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Sohel Karim - Branding Expert

Sohel Karim
Senior Vice President
Copernicus Marketing Consulting
95 Sawyer Road, Suite 130
Waltham, MA 02453
Phone: (781) 392-2500
Fax: (781) 547-7135
sohel.karim@copernicusmarketing.com

Sohel Karim joined Copernicus in July 1996, after five years at the Harvard Business School. He is our brand strategy expert with over twenty years of experience. At Copernicus he has consulted on brand strategy issues to major companies, including Bank of America, BP, Comcast, Constellation Wine, Diageo, ExxonMobil, The Hartford, Heinz, Reuters, Toyota, Travelers, and Universal Studios. He has also directed non-profit marketing strategy engagements for organizations including Museum of Science, Boston, 4-H, and Phoenix House to improve the performance of fundraising, membership, and/or other marketing efforts.

Prior to joining Copernicus, Sohel worked as a research associate at Harvard Business School with a primary interest in non-profit marketing issues and social marketing. Additionally, he worked as an independent brand strategy consultant.

Earlier in his career, Sohel spent several years working for Unilever, India, where he held positions in both sales management and marketing.

He has published several cases and papers on brand strategy, non-profit marketing issues, and social marketing in prestigious journals, such as the Harvard Business Review. Click here for a complete list of his Harvard publications. Sohel's work for Constellation Wine received extensive industry attention and is also described in a Marketing Management piece on B2B brand strategy:


He is currently working with Kevin Clancy on a book of case histories of transformational marketing.

Sohel has also given talks on brand strategy and other marketing issues to a variety of companies and organizations including the Association of National Advertisers.

Sohel received his B.Com and MBA degrees from Bombay University and has completed all the coursework at Harvard Business School for a doctorate in management with a concentration in marketing.

Sohel has several areas of expertise including:


Sohel has experience working with clients in industries such as:

  • Automotive
  • Consumer package goods
  • Utilities
  • Foundations and associations
  • Non-profits
  • Universities
  • Financial services
  • Wine and spirits


For Media and Speaking Inquiries:
If you have a media inquiry or would like more information about having Sohel Karim serve as a speaker or guest lecturer at an upcoming event, please contact Ami Bowen at (781) 392-2513 or send an email to ami.bowen@copernicusmarketing.com.

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