Summary

Results-driven marketing professional, with 12 years of experience in formulating multi-channel marketing initiatives and collateral to aid business growth. Proven ability to create highly successful sales launches, and insight-driven integrated digital marketing campaigns.


Holding a Marketing Management Degree with a proven track record in devising and executing 360 marketing campaigns for companies, I am adept at managing marketing and helping businesses to connect with their target audience.

Projects

Advertisement Campaign For Rescue 1122

Experience

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Deputy Manager Brand & Marketing
Rafi Group
Dec 2020 - Present | Lahore, Pakistan


Responsible for strategic planning and development of 360-degree marketing campaigns for Rafi Group and Green Palms Housing Project Gwadar.
Responsible for ensuring optimal budget utilization and timely execution for these campaigns.
Managing the Creative & Digital Agencies as well as Activation Vendors to ensure completion of day-to-day tasks for achieving marketing KPIs.
Stakeholder Management and intensive coordination with internal teams including Sales, Internal Communication & Business Intelligence to ensure timely implementation of brand plans.
Responsible for conducting pre & post campaign analysis for all marketing campaigns.
Monitoring the market trends encompassing advertising and marketing activities & conducting marketing research to ensure the right message is delivered across the target audience.
Serving as Media Liaison for the Group.

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Assistant Manager Media & Marketing Services
Ali Akbar Group
Mar 2012 - Mar 2020 | Lahore, Pakistan

ATL Media Management
Steered efforts towards leading the Media Buying & Planning for TV, Newspapers & Radio Media, also engaged in Media Planning for Web / Social Media; Media Monitoring & Campaign Analysis, TV Media Productions and Documentaries.
BTL & OOH Media Management
Managed all functions related with Bill Boards and city Branding, Shop Branding, Floats, Street theatres, and public gathering, and content development for BTL Activities. Extensively coordinated with Vendor for all BTL & OOH jobs, also monitored competitor commercial activities. Organized multiple Street Theatre, Musical Float and Grain Market Branding events.
PR, POS & Event Management
Organized employee engagement activities like family days and quarterly newsletter. Led production of all in-house publications and POS materials e.g. Product Brochures, Leaflet, Hand-outs, Posters and banners along with product packaging materials, Annual Calendars & Diaries. Press releases & Press conferences. Corporate events of e.g. Annual Sales Conference, International Tours.
Key Accomplishments:
• Rendered keen eye for details to initiate a change-focused culture for ensuring consistent improvement of franchise display of franchise network “Target Zari Markaz & Apna Zari Markaz”.
• Contributed to the success of strategic initiatives, designed, developed, and conducted “Street Theatre Activity” an infotainment project for the Farmer Community (Target Market), to create awareness among farmers.
• Managed significant challenges associated with emerging business through developing and conducting an interactive BTL activity for Famer community “Musical Float” to aware famers about company products.
• Introduced and conducted Agri Market (Ghala Mandi) Branding concept for Brand activation activities.

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Marketing Officer
City FM 89
Aug 2011 - Nov 2011 | Faisalabad, Pakistan

Led Sales & Marketing of City FM89 in Faisalabad, established relationships with the stakeholders, and communicated technical concepts to management via oral and written reports.
Key Accomplishments:
• Expertly performed duties as a strategic overlay to make partnerships with profiled outlets & Food Chains.
• Recognized and tasked to organize events at various Institutes to enhance the listenership of CityFM89.
• Managed social media and developed content and marketing strategies for promoting channel on social media.
• Analysed ratings for radio air time and social media posts to determine future requirements and their solutions.

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Sr. Executive Media
Time & Space Media (Pvt) Ltd
Mar 2009 - Aug 2011 | Lahore, Pakistan

Expertly performed Media Buying and Planning for TV, Newspapers & Radio Media, identified low-cost opportunities to increase visibility and drive traffic – Worked with bloggers to develop and syndicate content, tested digital marketing.
Key Accomplishments:
• Aided enforcement of marketing strategy through conducting Media Buying & Planning for BTL Media & OOH.
• Led Media Planning for Web / Social Media., monitored Media activities and conducted detailed Campaign Analysis.

Education

University of the Punjab
Masters, MSc, Masters of Marketing‎
Marketing (Brand Management, Consumer Behavior), Marketing Management
2020
University of the Punjab, Lahore
Masters, MSc, MS Communication Studies‎
Mass Communication
CGPA 3.3/4
2009

Skills

Expert 360 Degree Marketing
Expert 3D Creative Skills
Expert Admin Task Management
Expert Adobe Phoo Shop
Expert Advertisement
Expert Agency Coordination'
Expert Agency Relationship Management
Expert Analytical Skills
Expert Answering Inquiries
Expert ATL & BTL Marketing
Expert  Adobe Premiere Pro
Expert B2B Marketing
Expert B2B Marketing Strategies
Intermediate Branch Support.
Expert Brand Activation
Expert Brand Advertising
Expert Brand Awareness
Expert Brand Awareness Programs
Expert Brand Development
Expert Brand Development Strategies
Expert Brand Management
Expert Brand Performance Management
Expert Brand Promotion
Expert Branding Ldeas
Expert BTL Marketing
Expert Business Building Strategies
Expert Business Development Process
Expert Business Dnvelopment Strategies
Expert Campaign Planning
Expert Campaigns Management
Expert Communication
Expert Communication and Presentation Skills
Expert Computer Skills
Expert Configuration Switches
Expert Content Marketing Skills
Intermediate Corporate Marketing
Expert Craft Command
Expert Design Knowledge
Expert Develop Idea For New Product
Expert Digital & E-Commerce Marketing
Expert Digital Marketing
Expert Digital Marketing Analysis
Expert Document Idea
Expert Effective Managerial Skills
Expert Email List Generation
Expert Event Managment
Expert Event Marketing Strategies
Expert Event Vendor Management
Expert Excellent Communication
Expert Executive Presentation Skills

Languages

Expert Urdu
Expert English