Mohammed Afzal, Business Director

Mohammed Afzal

Business Director

WAVEMAKER

Lieu
Inde - Mumbai
Éducation
Master, International Business
Expérience
12 years, 6 Mois

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Expériences professionnelles

Total des années d'expérience :12 years, 6 Mois

Business Director à WAVEMAKER
  • Inde - Mumbai
  • Je travaille ici depuis juin 2022
Senior Media Analyst à ROUNDEL - TARGET COMPANY
  • Inde - Mumbai
  • janvier 2021 à juin 2022

 Working on digital strategy for specific categories and support cross categories to develop effective impact on the media plan created with defined objective.
 Develops multi-channel, integrated marketing approaches across digital channels and platforms for multiple clients
 Conducts client meetings and consultations to understand category trends and marketing needs
 Builds campaign briefs and proposals, and presented strategic recommendations based on key objectives, through compelling guidance on specific media tactics and creative needs
 Partners closely with various cross-functional teams; including Reporting & Insights, Analytics, Sales, Trading & Ad Ops, and Channel Development to deliver and execute effective campaigns

Group Manager à FCB ULKA
  • Inde - Mumbai
  • mars 2019 à janvier 2021

 Worked on digital strategy for multiple clients. Interacting with multiple agency internally on various clients to understand their pain point and suggest the best branding / performance / media strategy. Played a key role on new client pitches; in developing strategy and plans.

Clients Handled: Vedanta Group, HCL Consumer Business, TATA Structura, TATA Consultancy

Business Group Head - Media à WaveMaker - A Group M Company
  • Inde - Mumbai
  • octobre 2015 à mars 2019

 Participates in development and management of effective integrated media plans and buys & develops objectives, strategies, plans and presentations.
 Maintaining media plans including changes, budgeting, execution, reporting and optimization.
 Develops and fosters strong relationships with media partners.
 Evaluates media opportunities and presents media plans and/or POV’s clearly in writing and orally.
 Analyzes web metrics, provides campaign effectiveness reports to clients, and recommends optimizations when appropriate to improve media performance.
 Experience in creating digital or marketing strategies along with a high-level understanding of the technologies and tactics needed for execution
 working on most of the branding and performance cost models.

Client Handled: Brigade Properties, Hector Beverages (Paper Boat drinks), MTR, Abbott Nutrition, Zydus,
TATA Cliq

Account Manager - Media à Adverb Inc
  • Inde - Bengaluru
  • septembre 2014 à octobre 2015

Responsibilities:
 Identifying the right target audience and critical markets based on campaign brief and sales data.
 Analyzing and researching the target audience's characteristics, purchasing behavior and media habits
 Identifying the Business Objective and tailoring the right media approach for a campaign
 Advising the client on the most effective digital media platforms on the TG insights.
 Managing media budgets and maintaining advertising spend records.
 Working with colleagues, other departments and media buyers
 Proofreading advertisement content before release.
 Evaluating the effectiveness of campaigns in order to inform future campaigns.
 Ensuring Media Campaigns go live as per scheduled time
 Determine ROI reports on each campaign from a social media, earned media and paid media perspective
 Understanding of online ad campaign metrics and analysis, including CPM, CPC, and CPA advertising models.
 Ability to multi-task priorities under tight deadline

Manager - Media and Marketing à MEGA Events
  • Émirats Arabes Unis - Dubaï
  • mars 2014 à juillet 2014

 Prepare, implement and monitor marketing budgets and media plan
 Identify appropriate media partners and associations and negotiate both barter and non-barter deals to maximize event exposure
 Ensure event websites are fully updated with latest event information
 Coordinate the design and production of all marketing collateral including brochures, print advertisements, web banners, emails campaigns etc.
 Write and proofread all marketing materials including press releases, event brochures, website, e-mail campaigns etc.
 On-site media management
 Work solely on digital marketing campaigns - social media, e-mailers, media buying and online lead generation campaigns
 Generate content for the company website, supervise website design
 Prepare reports and analysis of marketing campaign performance and success

Assistant Manager – Client Servicing à Position2 Marketing Pvt. Ltd
  • Inde - Bengaluru
  • juillet 2011 à novembre 2013

 Interacting with senior level client contacts on a daily basis
 Working proactively to provide client marketing needs with the greatest amount of added value by communication
 Receiving client briefings and analyzing the input of client together with background knowledge, research, field feedback etc. to produce creative brief for the creative, web development, copywriters, digital and media team.
 Coordinating with customer inquiries, agency inquiries and vendors to provide competent solutions
 Providing creative, SEO, PPC, media, website development, email campaigns (RI6, ICE) and interactive department personnel with well-documented input, supporting data and production materials as required; ensuring that advertising strategies are clearly defined, approved by clients, and understood by the creative, web and media groups
 Responsible for being the final sign-off contact point on all important documentation/deliverables (budget, project plan, mockups, storyboards, deliverables) before sharing them with the clients
 Coordinating and authorizing quotations for client approval and assisting in preparation of client invoices
 Prompt collection of account receivables; ensuring they don’t exceed the given budget
 Preparing month-end overviews of current activities for clients, monthly revenue forecasts and planning for future development of accounts (by upselling and cross-selling services)
 Accountable and responsible for achieving quarterly targets
 Effectively mitigating risks, tackling issues, managing change and ensuring quality output throughout
 Clients handled - Lenovo (globally), Apple, Greenpeace, ThoughtWorks, IFIM, Total Health, Sikkim Manipal University, Club Mahindra, Home Shikari

Éducation

Master, International Business
  • à Weign and Leigh College
  • juin 2008

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Baccalauréat, Business Management
  • à Rosary College of Commerce and Arts
  • avril 2003

Specialties & Skills

Marketing
Project Management
Client Retention
Account Management
Social Media Marketing
Client Handling / Servicing
MARKETING
Digital Marketing
PROJECT PLANS
Written and Oral communication
Account Management
Marketing planning and execution

Langues

Anglais
Expert