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Pinaki Pillai

@pinakipillai

Product Marketing Leader

Bangalore, Karnataka

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WisetepAlison

Product Marketing Leader with over 15 years of expertise in developing SaaS marketing strategies for Healthcare, Retail, HR Tech, and E-commerce. Skilled in leading marketing teams to build and execute effective brand strategies across the US, UK, MENA, and Indian markets, particularly in VC-funded startups. Known for enhancing customer acquisition, retention, and revenue growth, consistently delivering results and report to the CEO.

Experience

Lead Product Marketer

Wisetep

Nov 2021 - Oct 2023New Jersey

Oversaw the strategy and execution of the growth initiatives of the business, focusing on increasing the acquisition, retention, and revenue of customers. Achieved 10X cost reduction by switching from traditional Google Ads to partnering with 40 tech influencers; acquired an average of 5-10 new customers per influencer. Developed and executed impactful customer engagement programs that increased user referrals and user adoption by 200%. Lead Product Marketing | US, UK,MENA & India Markets. Lead the product marketing team and reported to the CEO. Set up the lead gen team and process from scratch. Pioneered and led virtual trade shows in the US Healthcare Market. Boosted lead generation by 17X, demos from 20 per month to 350 per month. Tested and evaluated 3 new marketing channels each month.

Marketing and Growth Leader

Carestack

Aug 2019 - Mar 2021Orlando

Headed the marketing team, reporting directly to the CEO. Executed the launch of “Simple Retail” into the competitive US retail market. Collaborated with the SAP marketing team to increase lead generation and revenue growth from enterprise customers.

Head of Marketing

Applexus

Nov 2018 - Aug 2019King County, Seattle

Market leader in SAP retail in the US. Co-founded an AI-enabled easy-to-use CRM for startup space. Generated inbound leads using content marketing. Implemented MicromCRM with over 40+ countries in the US and UK markets.

Head of Marketing

MicromCRM

Feb 2015 - Nov 2017US

Most affordable CRM for startup.

Head of Marketing | Co-founder

Tourbeetle

Sep 2009 - Apr 2013Trivandrum

Most popular tour operator software. Played a pivotal role in the early stages of the company as the co-founder, contributing to the establishment and growth of the company.

Marketing Lead | Co-founder

Slashome

Jan 2004 - Nov 2008Trivandrum

The first remote Linux server administration company for Linux server farms.

Education

University of Kerala

Bachelor of Engineering

Jan 1997 - Jan 2001

Built and managed the marketing and sales team for the core product. Established marketing and sales channels in all major tourist cities in India through collaboration with agencies, associations, and field teams.

Alison

Diploma in Social Media Marketing

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Licenses & Certifications

Diploma in Social Media Marketing

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Skills

SaaS Marketing
E-commerce
Brand Strategy
Customer Journey Mapping
Product Growth
Performance Marketing
Marketing Analytics
Leadership
Hubspot
Salesforce
Zoho
Lead Generation