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SPARDHA KUDALKAR

Assistant Manager - KAM & Strategic Alliance
Mumbai,MH

Summary

Experienced Key Account Management with over 6.5 years of experience in Media & Entertainment. Excellent reputation for resolving problems, improving customer satisfaction, and driving overall operational improvements. Consistently saved costs while increasing profits.

Overview

7
7
Certifications
16
16
years of post-secondary education
14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

Assistant Manager – Strategic Alliances

Paytm (One 97 Communications Ltd)
08.2018 - Current
  • Currently associated with Paytm as Alliance & KAM for Food & Beverage Offline business and Movie Ticketing Business
  • Effectively converted ~150 prospective clients and sales leads, which could range from take-away joints to 5 Star properties to chains for Food segment
  • Contributed to the growth of movie ticketing by 35% market share and 500% growth against the monopoly in a year
  • Responsible for driving strategic alliances and partnerships with key stakeholders in the industry

§ Key account management and leveraging of cinema partner relationships

§ Designing and driving movie marketing campaigns with leading Indian and International production houses and studios

§ Cross-promotional marketing campaigns with brands, partner networks

  • Key member of P&L ownership; strategized and devised targeting for marketing and offers
  • Solely contributed to paid marketing revenue of ~110L in just over a year
  • Take the lead in designing and implementing digital, ATL and BTL cross-promotional campaigns
  • Work closely with the Social, Design, Technology, Operations and other related Teams to execute programs and manage ongoing operations.
  • Driving the strategic direction and evolution of campaigns, collecting and analysing data and defining plans for growth.
  • Demonstrated project leadership in cross-functional planning and execution.
  • Passion for the customer experience balanced with an understanding of the underlying economics of movie ticketing & food segment
  • Responsible for designing and signing of important legal agreements
    Received appreciation for work from partners and internal teams including senior management

Idealake Information Technologies Pvt Ltd

Group Account Manager
11.2017 - 08.2018
  • Established prolonged relations with leading BFSI sector – Axis Bank, ICICI Lombard, Future Generali etc
  • Drove category sales growth & profitability through customer-focused solutions across range, space management, pricing & promotions
  • Spearheaded the establishment of new opportunity areas for the business vertical, viz-aviz venturing into online marketing, mobile marketing and in-store marketing
  • Executing consumer promotions and launching marketing campaigns- ATL and BTL
  • Led conversions and end-to-end account management of several top and niche BFSIs like Future Generali, ICICI Lombard, Aditya Birla Group, Axis Bank and many others
  • Led critical decisions across operations, brand partnerships, marketing, design and web content
  • Designed and executed innovative marketing solutions for top BFSIs like Axis Bank, Future Generali and others pan India
  • Coordinated with the internal teams to ensure deliverables are met within the specified timelines

Contract Advertising Pvt Ltd

Senior Account Executive
01.2015 - 11.2017
  • Overlooked a portfolio of nearly 20 client accounts and act as the primary liaison between the consumer and the corporation
  • Actively pursue new business through cold calling, researching leads, and visiting trade shows
  • Strengthen and maintain current business through constant communication, dependable product delivery, and trustworthy relations
  • Contributed ideas for marketing and advertisement of new products and assist in the development of engaging sales pitches
  • Identified and evaluated new business opportunities that supported existing lifecycles, including partnerships and joint ventures

Ogilvy & Mather, India

Account Executive
10.2012 - 12.2014
  • Provided regular two-way communication between Clients and Ogilvy team. Relayed on client feedback to team in order to improve our processes
  • Provided regular and efficient updates on assigned accounts to creative, planning & content management team
  • Responsible for managing and building strong relationships with these assigned accounts. Will typically manage roughly 12 assigned accounts
  • Proven track record of meeting or completing the ATL & BTL operations within a week of the assigned task
  • Developed and expanded existing and new national accounts in the assigned industry segment
  • Proven track record in closing complex issues
  • Built a strong relationships at multiple levels of marketing team, including regions and key facilities (where relevant)
  • Led project teams to understand client needs and deliver an exceptional engagement experience
  • Led to business development through identification/development of recommended solutions
  • Have also designed and conducted weekly Learning and Development sessions
  • Received appreciation for problem solving and analytical and writing skills as well as client interactions and communication

Education

EMBA - Marketing

SP Jain School Of Global Management
10.2018 - Current

BMM - Audio Visual Production

SNDT Women's University
Juhu
06.2009 - 07.2012

High School Diploma -

SNDT Women's University
Juhu
06.2007 - 07.2012

Skills

Strategic Alliance & Partnerships

Key Account Management

Vendor Management

Sales & Marketing

Project & Campaign Management

Result Oriented

Accomplishments

  • Certificate in ‘The Fundamental of Digital Marketing' by Google (2020-2022)
  • Certificate in ‘Email Marketing' by Hubspot (2020-2025)
  • Nominated as ‘Rockstar of the Month' at Paytm:
  • Participated in Atticus Awards by WPP (2013-2014)
  • Certificate in Basic Photography - The Times Journal of Photography
  • Certificate in Creative Writing program - Spana Bajaj's Write Right
  • Certificate in Effective Public Speaking - Indo-American Society
  • Wildlife Exploration Camp - Bombay Natural History Society
  • Learnt and Practised Capoeira and recently learning Kalaripayattu
  • Taught at Akanksha, an NGO for teaching children (2010-2011)

Certification

Certificate in ‘The Fundamental of Digital Marketing' by Google

Affiliations

Nominated as ‘Rockstar of the Month' at Paytm (2018-2019)

Participated in Atticus Awards by WPP (2013-2014)

Taught at Akanksha, an NGO for teaching children (2010-2011)

Timeline

Certificate in ‘The Fundamental of Digital Marketing' by Google

01-2022

EMBA - Marketing

SP Jain School Of Global Management
10.2018 - Current

Assistant Manager – Strategic Alliances

Paytm (One 97 Communications Ltd)
08.2018 - Current

Idealake Information Technologies Pvt Ltd

Group Account Manager
11.2017 - 08.2018

Contract Advertising Pvt Ltd

Senior Account Executive
01.2015 - 11.2017

Ogilvy & Mather, India

Account Executive
10.2012 - 12.2014

BMM - Audio Visual Production

SNDT Women's University
06.2009 - 07.2012

High School Diploma -

SNDT Women's University
06.2007 - 07.2012
SPARDHA KUDALKARAssistant Manager - KAM & Strategic Alliance