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Original research, frameworks and practitioner analysis on GTM strategy, GCC leadership, demand generation and B2B marketing transformation — built from 20 years of operating inside global technology organisations.

Flagship Paper · GCC Leadership · 2024

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Winning with GCC: Making India’s Global Capability Centres Count

India’s Global Capability Centres have evolved from back-office support functions into potential engines of strategic value. Yet most GCCs still operate as cost centres — measured on efficiency, not impact. This whitepaper draws on lived experience of navigating the GCC model across IBM, Adobe, Oracle and SAP: from establishing governance and talent pipelines to aligning distributed teams with global commercial priorities, embedding GCC-based marketing functions as genuine strategic partners.

What this paper covers

The GCC strategic imperative for India
Why most GCCs fail to become strategic
Governance & dual-matrix navigation
Building talent pipelines that stick
Aligning local teams to global commercial goals
What ‘good’ looks like — practitioner benchmarks

Who should read this

GCC marketing leaders & heads of function
Global CMOs managing distributed teams
HR & talent leaders in GCC environments
Enterprise GTM & growth executives
India-based leaders of global orgs

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