Mazin Ahmad, STRATEGY DIRECTOR

Mazin Ahmad

STRATEGY DIRECTOR

EVOMARK Communications

Location
Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
Education
Bachelor's degree, INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
Experience
12 years, 2 Months

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Total years of experience :12 years, 2 Months

STRATEGY DIRECTOR at EVOMARK Communications
  • Saudi Arabia
  • My current job since July 2016

• Architect BTL & Digital strategies driven by the marketing goals, objectives and desired brand positioning
• Develop Marketing Calendars for clients in accordance to the brand goals and budgets
• Create and direct innovative and thoughtful strategic solutions to complex brand communication challenges
• Consult with clients on a range of strategic brand initiatives, including brand positioning, brand architecture, internal and external brand engagement, and digital brand strategy
• Identify and interpreting social and cultural trends to formulate the strategies
• Identify activation opportunities and map out the inputs needed to develop an effective campaign
• Perform research, analyze data, and develop key insights and action plans based on campaign results and provide recommendations for adjustments
• Drive adoption of standards, supporting digital best practices and key metrics
• Set direction for Video, Blog and Social Media Content Strategy
• Collaborate with the creative team to shape creative expression and strategic execution
• Create internal briefs and ensuring strategy alignment with the creative department
• Oversee campaign execution and maintain strategy implementation
• Inspire and mentor the agency staff on continued strategic thinking behind every project/brand

ACCOUNT PLANNER at EVOMARK Communications / NOV
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • January 2013 to June 2016

• Liaise with client team and identity campaign goals and challenges
• Research brand products and identify different angles to base the campaign upon
• Commission external qualitative and quantitative research
• Gain a comprehensive context for campaign strategies by analyzing a range of information including demographics, socio-economics and the market share
• Analyze and suggest different consumer touch points and evaluate campaign reach
• Provide the internal creative team with a clearly defined brief that contains concise information on the product, audience and strategy
• Analyze and interpret customer response and sales data to evaluate the effectiveness of the campaign
• Present conclusions and learnings to the client
• Reconcile and present the differences between consumer’s current brand perceptions and the client’s expected brand positioning

JUNIOR ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE at DIRECT CONNECTION
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • November 2012 to October 2013

Handle daily co-ordinations between the agency and client
• Assisting the team in client meetings
• Assisting the Account Management team with insights and on-ground feedback
• Making cold calls and reaching out to prospects
• Following up with prospects throughout the sales cycle

DATA ANALYST at DIRECT CONNECTION
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • August 2012 to October 2012

Collect data from the operations team
• Accumulate data and create presentations for the management
• Create pitch presentations

MARKET AUDIT ANALYST at Kimberly Clark
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • February 2012 to June 2012

• Make field visits and audit the trade marketing initiatives
• Prepare daily reports for the Marketing Team
• Helping store owners understand the campaign guidelines

Education

Bachelor's degree, INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
  • at LIMKOKWING UNIVERSITY
  • January 2011

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High school or equivalent, INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
  • at LIMKOKWING UNIVERSITY
  • January 2007

EDUCATION

Specialties & Skills

Marketing Research
Direct Marketing
Activations
Brand Building
Marketing
ASSETS RECOVERY
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
PRESENTATION SKILLS
BUDGETING
CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
FORECASTING
NEGOTIATION
REPORTS
STRATEGIC
marketing strategy
marketing mix
marketing communications
key account management
market research
digital marketing
marketing research

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
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