Rahul Pansare

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Group Marketing Head - Stellantis India at Stellantis

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Overview

Rahul Pansare is a seasoned marketing leader with over 22 years of experience in the automotive, FMCG, and entertainment sectors. As the Group Marketing Head for JEEP & CITROËN at Stellantis, he specializes in brand building and innovative marketing communications. People who have worked with him describe him as a passionate, skilled communicator and a great team player.

He is an active voice in the marketing community, participating in industry summits and publishing articles on evolving automotive trends and consumer behavior. He emphasizes the importance of authenticity and emotional connection in brand messaging, believing great content is key to triggering the right consumer emotions.

Rahul has been recognized as a "Super30 CMO" and one of Adgullys "Powerful Influencers, " highlighting his significant contributions to the marketing industry.

Personality Overview

Strong-Willed

Risk-Taker

Very Quick

They prefer to be the ones controlling the conversation or defining the terms.  They take a lot of pride in personal achievements. They are not always relationship oriented.

Topics They Care About

Automotive Branding
Currently leads marketing for JEEP and Citroën in India, focusing on creating distinct brand identities and executing impactful campaigns in a competitive market.
Experiential Marketing
He advocates for creating environments where customers can directly engage with products, such as hosting customer events at SulaFest to build a strong brand community.
Evolving Consumer Behavior
He has authored articles and speaks about how events like the pandemic have fundamentally changed the Indian car buyer and the marketing techniques needed for engagement.

Media Appearances

Former Skoda Marketing Head Rahul Pansare joins Stellantis - Auto. Featured in Economic Times (Auto)

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At the #ETMESummit, Rahul Pansare, Group Marketing Head, Jeep & Citroën, Stellantis. Featured in Facebook (ETBrandEquity)

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Rahul Pansare joins Stellantis as Group Marketing Head .... Featured in Exchange4Media

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Work History

3-2024
Group Marketing Head - Stellantis India at Stellantis
5-2023 - 3-2024
Head of Marketing at SKODA India
2-2018 - 5-2023
Asst. Vice President Marketing & PR (JEEP) at Stellantis
4-2016 - 2-2018
Head - Marketing Communications at Stellantis
1-2015 - 4-2016
Head Of Marketing Communications at Volkswagen India

Education

2000 - 2002
MBA from Sydenham Institute of Management
1994 - 1999
BE from RGIT Mumbai University

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Insights For Selling To Rahul

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Hold your ground without indulging in one-upmanship
  • Speak about competitive differentiation that your product offers
  • Make sure that you circle back fast on any action items, it wins their trust

DONT's

  • Don’t take too much time in sending them information if they ask for any
  • Do not back off when challenged, respond with a confident, objective answer instead
  • Don't try too hard to forge relationships with them

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Rahul is

  • Conviction around the impact matters the most to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Rahul

  • If they decide not to use your product, they will say no clearly.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Rahul move?

  • They can reach decisions fairly quickly if they are convinced.
  • Can Rahul take some risk or not?

  • They don’t mind risks but can be quite binary about them.

You And Rahul

Personality Compatibility


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