Journey

Professional Experience

Chief Marketing Officer

Octorate (part of Dylog Italia S.p.A.) – Rome, Italy (May 2022 – Present)

Octorate is a hospitality SaaS platform offering a unified property management system, channel manager, and booking engine for hotels and short-term rentals.

  • Increased platform visibility by +263% and organic traffic by +550% through multilingual SEO and paid media integration.
  • Improved average SERP ranking by +18% YoY across 10 international markets.
  • Managed €254K in ad spend, generating 9.8K qualified conversions at €25.81 CPA and over €3.4M in attributed revenue (13× ROAS).
  • Enhanced funnel performance, raising key event completion by +21.8% YoY and growing referral-driven leads by +68%.
  • Achieved +920% sessions and +1,590% engagement growth from AI-driven discovery engines (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Copilot).
  • Improved email deliverability and engagement with –13.7% unsubscribe rate, –90% bounce rate, and +25% CTR increase.

Chief Marketing Officer

OctoTable (part of Dylog Italia S.p.A.) – Rome, Italy (May 2022 – Present)

OctoTable is a restaurant management platform that provides online booking, table management, and digital ordering tools for restaurants across the globe.

  • Boosted organic visibility by +700%, organic traffic by +400%, and improved SERP ranking by +55% across 4 localized markets.
  • Invested €62.7K in paid media, generating 2.8K conversions at €22.40 CPA and driving €240K+ in recurring revenue (4× ROAS).
  • Increased total leads by +40% YoY, driven by +409% organic growth and +2,050% referral growth.
  • Established early presence in AI search, achieving +1,700% sessions and +1,470% engagement from emerging discovery platforms.
  • Reduced newsletter unsubscribe rate by –48.6% and stabilized audience engagement during rapid list expansion.

Chief Marketing Officer

OK Home (part of Dylog Italia S.p.A.) – Rome, Italy (Apr 2025 – Present)

OK Home is an Italian smart-hospitality platform that automates self check-in, guest identification, and energy efficiency for hotels, B&Bs, and vacation rentals.

  • Rebuilt the company website, booking flow, and analytics infrastructure, resulting in a +90% uplift in conversion rate.
  • Designed a new SEO and content strategy, accelerating early organic growth and high-intent traffic acquisition.
  • Established a performance tracking framework aligning marketing KPIs with sales and product outcomes.

Marketing Manager

Hotel Centro Cavour – Rome, Italy (Sep 2017 – Jan 2022)

  • Led the full digital transformation and brand repositioning of a central Rome hotel, elevating its online presence from standard 3-star to boutique-level recognition.
  • Increased the Booking.com score from 8.7 to 9.4 and maintained it consistently for over 3 years through review management and guest experience optimization.
  • Directed the website redesign and SEO strategy, driving +180% organic traffic growth and +90% increase in direct bookings.
  • Created and managed a high-ranking travel blog that boosted organic conversions and increased international visibility.
  • Optimized OTA listings and ran multi-channel campaigns (Booking.com, Expedia, Google Ads, Meta), reducing commission costs by 35% through higher direct conversion rates.
  • Increased guest retention and repeat stays by over 30% through targeted newsletters and social media campaigns.

Achievements

🚀 Traffic Growth & Lead Generation
  • +550% organic traffic for Octorate and +400% for OctoTable through multilingual SEO and content strategy.
  • 9.8K new conversions for Octorate and +2.8K for OctoTable from performance campaigns.
🎯 SEO & Brand Visibility
  • +263% visibility for Octorate and +700% for OctoTable across European and global markets.
  • +920% to +1,700% session spikes from AI-driven search platforms.
📈 Digital Advertising & Performance Marketing
  • €254K managed budget for Octorate (13× ROAS) and €62.7K for OctoTable (4× ROAS).
  • Improved CPA and funnel efficiency across all channels with structured experimentation.
🤖 Automation & AI Optimization
  • Reduced manual workflows with advanced automations and integrated reporting pipelines.
  • Boosted email engagement with –13.7% fewer unsubscribes and +25% higher CTR.
📊 International Expansion & Product Growth
  • Strengthened presence across 10+ markets through localized assets and multilingual SEO.
  • Delivered a +90% conversion uplift for OK Home through booking flow and UX redesign.

Education

June 2023

Semrush Academy

Semrush Backlink Management Certification

May 2023

Semrush Academy

Semrush Intensive SEO Certification

May 2023

Google Academy

Google Analytics Certification

January 2023

Meta Academy

Meta iOS Development Certification

December 2022

Meta Academy

Meta Version Control Certification

October 2020
January 2023

42 Coding School

Rome, Italia

February 2020

Google Academy

Google Digital Marketing Certification

Showcase

Skills

Languages

Rumeno (madrelingua)

100%

Italiano (fluente | C2)

100%

Inglese (fluente | C2)

100%

Spagnolo (iIntermedio | B1)

70%

Marketing & Growth

  • Digital strategy
  • SEO on-page
  • SEO off-page
  • Content marketing
  • Google ads
  • Meta ads
  • Microsoft ads
  • LinkedIn ads
  • SEM
  • Conversion rate optimization
  • Email marketing automation
  • Analytics & reporting
  • Project management

Technical & Developement

  • HTML
  • CSS
  • Javascript
  • Python
  • WordPress developement & customization
  • WooCommerce integration
  • Responsive web design
  • Git version control
  • GNU/Linux

Software Proficiency

  • Google Analytics
  • Google Search Console
  • Semrush
  • Ahrefs
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe After Effects
  • Canva
  • Capcut
  • iMovie
  • Mailchimp
  • Zapier
  • Jotform
  • Intercom
  • Pipedrive
  • Duda
  • Perplexity
  • ChatGPT
  • ClaudeAI
  • Deep Seek
  • Excel
  • Powerpoint