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Cyril Solomon

Founder – Happening Hyderabad
Chief Strategist

Growth Marketing Consultant | AI Search Optimization Specialist | GCC Consultant In Hyderabad

I’m Cyril Solomon, better known as Digital Cyril. With 25+ years of corporate, digital marketing and advertising companies and consulting experience, I help startups, GCCs, enterprises, founders, and real estate brands accelerate growth through Growth Marketing, AI SEO Services – Search Optimization (SEO, GEO & AEO), Personal Branding, and performance-driven digital marketing agency.

As the Founder of Happening Hyderabad, I’ve built one of Hyderabad’s largest professional business communities, connecting 85,000+ founders, CXOs, investors, entrepreneurs, and professionals across Hyderabad and around the world. This network provides valuable market insights and meaningful business connections that support brand growth.

Whether your goal is generating qualified leads, improving visibility on Google and AI search platforms like ChatGPT and Gemini, strengthening executive thought leadership, or building a trusted digital presence, I focus on practical strategies that deliver measurable business outcomes. As a tenured digital marketing specialist, my work combines data, content, AI search optimization, branding and other internet marketing services to help businesses become easier to discover, easier to trust, and easier to choose.

 
  1. 25+ Years of Professional Experience: Extensive corporate lineage, including foundational management tenures at multinational financial giants like HSBC and Bank of America.
  2. 85,000+ Professional Network: Founder of Happening Hyderabad, a premier LinkedIn business community consisting of global CXOs, investors, founders, entrepreneurs and professionals from across Hyderabad and across the globe.
  3. Digital Cyril combines traditional SEO with AI Search Optimization (GEO, AEO and LLM Optimization) to improve visibility across Google Search, ChatGPT, Google AI Mode, etc besides personal branding, LinkedIn growth, digital PR, Google Business Profile local SEO optimization ( Google My Busines – GMB ) lead generation, real estate marketing and other digital marketing services.

Lead Generation & Growth Marketing Consultant

As a Growth Marketing Consultant and digital marketing strategist, I help startups, GCCs, enterprises, and real estate businesses build predictable, scalable growth through data-driven marketing strategies. My consulting combines strategic growth marketing, SEO, AI Search Optimization, content marketing, conversion optimization, and performance marketing to generate measurable business outcomes. As a B2B lead generation agency, I design lead generation systems that consistently attract qualified prospects through search, LinkedIn, paid campaigns, and organic channels. Rather than chasing vanity metrics, I focus on customer acquisition, revenue growth, and marketing ROI, helping businesses build sustainable growth engines backed by over 25+ years of corporate and consulting experience.


AI SEO Services (GEO, AEO & LLM Search)

As an AI Search Optimization Consultant and a digital marketing consultant, I help businesses increase their visibility across Google AI Overviews, ChatGPT, Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, Bing, Perplexity, and other AI-powered search platforms. My AIO, AEO, and GEO and SEO services combine entity optimization, structured data, topical authority, semantic content, and AI-friendly website architecture to help brands become easier for AI systems to understand, cite, and recommend. Whether you need SEO services that generate inbound leads or an AI-first content strategy, I help position your business where customers increasingly search for products, services, and trusted expertise.


Executive Personal Branding 

As a Personal Branding Consultant, I help founders, CEOs, CXOs, consultants, and business leaders become recognised authorities in their industries. My LinkedIn Personal Branding services combine executive branding, thought leadership, PR management, reputation building, AI Search visibility, and image consulting to generate qualified inbound opportunities. As the Founder of Happening Hyderabad, I have built a professional network of 85,000+ founders, CXOs, investors, entrepreneurs, and professionals across Hyderabad and globally. A well-built personal brand improves credibility, attracts business opportunities, strengthens AI visibility, and positions you as the trusted choice within your industry.


Fractional CMO Services

My Fractional CMO Services give startups, SMEs, and growing businesses access to executive-level marketing leadership without hiring a full-time Chief Marketing Officer. I work closely with founders to develop growth strategy, brand positioning, lead generation, AI Search Optimization, digital marketing, demand generation, and performance marketing systems that deliver measurable results. Whether you’re launching a startup, entering new markets, or scaling operations, I provide strategic direction and hands-on execution that aligns marketing investment with business growth, customer acquisition, and long-term competitive advantage.


Startup Growth Consultant

As a Startup Growth Consultant, I help founders build scalable businesses through growth marketing, B2B lead generation, AI Search Optimization, branding, and digital marketing. My consulting covers go-to-market strategy, product positioning, SEO Services, LinkedIn branding, content strategy, demand generation, and customer acquisition. Whether you’re building a SaaS company, GCC, technology startup, or real estate business, I develop integrated marketing systems that generate inbound leads, improve online visibility, and accelerate business growth. Every strategy is data-driven, measurable, and designed to help your brand dominate both traditional search engines and emerging AI-powered search platforms.

GCC Setup, Real Estate & Enterprise Growth Advisor

As a strategic GCC consultant and growth marketing strategist in Hyderabad, I help global enterprises scale operations, acquire prime commercial real estate, and execute targeted B2B lead generation. Powered by advanced AI search optimization (AEO/GEO) and an executive network of 85,000+ business leaders, I deliver high-impact growth frameworks that turn visibility into measurable revenue.

Growth Marketing

Strategic brand positioning and inbound growth systems for business leaders and companies.

  • Market Positioning
  • Strategic Collaborations
  • Content-Driven Lead Generation
  • Brand Visibility Architecture

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Personal Branding

Helping founders and CXOs build authority-driven LinkedIn presence that attracts inbound opportunities.

  • LinkedIn Positioning Architecture
  • Authority Content Strategy
  • Thought Leadership Structuring

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Consultant For GCCs

I act as a strategic partner and consultant for Global Capability Centers (GCCs) in Hyderabad, assisting global enterprises with market entry.

  • Commercial Leasing
  • IT Infrastructure Setup
  • Leadership Hiring
  • Early-Stage Team Building

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