Amir Abdin, Head of Marketing

Amir Abdin

Head of Marketing

Payments & Cards Network

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Bachelor's degree, Media & Entertainment Management
Experience
9 years, 8 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :9 years, 8 Months

Head of Marketing at Payments & Cards Network
  • Netherlands
  • My current job since November 2014

Supervise Graphic Designer and Online Marketing Executive to support online marketing initiatives. social media programs, events production, and other marketing assets for EU & US markets, solidifying branding and name recognition in the industry.

- Transform the company's online presence, building keyword rich content. Lead SEO/SEM strategy and advertising. Build and launch social marketing initiatives on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and industry-oriented sites. Increasing page views by an average 20%
- Continuously analyzing operational processes to find and implement new efficiencies
- Manage the design, build and execution of marketing campaigns and components using HubSpot
- Assess marketing campaigns performance using Google Analytics and provide recommendations to the team in order to improve performance
- Using KPI's and measurable metrics, created segmentation strategies, A/B testing of subject lines, content, images, and offers which drove higher open and click-through rates resulting in 15% increase in inbound leads through email marketing
- Coordinate marketing and sponsorship events. Attend networking events and manage marketing calendar
- Grew the marketing department from one person to a three-person team

Founder & Editor in Chief at Payments & Cards eMagazine
  • Netherlands
  • My current job since January 2015

PCM is an industry leading magazine which I started as part of my current job at Payments & Cards Network. Overall I'm in charge of quality assurance, content, planning, sales, strategy, and marketing

- Responsible for revenue growth and business development, generated over 100.000 Euros in advertisement sales just over a year of launching
- Utilized Google Analytics to gather and track website metrics
- Managed email sends and newsletters increasing brand awareness and client email database
- Lead thought leadership and content marketing efforts to exploit unique positioning and present valuable insight and advice on issues of interest for customers and prospects
- Management of ongoing marketing campaigns and coordinating the production of collateral

Digital Marketing Manager at Naseba
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since January 2018
Marketing Project Manager at BrandStar
  • Netherlands
  • September 2016 to March 2017

This is a project that I was heading up for my current CEO. Responsible for the overall marketing strategy for user acquisition and investor relations

- Consult on user acquisition best practices and set up social media, email marketing, strategic partnerships plan and act as the main contact point for users and customers

My Achievements:

1) Secured Pitch spots and free booths/event attendance to Webit Festival and Web Summit through email marketing
2) Responsible for pulling in the first two pilot clients
3) Acquired the first 16000 users through the use of Social Media (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram)

Marketing Intern at Interlinguals
  • Netherlands
  • June 2014 to August 2014

Main Responsibilities:

1) Prospection and customer service: B2B and B2C contact (face-to-face and online) with members worldwide

2) Promotions: developing website content, create promotional materials

3) Community management: manage social media and the Interlinguals community

4) Marketing strategy: participating in brainstorming sessions, planning marketing activities

5) Advising on website improvement, writing posts, translations and organizing events

Education

Bachelor's degree, Media & Entertainment Management
  • at Stenden University of Applied Sciences
  • June 2015
Bachelor's degree, Media & Digital Marketing
  • at Southern Cross University
  • October 2013
High school or equivalent, A Levels
  • at Queen International School
  • June 2010
High school or equivalent, Sciences
  • at Dubai National School
  • January 2003

Specialties & Skills

Digital Marketing
Public Relations
Copywriting
Team Management
B2B Marketing
Attention to detail
Microsoft Suite
Video Editing
Google Adwords
SEO/SEA
Teamwork
Management
Leadership
Networking
Photoshop
Google Analytics

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert
German
Expert
Dutch
Intermediate

Hobbies

  • Traveling
  • Swimming
  • Basketball
  • Horseback riding
  • Watching movies
  • Cooking