Manager Business Development & Corporate Strategy
Economic Times Acetech
Total years of experience :14 years, 9 Months
Economic Times Acetech: Manager Business Development & Corporate Strategy (December 2012 to Present) Location: Gurgaon, India Company Industry: Media, Conferences and Exhibitions.
Job Role: Corporate Sales, PR and Operations
* A diverse role that is divided into three phases for each calendar cycle (Corporate Sales, PR and Operations)
*The Profile involves New client Acquisition for ACETECH exhibition across Architecture, Construction and Engineering platforms that involve major Indian and International brands.
*Working closely with the PR team for servicing and building relationship with key clients like Architects, Interior Designers and bureaucrats .
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*Devising and implementing strategies for two Major International conferences: International Lighting Summit and Global green conference in India.
* Reporting directly to the Managing Director.
* Catering to the marketing and advertising requirements for the clients participating in the events organized by ET ACETECH.
Job Role: Marketing/Corporate Sales September 2011 - October 2012
* Maintaining excellent relationship with existing clients and facilitate smooth transition of new clients.
* Led the team in organizing events and conferences for major brands in Cardiff, UK.
* Getting sponsorship's and space selling for various Compass Corporate Interaction Initiative Conferences.
* Facilitating a close communication channel between the company and key accounts.
* Major clients Deals handled included Welsh rugby union, Reed Global, Knowledge to Action group and Cheltenham Racecourse.
April 2011 - September 2011
* Successfully completed a 6 month summer internship as Assistant Manager Marketing.
* Gathered information from the research team to generate reports and organize important client information for the management.
* Identifying Opportunities and tie-ups with organizations for sponsorship's, barter deals, and building win win partnership leading to cross functional associations
* Worked closely with marketing head for market expansion and market prioritization for client MARK GROUP Ltd.
* Other Major clients handled included Sky Tele Network and Talk Talk UK.
Job Role: Sales Associate January 2010 - August 2010
* A combined role involving account retention and new business development (AOL and TALK TALK UK)
* Responsible for direct sale of products and services, working to set and meet sales targets.
* Other key functions included handling and resolving a wide range of customer queries, including providing information on services offered.
* Required the ability to build lasting and productive relationships with customers and co-workers.
* Achieved highest customer service satisfaction reviews and top sales twice while at work in Wipro.
Business development executive at J&K bank Location: India
Company Industry: Banking
Job Role: Marketing/PR December 2008 - January 2010
* Joined as a trainee for college project research subsequently promoted as associate business development.
* Role involved introducing new market promotion strategies and brand development.
* Market research for new market penetration and business development.
* Account management responsibilities involving maintaining and developing current client account relationships through proactive marketing and client liaison.
Master's degree, International marketing and Project management at University of Wales Location: Cardiff, United Kingdom Completion Date: March 2012 Business Project: Completed a 12,000 word business plan for setting up a new business in food and retail sector that focused on discussing and determining the various aspects of the setup, marketing plan, strategies, promotional plan and financial viability of the business.
Bachelor's degree, B.Sc Information Technology (2006-2009) at S P College Location: India Main modules include business management, Programming Languages system analysis and design. Graduate Project: Design and study of online banking system and its impact on consumer behavior (Recognized as by university as one of the top projects submitted for the session).