Shamanth M. Rao

CEO

New York City, New York, United States21 yrs 5 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Achieved 70% ROAS uplift for Adventure Communist.
  • Produced over 10k ads with $100M in ad spend.
  • Expert in AI-fueled creative production.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Growth Marketing Expert in the Mobile App industry.

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Skills

Core Skills

Mobile MarketingUser AcquisitionGrowth Marketing

Other Skills

AdvertisingCreative ProductionAnalyticsSalesJournalismNew MediaWeb MarketingTravel WritingDigital MediaDigital MarketingOnline AdvertisingSEMBusiness DevelopmentProduct ManagementGoogle Analytics

About

I help mobile app companies–including gaming companies like Applovin, East Side Games, Jam City and Scopely, and apps like Bumble, Lingokids, Mojo and FitMind(among others) –acquire new users and achieve profitable, scalable growth in a Generative-AI world. Offering both managed user acquisition services and done-for-you creative production for teams running their own ads, our clients have continued to not only grow after Apple’s privacy changes, and many have seen their ROAS improve by an avg. of 20-40%. The secret to our clients’ success is the combination of our deep expertise from having produced 10k+ ads and managed over $100M in ad spend, and our ability to rapidly produce UGC and video ads at volume that can be used to dial in exactly what works, and discard what does not. 📹 HOW WE DO IT📹 Leveraging a combination of both human and AI creators, we’re able to rapidly produce UGC & video ads that are based on rock solid strategy and research. By testing 50+ (or more) variants a month even at small budgets with our signature rapid testing and iteration process, we’re able to rapidly isolate key elements of winning UGC. This is essential, with our data showing that the tiniest changes can lead to outsized performance. 💻AI VIDEO YOU ASK?💻 Yes, AI video. Now not just AI video, we use both human and AI creators. With the advent of AI we’ve been able to rapidly scale and test in a way we could not before. While many in the industry worry that AI Creative appears robotic and doesn't invoke emotion, we’ve found it depends on the inputs you give and the strategy behind your ads. 📈 RESULTS CREATED📈 -70% ROAS uplift and 69% CPI improvement for Adventure Communist, an idle-clicking game. -Tested 100+ creatives for Games2Win, drove 350K+ installs, and 100% increase in ROAS. -Unlocked month on month growth for hampr, a hyperlocal laundry app while improving cost per purchaser by 55%. 🏎GET STARTED🏎 Reach out here on LinkedIn to get a free consultation on leverage AI-fueled creative production to supercharge your growth. Email us at: hi@rocketshiphq.com

Experience

21 yrs 5 mos
Total Experience
3 yrs 6 mos
Average Tenure
8 yrs 4 mos
Current Experience

Rocketship hq - mobile user acquisition agency

Founder & CEO

Aug 2018Present · 7 yrs 9 mos · Brooklyn, NY

  • RocketShip HQ partners with fast growing companies to help them grow faster. We offer mobile user acquisition services that help our clients hit their growth & profitability goals in a capital-effective manner.
  • To explore working with us, please email hi at rocketshiphq.com
Mobile MarketingAdvertisingUser AcquisitionGrowth MarketingCreative Production

Various

Growth Marketing Consultant

Aug 2018Present · 7 yrs 9 mos · Brooklyn, NY

  • I advise & partner with companies to set up bespoke growth marketing strategies & kick off execution to help them grow & scale effectively.
Growth Marketing

The how things grow podcast

Host

Jan 2018Present · 8 yrs 4 mos · http://HowThingsGrow.co

Freshplanet

VP Growth & User Acquisition

Nov 2017Jul 2018 · 8 mos · Greater New York City Area

  • Driving growth & acquisition activity for hit game SongPop 2.
  • FreshPlanet was acquired by Gameloft.
User AcquisitionGrowth Marketing

Zynga

Growth & User Acquisition

Jul 2016Nov 2017 · 1 yr 4 mos · Greater New York City Area

  • Drove launch, go-to-market strategy and subsequent growth of Crosswords With Friends, which hit iTunes rank #10 on iPhone & #1 on iPad soon after launch.
User AcquisitionGrowth Marketing

Puzzlesocial inc.

Director - Growth & User Acquisition

Apr 2015Jul 2016 · 1 yr 3 mos · Greater New York City Area

  • Managed 7 figure monthly budgets and drove 7X DAU growth before PuzzleSocial was acquired by Zynga in July 2016.
User AcquisitionGrowth Marketing

Bash gaming

Senior Manager - User Acquisition

Sep 2013Apr 2015 · 1 yr 7 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

  • Owned new user growth strategy & execution for hit game Bingo Bash, one of Apple’s top 10 apps for the iPad for 2013 and 2014. Bash Gaming was acquired by GSN Games in March 2014 for $170 million.
User AcquisitionGrowth Marketing

Mint(formerly partner newspaper of wsj in india)

Travel Editor

Nov 2012Apr 2015 · 2 yrs 5 mos

  • Adjective slayer.

Various

3 roles

Growth Consultant

Apr 2012Aug 2013 · 1 yr 4 mos

  • Advised early stage businesses on customer acquisition and growth.

Independent Writer

Jun 2007Apr 2015 · 7 yrs 10 mos

  • My writing has been published in Narratively, Forbes Life, Mint, Outlook Lounge, Open and India Today Travel Plus. My writings are at http://BywayStar.com

Freelance Quizmaster

Jan 2005Mar 2011 · 6 yrs 2 mos

  • I designed and hosted quizzes for some of the top colleges, universities and corporations in India including:
  • Indian Institutes of Technology(Bombay, Madras), Indian Institutes of Management (Ahmedabad, Indore, Calcutta, Kozhikode), NIT Surat, College of Engineering(Pune), Pune IT Idol, Capgemini, Rotaract Club Pune, BITS Goa, BITS Pilani.

Inmobi

Head Of Campaign Management (APAC)

Jul 2011Apr 2012 · 9 mos · Bangalore

  • Led campaign execution for key brand and performance advertisers. Grew team from 5 members to 20 members across Asia Pacific and China. Provided leadership to team to exceed revenue targets.

Greenlemon

Vice President, Sales and Marketing

Mar 2009Jul 2011 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Bangalore/Calicut, India

  • First business hire at boutique web marketing & design agency. Provided leadership to team to grow revenues 9X in 2 years. Led initiatives resulting in Google Adwords Partner status for company.

Yahoo!

Intern

Apr 2008Jun 2008 · 2 mos

  • Developed sales strategy for Yahoo! Small Business India, Yahoo!’s low-cost website offering.

Capgemini

Associate Consultant

Jul 2005Apr 2007 · 1 yr 9 mos

  • Part of team that developed and launched new credit card products for global banks.

Synergy adlabs

Research Contributor

Feb 2005Dec 2006 · 1 yr 10 mos

  • I designed content for the quiz show Kaun Banega Crorepati (editions 2 and 3). This is the Indian adaption of the show 'Who wants to be a millionaire?'

Education

Tow-Knight Center For Entrepreneurial Journalism

Jan 2013Jan 2013

Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode

Post Graduate Diploma in Management

Jan 2007Jan 2009

Indian Institute of Technology, Madras

B. Tech. — Aerospace Engineering

Jan 2000Jan 2005

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