Ahmed Nadeem Ansari FIDM, Digital Marketing Consultant & Founder

Ahmed Nadeem Ansari FIDM

Digital Marketing Consultant & Founder

Better Brains

Location
United Kingdom - Liverpool
Education
Diploma, Social Media Marketing
Experience
32 years, 4 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :32 years, 4 Months

Digital Marketing Consultant & Founder at Better Brains
  • United Kingdom - Liverpool
  • My current job since January 2015

Work as a freelance Digital Marketing consultant for various clients/agencies in the UK and overseas.
Recent project was TapMad TV, Pakistan's first video on demand service available through a free Android and iOS application, website and an HDTV box. Working closely with their CEO, assignment entailed:
• Preparation of digital strategy, marketing and advertising plan and presenting it to the Stakeholders.
• Setting up of social media channels, training the staff on social media. Selecting and hiring content writers. Setting up of the Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) structure and training the SEO team
• Planning, executing and measuring Google Adwords and Facebook advertising campaigns
• Assisting their CTO with user experience (UX) of website, Android App, iOS App and HDTV Box.
• Writing and presenting progress reports.

Chief Digital Marketing Consultant at Aekpani Networks
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • July 2011 to January 2015

Consulting with national and international clients on behalf of the company. Managing and overseeing digital marketing projects entailing the following:
• Creating or revamping online presence in consultation with clients' IT team.
• Digital Marketing planning covering Email Marketing, Database Management, Social Media Marketing, Affiliate Marketing, Online Reputation and Search Engine Marketing
• SEO structuring and ongoing optimisation (on-page and off-page).
• Ongoing reporting using Google Analytics, Webmaster Tools and other measurement tools for assessment of progress and evaluation of ROI.
• Recommending and implementing ongoing research and trend based changes to clients' digital presence and social communications/sentiment.

Digital Marketing Project Head at S K Group of Companies
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • June 2010 to June 2011

Re-engineered the online sales platform for the Group's office supplies business to integrate EPOS, warehousing and fulfilment that reduced paperwork and refined user experience.
Developed merchandising and promotional plans based on analysis of customers' viewing patterns (heat maps), browse paths, content interest and community activity that resulted in a 30% growth in profits.

Director Marketing at British Initiatives Ltd
  • United Kingdom - London
  • January 2007 to June 2010

Project managed Racing Telegraph, a complex combination of web, telephony and print for horseracing enthusiasts incorporating a database of over 100k entries of race horses and daily data feeds of race cards.
Launched Minitext, a JV with Netherlands based eOffice, in association with Research In Motion (RIM) to provide tetelext on Blackberry mobile handsets. Successfully negotiated teletext streams with Dutch National TV, MTV Europe, Travel Channel, Racing Channel, Channel 4 and CNBC Europe.

Chief Operating Officer at Eclipse Management Limited
  • United Kingdom - London
  • January 2000 to January 2007

Industry: Corporate Hospitality, Leisure & Sport

Head of Marketing at Atlantic Communications
  • United Kingdom - Manchester
  • January 1998 to January 2000

IVR, LCR, Call centre (inbound).

Sales and Marketing Director at FMS International Limited
  • United Kingdom - London
  • January 1996 to January 1998

Marketing and management of one radio station, one TV satellite channel and 3 newspapers.

Head of Sales and Marketing at Zee International TV
  • United Kingdom - London
  • January 1992 to January 1996

Education

Diploma, Social Media Marketing
  • at Alison Advanced Learning
  • March 2016

The importance of social media marketing for businesses and organizations is no longer questioned. It has become a worldwide trend in which helps businesses and organizations connect with their customers online. This course covered the concepts and application of social media marketing to equip me with the skills to plan and implement a successful social media marketing strategy. Social media marketing course topics included the use of email marketing, affiliate marketing, using social media tools such as Twitter, podcasting and blogging, and how to use Facebook to create a business page and get it noticed by current and potential customers.

Diploma, Understanding Data Analysis and Reports in Google Analytics
  • at Alison Advanced Learning
  • March 2015

This course takes you deeper into the workings of Google Analytics and provides comprehensive training for marketers and data analysts seeking to understand the core principles of digital analytics and how to improve web site performance through better data measurement.

Diploma, Diploma in Web Business Development and Marketing
  • at Alison Advanced Learning
  • March 2015

The course explores some of the essential tools in building web sites, including HTML, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), and Adobe Dreamweaver. Also covered are affiliate and e-mail marketing, as well as the use of social media such as Facebook to help build a web business.

Diploma, Entrepreneurship
  • at Judge Business School, University of Cambridge
  • March 2007
Master's degree, Marketing
  • at ACU
  • March 2003

Bayt Tests

Internet Marketing Test
Score 90%

Specialties & Skills

Social Media Marketing
Marketing ROI
Digital Marketing
Marketing Research
Digital Marketing

Languages

Arabic
Beginner
English
Expert
Punjabi
Native Speaker

Memberships

The Institute of Digital and Direct Marketing
  • Fellow
  • January 2004

Training and Certifications

IDM CPD Award 2016 (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2016
Valid Until:
June 2017
Chartered Marketer (Certificate)
Date Attended:
July 2007
Valid Until:
June 2012
Dubai Expert (Certificate)
Date Attended:
September 2007
Google Analytics (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2016
Certificate in Enterprise (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2008
Valid Until:
January 9999