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Neha Kate

@nehakate

Associate Director - Media Performance at Publicis Media

Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra

https://in.linkedin.com/in/neha-kate-169a5144

Publicis MediaDhole Patil College of Engineering, University of Pune

Neha Kate is an experienced digital marketing professional specializing in Media Performance and Planning. She has a proven track record working with multiple FMCG brands across Biddable Search and Social platforms to achieve Brand KPIs. Her expertise includes leading teams, optimizing media spending, and providing strong client servicing to ensure successful agency-client engagement.

Experience

Associate Director - Media Performance

Publicis Media

Full-time•Jul 2023 - Present•PGD, Mumbai, India

Leading a team with diverse clients to deliver effectively. Managing client expectations with respect to resource allocation, deliveries & performance expertise. Resolve operational challenges to ensure teams work in tandem of the expectations.

Associate Director - Media Planning

Publicis Global Delivery

Full-time•May 2022 - Oct 2022•Mumbai, India

Worked on the Planners Team for a global digital payment technology brand. Liaising with local team & spear heading monthly + ad hoc media plans across Search, Social, DV360. Reviewing media plans shared by immediate pocs, ensuring media plan is in sync with business KPI. Client communication to understand media briefs & share a viable media plan. Ensuring plan activation, optimization & post campaign insights, reporting. Directing careful optimization of media spending and direct monitoring of media performance.

Program Associate Director

Publicis Global Delivery

Full-time•Jan 2022 - Apr 2022•Mumbai, Maharashtra

Collaboration with various teams to uncover key issues, identify applicable solutions in a joint team effort for effective campaign activation. Active part of the hiring team, proven experience in expansion of scope of work along side broadening the team size.

Account Director

Logicserve Digital Pvt. Ltd

Full-time•Nov 2021 - Jan 2022•Mumbai, Maharashtra

Part of the client servicing team, leading the digital strategy for Eureka Forbes across Search, Social & DV platforms. Co-ordinating with multiple stakeholders to drive campaign implementation & performance. Gathering learnings from campaigns & devising the best way forward for a digital first approach.

Group Head

PERFORMICS.CONVONIX

Full-time•Oct 2018 - Oct 2021•Biddable Media, Mumbai

Part of the PGD Performance team (Publicis Groupe Delivery) catering to global clients, majorly the UK region. Responsible for delivery, engagement management & resolution management. Undertaking account on-boarding across new brands & leading the overall engagement for smooth communication. Acting as the focal point of communication for relevant stakeholders. Managing a team of analysts, associates & BMs, responsible for their delivery & growth. Working with the team across FMCG brand on paid search platforms including Google Ads, SA360, Facebook Ads for account strategy, campaign management, optimization, reporting, implementations, amendments & identifying market trends to be in parallel with the KPI targets & business goals. Proven track record of setting up new clients on board, establishing KPI targets, restructuring of account structures, campaign activation, pre & post campaign analysis. Branding activities for brands through paid media platforms with heavy focus on quality content, garner cost efficiencies. Pre campaign planning & post campaign analysis for performance presentation.

Business Manager

Publicis Groupe

Full-time•Apr 2017 - Oct 2018•Mumbai, India

Account Manager

Publicis Groupe

Full-time•Jan 2015 - Mar 2017•Mumbai, India

Technical Analyst

IBM GTS

Full-time•Dec 2013 - Jan 2015•Bangalore

Platform: Windows 7, Linux.

Education

Dhole Patil College of Engineering, University of Pune

Bachelor of Engineering

Information Technology

Jun 2010 - Jan 2013

Bharti Vidyapeeth Institute of Technology

Diploma

Computer Technology

Jun 2007 - Jan 2010

St. Augustine's High School, Maharashtra State Board

Secondary School Certificate

Jun 2000 - Mar 2007

Skills

Client Servicing
Google Ads
Facebook Ads
Prisma
Data Studio
Brand Management
Team Management
Escalation Management
Content Creation & Strategy
Search
Social
DV360
SA360