Obert Kong
The Operator

Obert Kong

I build growth systems with craft and receipts: acquisition, retention, SEO, CRO, affiliate, and lifecycle work that has to earn its keep past the campaign window.

A decade-plus across startups and larger teams in streaming, gaming, consumer apps, and Web3. I partner with product, engineering, and marketing to connect work that looks sharp with outcomes that move the P&L.

Experience

The Ledger

2002 — Present

Marketing Specialist

ACMEFOG COMMERCE2025–Present

Leading growth marketing for commerce initiatives: building acquisition funnels, campaign strategy, and performance measurement across digital channels.

Growth Marketing Lead, Web3 Games & Blockchain

Iskra2022–2025

Owned Web3 acquisition across paid media, social, content, influencer, SEO, and email. Built the marketing tech stack for funnel-wide analytics and growth loops with product. Acquired 2M+ registered users in the first year and led partner growth campaigns on Base and Kaia chains.

Growth Marketing Lead, SEO, Affiliate & CRO

Pawp2022

Led SEO, affiliate, and conversion optimization for a digital pet-health platform. Launched Pawp's vet-finder to capture "vets near me" and long-tail local search: organic traffic climbed within weeks and top keywords reached page one within four months. Partnered with product, engineering, paid, and content on CRO and acquisition strategy before a sector-wide layoff.

Senior Manager, Growth Marketing

Funimation2017–2022

Five-year tenure at a leading anime streaming brand: building audience development strategy first, then owning in-house SEO, affiliate, and CRO. Drove YoY organic traffic growth, reignited a dormant affiliate program to 500%+ YoY, and ran omnichannel A/B testing across SEM, CRM, SEO, and social. Collaborated across marketing, programming, and content to grow engagement and deepen brand affinity. Led paid media agency strategy before scaling an in-house team.

Marketing & Business Development Manager

Nerd Kingdom2013–2017

Executed go-to-market for an indie game launch: hit projected sales targets within six months. Owned product marketing, visual assets, creator partnerships, digital distribution, and campaign analytics in a startup where marketing, BD, and production overlapped daily.

Product & Marketing Coordinator

KOG Games2011–2013

Founding team member for a North American free-to-play launch. Localized product and QA, then shifted to marketing: driving user acquisition, retention campaigns, email programs, and live stream events. Helped the studio reach profitability within its first year.

Project Manager

EarthCalc Inc2002–2009

Started part-time in high school and advanced to project manager for the Southern California region while completing a bachelor's at UC Riverside. Grew regional sales 200% in 2005-06, maintained 95% on-time delivery, and built client relationships that became the foundation for a 20+ year career in growth.

The Toolset

Growth

Paid MediaSEOCROUser AcquisitionInfluencer Marketing

Data

Funnel AnalyticsA/B TestingAttributionMarketing Tech Stack

Strategy

GTM PlanningPartnershipsContent StrategyWeb3 Gaming

Channels

Affiliate MarketingEmail & LifecycleSocial & CommunityPerformance Creative

How I work

Scale is a discipline, not a destination.

Precision over volume. Traffic is vanity. Conversion is performance. Profit is reality. I spend where the math compounds, not where the chart looks busy.

Data and empathy together. Data shows what moved. Empathy explains why people did it. Growth without both is theater.

Compounding iteration. Most gains come from steady 1% improvements: test, learn, cut what fails, and double down on what works.

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