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Shyam R.

Manager - Content & Digital Marketing
Chennai

Summary

I head content and digital marketing at Mad Street Den, a pioneering B2B enterprise AI startup known for our AI stack, Vue.ai. As the primary custodian of our brand, I oversee a comprehensive portfolio that includes our brand strategy, website, podcasts, events, newsletters, and social media. What sets me apart is my ability to cultivate and maintain instrumental relationships with enterprise CIOs, ensuring our brand stays at the forefront of their minds through our community.


I have the privilege of leading a dynamic team of 7 content marketers, digital marketers, and web developers. Recently, I spearheaded a rebranding project that merged two sub-brands of Mad Street Den into Vue.ai. This involved reimagining our mission, vision, and value statements, as well as a complete overhaul of our brand.


I am the organizer and host of our flagship event, REBUILD, which has taken place in Jamaica, Dubai, and India so far. We have over 150 enterprise CXOs and VPs in attendance. Additionally, I host the AI Transformation podcast, providing a platform for insightful conversations with enterprise CXOs. I also handle all aspects of our social media, newsletters, content strategy, SEO and CRO.

In essence, I am not just a marketer; I am a storyteller, a relationship builder, and a brand guardian, committed to driving Mad Street Den's journey towards shaping the future of Enterprise AI.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
18
18
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Manager - Digital and Content Marketing

Mad Street Den Inc.
Chennai
09.2018 - Current
  • Successfully managed, built, and expanded a team of 7 content marketers, digital marketers, and web developers.
  • Oversaw and executed a major rebranding project that consolidated multiple sub-brands into one.
  • Organized and hosted 3 highly attended editions of the company's flagship event, "REBUILD," in Jamaica, Dubai, and India, with over 150 enterprise CXOs and VPs in attendance.
  • Hosted the widely popular "AI Transformation podcast," featuring top CIOs from renowned global enterprises such as Victoria's Secret, Aditya Birla, Giant Eagle, and P&G.
  • Developed and fostered a dynamic community of influential CXOs from Fortune 500 companies, actively participating in events, podcasts, and webinars.
  • Managed content distribution across website, social media platforms, newsletters, and emails.
  • Collaborated with product marketing, design, and web development teams to strategize and implement site hierarchy, architecture, content, layout, and sitemap.
  • Planned and executed various digital marketing initiatives, encompassing marketing strategy, SEO, SEM, website content, lead generation, ABM, conversion rate optimization, A/B testing, and growth hacking.
  • Established measurement metrics, developed visual reports, and implemented processes for all digital marketing efforts.
  • Conducted comprehensive competitor reviews to analyze ad placement, keyword usage, placement bids, and landing pages.
  • Created off-site SEO content, including guest blog posts and informative articles.
  • Streamlined operations by implementing processes and task management ticket systems.
  • Maintained a content marketing calendar to ensure timely creation and delivery.

Success Metrics

  • Achieved over 50% contribution to the pipeline for 3 consecutive quarters through the "REBUILD" event.
  • The "AI Transformation podcast" attracted and converted several high-value enterprise leads.
  • Significantly increased relevant engagement on social media, with relevant influencers and potential leads regularly interacting with the brand.
  • Grew the collective LinkedIn and Twitter following of 4 social media handles to surpass 30k followers.
  • Boosted conversion rates by fivefold through innovative messaging and optimization of landing pages.
  • Gained over 178k backlinks within a span of 4 years, up from 527.
  • Quadrupled website traffic and tripled average time spent on page.
  • Reduced Customer Acquisition Cost by 40%.

Executive Board Member

Baalashanmuga Elementary School
07.2014 - Current
  • Spearheaded infrastructural and institutional change in a free school run by family for 4 generations
  • Ran several summer camps for children, teaching them about the importance of a good education, new technologies, and the internet
  • Grew the total number of students enrolled in the school by 10x
  • Established positive, stimulating learning environment for students and exciting education-focused setting for teachers
  • Built productive relationships with parents of students facing difficult situations at school or at home
  • Facilitated group sessions and provided one-on-one support

Business Manager, Distribution Solutions

Gofrugal Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
Chennai
07.2018 - 08.2019
  • Managed a 4-member sales and marketing team for the distribution vertical
  • Built the website content, marketing materials, blog articles, webinars, tutorial videos, and testimonial videos
  • Closed over 50 deals personally, shortening the sales cycle from 1 month to 1 week
  • Grew the sales pipeline from 10 leads a month to over 50 leads a month by online and on-ground marketing
  • Organized 5 customer meets across India with over 100 attendees each
  • Prevented churn of 100+ customers
  • Worked closely with the product team to define the roadmap of the product
  • Created and followed a process for pre-sales, demos, sales, website content, and webinar marketing
  • Worked with the product team to create demo versions of the product
  • Studied demographic data to determine optimal targets, competitor offerings and tactics for persuasion

Education

B.E. - Electronics And Communications Engineering

Sri Venkateswara College Of Engineering
Chennai
07.2013 - 04.2017

Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School
Chennai
06.1999 - 04.2013

Skills

Branding

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Timeline

Manager - Digital and Content Marketing

Mad Street Den Inc.
09.2018 - Current

Business Manager, Distribution Solutions

Gofrugal Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
07.2018 - 08.2019

Executive Board Member

Baalashanmuga Elementary School
07.2014 - Current

B.E. - Electronics And Communications Engineering

Sri Venkateswara College Of Engineering
07.2013 - 04.2017

Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School
06.1999 - 04.2013

Professional Musician

Shyam Ravishankar is a genre bending professional violinist & vocalist enthralling audiences since 2005. With a wide repertoire of both popular & creative music, Shyam has performed over 1500 shows all over the world with some of the best artists including Padma Vibhushan Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna, Illaiyaraaja, P.Unnikrishnan, Benny Dayal, Umayalpuram Dr. K. Sivaraman, Sudha Raghunathan, Shwetha Mohan, Ghibran, Vishal Chandrashekar, etc. In fact, the song he played solo violin in, Hey Pillagaada from the movie Fida has over 50 million views!


He has also performed in many TV channels including MTV, Jaya TV, Zee Tamil, Raj TV, NTV, ETV, Pudhuyugam, Chitthiram TV, DD Podhigai, etc. He is no stranger to the media having been featured multiple times in many prestigious newspapers, channels & radio stations since the age of 9.

Professional Musician

Shyam Ravishankar is a genre bending professional violinist & vocalist enthralling audiences since 2005. With a wide repertoire of both popular & creative music, Shyam has performed over 1500 shows all over the world with some of the best artists including Padma Vibhushan Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna, Illaiyaraaja, P.Unnikrishnan, Benny Dayal, Umayalpuram Dr. K. Sivaraman, Sudha Raghunathan, Shwetha Mohan, Ghibran, Vishal Chandrashekar, etc. In fact, the song he played solo violin in, Hey Pillagaada from the movie Fida has over 50 million views!


He has also performed in many TV channels including MTV, Jaya TV, Zee Tamil, Raj TV, NTV, ETV, Pudhuyugam, Chitthiram TV, DD Podhigai, etc. He is no stranger to the media having been featured multiple times in many prestigious newspapers, channels & radio stations since the age of 9.

Shyam R.Manager - Content & Digital Marketing