systems, teams, and measurement across the full funnel.

  • Focused working sessions
  • Measurement & org design
  • Playbooks for your stack
Rohan Saraf

About

Senior marketing leader. Barcelona-based.

~20 years in international marketing across EMEA and APAC: Google (Sr. Agency Account Manager, UK & Ireland portfolio), CMO at Fresh Greens, SVP Growth at Digital Upshot and, since Aug 2022, Sr Marketing Consultant, Ants Digital. If you hire Rohan, you get Rohan.

I lead brand, growth, paid media and programmatic as one system — brand strategy and positioning, demand generation, product launches and performance — with teams of 5–8 and $1M–$3M annual budgets. Across my career I've been trusted with ~$100M of other people's ad spend.

I also build the measurement underneath: OmniView, a marketing-intelligence platform unifying 28+ channels; agentic AI workflows (OpenClaw, Hermes); and SSOT plumbing (n8n, Make.com, sGTM on GCP, CrewAI, Gemini Pro, PostgreSQL), so spend and revenue share one truth.

  • Ex-Google
  • Former CMO
  • SVP Growth · Sr Marketing Consultant
  • ~$100M ad spend steered
  • OmniView · 28+ channels
  • MA Linguistics · EFLU
  • Barcelona · Permanent residency

Languages: English (native) · Spanish (A2) · Dutch (basic)

rohan.c2@gmail.com · +34 607 941 649

FAQ

First-call questions, answered

Do I get you — or an agency pod?

Retainer clients work with me directly — not a bait-and-switch pod. Since Aug 2022 I've been Sr Marketing Consultant, Ants Digital; retainer engagements are run by me personally. Weekly operator on the account means Rohan.

Who is the Free ROAS Audit for?

B2B and B2C brands with real paid media spend (or about to scale it) who want a precise leak map — brand vs non-brand vs competitor — not a sales deck.

How do you think about non-brand and new-to-brand (NTB)?

Brand is often the efficiency spine (Priya Blinkit brand 33–46x). Non-brand ~5x can still be useful for volume/NTB — but it is not the same efficiency class. Competitor at 0.7–1.0x is usually the bleed. We measure each bucket; we do not average them into a vanity blended story.

Do you cover creative and landing pages?

Yes, when it's in scope. Media economics is the core; creative, landing pages and brand work can sit with your team, your partners or with me, depending on the engagement. I flag early when creative or the landing page is the bottleneck.

What is Retainer + Revenue Generation?

After the audit, we engage on a retainer: typical weekly ops + board-ready pack, cut-or-scale list, KPI ownership. Revenue generation means we scale what the audit proved works — measured against CAC, ROAS, and pipeline/units. Hours are scoped per engagement.

Do you invent case-study numbers?

No. Every metric on this site is from verified client windows, CXO briefings, or stated outcomes. Results vs plan/targets are labelled. Tomato 70x is a brand-keyword illustration inside the split — not a blended claim. We never claim Priya blended was 8x.

Where are you based?

Barcelona, Spain, with Spanish permanent residency and full right to work, so no visa or sponsorship needed. Open to on-site, hybrid or remote roles across Spain and the EU. Languages: English (native), Spanish (A2) and Dutch (basic).

What roles are you open to?

Senior marketing leadership: CMO, head of marketing, brand & creative head, EU and local-market lead, growth, paid media, programmatic and AI marketing leadership — full-time or fractional, on-site, hybrid or remote.

Stop guessing. Audit the leak.

Free ROAS Audit for B2B & B2C. Then Retainer + Revenue Generation — with Rohan on the account, not a pod.

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Or write directly: rohan.c2@gmail.com · +34 607 941 649

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