Brand Strategy · Luxury Marketing · Client Engagement

Shanna Arora

A decade building brands and the relationships that carry them — across continents, categories, and cultures.

HEC Paris MBA · Drexel University BA Three Continents · Five Languages · Twelve Cities
Shanna Arora
About

Senior brand strategist and project manager with nearly a decade leading complex cross-functional brand initiatives — from conception through post-project analysis — across beauty, CPG, technology, and high-end consumer brands.

Proven ability to develop strategic briefs, define project scope and KPIs, align stakeholders at every level, and translate brand ambition into measurable, on-brand execution. Deep expertise in brand planning, market action planning, experiential activation, stakeholder communication, and post-project reporting. HEC Paris MBA. Open to New York and Paris-based opportunities, with fluency across 5 languages and direct experience across European and emerging markets.

9+ Years across brand & strategy
$50M+ In projected revenue & brand value across client portfolio
25+ Projects spanning US, EU, Asia & LATAM

Brand Strategy & Consumer Insight

Building brand architecture from the insight up — positioning, narrative hierarchy, messaging strategy, and campaign planning for organisations navigating growth, reinvention, or market entry. Translating consumer and cultural research into clear strategic direction that holds across every touchpoint and stakeholder conversation.

Qualitative Research & Field Work

In-depth client interviews, ethnographic field observation, and in-store shopper research to surface how people actually experience brands — not how they report experiencing them. Turning field notes into strategic insight, and insight into briefing material that teams can act on. Experienced across retail, beauty, hospitality, spirits, and technology environments.

GTM Strategy & Market Entry

End-to-end go-to-market planning — from segmentation and competitive mapping through retail positioning, channel strategy, DTC acquisition, and post-launch performance analysis. Comfortable with category creation, new geography roll-outs, and consumer re-engagement alike. Strong on both the strategic architecture and the operational detail required to execute it.

Loyalty Programme Design

The architecture of client retention: segmentation models, loyalty tier structures, lifecycle journey mapping, KPI frameworks, and post-programme performance analysis. Experienced designing programmes that move clients from first purchase through repeat engagement and long-term relationship — including for HNWI and VIC client profiles requiring a highly personalised approach.

Experiential & Event Activation Planning

Full-cycle planning and delivery of brand experiences — from in-store activations and product launches to multi-city event programmes. Covers concept development, stakeholder briefing, on-the-ground execution logistics, traffic-to-conversion tracking, and post-event analysis. Experienced managing complex, multi-stakeholder activations across high-footfall retail and hospitality environments.

Selected Work 08 Projects

Shanna Arora

New York  |  Paris

arorashanna21@gmail.com LinkedIn ↗