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Pratyaksh Sharma

FARIDABAD

Summary

Versatile marketing leader with a strong foundation in sales, skilled in driving strategic initiatives that enhance brand visibility and revenue growth. Proven track record of leveraging data-driven insights to develop innovative marketing campaigns that engage target audiences. Expertise in cross-functional collaboration and team leadership, fostering an environment that encourages creativity and results. Committed to delivering measurable outcomes through strategic planning and execution in fast-paced environments.

Overview

2026
2026
years of professional experience

Work History

Marketing Lead

OLX
04.2025 - Current
  • Leading Brand (B2C ) and Trade (B2B) marketing | Pan India
  • Improved MAU from 30.5 M to 32.7 M (July 25) | Organic Led
  • M3+ Partner retention Improvement 81% to 86%
  • CLM Strategy for Paid and Non paid Medium
  • Corporate PR initiatives like Linkedln, Thought leadership Articles etc
  • Inorganic Search relevance through Content building
  • Complete Content & Design Ownership
  • Built In house social team with 2% + Organic Engagement
  • Media & Creative agency management

Head of Brand

OLX
09.2023 - 03.2025
  • Owning every consumer touch point Including Online and Offline
  • Building new Brand identity for Olx india including brand key, guidelines, positioning, values and consumer persona
  • Ownership around brand KPIs including awareness, consideration and preference
  • Social Media content & creative strategy to build daily brand visibility, awareness and engagement
  • Established performance metrics for social media to evaluate campaign success, impact : Engagement up by 20%, Followers up by 15% across platforms
  • Unlocked organic Growth opportunities currently adding 95k+ sessions per month
  • Launched Franchise model for Bikes and Mobile categories
  • Leading Customer & dealer research, currently building Brand Track, UI/UX and consumer sentiment research modules
  • Seo Content strategy, on and off platform contributing to 2x impressions & 2x Clicks Growth
  • Building category monetization Strategies by offering Wholesome Solutions to consumer
  • Traffic ownership with Current MAU at 30M Users & 250 M Sessions (App + Web)
  • CRM engagement KPIs are owned by brand, Improved CTR by 50%
  • Planning B2B marketing initiatives for acquisition and retentions of dealers across categories
  • Ownership around category and city launches
  • Creative communication Planning for CRM, SEO & Intra organization
  • Overall Marketing Budget ownership
  • Agency managed includes Creative, social & research

Senior Manager, Brand

Apollo247
4 2022 - 09.2023

Additional Responsibilities taken up :

  • Grew New Users by 4x and activated Non transacting users by 2x
  • Lead programmatic Brand Campaigns Aimed at building Reach through DSPs like DV360, Vserve , Media Math Etc
  • Planned 3 National Brand Campaigns for Pharma, Consult & Diagnostics Business units
  • Media Mix included TV, Radio, hyper local Outdoor & Programmatic campaigns
  • Lead Branding for Partner Doctors Programs Pan India
  • Owner of Brand KPIs across digital and Offline Platforms including Awareness, consideration and preference.
  • Improved team performance by providing comprehensive training and fostering a collaborative work environment.
  • Reduced costs, optimized resource allocation, and improved efficiency in managing projects.
  • Leading all Social Channels including Facebook, Instagram & Youtube

Brand Manager

Apollo247
02.2021 - 03.2022
  • Founding Marketing Member
  • Planning and executing National Brand Campaigns across TV, Print, Outdoor, Meta, Youtube, Google ads
  • Achieved 90% + Score for Awareness, Consideration & preference (Brand KPI)
  • Leading creative development for Offline(Outdoor, Print, radio, TV) and Online (Meta, YT, Google ads, Performance, CRM) Mediums
  • Responsible for Media Planning & Brand PNL
  • Leading team of 25 which includes Design Studio and Content team
  • Responsible for Brand Alliances & Influencer Marketing
  • Social Media Content Strategy & Media Promotions
  • Owned Consumer Research delivering Insights through Brand track, Industry benchmarking, Use case studies , A/B testing Etc
  • New Category / Service Launches

