About CDME
An industry-centric, strategy-oriented program designed to enable marketing professionals to transition into roles they actually want, supported by a premier community of marketers
What is CDME ?
CDME (Centre for Digital Marketing Excellence) was founded in April 2020 by Rohit Haldankar, a professional with over 15 years of experience across AI, digital marketing, and strategy consulting.
CDME addresses a very specific gap
Marketing education that was long on terminology and short on actual thinking.
Many programs teach dashboards before customer understanding. They introduce marketing tools without explaining why they matter. At CDME, the belief has always been simple
AI cannot replace marketing fundamentals
Growth tactics cannot replace clear thinking
Strong brands are built on customer understanding
Before learning Gen AI, students learn to understand customers. Before running paid campaigns, they learn what a brand truly stands for. Before optimizing conversions, they learn how to think strategically about the product, audience, and business itself.
Industry-centric
Built from real-world practice, not academic theory. Every concept is tested in the field and refined through application.
Strategy-oriented
Command digital and AI marketing at a strategic level — lead initiatives that move organisations forward, not just execute tasks.
Career-enabling
Access roles through the CDME network and job referral ecosystem, going well beyond conventional job portals.
Meet the person who founded CDME
Rohit has a 15-year body of work across Accenture Strategy, WPP and the bridge-to-luxury brand, Victorinox Swiss Army
The French firm, Favikon, featured him at no. 61 in their list of 100 most influential marketing professionals in the world
His views on AI & Digital Marketing have been featured in ET Edge Insights, CNBC-Storyboard18 and The Financial Express
CNBC-TV18's official knowledge partner for AI & marketing strategy
Our alumni have landed jobs with leading brands, consulting firms and startups
CDME elevates marketing careers. Are you ready for your leap?
You are the sum of the people around you. For marketers, a better place than CDME will be extremely hard to find.
Frequently asked questions
Please fill out this form for details about our program and community. We will reach out to you with the necessary information.
What are the prerequisites?
Any marketing professional who has a learner’s mindset can be a part of our program.
How long is the program?
Our program is a 10-session program spread across 2 months. Each session has a duration of 2 hours each.
Is it online or in-person?
It is an online program delivered by our founder, Rohit Haldankar.
What is the program fee?
If we believe you’re a good fit, fee details will be shared with you after our one-on-one call.
Do you offer support in landing new jobs?
We have a robust Job Referral Ecosystem that has enabled our learners to land referrals and jobs with large brands, startups and consulting firms.
