Islam Gouda, Marketing Manager

Islam Gouda

Marketing Manager

Emirates Transport

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Master's degree, Strategic Marketing
Experience
6 years, 1 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :6 years, 1 Months

Marketing Manager at Emirates Transport
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • June 2013 to January 2017

•Created the strategic marketing plan and the communication plan and contributed to the content creation, conceptual design and overall implementation to enable increased brand perception and the successful penetration to the four major private sectors in the UAE (Banking, Hotels, Insurance Companies, Consultancies, etc…) generating 28 million AED as a net profit in just one quarter of business.
•Established the PR strategy for key markets and worked with local teams to set up Emirates Transport’s Consumer Confidence and the Knowledge Leadership events engaging key media and customers to position Emirates Transport as a true knowledge provider in the transportation space
•Managed the implementation and measurement of the marketing activities (above and below the line) after revamping the company’s brand image and identity to suite the private market’s needs, and created a campaign to reintroduce the company to the market with outreach to other emirates catering to new and existing customers.
•Planned digital marketing campaigns, including web, SEO/SEM, email, social media and display advertising while maintaining our social media presence across all digital channels improving web presence and website traffic by ~15% in one quarter of business.
•Responsible for coordinating trade exhibitions and provide support to customer teams in building out their materials.
•Built close business relationships with the suppliers and customers while comparing the organizations offered services with the competitors to support the various business units in enhancing their offering to better market and promote the offerings.

Sr. Marketing and Business Analyst - MEA at MasterCard International
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • January 2011 to May 2013

Developed tailored marketing initiatives based on in-depth marketing research to analyze and track results of such initiatives providing better optimum results.
• Build strategic relationship with key partners including Merchants, Banks, Mobile operators & develop a joint marketing plan
• Assessed ROI of all main marketing, advertising, sponsorship and sales initiatives/programs
• Fostered and maintained customer relations through providing continuous product and business performance reviews.
• Managed data analysis for MasterCard airports’ lounges in the MEA region towards understanding premium cards’ usages - develop better outreach plans towards targeting premium cardholders with the different partner banks.
• Planed and designed the strategic focus and resource allocation of major company sponsored events and assess post event/sponsorship result’s economic value.

Education

Master's degree, Strategic Marketing
  • at University of Wollongong in Dubai
  • July 2019
Diploma, Organizational Leadership
  • at Lehigh University
  • August 2010
Bachelor's degree, Marketing and Management
  • at American University of Sharjah
  • May 2010

Specialties & Skills

Business Development
Marketing Strategy
Customer Service
Business Analysis
Event Management
Project Management (CAPM)
Microsoft Office Bundle

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
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Hobbies

  • Reading, Horse Riding, Swimming
  • Reading, Horse Riding, Swimming