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Megha Mudgal | Gengen

Megha Mudgal


Associate Director, Paid Social – APAC & Global Partner Strategy | Audible (An Amazon Company)
Singapore

Summary

Regional Marketing & Growth Leader with 11+ years of experience driving customer acquisition and business growth across APAC through integrated performance marketing strategies. Experienced in translating commercial objectives into full-funnel media plans spanning Paid Search, Social, Display, Affiliates, ASO, and App Marketing, while leading regional planning, budget allocation, forecasting, and performance optimization across Australia, Japan, India and Europe. Strong track record of scaling acquisition profitably through data-driven experimentation, audience strategy, creative optimization, and measurement frameworks including incrementality testing and Geo-Lift. Adept at synthesizing complex performance data into actionable business recommendations, influencing senior stakeholders, and building scalable regional marketing operations through cross-functional leadership.

Education

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    Harvard Business School Online Certificate, Management Essentials Jan 2021 - Mar 2021
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    Unknown Mini MBA, Marketing Jan 2022 - Dec 2022

Experience

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    Associate Director, Paid Social – APAC & Global Partner Strategy Audible (An Amazon Company) Jan 2023 - Present • 3 yrs 8 mos

    Audible, the world's leading producer of spoken-word entertainment, combines storytelling, technology, and data-driven marketing to reach millions of listeners worldwide. • Lead regional customer acquisition and media strategy across Australia, Japan, and India, translating commercial objectives into market-specific acquisition plans while managing ~US$5M annual media investment with disciplined CAC efficiency. • Develop integrated acquisition strategies across paid social, paid search, and native platforms, driving traffic, digital storefront engagement, and full-funnel purchase conversions. • Australia: Scaled acquisition from near-zero to a mature full-funnel program, securing a 167% budget expansion while reducing CAC by 39% YoY. • Japan: Delivered 40% subscriber growth and 26% lower CAC versus plan through localized creative strategies, audience planning, and cross-functional execution. • Expanded regional media capabilities across LINE, Snapchat, Reddit, and Twitter by partnering with Legal, Finance, Ad Operations, and platform teams to establish scalable campaign infrastructure. • Partnered with Global Social, Data Science, and Measurement teams to develop Geo-Lift and incrementality testing methodologies, enabling more informed investment decisions beyond platform attribution. • Established regional best practices for campaign planning, creative testing, and performance governance, improving consistency across global markets. • Led regional performance reporting and executive business reviews, translating campaign data into actionable recommendations for budget allocation, market prioritisation, and growth planning

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    Senior Manager → Associate Director, Performance Marketing – India Audible Jan 2019 - Jan 2023 • 4 yrs 1 mo

    Led end-to-end customer acquisition and growth strategy for Audible India, owning integrated media planning, forecasting, budgeting, and optimisation across Paid Search, Paid Social, Display, Affiliates, ASO, SEO, and Organic Marketing. • Built Audible India's acquisition engine following market launch, establishing scalable media operations and cross-functional planning across Marketing, Product, Finance, and Content teams. • Delivered 10% lower CAC in 2022 and an additional 8% improvement in 2023 through strategic budget allocation, creative testing, audience optimisation, and channel rebalancing. • Led weekly and monthly business reviews, translating campaign performance, customer behaviour, and market trends into executive recommendations that shaped acquisition strategy and media investment decisions. • Drove creative and messaging innovation during COVID-19, repositioning campaigns around lifestyle use cases that contributed 31% of monthly acquisitions at 17% lower CAC than baseline. • Spearheaded the go-to-market strategy for Audible Suno; exceeded launch targets and lowered customer acquisition costs by US$120K annually through hands-on search bidding optimization and keyword harvesting across Google and Apple Search Ads (ASA). • Delivered 100% of campaign KPIs for the Audible Accelerator programme using 84% of planned budget while coordinating cross-channel execution across Meta, Google, and LinkedIn. • Partnered with regional Product teams to lead CRO initiatives across web and app storefront funnels, improving e-commerce conversion rates by 45% and standardizing optimization practices. • Mentored marketing specialists on media planning, forecasting, acquisition strategy, and performance measurement while strengthening collaboration between Marketing and Finance for business planning and forecasting

Skills

  1. Regional Media & Growth Strategy
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  2. Performance Marketing
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