


Jugal Thakkar
Helping Companies Maximize Marketing Performance Through Strategic Automation
Growth-driven marketing leader with 13+ years across APAC & MEA, delivering $4M+ pipeline, 35% MQL growth, and 25% SQL uplift for B2B, tech, and consumer brands. Expert in ABM, AI personalization, and martech integration turning data into double-digit ROI and marketing into a growth engine.

EXPERIENCE
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2023 - 2025
HORIZONTAL DIGITAL | Marketing Manager
Orchestrated Sitecore DX Dubai and GITEX 2024 presence, influencing $4M+ in pipeline and 450 SQLs. Launched executive programs ("AI Future-Ready Dinners", "Strategic Advisory Councils") that converted 3 enterprise deals worth $1.2M+. Integrated GA4 and HubSpot into a live performance dashboard, reducing reporting turnaround by 90%. Created persona-driven messaging and hero case studies, improving brand recall by 40%
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2022 - 2023
DIGILE TECHNOLOGIES | Digital Marketing Manager
Led Webflow migration and full rebrand, increasing organic traffic by 40% and session duration by 48%. Designed topic-cluster SEO and gated-content funnel, boosting demo requests by 20% and lowering CPA by 17%. Introduced OKRs for a 10-member team, improving on-time project delivery from 65% to 96%
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2021 – 2022
OPTIMUM UTILITY SOLUTIONS | Head of Digital Marketing
Shifted media budgets to high-intent channels, reducing CPC by 22% and improving web conversions by 15%. Created an interactive product selector that doubled lead capture within 60 days
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2020 – 2021
PINK LEMONADE COMMUNICATIONS | Manager, Digital Marketing
Launched ITC Baked Creations on e-commerce and social, driving 20% growth in Q1. Created nurture journeys for Children’s MBA, increasing enrollments by 40%
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2018 – 2019
BENNETT, COLEMAN & CO | Creative Head, Consultant
Led internal and sponsor-driven campaign production across TV and digital. Initiated “Geographic Unity” brand theme; increased national viewership by 20%. Boosted total brand reach by ≈40%, delivering a breakthrough year for the network
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AGENCY09 | Senior Brand Catalyst
Promoted from Account Executive to lead BD and campaign strategy for top brands.

EDUCATION
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2020 - 2023
Bachelor Degree in Business Administration | University of Madras
Completed via distance education alongside full-time professional work

CERTIFICATIONS & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
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2022
AI for Marketers Executive Program
Northwestern University
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2024
HubSpot Inbound & Revenue Ops Certifications
HubSpot Academy
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2023
GA4 Qualification
Google Skillshop
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2022
ABM Workshop
Demandbase
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2021
Digital Transformation Leadership Series
LinkedIn Learning