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INDRAJIT PAKRASI

INDRAJIT PAKRASI

Kolkata

Summary

Accomplished marketing leader with 25 years of expertise in strategic marketing, brand management, and program rollouts in telecom, retail, main line advertising and digital marketing. Recognized as a “Brand Change Agent” with a track record in high-impact turnarounds, go-to-market strategies, and successful product launches. Adept at leveraging data-driven insights, managing complex stakeholder relationships, and implementing innovative marketing strategies. Known for driving revenue growth, brand repositioning, and customer engagement across diverse, competitive markets. Effective in high-profile executive roles by overcoming complex business challenges and making high-stake decisions using analytical skills, experience-backed judgment, strong work-ethics and irreproachable integrity.

Overview

27
27
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Head of Business (Management Consultant)

The QA
Kolkata
11.2022 - 11.2024
  • Driving business development by acquiring new clients and fostering long-term relationships
  • Spearheading client pitches, creating performance marketing and social media strategies, and ensuring their successful implementation
  • Acquiring new clients, contributing to significant revenue growth for the client's business, including ROAS, and expanding the agency's portfolio, contributing to an increase in revenue for the agency.
  • Developing and implementing effective performance marketing and Social strategies, increasing sales, followers, and engagement.
  • Conceiving and implementing integrated marketing communication plans that maintained brand consistency, maximized effectiveness, and measurable objectives, and executed customer relationship management strategy
  • Producing precision-targeted marketing communications backed by data, analysis and reports
  • Utilizing data to understand buying motivators & influences in creating unique and differentiated marketing & advertising solutions designed to expand thecustomer base and increase revenue
  • Assisted in managing complete agency operations, including resource allocation,project management, and quality control

Head of Marketing Communications

Roshan, Telecom Development Company of Afghanistan
Kabul
01.2018 - 04.2022
  • Led brand profitability initiatives and contributed to top-line growth through strategic marketing efforts
  • Managed go-to-market strategies for new product launches, ensured successful market penetration and brand recognition
  • Repositioned the brand within one year, resulting in an increased market
  • share and customer loyalty
  • Managed branded retail rollouts, social media marketing, and the development and execution of offline and digital campaigns
  • Supervised media strategy, planning, and buying, ensured optimal reach and engagement for marketing campaigns
  • Creation of A&P AOP
  • Created and executed strategies for M-Paisa, achieving revenue targets and expanding the product's user base
  • Collaborated with departmental leaders to establish organizational goals and strategic plans, fostered a unified approach to business growth.

Achievements

  • All Campaigns rolled out contributed to more than 80% of revenue achievement Increased Facebook followers from 1.8 Mn to 2.3 Mn, making Roshan the highest-followed FB page in Afghanistan
  • Rolled out lucky draw campaign with impact of 8 Mn AFN ($85k) incremental revenue
  • Introduction of chat bot for customer care
  • Complete process change and alignment to drive efficiency

Deputy General Manager - Marketing

Spencers Retail
Kolkata
01.2014 - 04.2017
  • Handling all the marketing KPIs like Brand Health Track, Visibility, FANS (Footfall, AVB and Bill count)
  • Creating new consumption occasions with a P&L focus. Preparing marketing plans and strategies in sync with business plans, annual marketing calendar along with all the stakeholders
  • Planning & Managing annual budget through regular reviews of spends to meet marketing goals and respond to industry trends and dynamics
  • Developing strategies for New store launches along with media planning and activation
  • Develop and execute go-to-market strategies, for different Promotional/Product /CategoryCampaign to achieve the sales target and business objectives
  • Worked with Perennial (A Canadian based retail design firm) on new store designs and execution
  • Analysis of Weak Stores, and work on special focused plans to strengthen the stores

Achievements

  • Rolled out 26 hyper and super formats successfully of which over 22 were EBITDA positive
  • Launched ‘ Wednesday' property which gave incremental INR 50 Crores per annum Stabilized nonfood category (Home), resulting in annualized 9% growth on a value of INR36 crores
  • Launched anew apparel brand, which included aninstore change of brand & design, activation and launch event

DY.GENERAL MANAGER - BRAND

Idea Cellular Limited
Kolkata
05.2009 - 12.2013
  • Communication and brand strategy for each circle in East Responsible for contributing to top line of the business
  • Brand Track Index , increase in brand scores
  • All ATL,BTL and activations across all circles in East
  • New product roll outs with a clear communication strategy
  • Managing creative, Media and OOh agencies
  • Retail visibility – inshop and outshop
  • Budget and control of marketing spends for East Circles Brand MIS

Achievements:

  • Launch of Kolkata, West Bengal, Assam and North East circles.
  • Idea Big Bangla Music Awards, a televised event for the first time.
  • Rural initiatives with brand van activity across 200 plus towns
  • Retail POSM norm and audit application for effective usage of POSM in markets

Head of Marketing Communications

Reliance Communications Ltd
Navi Mumbai
04.2008 - 05.2009

Brand Head - Sr. Manager

Bharti Airtel Limited
Bengaluru
05.2005 - 04.2008

Group Account Manager

Rediffusion DY&R
Kolkata
01.2004 - 01.2005

Head of Operations

Dominox Technologies Ltd.
Dhaka
01.2000 - 08.2003

Product Manager

Usha Martin Telekom (Command Cell Phone Service)
Kolkata
01.1998 - 02.2000

Education

MBA - Marketing Management

Bangalore University
Bangalore, India
05-1998

Skills

  • Brand Marketing & Turnaround Strategies
  • Digital & Integrated Marketing Strategies
  • Market Positioning & Competitive Analysis
  • Revenue Generation & Budget Optimization
  • Cross-functional Team Leadership
  • Go-to-Market Planning & Execution
  • Customer Insights & CRM Management
  • High-stakes Decision-Making

Certification

  • Search Engine Marketing
  • Social Media Marketing
  • Web analytics
  • Digital Advertising
  • Fundamentals of Digital Marketing

Languages

English
First Language
Hindi
Proficient (C2)
C2
Bengali
Proficient (C2)
C2

Timeline

Head of Business (Management Consultant)

The QA
11.2022 - 11.2024

Head of Marketing Communications

Roshan, Telecom Development Company of Afghanistan
01.2018 - 04.2022

Deputy General Manager - Marketing

Spencers Retail
01.2014 - 04.2017

DY.GENERAL MANAGER - BRAND

Idea Cellular Limited
05.2009 - 12.2013

Head of Marketing Communications

Reliance Communications Ltd
04.2008 - 05.2009

Brand Head - Sr. Manager

Bharti Airtel Limited
05.2005 - 04.2008

Group Account Manager

Rediffusion DY&R
01.2004 - 01.2005

Head of Operations

Dominox Technologies Ltd.
01.2000 - 08.2003

Product Manager

Usha Martin Telekom (Command Cell Phone Service)
01.1998 - 02.2000

MBA - Marketing Management

Bangalore University
INDRAJIT PAKRASI