Mike Demson
Founder of Demson Consulting
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Growth Hacker
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Strategic Consulting
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Public Speaking
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Marketing Operations
San Francisco, California, United States

Experienced digital marketer with over a decade of expertise. I've driven growth, optimized strategies, and led cross-functional teams to success. Worked with top clients like Sephora, Adobe, and Airbnb. #DigitalMarketing #GrowthStrategist #ResultsDriven

Founder / Head of Growth Marketing, Demson Consulting
March 2024 - Present
San Francisco Bay Area
- Successfully managed $500,000 per day across paid social and paid search for clients, optimizing multi-channel campaigns to achieve a 33% increase in ROI, a 58% reduction in customer acquisition costs, and driving more than $20M in incremental revenue for clients through strategic ad placements and continuous A/B testing
Director of Growth Marketing, Sia Partners
January 2022 - March 2024
San Francisco Bay Area
- Developed and executed comprehensive playbooks for the digital marketing Testing Roadmap, resulting in a 36% increase in Customer Lifetime Value and a 17% lift in Customer Activation
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams (Data Science, Engineering, Content & Studio, and Performance Marketing) to create and execute integrated learning agendas, leading to a data-driven, personalized performance marketing strategy that drove incremental value and engagement
Senior Growth Marketing Manager, Engagement, Airbnb
December 2019 - December 2021
San Francisco Bay Area
- Achieved a 30% increase in user engagement metrics (browse, search, page views, and conversions) within 6 months, resulting in a 15% lift in conversion rates through targeted lifecycle marketing campaigns and optimizations
- Led a cross-functional team to launch a new CRM platform, reducing manual processes by 40% and improving campaign delivery efficiency by 25%
Senior Campaign Marketing Manager, Adobe
January 2018 - December 2019
San Francisco Bay Area
- Conceptualized and optimized the “Your Passion Your Project” campaign for the Video business, collaborating with GTM, PMM, Product, and acquisition campaign teams
- Launched seven additional chapters and focused on the Social Video Creator (SVC) audience, resulting in an incremental 2 million engaged users and a $10 million savings in Cancel ARR reduction
- Partnered with the Video product team to improve the customer experience by deep linking users directly into Premiere Pro, unlocking massive value for customers and paving the way for integrated engagement campaigns across the Customer Lifecycle with Email, Video, and Desktop Notifications
Senior Marketing Manager, Retention, DripDrop ORS
January 2016 - December 2017
Oakland, California, United States
- Orchestrated the mission to provide “Dehydration Relief Fast,” exceeding all KPIs and powering full-funnel Paid Media initiatives to raise repeat purchase rate by 300%
- Activated a new influencer campaign, leading to a 451% increase in Customer Lifetime Value and a 26% reduction in Customer Acquisition Cost
Marketing Manager, CRM & Personalization Strategy, SEPHORA
December 2013 - December 2015
San Francisco Bay Area
- Architected the journey to “Make Beauty Personal,” exceeding all KPIs and powering Scrum methodologies and intelligent experimentation
- Scaled numerous CRM winners and activated a new Data Platform, contributing 34% growth in the company’s app, online presence, and retail brand awareness
- Created new CRM programs that provided necessary flexibility and levers to facilitate surpassing $4 billion in annual sales goals
Co-Founder / Head of Growth Marketing, Grow Invest
January 2012 - December 2013
San Francisco Bay Area
- Led user acquisition efforts by managing all corporate marketing and demand generation efforts with a budget of $2 million
- Implemented email marketing automation campaigns for a socially responsible investment platform, resulting in a 40% increase in Facebook and Instagram following and a total reach expansion of over 600%
Education
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Marketing
2013 - 2015
Babson College
Bachelor's Degree Economics
2009 - 2012
Santa Clara University
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