Zeeshan Latif, Head Of Marketing

Zeeshan Latif

Head Of Marketing

deVere Group

Location
United Arab Emirates
Education
Master's degree, Marketing - Advertising
Experience
17 years, 1 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :17 years, 1 Months

Head Of Marketing at deVere Group
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since May 2017

Outline

Oversee the global marketing team, comprising 5 team members, and steer the CEO’s influencer strategy, marketing
budgets, liaison, and implementation for multiple global offices including the UAE, Qatar, Spain, Italy, Russia and Ghana;
train individuals in content marketing, social media, graphic design, websites, SEO and PPPC; govern a weekly budget
of £50k; manage multiple outsourced providers, and report directly to the CEO.

Key Responsibilities

• Launch major Fintech Apps, and horizontal and vertical expansion for the firms offering.
• Facilitate functions in brand marketing, app marketing, lead generation, marketing funnels, paid media, influencer
marketing for the CEO, videos, content marketing, and sales aids for consultants and products.
• Devise the social media strategy and partner with the community manager to increase the social footprint and thus,
generate an increase in incoming leads.
• Manage SEO for 16 websites using tools such as Google Analytics, Ahrefs, SEMRush, and Search Console.

Key Achievements

• Created online campaigns and inbound marketing which increased incoming leads by 100%.
• Successfully increased website and App traffic by 400% with visitor engagement strategies..
• Generated over 10k leads which resulted in £50m AUM, and launched 18 different FinTech and financial projects.
• Managed the CEO’s influencer strategy which resulted in 50, 000 followers on YouTube

Senior Marketing Manager at Credence International
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • April 2017 to May 2019

Outline

Ran the entire marketing department, comprising 2 direct reports, and oversaw digital marketing efforts in lead
generation, social media, paid advertising, inbound marketing, CRM implementation & management, email marketing,
offline marketing & events and all other marketing-related activities; reported to the CFO.
Key Responsibilities

• Devised the social media strategy and partnered with the community manager to increase the social footprint and
thus, generated an increase in incoming leads.
• Fronted activities relating to lead generation, marketing funnels, social media, online marketing, CRM management,
and database management.

Key Achievements

• Created online campaigns and inbound marketing which increased incoming leads by 100%.
• Successfully increased website traffic by 400% with visitors spending more time on the site.
• Augmented social engagement by 320%, increased leads to 10 per day and enhanced the overall impact of the
business by 10%.

Digital Marketing Manager at Neesh
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • September 2013 to March 2017

Outline

Fulfilled the role of Media Planner and Social Media Manager and successfully steered high-value client relationships
and online marketing campaigns for multiple fortune 500 clients; wrote blogs, and delivered training and seminars on
social media, paid media (PPC) and inbound marketing.

Key Responsibilities

• Spearheaded and led digital campaigns, from inception to completion, liaised with clients and conducted effective
project management for all digital jobs.
• Analysed reports via Google Analytics, social media native insight panels, marketing automation and inbound
marketing platforms, and ad-buying dashboards for Google, Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter, and provided insights
and recommendations to clients.
• Prepared the media strategy, and planned and purchased media through Google and all available ad-buying
dashboards and channels.
• Finalised and proofread content calendars for multiple social channels.
• Monitored and estimated financial costs and revenue reports for management.

Owner at Independent Freelancer
  • United Arab Emirates
  • January 2010 to August 2013

Clients: Octara, Benway Corp, Haier, Eeto, Audi Oman, Rekodiq, Natasha`s Cakes

Drove strategies to increase the online presence of their products and services on social media platforms and met target KPIs, Engaged with fans and followers on the client’s behalf.

Social Media Advertising(Display/Post/Photo/Video/Like Generation/Campaign/Product Launch)

Custom Tab installation, welcome page, creative images & visual content deployment.

Assistant Manager Marketing at Octara Private Limited - A Tranzum Enterprise (TCS Group)
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • June 2012 to February 2013

Producing and Marketing Winning Conferences, Training's, Seminars & exhibitions for the market leader of Corporate Training in Pakistan.

Client Services Executive at DMC Brand Activation
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • January 2012 to June 2012

Client servicing for the client/brand team for Activations/Events, assist in creating pitches for briefs and present with the team, also responsibilities included supervising & arranging the execution of all BTL activities.

➢ Clients Included
Unilever, Engro Foods, Castrol, Telenor, Loreal & Many more.

Market Research Specialist Level 2 at 360training.com
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • September 2010 to January 2012

Market Research and Planning

Client Relationship Executive - Service Manager at Royal Bank of Scotland
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • November 2007 to August 2010

Client handling, Accounts Relationship

Manager Strategy & Planning at Black Diamond Co
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • February 2006 to September 2006

Concerts, Fashion shows, Training events planning & event selling.

Education

Master's degree, Marketing - Advertising
  • at Pakistan Air Force Karachi Institute of ecomics and technology
  • June 2013

Advertising, Advertising Research, Consumer Behavior, Market Research, Brand Management, Event Management

Bachelor's degree, Mechanical
  • at Indus Institute of higher education
  • May 2008

Secured 1st Division.

High school or equivalent, Mechanical and Instrumentation
  • at Diploma of Associate Engineering
  • January 2006

Secured 1st division

High school or equivalent, Computer Science
  • at Gulistan Shah Abdul Latif Boys Secondary School
  • January 2002

Matriculation in Computer Science Securing 1st Division

Specialties & Skills

Advertising
Digital Media
Event Organizer
Concept Generation
Social Media Marketing
MS Office
Typing 50 WPM
Adobe Photoshop CS4
Communication
Social Media
Blogging
Paid Media (PPC)
Search Engine Optimisation
Account Management
Analytics/Reporting
Podcasts
Inbound Marketing

Languages

Urdu
Expert
English
Expert

Memberships

Valiants Students Federation
  • Director Creativity & IT
  • August 2009
Save Our Civil Hospital
  • Volunteer
  • February 2010

Training and Certifications

Hootsuite Social Media Certified (Certificate)
Google Analytics Certified (Certificate)
Google Adwords Certified (Certificate)
Hubspot Inbound Certified (Training)
Training Institute:
Hubspot