Dinesh Motiani

Digital Marketing & Growth Leader
Delhi, IN.

About

A highly accomplished Digital Marketing and Growth Leader with over 6 years of progressive experience in driving significant business growth, enhancing brand visibility, and optimizing marketing performance across diverse industries. Proven expertise in leading high-performing teams, developing data-backed strategies, and executing multi-channel campaigns that consistently exceed targets. Adept at leveraging advanced analytics, SEO, social media, and performance marketing to achieve measurable impact and foster customer acquisition and retention. Recognized for maximizing media impact and achieving 'Rookie of the Year' award for work excellence.

Work

Unstop (formerly Dare2Compete)
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Manager, Growth & Digital Marketing

Summary

Led strategic initiatives to drive significant growth in community expansion, traffic, and brand visibility for a leading professional networking and hiring platform.

Highlights

Led a team of 5 associates, achieving 200% community expansion and 250% traffic growth, significantly enhancing brand visibility.

Relaunched the B2B platform with 10+ strategic feature recommendations, securing top-10 rankings for major commercial keywords and boosting organic lead generation.

Executed performance-driven B2B marketing campaigns and competitor benchmarking, generating over 800 high-quality corporate leads.

Achieved a 300% increase in recruiter sign-ups and job/internship listings within six months, significantly accelerating marketplace growth.

Developed and implemented automation strategies for periodic user-centric newsletters and recommendations, reducing manual intervention and improving efficiency.

Successfully launched a Merchandise Store, driving increased user engagement through incentive-based campaigns for registrations, participation, and competitions.

Conducted in-depth retention analysis to identify churn drivers and implement data-backed strategies, significantly improving audience retention.

Initiated a User Profile Update campaign, successfully decreasing user churn rate by enhancing personalized recommendations.

Coordinated promotions for over 20 campaigns for major accounts (e.g., Reliance, Tata Group, Amazon, Novartis), resulting in 2M+ registrations and 50M+ impressions.

Achieved 140% YoY growth in college events through 200+ partnerships with leading institutes (e.g., SIBM Pune, BITS Goa, IIT Indore), enhancing user acquisition and brand visibility.

Significantly improved key SEO metrics: achieving +130% YoY in MT, +120% YoY in ranking keywords, +140% YoY in platform mentions, and a +2 increase in domain authority.

Directed and optimized growth channels including Campus Connect, Affiliate Network, Performance Ads, Emailers, and WhatsApp, ensuring effective campaign execution and sustained growth.

Unstop (formerly Dare2Compete)
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Senior Associate, Marketing & Communications

Summary

Drove key marketing and communication initiatives, focusing on community expansion, traffic growth, and brand visibility.

Highlights

Led a team of 5 associates, achieving 200% community expansion and 300% traffic growth, significantly improving brand visibility.

Developed the Annual Operations Plan, targeting 300% community growth by creating a bottom-up Excel model for category and sub-category market sizing across PAN India.

Recruited, trained, and mentored 3 associates, enhancing team performance and operational efficiency.

Co-owned promotions for over 50 campaigns for major accounts (e.g., Flipkart, Walmart, Accenture, L'Oréal), yielding 2.5M+ registrations and 60M+ impressions.

Significantly boosted organic traffic and SEO metrics: achieving +900% YoY in MT, +220% YoY in ranking keywords, ~190% in platform mentions, and a +5 increase in domain authority.

Drove 190% YoY growth in college events through 500+ partnerships (e.g., IIT Bombay), enhancing user acquisition and brand awareness.

Integrated MoeEngage as a customer engagement platform, optimizing user events to increase sign-up rates, average session duration, and user retention.

Managed and executed growth campaigns across multiple channels, including Campus Connect, Affiliate Network, Performance Ads, Emailers, and WhatsApp.

Drafted the concept and structure for the User Referral Program in collaboration with the Product team, aligning with the annual operations plan.

Finaaz
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Digital Marketing Intern

Summary

Supported digital marketing efforts, focusing on social media, website management, and SEO.

Highlights

Increased social media reach by 180% through strategic content generation and targeted social campaigns.

Managed the WordPress backend for the company's e-commerce website and performed data analysis of promotion channels using Google Analytics and Google Search Console.

Executed Off-Page and On-Page SEO strategies, including link building, keyword research, and competitor analysis, to enhance website SERP, Domain Authority, and user experience.

DataFusion Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
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Search Engine Optimization Intern

Summary

Optimized website performance and search engine rankings through comprehensive SEO strategies.

