I’m an AI-first growth and product marketing builder, scaling performance + visibility for education and professional-services brands. I combine SEO, programmatic/paid media, and LLM SEO/GEO to win high-consideration demand with trust-driven buyer journeys. I’ve led full-funnel execution—from proposals and delivery to measurement and optimization—using AI visibility playbooks and data-driven experimentation. My focus is measurable outcomes: qualified inquiry growth, improved conversion/ROAS, and tighter CAC through faster iteration cycles.

Akshith Vinukonda

I’m an AI-first growth and product marketing builder, scaling performance + visibility for education and professional-services brands. I combine SEO, programmatic/paid media, and LLM SEO/GEO to win high-consideration demand with trust-driven buyer journeys. I’ve led full-funnel execution—from proposals and delivery to measurement and optimization—using AI visibility playbooks and data-driven experimentation. My focus is measurable outcomes: qualified inquiry growth, improved conversion/ROAS, and tighter CAC through faster iteration cycles.

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I’m an AI-first growth and product marketing builder, scaling performance + visibility for education and professional-services brands. I combine SEO, programmatic/paid media, and LLM SEO/GEO to win high-consideration demand with trust-driven buyer journeys.

I’ve led full-funnel execution—from proposals and delivery to measurement and optimization—using AI visibility playbooks and data-driven experimentation. My focus is measurable outcomes: qualified inquiry growth, improved conversion/ROAS, and tighter CAC through faster iteration cycles.

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Language

English
Fluent
Hindi
Advanced
Telugu
Fluent
Tamil
Intermediate

Work Experience

Founder | Advisor — AI-First Digital Marketing Agency at AI-First Digital Marketing Agency (own venture)
December 1, 2025 - Present
Founded and scaled an AI-first digital marketing agency delivering SEO, AI visibility (LLM SEO / GEO), paid media, branding, content and growth strategy for 5+ clients. Supported MBBS and engineering admissions consultancies and tax-advisory firms by building lead-generation and brand strategies for trust-driven, high-consideration buyer journeys, lifting qualified inquiries by 35%. Owned the end-to-end client lifecycle including proposals, pricing, execution and delivery with 90% retention and ~7-day average delivery turnaround. Built AI-visibility (GEO) playbooks to grow presence across ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini answers, increasing qualified organic/referral traffic by 60%. Optimized websites and Google/Meta campaigns to improve conversion rate/ROAS by 35% and reduce CAC by 25%.
Senior Associate at Omnicom Global Solutions
August 1, 2024 - December 31, 2025
Managed 100+ programmatic advertising campaigns quarterly for Porsche, Audi, Volkswagen and MAN across DV360, Amazon DSP and The Trade Desk, maintaining 100% trafficking accuracy and on-time launches. Improved Porsche VTR by 5–8% and Audi CTR by 10%, raising budget utilization from ~85% to 95%+ and preventing under-delivery of 20M+ impressions per quarter. Automated Tableau/Excel reporting to surface actionable insights, improving campaign ROI and reducing wasted spend. Partnered with PHD Media Germany and creative teams to shorten creative refresh cycles by ~2 days with 0% brand-safety violations.
Business Development Intern at Intrainz
June 1, 2024 - August 31, 2024
Closed ~200 deals through targeted cold outreach, negotiation and tailored marketing pitches during a 3-month internship. Achieved the highest sales incentives among full-time employees and interns.

Education

MSc in Marketing Management & Digital at ESSEC Business School
January 1, 2026 - September 30, 2026
B.Tech, Computer & Communication Engineering at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2024

Qualifications

Marketing Analytics Foundation
January 11, 2030 - August 6, 2026
Digital Media & Marketing Principles (UIUC)
January 11, 2030 - August 6, 2026
Python for Data Analytics (Meta)
January 11, 2030 - August 6, 2026
Data Analysis with Spreadsheets & SQL (Meta) — Coursera, 2024
January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024

Industry Experience

Education, Professional Services, Media & Entertainment