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Samarth Airon

Creative Director

Gurugram, Haryana, India16 yrs 6 mos experience

Key Highlights

  • Over 15 years of experience in brand development.
  • Led marketing strategies for Harley-Davidson in India.
  • Expert in performance marketing and communication.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned marketing leader in the automotive industry.

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Skills

Core Skills

Brand ManagementMarketing Strategy

Other Skills

Brand StrategyMarketing CommunicationCampaign ManagementConsumer ResearchProject ManagementSocial Media StrategyGlobal Business ManagementSupply Chain ManagementAutomotiveProduct DevelopmentBusiness DevelopmentTeam ManagementCompetitive AnalysisProduct ManagementMarket Research

About

Over 15 years of experience with life-changing brands and making meaningful interventions in brand development, performance marketing, marketing communication, PR, new product launches, digital marketing, dealer and customer conferences, media planning and retail branding. Currently, working with Hero MotoCorp as Head- Brand and Activation for Harley-Davidson Business in India. With a thorough understanding of various mediums of communication and automobile industry, I take active interest in the business development, planning, executing and innovating marketing strategies.

Experience

16 yrs 6 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs 9 mos
Average Tenure
2 yrs 4 mos
Current Experience

Hero motocorp

Lead- Brand and Activation (Harley-Davidson Business Unit)

Dec 2023Present · 2 yrs 4 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India · On-site

Harley-davidson motor company

2 roles

Lead- Marketing and Customer Experience (Asia Emerging Markets and India)

Jan 2022Dec 2023 · 1 yr 11 mos

Lead- Marketing and Customer Experience (India)

Mar 2021Jan 2022 · 10 mos

Maruti suzuki india limited

Brand Manager

May 2019Feb 2021 · 1 yr 9 mos · Greater Delhi Area

  • · Develop brand strategy and communication for the corporate brand to resonate with the young audiences. Executed the corporate brand campaign "People Technology" across various mediums.
  • · Establish Maruti Suzuki as the leader in clean technology with communication on Electric vehicles, BS6 and Hybrid with targeted communication and multi-media campaigns.
  • · Consumer research and insights for understanding the changing customer choices
  • · Campaign management to actively communicate the brand values and offline and digital media evaluations.
  • · Project management of key tasks like the Auto Expo, media drives for new launches and Dealer conferences.
  • · Content development for seamless integration in consumer buying journey
  • · Social media strategy and execution for each platform in line with brand strategy
Brand StrategyMarketing CommunicationCampaign ManagementConsumer ResearchProject ManagementSocial Media Strategy+2

Nissan motor corporation

Marketing Manager

May 2017May 2019 · 2 yrs · Gurugram, Haryana, India

Bajaj auto ltd

Marketing Manager

Sep 2014May 2017 · 2 yrs 8 mos · Pune/Pimpri-Chinchwad Area

  • Handle marketing initiatives for KTM and Kawasaki brands (Probiking Division)
  • BTL activities oriented to increase awareness (mall activations, exhibitions, auto expos); high impact customer sport activities (orange days, rides, tours, stunt shows, track days).
  • ATL activities to boost large activations, digital purchasing for event boost and promotions with in-movie placements.
  • Single point of contact to National racers, FMSCI and affiliated clubs in the company
  • Marketing communication for designing creative and branding solutions for the activities being done.
  • KRAs include quality and quantity of activations and impact on enquiry and sales for the region in short term as well as long term, money spent vs impact, cost optimization, customer satisfaction and CLM through marketing.

Ashok leyland

Brand, Marketing & Corporate Communications

Oct 2009Sep 2014 · 4 yrs 11 mos · Greater Chennai Area

  • Enhance brand visibility and strengthen brand positioning
  • Media relations and Corporate Communication efforts
  • Support sales teams in developing unique promotions and campaigns to generate leads,
  • increase on-ground visibility and increase sales
  • Brand planning and execution, including goal setting, problem/opportunity analysis,
  • competition mapping and implementing all ATL/BTL communication, as per strategic plans for
  • the brand
  • Planning and maintaining a rolling 12-month marketing calendar for all
  • properties and ensuring execution
  • Development of all marketing collateral and implement all marketing creative and copy to
  • maximize impact and response

Education

Indian School of Business

PGPPro — Marketing

Jan 2021Dec 2022

National University of Singapore

Business Administration and Management — General

Jan 2022Present

Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology and Research Academy

B. TECH. — Mechanical Engineering

Jan 2005Jan 2009

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