Abdul-Hadi Hafez, Co-Founder / CMO

Abdul-Hadi Hafez

Co-Founder / CMO

Wa9faat.com

Location
United Arab Emirates - Sharjah
Education
Bachelor's degree, Commerce / Business
Experience
17 years, 4 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :17 years, 4 Months

Co-Founder / CMO at Wa9faat.com
  • United Arab Emirates - Sharjah
  • My current job since September 2014

We’re launching the world’s biggest Arabic recipe platform, that gathers the best recipes online.

Key Accomplishments:
 Organically grew our Facebook audience to 10K fans in a matter of months
 Attained more than 4K Instagram followers using growth hacking methods
 Mentioned in Entrepreneur Magazine for winning third place in Dubai's Startup Weekend Competition (see article at https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/253925)

Social Media Manager at Delivery Hero Middle East (Talabat | iFood.jo | FoodonClick)
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • October 2015 to October 2016

Built a social media department for three major brands: Talabat.com, iFood.jo and Foodonclick.com.

Key Accomplishments:
* Became the first department to fully handle all three acquired brands by Delivery Hero
* Utilized a budget of $120K to spend on paid social campaigns on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for app install and engagement ads
* Met all targets set out by the holding company in terms of reorders and acquisitions

Social Media & PR Executive at M.H. Alshaya Co. W.L.L.
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • September 2012 to September 2015

Transformed the VaVaVoom brand from a traditional marketer using SMS’s, e-newsletters and advertorials into a regional social media force with 138K followers on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

• Developed the 2nd best-performing social media presence out of 34 Alshaya brands via hyper-targeted advertising, creative content marketing, and effective response management techniques.
• Created a loyal social media community by earning an average total response rate of more than 93% every month on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
• Rewarded our followers’ loyalty with more than 78 prizes in the last two years through creative contests cooperatively with Calvin Klein, Lacoste, Clinique and Clarins.
• Became the first Alshaya brand to utilize Twitter’s ‘Lead Generation Cards’, thereby gaining 3.7K leads, while minimizing our cost-per-lead rate to $2.43.
• Increased our Instagram followers by 221% through a contest called “What Beauty Means”, enticing users to share photos of how they define beauty.

Digital Media Manager at Raad Afyouni Advertising Agency
  • Kuwait - Hawali
  • July 2011 to September 2012

Delivered social media and PR consultations to clients such as Kuwait Finance House, Wataniya, & Nestle Toll House.

E-Marketing Consultant at Savvy Techworx IT Solutions Ltd.
  • Canada
  • May 2009 to April 2011

Consulted clients in utilizing e-commerce and CRM to generate leads and improve online conversion rates, helping one client to move past having no e-commerce presence to becoming Canada's largest online radio specialist.

Project Manager at Industry Canada
  • Canada
  • November 2006 to April 2009

Implemented a federal government initiative called Student Connections to increase the competitiveness of Canadian SME’s by delivering online marketing and technology training to 300 business clients per year.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Commerce / Business
  • at Saint Mary's University
  • May 2006

Specialties & Skills

Online Advertising
Online Community Management
Digital Marketing
Social Media Marketing
Content Marketing
Social Media Marketing
Online Marketing
Digital Marketing
Content Development
Online Community Management
Digital Advertising

Languages

English
Native Speaker
Arabic
Intermediate

Memberships

Halifax Chamber of Commerce
  • Business Member
  • January 2010

Training and Certifications

“Sobey School of Business Solutions” (Certificate)
Date Attended:
September 2009
Valid Until:
September 2009
“Internet Marketing 101” (Certificate)
Date Attended:
July 2009
Valid Until:
July 2009
“Small Business Essentials” (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2009
Valid Until:
March 2009
MBA Orientation and Training (Certificate)
Date Attended:
August 2010
Valid Until:
August 2010