Highlights

Managed WordPress backends for two websites (Datafusionsol & B2Bturbo) and conducted data analysis of promotion channels using Google Analytics and Google Search Console.

Developed and implemented link building strategies and Off-Page SEO, including keyword research and competitor analysis, to boost website SERP and Domain Authority.

Collaborated with writers to implement content strategies for both websites, improving Search Engine Ranking for key business-related keywords.

Owned Brand Mention strategies across guest posting and blogging platforms, increasing total outreach by 140% and generating new leads and customers.

B.R.I.C.S. International Forum
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Media Intern

Summary

Covered an international conference, documenting participation from diverse countries.

Highlights

Provided media coverage for the 3rd Vision for Future conference organized by B.R.I.C.S., featuring 100+ delegates from 10+ countries including Russia, England, and China.

Unstop (formerly Dare2Compete)
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Associate, Digital Marketing

Summary

Contributed to the expansion of Unstop's digital marketing ecosystem and brand presence.

Highlights

Built the Affiliate Network channel from inception, driving incremental growth and expanding the company's marketing ecosystem.

Managed email and performance ad campaigns, optimizing key metrics such as CPA, CTR, and open rates.

Scaled Instagram presence, increasing follower count by 400% and boosting average engagement by 1500%, significantly amplifying brand visibility.

Crafted compelling brand communication strategies, ensuring consistent messaging across all channels and enhancing brand perception.

Co-owned promotions for over 20 campaigns for major accounts (e.g., Aditya Birla Group, Reliance, Tata Group), generating 500K+ registrations and 15M+ impressions.

Volunteer

Effulgence - The Photography Society, Sri Venkateswara College
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Executive

Summary

Led and managed major events and skill development initiatives for the college photography society.

Highlights

Led a team of 40+ members in organizing 5 flagship events for over 100 schools nationwide, increasing average footfall by 80% YoY.

Organized the annual photography exhibition at Nexus (SVC's cultural fest) and spearheaded 2 photography skill development projects along with 10+ webinars.

Umeed - NGO
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Education Volunteer

Summary

Contributed to community development through education and fundraising efforts for an NGO.

Highlights

Provided education to underprivileged children in Delhi slum areas and actively contributed to fundraising campaigns, generating revenue for NGO development.

Education

Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi

Bachelor of Science (Hons)

Electronic Science

Grade: 8 CGPA

Mount Abu Public School

Class XII | C.B.S.E.

General Studies

Grade: 93.67%

Mount Abu Public School

Class X | C.B.S.E.

General Studies

Grade: 10 CGPA

Awards

National Media Coverage for Shark Tank India Feature

Awarded By

Unstop (formerly Dare2Compete)

Maximized the impact of Unstop's Shark Tank India feature, leading to a record 83 national media coverages (including ET, Zee News, TOI, Jagran) at no cost.

Rookie of the Year Award

Awarded By

Unstop (formerly Dare2Compete)

Recognized by the CEO for outstanding work excellence within 6 months of joining.

Filmmaking and Photography Competitions

Awarded By

IIT Kanpur, LSR, and other colleges

Won over 10 positions in various filmmaking and photography competitions.

Top 1% in Science Stream (Class XII)

Awarded By

C.B.S.E.

Achieved 1st position in Class X and ranked among the top 1% in the science stream for Class XII.

Languages

English

Fluent

Hindi

Native

Skills

Performance Marketing

Google Ads, Facebook Ads, Instagram Ads, LinkedIn Ads, Snapchat Ads, Campaign Management, A/B Testing, Affiliate Marketing.

Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

On-Page SEO, Off-Page SEO, Link Building, Keyword Research, Competitor Analysis, SERP, Domain Authority.

Data Analysis & Analytics

Google Analytics, Google Search Console, Looker Studio, Data-backed Strategies, Retention Analysis, Churn Drivers.

Content Strategy & Marketing

Content Generation, Email Marketing, Newsletter Automation, Brand Communication, Social Media Marketing.

Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

CRM Tools, Customer Acquisition, Customer Retention, User Engagement.

Marketing Automation

MoEngage, Netcore, Sendy, User Journey Optimization.

Team Leadership & Management

Team Building, Mentoring, Operational Efficiency, Strategic Planning, Budget Management.

Market Research & Vendor Management

Market Sizing, Competitor Benchmarking, Vendor Relations.

Communication & Presentation

Cross-functional Collaboration, Stakeholder Management.

WordPress Management

Website Backend Management, E-commerce Platforms.

Interests

Photography

Filmmaking, Exhibitions, Skill Development.

Cricket

Inter-school tournaments.