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Most international launches fail
before the brand ever lands.

My job is to make sure yours is the exception.

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LOS ANGELES
34.0522° N · 118.2437° W

What I do

I start with the consumer.
The rest follows.

The issue

Brands go international assuming the consumer is the same. They're not. Who they really are in the market is the harder question. The one that matters.

The work

I build from the consumer: who they are, why they buy, how they decide. And the thread that holds the whole brand together across every market.

How I work

Every engagement is different. Let's chat about what you need.

About

Pooja Thakrar International Growth Consultant

Product marketing starts with the consumer and works backwards. Over twelve years across brands, markets and categories has only sharpened that instinct.

Grew up in London. Worked across Europe, Latin America and now LA, always inside international consumer brands, never agency side. I think like one of your team and make sure the strategy actually lands.

Most recently led product marketing at Ring (Amazon) in international markets.

Selected experience

From the field.

Europe · APAC · LATAM

Consumer Tech Brand

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The challenge

"We've had great success in the US. We're live in European markets but growth is stagnant despite growing marketing investment. We're using the same assets, just translated, and they're not landing." · Head of International

The work

Identified pain points by consumer per market. Built new USPs per product category. Rebuilt product comms across brand, advertising, website and retail to connect with what consumers were actually working on. Renamed products with local titles for understanding and discoverability. Built launch playbooks per market for future use.

The result

Higher conversion at the end of the funnel as products sold matched market needs. Impact for internal teams too: less churn, more efficient launch processes.

Europe

On-Demand App

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The challenge

"We're the market leader at home. New funding is fueling international expansion, but we'll be more underfunded than the competitors already in those markets. We need to find growth on a very limited marketing budget." · Founder

The work

Mapped which markets fit based on local supply and demand dynamics. Built messaging that resonated with the local consumer in each (doubling as category education, since the category itself was new). Identified the channels that could drive organic growth locally.

The result

Market leader in two new markets, beating bigger and better-funded competitors.

USA · Australia

Fitness App

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The challenge

"The team has found product-market fit at home in the UK. They're now launching in Sydney and pre-launching in NYC. The fitness desires are similar across markets, but they have very little budget to launch with." · Lead Investor

The work

Studied the local consumer's habits in each market. Tested messaging until the right one emerged. Scaled it across a tight set of tailored channels. Worked closely with the marketplace's supply side (local partners) to fuel demand-side growth.

The result

Significant year-one growth, acquisition cost below baseline.

USA · Mexico

Consumer Brand

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The challenge

"We've been live in Mexico for a while but we're not growing. We don't know what's wrong. We need to re-launch, on a limited marketing budget and a lean team." · Emerging Markets Lead

The work

Identified the issue: home-market positioning and pain points didn't match the local consumer or local way of life. Built new messaging with a local agency that knew the consumer cold. Shifted to channels bigger in Mexico (TikTok). Built assets from scratch with gen-AI, leading with creative testing before scaling the formats that worked.

The result

Increased brand awareness from 6% to 18% in 3 quarters.

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