Growth Marketing & Marketing Operations

I turn marketing into measurable growth.

Growth-focused marketer with 5+ years of experience across paid acquisition, SEO, analytics, CRM and marketing automation—combining execution depth with team and systems leadership.

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Ethan DaoGrowth Marketing
Selected impact

Measurable work. Clear outcomes.

A quick view of the scale, efficiency and growth behind my work.

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5+
Years

Hands-on digital marketing experience

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20+
Projects

Across multiple industries

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10.05×
Average ROAS

Automotive paid acquisition

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+500%
Organic Traffic

SEO growth within 12 months

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~$7.7K – $11.5K
Monthly Media

Advertising budget managed

Core capabilities

From acquisition to the systems behind it.

I work across demand generation, organic growth, measurement, CRM and automation—so marketing can be optimized against real business outcomes.

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Growth Strategy

Identify growth constraints, prioritize opportunities and connect marketing activity with measurable business outcomes.

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Paid Acquisition

Plan, execute and optimize performance campaigns across Google, Meta and TikTok with a focus on qualified acquisition.

Tools
Google AdsMeta AdsTikTok Ads
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SEO & Organic Growth

Build SEO strategies across technical foundations, search intent, content and local visibility to drive sustainable organic growth.

Tools
Google Search ConsoleAhrefs
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Analytics & Tracking

Design measurement setups that connect marketing activity with conversions, lead quality and performance insights.

Tools
GA4Google Tag Manager
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CRM & Lead Operations

Structure lead flows, ownership, qualification and sales feedback so marketing and sales can operate from a clearer source of truth.

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Marketing Automation

Automate repetitive workflows, connect tools and reduce operational friction across marketing processes.

Tools
Google Apps Scriptn8n
How I work

Marketing works better when the loop is connected.

I treat acquisition, measurement, CRM and sales feedback as one operating system—not separate marketing tasks.

Connected growth loop
DemandBusiness outcome
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Demand

Acquire

Generate qualified demand through paid media, search and conversion-focused digital channels.

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Tracking

Measure

Track acquisition activity and connect campaign data with meaningful conversion signals.

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Quality

Qualify

Move beyond raw lead volume by measuring lead quality, qualification and downstream intent.

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CRM

Operate

Structure lead ownership, routing, deduplication, follow-up and operational workflows.

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Growth loop

Optimize

Use performance and downstream data to improve campaigns, funnels, content and operating systems.

Experience

A career built from customer behavior to growth systems.

My work evolved from frontline sales and search acquisition into performance marketing, leadership, analytics, CRM and marketing operations.

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20232026

Hai Phong Corp Group

Concurrent Marketing Roles Across 3 Operating Companies

Worked concurrently across three operating companies within Hai Phong Corp Group, owning hands-on growth, acquisition and marketing operations responsibilities across automotive, overseas employment and education.

Concurrent operating companies

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Mitsubishi Viet Hong

Digital Marketing Leader

Led automotive digital acquisition, campaign optimization and the connection between marketing leads and dealership sales outcomes.

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Hai Phong Connect

Growth Marketing & Marketing Operations

Owned growth acquisition, tracking, Mini CRM architecture, lead operations, automation and marketing-to-sales reporting.

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CTECH

Growth Marketing & Marketing Operations

Owned student acquisition, performance measurement, Mini CRM operations, automation and enrollment-funnel reporting.

Selected impact

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Operated growth and marketing systems across three companies simultaneously within the same corporate group.

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Built Mini CRM systems for Hai Phong Connect and CTECH that have processed approximately 21,000 leads combined.

02

20222023

Thalic Voice

Digital Marketing Leader

Led SEO, paid acquisition, content operations and internal marketing workflows for a public speaking and soft-skills academy.

Selected impact

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Increased organic website traffic by 500% within 12 months.

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Achieved an average ROAS of 6.0 across online and offline training campaigns.

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20202022

VICI Agency

SEO & Google Ads Specialist

Specialized in SEO, Local SEO and Google Ads for restaurant and F&B clients, focusing on search visibility, customer acquisition and reservation performance.

Selected impact

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Executed Local SEO for 18 restaurants in Hanoi, helping them reach top-3 positions on Google Maps within six months.

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Achieved an average Google Ads ROAS of 5.2.

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20192020

N Kid Group

Sales Associate

Early customer-facing experience that built a practical understanding of buyer behavior, frontline sales, objections and the relationship between marketing quality and conversion.

Consistently achieved approximately 102% of monthly sales targets.Supported promotional initiatives associated with a 15% year-over-year revenue increase in Q4 2019.
Cross-industry experience

Built across industries. Designed to adapt.

I have worked across industries with very different customers, sales cycles and conversion paths. The industries change, but the underlying work—understanding demand, building acquisition systems, measuring performance and improving conversion—transfers across markets.

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Automotive

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Education

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F&B

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Services

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Franchising

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Overseas Employment

ProfileEthan Dao
Portrait of Ethan Dao
Working nameEthan Dao
Based inHanoi, Vietnam
FocusGrowth Marketing & Marketing Operations
About Ethan

A marketer who leads close to the work and thinks in systems.

I started close to customers and sales, then moved deeper into search, paid acquisition, analytics, CRM and automation. That progression shaped how I think about marketing today.

I am most comfortable when I can understand the business problem, get close to the data and work across functions to improve the system—not just one campaign or one channel.

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Lead from the work

I stay close enough to execution to set direction, raise quality and step in when the work requires it.

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Systems-minded

I look for the connections between acquisition, data, operations and business outcomes.

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Adaptable

Different markets require different tactics, but strong growth principles transfer across industries.

Get in touch

Open to the right growth opportunity.

If you're hiring for Growth Marketing, Performance Marketing or Marketing Operations, I'd be glad to talk about the role, the team and the problems to solve.

Currently openOpen to selected growth, performance and marketing operations opportunities.
Based inHanoi, Vietnam