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By Rohan
We’re the partners you’ve always wanted.
Just so you know, we’re not full of ourselves. That’s simply what clients tell us. We’re only passing it on.
Many cities
Writers, editors, designers and strategists, wherever the best of them happen to live.
One standard
Every piece passes through the same hands before it reaches you.
One team
Small on purpose, so you always know who is doing the work.
With that out of the way, a more formal introduction.
BUZZVALVE is a boutique content marketing firm. Since 2010, we’ve helped ambitious businesses sharpen their brand, their positioning and their leadership through meaningful editorial and visual work.
We’re trusted content advisors to established family businesses, founder-led companies and corporate marketing leaders. They come to us for honest strategy and sharp execution. And they stay for both.
Our sweet spot is the mid-sized business with a clear reason for being, and the ambition to leave a footprint that lasts for generations.
How we work
01
Lean, by design.
We’re a distributed team of writers, subject-matter experts and designers. We stay small on purpose, and we work only with the best.
02
Honest, always.
We’re open about our work and the way we go about it, including when the answer is “not yet”.
03
Measured by outcomes.
Every piece we make is tied to a business result you can name.
What it has earned us
Our way of doing things has done more than keep the lights on. It has earned the respect of our peers and the attention of influential media. Most of all, it has earned the trust of our clients.
Ask anyone who has worked with us. They’ll tell you we’re in it for the long run.
Leadership
Rohan Chandrashekhar
Managing Partner
Rohan sets the direction and service strategy for BUZZVALVE. Since founding the firm in 2010, he has built a client list that includes Fortune 500 corporations and prominent family businesses.
He has written for The Wall Street Journal and Mint, and his work has been featured in Mashable, The Huffington Post, Entrepreneur, The Economic Times and The Times of India, among others. Entrepreneur magazine named him one of its “Masters of Marketing”.
He has served on the online jury for IDMA and DMA Asia, led inter-disciplinary workshops at top business schools, and spoken at TEDx (Youth) Singapore. Rohan holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering from Purdue University, and lives with his family in Bangalore.
Innovators, doers and thinkers.
Writers, editors, designers and strategists, working from different cities to one standard.
What’s on your desk right now?
A family firm’s 60-year history, a red pen and a very good filter coffee.
Rohan
Managing Partner
What’s on your desk right now?
A dashboard that finally agrees with the finance team.
Ajith
Performance Marketing Strategist
What’s on your desk right now?
Draft four of a founder’s letter. Draft five will be the one.
April
Content Writer
What’s on your desk right now?
A white paper on cold-chain logistics, and a jumper, because irony.
Catherine
Content Writer
What’s on your desk right now?
Forty-two Oxford commas, each one defended in writing.
Devanshi
Content Editor
What’s on your desk right now?
An e-book on supply-chain resilience, and a mug that says “Chapter Two”.
Holland
Content Writer
What’s on your desk right now?
Everyone’s calendar, colour-coded and quietly negotiated.
Jax
Chief of Staff
What’s on your desk right now?
Interview notes from three plant managers and a highlighter running dry.
Jennifer
Content Writer
What’s on your desk right now?
A shortlist of businesses that plan in decades, not quarters.
Jesus
Business Development
What’s on your desk right now?
Next month’s LinkedIn calendar, already in a fight with the algorithm.
Kandy
Social Media Strategist
What’s on your desk right now?
A case study that needs one more number. I’m chasing it.
Lynn
Content Writer
What’s on your desk right now?
A style guide with “utilise” crossed out on every page.
Megha
Content Editor
What’s on your desk right now?
A 3,000-word report that wants to be 1,800. It will be.
Miranda
Content Editor
What’s on your desk right now?
Product copy for a honey brand. Sampling is part of the research.
Mukti
Content Writer
What’s on your desk right now?
GST filings, a calculator and absolutely no adjectives.
Mustafa
Chartered Accountant
What’s on your desk right now?
This quarter’s forecast. It balances, which is the whole point.
Pallavi
Financial Controller
What’s on your desk right now?
Invoices in neat piles, and receipts that know where they belong.
Pavithra
Bookkeeping
What’s on your desk right now?
A blog series on succession planning, told through three generations.
Priyanka
Content Writer
What’s on your desk right now?
Search data that says people ask the question differently than we thought.
Rachelle
SEO Strategist
What’s on your desk right now?
Seven versions of one button label. Version four is winning.
Ralitsa
Conversion Copywriter
What’s on your desk right now?
A content audit with 212 pages, 40 of which can go.
Robyn
Content Strategist
What’s on your desk right now?
An infographic that started with 14 icons and now has three.
Sant
Web & Graphic Designer
What’s on your desk right now?
A launch timeline with buffer days nobody else knows about.
Sharon
Project Manager
And a few more good people behind the scenes.
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