Arjun S.

Performance Marketing Manager

Gurugram, Haryana, India12 yrs experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Scaled Apollo 24|7 to ₹2000+ Cr revenue.
  • Established Zomato as a leading food brand in India.
  • Led marketing strategies for multi-sport engagement.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Marketing Leader with expertise in B2C growth strategies across Healthcare and Food Delivery sectors.

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Skills

Core Skills

MarketingLeadershipBrand MarketingGrowthMedia PlanningCreative StrategyBusiness IntelligenceAnalytics

Other Skills

Business StrategySenior Stakeholder ManagementP&L ManagementRevenueProduct MarketingPerformance MarketingProduct InnovationMarketing Campaign ManagementCustomer InsightContent MarketingProject ManagementSQLGlobal DeliveryMarketing StrategySports Marketing

About

Marketing Head with 12+ years of experience in consumer internet and omni‑channel retail — scaling brands and businesses that touch millions of users. I have led growth and marketing charters at Apollo Healthco, Zomato, Disney Star, and Deloitte, driving journeys from strategy → story → scale. My work has consistently delivered impact: scaling businesses from a few crores to ₹1000+ Cr, building teams from 0 to 45+, and owning full‑funnel growth across digital and offline channels. At the intersection of data, creativity, and consumer behaviour, I bring deep ownership of revenue growth, P&L outcomes, category creation, and omni‑channel scale. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Apollo Healthco (2021–2025) - Joined as Founding Marketing Head, scaling Apollo 24|7 into India’s leading healthtech platform (₹2,000+ Cr revenue, ~27% market share) - Promoted to Associate Vice President, owning growth and revenue charters across digital, offline retail, and private labels for a $5Bn+ valued, ₹12,000+ Cr annual revenue group - Built and led a 45+ member team, driving full-funnel growth, category leadership, and profitability Zomato (2019–2021) - Growth & Marketing leader across brand marketing, expansion, South metro share gain, and product innovations - Helped build Zomato into India’s most loved food brand, driving first-mover advantage in T2/T3 cities, strengthening South market share, and owning end-to-end GTM for new product launches Disney Star (2015–2019) - Led marketing, product research, and analytics across a multi-sport portfolio - Built year-round sports consumption by scaling Kabaddi, Football, and Regional Sports into mainstream properties Deloitte US (2011–2013) - Analytics & strategy consulting across healthcare and financial services clients in the US market WHAT I DO BEST Growth Leadership | Marketing Head | P&L Ownership | Category Building | Omnichannel Scale | Brand & Performance Marketing | Team Leadership | CXO Collaboration

Experience

12 yrs
Total Experience
3 yrs
Average Tenure
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Current Experience

Apollo 24|7

AVP, Head of Marketing (Apollo 24|7, Apollo Pharmacy)

Jan 2021Jan 2025 · 4 yrs

  • Where I learned to build, lead, and scale from 0 → 1 → 100.
  • Joined early to scale Apollo’s digital business from ₹ 2.5 Cr to ₹ 150 Cr monthly revenue, driving full-stack marketing across performance, brand, and retention.
  • Built Apollo’s first integrated marketing function - CRM, SEO, content, media, and martech , driving efficiency + scale.
  • Launched “Full Prescription in 2 Hours” brand promise, "Direct Apollo Se" and “Socho Mat Switch Karo” campaign (Gold @ Effies & ET Brand Equity).
  • Created doctor-led content engine (100+ experts), built hyper-local playbooks, and grew organic channels 40 %+.
  • Took additional charge of offline marketing (Apollo Pharmacy) — unified loyalty & CRM across online/offline.
  • Added Private Brands and Fintech verticals (Cards, Insurance) → ₹ 100 Cr incremental revenue.
  • Scaled Apollo Healthco to ₹ 2,000 Cr annual digital revenue and positioned it as India’s integrated health super-app.
  • Key learning: Leadership is about transforming fragmented growth into a unified system.
MarketingLeadershipBusiness StrategySenior Stakeholder ManagementP&L ManagementRevenue

Zomato

2 roles

Brand Marketing Lead | Food Delivery

Promoted

Nov 2019Apr 2021 · 1 yr 5 mos

  • Where I learned the rhythm of digital growth — creative, fast, and measurable.
  • Led three charters: market expansion (500+ cities), brand marketing, and product innovations.
  • Drove profitable growth in Tier-2 / Tier-3 cities and grew South-India market share by +40 % through hyper-local campaigns, celebrity partnerships, and IPL integrations.
  • Built iconic brand campaigns: On-Time or Free, No Cooking Weekends, and Zomato Premier League that made Zomato one of India’s most loved food brands.
  • Orchestrated Zomato’s COVID recovery narrative around safety + trust, restoring demand through data-led social proof.
  • Launched new verticals like Intercity Delivery, Healthy & Gourmet, Meals-for-One, and Zomato Pro (re-imagined loyalty program).
  • Key learning: great marketing sits where strategy meets execution, and creativity meets speed.
Brand MarketingProduct MarketingMarketingPerformance MarketingGrowthProduct Innovation

Marketing Lead - South & Emerging Markets

Jan 2019Jan 2020 · 1 yr

  • Full Stack Ownership - Brand, performance, product marketing and Growth

Disney star

2 roles

Marketing Manager | Sports

Promoted

Jan 2017Jan 2019 · 2 yrs

  • Where I learned how to move millions with data and storytelling.
  • Part of the core team that built sports fandoms across Kabaddi, Football, and Regional Cricket.
  • Worked on marquee campaigns like “Le Panga” (Pro Kabaddi) and “Come On India, Let’s Football” (ISL) that helped shape India’s multi-sport culture.
  • Led data-based audience segmentation to grow medium viewers into heavy viewers, marrying analytics with creative storytelling.
  • Collaborated with Hotstar growth teams to design early cross-platform viewing strategies, bridging TV and digital ecosystems.
  • Managed campaigns reaching 400 million+ viewers, learning to deliver both scale and cultural impact.
  • Key takeaway: data gives direction, but emotion creates movement.
Media PlanningCreative StrategyMarketingMarketing Campaign ManagementCustomer InsightContent Marketing

Brand Manager

Jan 2015Jan 2017 · 2 yrs

Boston consulting group (bcg)

Student project

Jan 2014Jan 2014 · 0 mo

Deloitte consulting

Analytics and Business Intelligence

Jan 2011Jan 2013 · 2 yrs · United States

  • Where I learned the logic behind business decisions.
  • Worked across global clients: exposure to international markets and analytical frameworks.
  • Built expertise in data-driven problem solving: market sizing, revenue modelling, and ROI analysis.
  • Learned how data drives strategy and how structured thinking helps scale decisions in large organisations.
  • This period built my foundation as an insight-first marketer - one who starts with analytics, not assumptions.
  • Key takeaway: Growth begins where strategy meets data.
Business IntelligenceProject ManagementSQLGlobal DeliveryAnalytics

Defence research and development laboratory (drdl) - drdo

Research Trainee

Jan 2010Jan 2010 · 0 mo · Delhi, India · On-site

Education

Faculty of Management Studies - University of Delhi

Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

Jan 2013Jan 2015

Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology

Bachelor’s Degree — Electronics and Communications

Jan 2007Jan 2011

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