Chennai, India – Thursday, 14th November 2024 — Social Beat announced today that Vikas Chawla, Co-Founder, has been recognized as The Outstanding Leader of the Year for 2024 by the FICCI Young Leadership Awards 2024 jury. This is in acknowledgment of Vikas’s exceptional leadership, dedication, and transformative impact in the digital marketing space.
Vikas Chawla simultaneously manages three successful agencies—Social Beat, Influencer.in, and D2Scale—with a collective team of over 300 members. Under his exemplary leadership, the agencies have thrived, despite challenges and hurdles, delivering consistent growth and success for a wide array of clients.
Reflecting on his experience over the last decade, Vikas Chawla, Co-Founder, of Social Beat said,“Leadership isn’t about perfection; it’s about being present. You don’t need to have all the answers, having confidence in your team makes a world of difference. Every step—from making tough decisions to navigating sleepless nights—demands resilience, strategic thinking, and unwavering commitment. My role is to support the team, inspire them, and foster a collaborative environment that enables collective success.”
This achievement celebrates Vikas’s leading by example and cultivating an environment where each team member can thrive. He has consistently driven results and positively impacted clients and colleagues by fostering a culture of continuous learning, innovation, creativity, and teamwork.
About Social Beat:
Founded in 2012, Social Beat is a digital growth partner, enabling brands to rise to the impossible. They drive business outcomes with a 300+ strong team of digital experts across Bengaluru, Mumbai, NCR, and Chennai. They are India’s fastest-growing independent digital marketing solutions company and manage 4% of digital media investment in India.
Social Beat is a Google Premier Partner, and Meta Business Partner and works closely with ecosystem partners like Amazon, Hotstar, Salesforce & LinkedIn. D2Scale is their center of excellence for commerce & omni channels brands to drive growth via D2C & Marketplaces. Influencer.in is their creator economy product driving discovery and real-time reporting of impactful influencer marketing campaigns.
They work as extended growth teams with leading brands like Bharat Matrimony, Adani Wilmar, Jaquar, Indian Terrain, Samsonite, Mankind Pharma, Kalpataru Group, Go Colors, Mahindra Finance, JK Cement, Sundaram Mutual, Khazana Jewellery and with hyperscaling startups including boAt, Niyo, Gamezy, A23 Games, EaseMyTrip, Kapiva, Drools and Sukoon Health on driving business outcomes through a combination of creativity and performance.
