Shikha Pakhide
Founder · 2 products on SaaS Hive
Founder CEO, ShikhaShikz Marketing. As a Growth Marketing leader who isn’t afraid to get neck-deep in your challenges, I dive into the heart of what truly matters to achieve the goals you’re striving for. From crafting demand that moves the needle to building a solid brand presence, I tackle each problem head-on.
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OpenMarketer- AI Powered Marketing Operations System
Just launched, second one here, and cannot be more proud!What it is and what it solves!Here's what actually happens when content gets made.Someone briefs it. Someone writes it. Someone reviews it. Someone edits it. Someone publishes it.And somewhere in that chain the voice gets lost, the brand drifts, and shoddy work goes live.Nobody meant for it to happen. But it keeps happening.The content process has always been chaotic. Opinions flying, feedback loops stalling, brand standards living in someone's head or worse, a doc nobody reads.That's the problem we set out to fix.Not because AI is having a moment. Because this problem is real and it's been costing teams good work, good campaigns, and good brand trust for too long.We built OpenMarketer because the chaos had to be tamed somewhere. OpenMarketer is an AI-Powered Marketing Operations System that helps brands review, score, and improve content before it goes live.Define your brand once. Add your content. Get scored against your own standards with clear, actionable feedback before anything ships.No opinions. No guesswork. No drift.Chaos, Tamed.This is just the start. But we're starting where it matters most: knowing your content is on-brand before your audience sees it.Currently available in India, and early access is now open!
Demand gen for startups isn’t broken but it’s definitely getting harder.
Audiences are overwhelmed, trust takes longer to build, and the old “run ads + collect leads” playbook is losing steam.I’m hosting a live webinar around this exact topic. If this challenge feels familiar, join in.
There's nothing optional about marketing!
Starting a business is one thing. Getting people to notice it is a whole different game.-How are you currently promoting your business?-What’s actually bringing in leads right now?-And where are you struggling the most?
Hi, I am Shikha, building ShikhaShikz Marketing
Marketing is often treated like a support function. Something “nice to have.” Easy to cut when things get tight.That thinking is exactly why most businesses struggle to grow.Marketing is what makes people remember you. It’s what builds recall, shapes perception, and quietly plants your brand in a prospect’s mind long before they’re ready to buy. When that moment comes, they don’t discover you… they remember you.But here’s the irony-when business slows down, marketing is the first thing to go. When in reality, that’s when you should be doubling down. Because the moment you stop, all the momentum you’ve built starts fading. And restarting later? You’re not picking up where you left off, you’re starting from zero.Consistency isn’t optional in marketing. It’s the whole game.The businesses that understand this stay visible, stay relevant, and stay in the market. The ones that don’t? They quietly disappear.That’s exactly why I started ShikhaShikz Marketing, to shift how marketing is seen: not as a cost center, but as the engine that drives growth.This is the third year of the business, and we are evolving as a team, bringing life to our creative+tech expertise. You will soon see "Marketing Budget Calculator" live here!