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JINITA THAKKAR

JINITA THAKKAR

Proven Leader In Brand Management, Digital Marketing And Corporate Communications
Miami,FL

Summary

Growth marketer driven by purpose, focused on results and inspired by people with 20+ years of experience in management and technology consulting, brand management, analytics and digital marketing. Strategic advisor to Fortune 500, B2B and B2C brands in the technology, hospitality, retail, food and beverage, energy, and financial services industries. Skilled in lifecycle marketing strategies from creation to execution to achieve revenue goals, and leverage data and analytics to inform digital transformation.

Work History

Senior Director, Marketing and Communications

World Fuel Services
Doral, FL
03.2020 - Current
  • Actively engage with C-suite to deliver compelling executive presentations and reports targeted to investors, board of directors, sales leadership, legal and HR, utilizing storytelling and data visualization to simplify complex concepts and information and gain buy in
  • Plan and execute all aspects of large scale executive-level corporate events, roadshows, and conferences
  • Established the company’s formal public relations policy, led the selection and use of a new PR platform for monitoring and distributing releases and conducted media relations training
  • Instituted a best-in-class agency model within marketing team resulting in increased transparency and collaboration between cross-functional teams, and generating $50K in cost savings to date by eliminating redundancy in processes and tools
  • Launched holistic communications plan for WFS Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) strategy
  • Actively engage with the executive leadership on creating a roadmap for organic and inorganic growth, identifying cross-sell and up-sell opportunities, increasing customer retention, developing sales enablement programs, and delivering marketing qualified leads (MQLs) to commercial teams
  • Define national and global go-to-market strategy and omnichannel marketing campaigns for WFS sustainability and renewable energy solutions

Account Director, Digital Strategy

Radancy
Coral Gables, FL
06.2016 - 02.2020
  • Managed creative, media, analytics, social and content, and development teams to drive $5M+ in annual revenue across Fortune 500 brands in the retail, telecommunications, tourism/hospitality, and tech sectors
  • Executed programmatic pay-per-click, retargeting and prospecting campaign strategies resulting 30% YOY growth in conversion for technology client
  • Consistently achieved YOY organic and new business growth resulting in 200% increase in total client revenue over 4 years
  • Built brand campaigns to help retail client define its value proposition informed by first and third-party research, persona development, empathy and user journey maps leading to holistic campaign activation
  • Partnered with creative and development teams to build and launch award-winning responsive websites integrating personalization and UX best practices

Account Director

República Havas
Miami, FL
09.2014 - 06.2016
  • Owned the P&L and management of the Technology, Finance and Professional Services industry vertical
  • Initiated and led brand transformation for Google and Facebook to shift brand perception of its diversity and inclusion practices through a multi-channel and experiential supplier diversity program
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to create integrated 360 Digital, TV, Print, OOH and experiential brand campaigns
  • Applied business and marketing knowledge to develop briefs and pitches for customer projects

Account Manager

PWC Digital Services
Hallandale, FL
06.2012 - 06.2013
  • Unified and steered a team of 20+ resources to deliver full range of PWC digital services including digital strategy, user experience and design, web analytics, email and social marketing, and SEO
  • Innovated and piloted new approaches to optimize lead generation efforts leveraging creative and design A/B testing within home security and automation industry
  • Delivered engaging and polished presentations to build connections with prospective clients and distinguish PWC from competitors

Associate Media Director

Publicis Groupe
Miami, FL
02.2009 - 06.2012
  • Oversaw Oracle’s ~$10M annual media budget across Latin America, including media planning and execution activity in Mexico and Brazil
  • Launched Oracle’s first branded entertainment integrated television and online campaign with Discovery Networks providing viewers with curated content to generate leads for Oracle sales teams
  • Trained and mentored team of 5 entry-level media associates to ensure smooth execution and superior performance of client strategies and campaigns
  • Integrated and measured paid performance and display media campaigns to drive consideration and purchase intent

Senior Consultant

Deloitte, KPMG, Arthur Andersen
New York, NY
08.2001 - 05.2008
  • Selected to join a highly visible 3-year Oracle full-suite implementation project in Lyon, France to optimize the client’s front-office CRM operations across its EMEA markets
  • Analyzed front-office business process redundancies and inefficiencies to provide recommendations and implement solutions
  • Delivered on efficiency KPIs by helping clients with the full lifecycle of Oracle CRM technology implementation including requirements gathering, gap analysis, workflow mapping, software configuration and customization, user demos, training and post-production support
  • Led domestic and global projects across food and beverage, healthcare and telecommunications industries


Education

MBA -

Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern
Evanston, IL
01.2019 - 12.2020

Bachelor of Science - Marketing and Finance, IT, Spanish

DePaul University
Chicago, IL
08.1997 - 06.2001

Skills

    COMPETENCIES: Strategic Planning Customer Experience Digital Transformation Brand Management Sales Enablement Global Markets Lead Generation Data and Analytics Negotiation Data Visualization Performance Marketing Social Media Leadership and Development Financial Planning and Budgeting Programmatic Media Business Development SaaS Solutions

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Timeline

Senior Director, Marketing and Communications

World Fuel Services
03.2020 - Current

MBA -

Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern
01.2019 - 12.2020

Account Director, Digital Strategy

Radancy
06.2016 - 02.2020

Account Director

República Havas
09.2014 - 06.2016

Account Manager

PWC Digital Services
06.2012 - 06.2013

Associate Media Director

Publicis Groupe
02.2009 - 06.2012

Senior Consultant

Deloitte, KPMG, Arthur Andersen
08.2001 - 05.2008

Bachelor of Science - Marketing and Finance, IT, Spanish

DePaul University
08.1997 - 06.2001
JINITA THAKKARProven Leader In Brand Management, Digital Marketing And Corporate Communications