Head of Growth & Marketing | Ex - Turtlemint, Merkle Sokrati | Digital Marketing Strategist | Performance Marketing | Product Growth • FinTech • SaaS • Startups • Entrepreneurship


Mumbai Area, India





India



Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Science
Chhattisgarh Swami Vivekanand Technical University, Bhilai
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Entrepreneurial, data-driven and result oriented Digital Marketing Strategist with 7+ years of proven experience in driving Business Growth with Performance & Growth Marketing. Have experience of managing INR 150 Cr+ / $20 Mn of performance-oriented digital ad spends for 15+ key clients & brands. Reporting directly to Co-Founder & COO, I previously Headed the Digital Marketing & Growth function (Performance Marketing, SEO, Product Marketing, User Retention & Product Growth) at Turtlemint 🦄; a technology-led startup aiming to disrupt the 'old economy' financial services businesses, a $100 Bn industry in India. The company is backed by top tier VCs - Sequoia Capital, GGV Capital, Blume & Nexus Ventures. Previously at Merkle-Sokrati (Dentsu Aegis Network), I led a team of 11 talented Digital Marketers and successfully helped scaling up over 15+ multi-million dollar brands across various verticals in Asia Pacific, UAE & SA region providing strategic insights and implementing those strategies to meet the Business Goals across different verticals like BFSI, E-commerce, Automobile, B2B, Health Tech, Telecom, E-commerce Platform, Web Domain & Hosting, Online Education, Hyperlocal, etc. Key Clients: Microsoft, UpGrad, Aditya Birla Capital, Airtel, Noon.com, Decathlon, Maruti, Endurance International Group, Lybrate, Shopmatic, etc. Started my digital career at a young age of 18; Interviews & Articles Published Over 50+ Times on Print & Electronic Media | Limca Book of Records Holder | Villgro Unconvention|L Pitch Winner | Awarded Letter of Appreciation by Chhattisgarh Police. Specialties & Skills: Digital Marketing & Strategy | Growth Marketing | Performance Marketing | Product Marketing | SEO | User Retention | Process Management | Team Management | Data Analytics | Google Adwords | Google Analytics | Search Engine Marketing | Mobile App Install | Display Advertising | Facebook Ads | YouTube / Video Marketing | Affiliate Marketing | Content Marketing | CRO | Social Media, etc.
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Mentor of Change - NITI Aayog (Govt. of India) at Atal Innovation Mission Official, 2019 - 2020 · 1 yr, Selected as "Mentor of Change" - a Government of India’s flagship initiative to promote culture of innovation and entrepreneurship in the country. It's a strategic nation building initiative to engage leaders who can guide and mentor students in thousands of Atal Tinkering Labs established by Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog.
Head of Growth at Turtlemint, 2018 - 2021 · 3 yrs, Mumbai Area, India, Turtlemint is India’s largest insurance distribution platform backed by top investors like Sequoia, GGV Capital, Nexus Ventures & others. As the Head of Growth, I worked closely with the Founders and led Marketing & Product Growth initiatives. Played a pivotal role in growing & on-boarding over 150k financial advisors making Turtlemint the Market Leader in B2B2C space serving over 1.5 Mn customers. • Reported directly to Co-Founder & COO and led Digital & Growth Function (Performance Marketing, Product Marketing, User Retention, SEO & Product Growth) for Turtlemint.com & MintPro App. • Involved in several Series C fund raising VC meetings & investor pitch. • Led the Product Growth initiatives; worked closely with the Product team, executed & launched multiple product growth features which resulted in 30% m-o-m growth leading to all-time high DAU, MAU & Engagement on App. • Marketing brain behind Digital Strategy & Scale-up of B2B2C acquisition (PoSP / Financial Advisors). Scaled up acquisition by over 4x with 5x improvement in CAC. • Scaled SEO traffic to 1M/mo in 15 months. • Led end to end Product Marketing & User Retention.
Manager - Digital Strategy at Merkle Sokrati, 2018 - 2018 · Less than a year, • Led an enthusiastic team of 11 talented digital marketers, mentored them for their development and professional growth. • End to end ownership of digital performance & strategy for 15+ key brands. • Looked after client engagement and strategic consulting to CXO's in Digital Marketing space.
Senior Business Analyst - Digital Marketing at Merkle Sokrati, 2017 - 2018 · 1 yr, • Identified and developed strategic opportunities for clients to meet their business needs, improving the revenue & ROI. • Explored Google Analytics audit and setup as a new LOB for Sokrati. Carried out Google Analytics audits for key clients. • Increased team's efficiency by identifying tech automation opportunities. • Drove innovations, betas and best practices at Sokrati via common platform and implemented those across clients. • Prepared multiple plans, account audits, RFP for BD team.
Founder & Chief Entertainment Officer at SocioBunny, 2017 - 2017 · Less than a year, Inspired by some successful multi-million dollar viral content companies and my zeal towards entrepreneurship, tried putting my hands in viral content industry. • Scaled up from ZERO to ~ Half a Million (500k) Followers in just 4 months of starting up! • Achieved 4.6 Mn Unique Engagement & 290 Mn Reach in first 120 days. • Partnership with several international media publishers & outsourced traffic through social page. Key Failure: Change in Facebook news feed algorithm led to huge drop in organic reach in 2017 end.
Business Analyst - Digital Marketing at Merkle Sokrati, 2016 - 2017 · 1 yr
Co-Founder at Gleegy, 2015 - 2016 · 1 yr, India, Gleegy “Friends and family locator” is personal security app for you to ensure the safety of your loved ones. Always know where they are, so that you don’t need to worry anymore. Features: Remote social media location & mapping services, Instant friend locator, Panic alert features, chat options, location-based offers, create groups, public transportation integration, favorite locations, Emergency service Integration, and share location for 1 hour.
Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Science, Chhattisgarh Swami Vivekanand Technical University, Bhilai
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