Akhil Kumar Singh, Independent Marketing Consultant

Akhil Kumar Singh

Independent Marketing Consultant

Independent

Location
India - Delhi
Education
Master's degree, Masscom & Journalism
Experience
15 years, 10 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :15 years, 10 Months

Independent Marketing Consultant at Independent
  • India - Delhi
  • My current job since June 2017

 Driving Operations for Merchandising & Retail Visibility projects across India.
 Develop the strategy for Pitching at high end clients.
 Planning & presenting innovative Ideas for marketing & Brand promotions.

Associate Account Director at Samsung Group (Cheil Worldwide)
  • India - Delhi
  • January 2017 to March 2017

 Responsible for the GSB/ISB branding at MBO’s & Exclusive stores across three states.
 Directing the Visual Merchandising strategy and handling a team of 27 merchandisers for effective POS deployment.
 Liason with the vendors & agency for timely completion of the assigned jobs.

Marcom Lead at Tata Teleservices Ltd
  • India
  • December 2015 to January 2017

Driving the brand KPI’s i.e. TOM, ITP, Preference, Consideration, recommendation and visibility.
Communication briefing & development with the agency.
Media Planning & buying in the field of OOH, Radio, Print & POS
Devising the strategy for the customer & trade engagement programs.
Responsible for the Budgeting of the Marcom spends for the region.
Vendor management from identification to purchase to billing

Manager - Marketing & Activation at Axis Bank Ltd.
  • India - Mumbai
  • January 2013 to December 2015

 Devising annual activation calendar Pan India with a mix of Regional & Centrally driven activities.
 Strateging Merchandising cycle for 2700+ branches/RACs & 13000+ ATMs across India.
 Online Reputation Management on all five social media channels.
 Media Planning & buying in the field of OOH, Radio & Print for all the circles.
 Agency briefing for creative, events & various new template creations.
 Budgeting & execution of the branding (In-shop/On-shop) across estates.
 Exploring new POS elements for effective & innovative communications across geography.
 Closely coordinating with the IAD partners & the EBG team for day-to-day monitoring of ATMs in terms of look & feel.
 Vendor management from identification to purchase to billing.

Circle Marcom at Aircel Ltd.
  • India - Lucknow
  • October 2010 to December 2012

 Maintain Brand Visibility across the circle (Rural and as well as Urban Markets) with Signage, POS, Flanges Deployment, Retail Merchandising, Wall Painting etc.
 To develop brand strategies and communications to attain higher brand awareness and saliency across UP East.
 Preparation of the budget and ensuring an operational plan to work within the allocated budget and improvise strategies to maximize profits for the company.
 Enhance Brand visibility in limited budget in OOH space with means of FOC Sites, LFR Signage’s, Co-Branded signage’s etc.
 POS planning & procurement with segmented market approach with innovative & cost effective mix of POS elements.
 Work closely with the creative team to finalize the artwork for marketing collaterals & resources.
 Transact with Advertising, MR, PR & miscellaneous marketing agencies for implementing all campaigns. Alliance partners to implement joint marketing activities.
 Responsible for the branding of the COCO showrooms across the circle.

Zonal Marcom at Idea Cellular Ltd.
  • India
  • June 2008 to October 2010

 Compilation of In-shop, On-shop & Outdoor requirements in terms of Signage’s, Flanges, Sunboards, wall painting etc in coordination with sales team & Vendors.
 Development and deployment of Local and centrally developed POS with taking care of the quality and best visibility.
 Coordination with Local vendors for Fabrication and installation of Signage’s and other retail requirements
 Coordination with Brand activation agencies for timely execution of all New town activities.
 Development of local network with Press reporters for strengthening the relationship with local Press
 Zonal Marketing Budget preparation & Utilization accordingly.
 Outdoor Monitoring report. (Billboards, wall painting, wall wraps, Dhabha etc.)
 Competition tracking report (POS, Brand Activation, Outdoors)

Education

Master's degree, Masscom & Journalism
  • at ELIIM
  • January 2014

Masters In Masscom & Journalism

Master's degree, Marketing
  • at Subharti University
  • February 2013

MBA in Marketing & IT

Specialties & Skills

Event Management
Visibility
Activations
Brand Stewardship
Building Brand Awareness
Brand Management
Events & Activations
Trade Marketing
Retail Branding & Strategy
Consumer Engagement
Media Planning & Buying
Budgeting

Languages

English
Expert
Hindi
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