B2B Paid Media and ABM specialist with 8 years’ experience driving revenue growth for clients across financial services, retail, manufacturing, and technology. I design and optimize LinkedIn, Meta, XING, and AI-enabled ABM and paid media programs, focusing on measurable pipeline and account prioritization. I lead global campaign execution, rebuild targeting and governance frameworks, and translate performance data into actionable insights for account teams. Known for improving CPL and cost-efficiency, optimizing creative and messaging, and integrating intent/account list workflows to enhance precision ABM execution.

Kevin Gonsalves

B2B Paid Media and ABM specialist with 8 years’ experience driving revenue growth for clients across financial services, retail, manufacturing, and technology. I design and optimize LinkedIn, Meta, XING, and AI-enabled ABM and paid media programs, focusing on measurable pipeline and account prioritization. I lead global campaign execution, rebuild targeting and governance frameworks, and translate performance data into actionable insights for account teams. Known for improving CPL and cost-efficiency, optimizing creative and messaging, and integrating intent/account list workflows to enhance precision ABM execution.

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B2B Paid Media and ABM specialist with 8 years’ experience driving revenue growth for clients across financial services, retail, manufacturing, and technology. I design and optimize LinkedIn, Meta, XING, and AI-enabled ABM and paid media programs, focusing on measurable pipeline and account prioritization.

I lead global campaign execution, rebuild targeting and governance frameworks, and translate performance data into actionable insights for account teams. Known for improving CPL and cost-efficiency, optimizing creative and messaging, and integrating intent/account list workflows to enhance precision ABM execution.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Media Strategy Manager at Just Global
January 1, 2024 - Present
Lead paid media and ABM activation for three global clients; manage 50–60 concurrent ABM 1:1 campaigns and 20–25 1:Few/1:Many campaigns across Brand, Thought Leadership, Product and Event objectives in EMEA, AMER and APJ; lead campaigns for Adobe, Stripe, TCS, Sitecore, EY, and Salesforce; support Citrix and Box; primary client-facing lead; align media strategy with account priorities; provide actionable media recommendations; partner with analytics teams to measure ROAS, influenced pipeline, and revenue impact; implement first-party pixel and conversion tracking; activate always-on ABM programs; translate performance data into actionable insights using LinkedIn Analytics, CID analysis, and AI-enabled tools; hands-on campaign management across LinkedIn, Meta, and X; line-manage junior planners and oversee agency delivery; reframed long-form Adobe thought leadership content into modular paid social ecosystems; comfortable across time zones.
Senior Social Media Manager at Transmission
January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2023
Managed multi-client B2B paid social campaigns and ABM activation; oversaw $1M+ budgets across LinkedIn, Meta, and X; designed always-on programs supporting lead generation, engagement, and funnel acceleration; supported account-level ABM programs, including webinars, executive engagement, and global campaign activations; delivered a 36% revenue uplift on HP through improved planning frameworks and optimization governance; line-managed teams across the UK and Poland.
Senior Social Media Manager / Senior Social Media Executive at Transmission
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2022
Led paid social campaigns across LinkedIn, Meta, and Xing; managed audience strategy and cross-channel activation for B2B clients; contributed to executive engagement initiatives and pipeline acceleration.
Social Media Manager / Senior Social Media Executive at Transmission
January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2022
Executed paid campaigns across LinkedIn, Meta, X, Facebook and Instagram; developed audience strategies aligned to job function, seniority, industry, and account lists; led A/B testing across creative, messaging, and targeting to improve conversion efficiency; supported Eloqua integrations for enterprise B2B lead generation programs.
Media Administrator at Capstone Church
January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2019
Built media presence, executed digital campaigns, managed Facebook Ads and pixel tracking.
Social Media Account Executive at DWA
January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2017
Supported paid social activation and performance reporting across multiple platforms.

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Journalism & Mass Communication at School of Communication, Manipal University
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2014
Bachelor of Arts at Manipal University
January 1, 2014 - July 1, 2026
Bachelor of Arts (Journalism & Mass Communication) at School of Communication, Manipal University
January 1, 2014 - July 15, 2026

Qualifications

LinkedIn Marketing Measurement Certification
January 11, 2030 - July 1, 2026
LinkedIn Content and Creative Design Certification
January 11, 2030 - July 1, 2026
LinkedIn Marketing Strategy Certification
January 11, 2030 - July 1, 2026
LinkedIn Advertising Fundamentals Certification
January 11, 2030 - July 1, 2026
Google Ads Search Certification
January 11, 2030 - July 1, 2026
LinkedIn Marketing Measurement Certification
January 11, 2030 - July 15, 2026
LinkedIn Content and Creative Design Certification
January 11, 2030 - July 15, 2026
LinkedIn Marketing Strategy Certification
January 11, 2030 - July 15, 2026
LinkedIn Advertising Fundamentals Certification
January 11, 2030 - July 15, 2026
Google Ads Search Certification
January 11, 2030 - July 15, 2026
People skills programme
January 11, 2030 - July 15, 2026

Industry Experience

Financial Services, Retail, Manufacturing, Software & Internet, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services