Brand Manager

MakeMytrip India Pvt Ltd
09.2018 - 02.2021
  • Managing Digital Brand & B2B Franchise Marketing
  • Planning Occasion & Thematic Campaigns to Drive User Engagement & Branded Traffic
  • Campaigns setups on Meta and Google ad managers
  • Managing research agencies for Pre Brand Campaign Insights
  • Ownership of DAU & MAU for Holidays & experiences category
  • Executed Tactical Campaigns across OOH, Print, Radio
  • Built Hyper local inter-brand Partnerships for relevant product placement and drive local footfall into stores
  • Managing the social calendar setup & execution
  • Planned & executed Branding and hyper-local activations for 150+ MMT On ground Franchise stores in more than 60 Cities
  • Managed Agencies for social media, campaign shoots, creatives & Media spends
  • Lead team of 5 regional executives

Area Sales & Marketing Manager

Coffeeday Beverages LTD
09.2016 - 08.2018
  • Built lasting relationships with clients through outstanding customer service interactions.
  • 150% target achievement on consumable and machine Annual Revenue
  • Exceeded targets by building, directing, and motivating high-performing sales team.
  • Responsible for the HORECA & RETAIL segment for Delhi NCR And Punjab.
  • B2B sales and Channel Partner Management
  • New Product launch & GTM Planning
  • Key Account Management for customer retention and upselling.
  • Stakeholder management including Service, consumables etc
  • Leading Pan India contract establishment for Retail and Hotel Chains
  • Leading regional resources for developing Up country markets
  • Managed regional Marketing budget of 50 Lacs Annually
  • In hotel Specialized events for Coffee connoisseur

Campaign Specialist

IBM India
05.2016 - 09.2016
  • Marketing Campaign management for 6 ASEAN Countries
  • Budgeting and Expense Tracking of campaigns
  • Marketing Finance and Marketing Operations Planning and executing third party and proprietary events.
  • Ensure budget and campaign approvals are made at each step in process by coordinating cross- functionally.
  • Ensure all teams (internal and external) are well informed of project developments, timeliness, and ongoing issues.
  • Generate the performance dashboard/Litmus tests for budget, WR & VLRC per AP Planning Management System.
  • Established clear KPIs for each campaign, measuring success against defined objectives regularly

Network Administrator

IndiaBulls technology
05.2012 - 06.2014
  • Data analysis, data migration, implementation of projects.
  • Performed day-to-day LAN and WAN administration, maintenance, and support.
  • Maintained network hardware and software and monitored network to support network availability to end users.
  • Vendor and Client Management for Pan India Projects.
  • Experienced in Configuration of network devices, Implementation, Support, Testing, Responsible for requirement gathering, technical analysis, implementation, support and project delivery.
  • Responsible for PAN INDIA network uptime, monitoring.
  • Monthly and weekly report generation on network downtime, installations, deletions etc.
  • Reduced Lease line Downtime by 10%
  • Reduced downtime with proactive identification and resolution of IT issues.

Education

MBA - Marketing

Welingkar Institute of Management Research & Development
Mumbai
04.2016

Btech - Computer Science

Amity School of Engineering & Technology
Noida
04.2012

Skills

  • Building Digital First Brands
  • Consumer Insights
  • Brand Communication

Accomplishments

  • Torch bearer Award JFM,25 (Olx India)
  • Squadron team Award JFM'24 (Olx India)
  • Key contributor Award for JFM'24 (Olx India)
  • Lead a team of 25 employees.
  • Effie's Award for Best Healthcare brand Campaign 2023
  • ET Brand Equity Trendies Awards, 2023
  • Sales Manager of the year, 2017
  • Marketing Topper, batch 2016

Passion & Hobbies

  • Healthy eating and Working out
  • Bike Rides
  • Personal Finance learning

Timeline

Marketing Lead

OLX
04.2025 - Current

Head of Brand

OLX
09.2023 - 03.2025

Brand Manager

Apollo247
02.2021 - 03.2022

Brand Manager

MakeMytrip India Pvt Ltd
09.2018 - 02.2021

Area Sales & Marketing Manager

Coffeeday Beverages LTD
09.2016 - 08.2018

Campaign Specialist

IBM India
05.2016 - 09.2016

Network Administrator

IndiaBulls technology
05.2012 - 06.2014

Senior Manager, Brand

Apollo247
4 2022 - 09.2023

MBA - Marketing

Welingkar Institute of Management Research & Development

Btech - Computer Science

Amity School of Engineering & Technology
Pratyaksh Sharma