Ashna Sharma, Events Executive (Project Basis)

Ashna Sharma

Events Executive (Project Basis)

Sun and Sand Sports

Location
United Arab Emirates
Education
Master's degree, Marketing Management
Experience
10 years, 4 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :10 years, 4 Months

Events Executive (Project Basis) at Sun and Sand Sports
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since March 2017

Roles and Responsibilities:

- Conceptualize and execute events which adhere to brand guidelines and meet all objectives and budgets. The types of events include, but are not limited to; exhibitions, mall activations, event sponsorships, brand building, brand activations, product launches.
- In-charge of creative briefs, venue booking, site planning, entertainment planning, event layout and product positioning.
- Management of brand assets, supplier relationships, ordering and production of products, equipment and branding.
- Planning and execution of content for both in-house and external requirements.

Marketing & Events Executive at Dulsco LLC
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • June 2014 to December 2016

Key Achievements:

- Responsible for the top 3 revenue generating accounts for the Promotions & Events department at Dulsco.
- Worked on a brand new account and solely managed its month long execution and delivery with over 150 promoters successfully.
- Successfully managed and delivered several events in parallel on multiple occasions.

Roles and Responsibilities:

- Managed end-to-end client accounts including pricing and contract negotiations, sourcing of talent to meet client specifications, event and venue organization, billing/invoicing & payment collections, all with a focus on client satisfaction and retention.
- Developed & implemented marketing strategies covering creation of sales collateral, talent pool expansion, social media engagement and surveys.
- Deployment co-ordination between clients, resources, external vendors and internal stakeholders.
- In-charge of event staff operations and delivery across diverse client events, venues and resource categories.
- Market Research to identify new business segments in the Events and Exhibitions sector.
- Responsible for day to day relationship management with clients and talent database.

Marketing Intern at Redington Gulf
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • November 2013 to April 2014

Roles and Responsibilities:

- Conceptualized an Industry-first Loyalty program encompassing key stakeholders, viz., 35 Vendor firms and 1000+ Sales Channel Partners.
- Designed & launched in-house marketing communication for multiple products and supported hosting of a MNC Vendor’s micro site.
- Significant cross-sales generated. 39% lead generation and 20% sales conversion.
- Coordinated an extensive Market Research project carried out by an external firm.

Education

Master's degree, Marketing Management
  • at SP Jain School of Global Management
  • April 2014

Specialties & Skills

Vendor Management
Account Management
Event Co ordination
Client Communication
Event Planning
Brand Management
EVENT OPERATIONS
MARKET RESEARCH
BILLING
CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
DELIVERY
EXHIBITIONS
INVOICING
Budgets
Supplier Management
Talent Management
Event Planning
VENDOR MANAGEMENT

Languages

English
Native Speaker
Hindi
Expert