Aakanksha Cheema

Brand & performance | Media planning | Growth

Aakanksha builds campaigns that move.

Growth and digital marketing leader with 8+ years owning revenue outcomes across D2C, omnichannel retail, and eCommerce, for brands like Sephora, Urban Ladder, and SUGAR Cosmetics.

₹2.5 Cr+
monthly media managed
12
Reliance Retail brands at once
30%+
ROAS uplift on key brands

Brands I've worked with.

Reliance Retail / Vibrant logo
SUGAR Cosmetics logo
Tata CLiQ logo
Performics India logo
Axis Bank logo
Sephora logo
Tira logo
Hamleys logo
Marks & Spencer logo
7-Eleven logo
Pret A Manger logo
Urban Ladder logo
Yousta logo
Centro logo
Amanté logo
Lee Cooper logo
John Players logo
Swadesh logo
NMACC logo
Jio World Plaza logo
Jio World Convention Centre logo
Reliance Foundation logo
Club Mahindra logo
Cadbury Joy Deliveries logo
Godrej Professional logo
BBlunt logo
ITC logo
Crucible Institute of Management logo

Marketing truths I work by.

It's not about big budgets.

It's about spending on what actually moves the customer.

It's not vanity metrics.

It's about outcomes the business can bank.

It's not set-and-forget.

It's learning loops that compound every week.

It's not creative versus performance.

It's creative built to perform.

It's not channels in silos.

It's the full funnel working as one system.

It's not guessing.

It's reading the numbers, then acting on them.

Work shaped like campaigns.

Vibrant · Reliance Retail

Growth across a 12-brand portfolio

Digital strategy for 12 brands on ₹2.5 Cr+ monthly spend, with a team of 5.

  • 30%+ ROAS uplift, 15% higher AOVs
  • 40% YoY web traffic in fashion & lifestyle
  • 10%+ footfall growth at Jio World Plaza
SUGAR Cosmetics

D2C website & app growth

Owned D2C growth, the AOP, and P&L with a team of 8.

  • Highest-ever website & app sales, March 2022
  • 2.5 lac+ app installs a month at falling CPIs
  • ~45% lower brand-keyword CPCs
Performics India

Record results for agency clients

Led a team of 7 on ₹5 lac to ₹2 Cr monthly budgets.

  • Club Mahindra: 40% lower CPL, lowest-ever CPA
  • Cadbury Joy Deliveries: 2x the prior 11 months’ revenue, in one month
  • Global Performics Vanguard Awards nominee
Tata CLiQ · Axis Bank

Commerce and data foundations

Electronics GMV at Tata CLiQ; BI and data marts at Axis Bank.

  • Loss-leader acquisition & coupon constructs
  • Managed 3 offshore resources at Axis Bank
  • Recognised for the Resource Data Mart project

Experience, clarified.

Visiting Faculty, Digital Marketing

Crucible Institute of Management

Taught digital marketing to ~20 MBA students.

Senior Account Director

Vibrant (Reliance Retail)

Digital strategy for 12 Reliance Retail brands.

Senior Manager, Growth Marketing

SUGAR Cosmetics

D2C website and app growth; team of 8.

Assistant Category Marketing Manager

Tata CLiQ

Electronics category growth and CRM.

Business Manager

Performics India

Paid media for five key clients; team of 7.

Deputy Manager

Axis Bank

Data marts and dashboards, Business Intelligence Unit.

Certified across the ad stack.

Meta

Media Buying Professional

Google Ads

Search · Display · Shopping

Google Analytics

Individual Qualification

Apple Search Ads

Certified

Amazon Ads

Sponsored Ads

LinkedIn

Marketing Strategy

Microsoft Ads

Accredited Professional

X (Twitter)

Flight School · Video

What are you hiring for?

Full-funnel paid acquisition

Ran paid media across Google, Meta, LinkedIn, DV360, Snapchat, and Apple Search Ads, with 30%+ ROAS uplift on select Reliance Retail brands and the lowest-ever CPA on Club Mahindra.

Google Ads Meta Ads DV360 Apple Search Ads

Built for the next growth brief.

For roles that need someone who can plan the funnel, understand the platforms, read the numbers, and still care about the creative idea.

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