Charles Theodore, Marketing Head

Charles Theodore

Marketing Head

Location
India
Education
Master's degree, Marketing
Experience
21 years, 10 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :21 years, 10 Months

Marketing Head
  • My current job since October 2019

eJOHRI
A marketing & business leader, managing B2C, B2B marketing & growth, with
ownership of customer engagement, acquisition, customer experience (CX) and
strategy.
Highlights:
* Scaled eJOHRI’s omnichannel customer engagement in a few months, driving top
line sales to 8 digits.
* Introduced new digital and offline marketing initiatives, demand generation,
performance marketing tactics, partnerships/alliances & PR, increasing brand
salience and awareness by 2x.
* Improved marketing efficiency (ROI) and reduced consumer acquisition cost by
60% and seller by 45%.
* Optimized customer platform, launched PWA, mobile app, reduced friction thus
improving customer experience across platforms and increased engagement by 2x.
* Currently working on platform monetization, automation and institutionalizing best
practices, processes for better business outcomes

Independent Marketing Consultant
  • February 2018 to December 2019

Self Employed
Embarked on an entrepreneurial journey, supporting agencies/brands in their customer
growth initiatives. Assisted & advised two early stage start-ups.
Key Responsibilities :
* Providing guidance on business & marketing strategies, segmentation, processes
etc. required for a startup.
* Support with strategy on marketing, value propositions, customer acquisition,
engagement plans, product portfolio, UI/UX design and roadmaps.
* Co-create effective and creative social/digital marketing strategies for FMCG and
lifestyle brands based on the client requirements.
* Guide on best practices for brand building, content & design, media planning
efficiency, innovations etc. for increasing customer engagement with the brand

Chief Marketing Officer
  • November 2017 to December 2017

TOPSGRUP
Was a part of the business leadership team, leading marketing for Topsgrup’s global
home services business as

Head of Marketing at PayPal India Pvt. Ltd
  • August 2015 to August 2017

Led end-to-end marketing (B2C, B2B) for PayPal India, with responsibilities of overall
portfolio growth, customer (consumer & seller) acquisition, engagement and brand
salience.
Highlights:
* Adopted a unique segmentation strategy, introduced new initiatives, product/digital
growth hacks and increased consumer activations by 6x & merchant by 3x.
* Enhanced customer experience across desktop, mobile and optimized paid &
owned distribution channels, reducing customer acquisition cost by 55%.
* Launched PayPal India’s first brand campaign ‘New Money - Switch to New’ with
customized messaging, new value props and innovations; Increased brand lift by
2%.
* Designed and developed a 3600
, comprehensive integrated marketing strategy
including brand positioning, value props, digital & traditional media plans for the
domestic business launch.
* Strategized and co-created a custom CRM marketing program for India, with key
focus on customer engagement & retention, increasing marketing revenue
contribution by 30%.
* Instituted brand health tracks, market research for customer insights.
* Developed new merchant & consumer value propositions for India; partnered with
CS ops for improving NPS.

at Zapak.com
  • October 2006 to August 2012

Reliance ADAG)
Built and spearheaded Zapak’s brand solutions business, creating additional revenues
and a roster of marquee brands. Was part of the founding team, leading end-to-end
digital marketing efforts for the org.
Highlights:
* Founded ‘Zapak Social Connect’ - the brand solutions (digital & offline) business
arm, driving revenues and built a rich portfolio of large FMCG brands.
* Conceptualized and executed award winning online/offline/social campaigns for
brands of Pepsico, Unilever, USL, Michelin, and Reliance Entertainment.
* Designed and executed unique digital marketing strategies for customer acquisition
and engagement for Zapak.com, Zapakmail and MMOG games with highly efficient
CAC’s (customer acquisition cost).
* Collaboratively developed a unique adtech (Zapads) and analytics platform (ZEUS)
for various digital advertising and analytical requirements of marketing, product and
finance

Sr. Manager at Adtech
  • India
  • January 2006 to March 2006

Was responsible for leading online advertising (adtech) ops and ad innovations for the
org.
Highlights:
* Introduced various rich media ad formats, driving 15% higher revenue.
* Piloted and implemented contextual advertising in a search environment.
* Optimized website inventory and implemented new processes for streamlining
advertising

Asst. Programmer at Indo Euro Enterprises
  • July 1999 to January 2000

Was responsible for analysis & updation of the database and other front-end
validations on the company’s software.
Highlights:
* Developed an automated module for inventory control using the existing database.
* Compiled product data used for extensively selling and marketing the product

Executive at Infocom Network Ltd
  • India
  • June 1998 to January 1999

My key responsibility was marketing and space selling for Exporters Yellow Pages, in
print media and on digital ( http://www.trade-india.com )

Education

Master's degree, Marketing
  • at Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS)
  • January 2020

Bachelor's degree, Software Programming
  • at Concourse Information Tech. Ltd
  • January 1999

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Bachelor's degree,
  • at University of Mumbai
  • January 1998

Specialties & Skills

E commerce
Brand Management
Marketing
Digital Marketing
ADVERTISING
CONTENT MANAGEMENT
DRIVING
MARKET PLANNING
MARKETING
PROCESS ENGINEERING
WEB SITE PRODUCTION