Pragya Sood, Account Executive (Trainee)

Pragya Sood

Account Executive (Trainee)

FP7 Advertising Agency, McCann Group

Location
United Arab Emirates
Education
Bachelor's degree, Marketing
Experience
8 years, 6 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :8 years, 6 Months

Account Executive (Trainee) at FP7 Advertising Agency, McCann Group
  • My current job since January 2017

Accounts handled: L’Oreal/ Maybelline, Majid Al Futtaim (Ski Dubai, Magic Planet, Little Explorers).

- Meeting and liaising with clients to discuss and identify their advertising requirements.
- Working with creative, traffic, production, finance and other departments at the agency to ensure timely delivery of different campaigns that meets the client's brief and budget.
- Briefing media, creative and research staff, and assisting with the formulation of ATL and BTL advertising, new product launch and marketing strategies.
- Assisting the Digital Account Manager with various projects including Social media, websites and banners.
- Preparing cost estimates, managing campaign costs and timely billing of invoices.
- Attending meetings and maintaining regular contact with the client to update them on the status of the projects.

Marketing Trainee at Alchemist Marketing Agency
  • September 2016 to December 2016

- Assist in market research to evaluate competitors product and customers response.
-Conducing audits and competitive analysis for the clients- Nestle and Mercedes Benz.
-Coordinating with the suppliers and assisting in negotiating prices.
-Monitoring promotional activities by frequently visiting stores or sites of events.
-Creating product descriptions for new products to be added to the website.
-Contacting and updating the list of influencers needed for the campaigns and events.

Media Trainee at MEC media agency,WPP and Menacom Group
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • January 2016 to May 2016

- Efficiently handling social media and marketing campaigns for MEC international clients such as Home centre, JLR, Nestle, Vodafone and Philips.
- Responsible for contacting the clients, compiling client research, preparing the budgets and suitable proposal for the clients.
-- Measuring performance of social networking sites by using Google Analytics and performing SEO by conducting keyword research, Image optimization for clients like KitKat, Maggi and JLR.
- Successfully collecting, analyzing and evaluating media coverage.
- Content creation-Writing engaging and relevant content for clients social media platforms.
- Writing posts for Baby shop and Emax Facebook, Twitter and Instagram content calendars.
- Listening- Monitoring online conversations and brand mentions to assess brand perception.
- Preparing social audits, analyzing after campaign results and making reports.
- Exploring new online social media ideas/strategies for Nestle and home centre.
- Working with the team in regular brainstorming sessions.
- Acquired proficient training and thorough understanding in using MS Excel, MS PowerPoint and social media management tools such as social bakers.

Advertising intern at Fortune PromoSeven,McCann group
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • August 2014 to October 2014

Worked as a part of the Marketing Research team at McCann group for the product- Betadine cough syrup.
Main role & responsibilities were as follows:
-­‐ Explore the needs & expectations of the customer by undertaking research and market survey for 30
pharmaceutical companies.
-­‐ Analyze and compare the results with other competitor products.
-­‐ Prepare a report and present it by highlighting the results of the research conducted and recommend
marketing strategies to improve the product’s market positioning

Marketing at Inara,Non Profitable Organization
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • December 2013 to January 2014

Responsible for creating effective marketing strategies
to increase awareness amongst people about Inara‘s   events held within the UAE.

Sales Intern at Indian Property Show
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • December 2013 to December 2013

Employ relevant sales strategies and provide consultancy service to the customers visiting the Indian real estate  exhibition regarding the properties  in Mumbai.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Marketing
  • at University Of Wollongong
  • December 2015

In depth knowledge about basic marketing,Advertising,PR ,Service marketing,International marketing ,E-commerce and Strategic marketing.

High school or equivalent, Marketing and Economics
  • at The Indian High School
  • March 2012

Specialties & Skills

Customer Focus
Self driven
Team Player
Communications
Problem Solving
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
CUSTOMER SERVICE
DRIVING
MACINTOSH
MARKET PLANNING
MARKET POSITIONING

Languages

Arabic
Intermediate
English
Expert
Hindi
Expert

Memberships

Inara
  • Marketing Executive
  • January 2014

Training and Certifications

Google Analytics (Training)
Training Institute:
Lynda.com - LinkedIn Education Company
SEO Fundamentals, Keyword Research and Links building. (Training)
Training Institute:
Lynda.com - LinkedIn Education Company
Date Attended:
June 2016

Hobbies

  • Traveling-­ exploring new destinations & cultures, Reading, Conducting Research ,Report Writing
    - First runner up  in the Marketing Competition initiated   by  Cadillac in collaboration  with University of Wollongong in  Dubai :Repositioning the marketing plan of Cadillac in  UAE   - Successful participation in Young Entrepreneur Competition, Dubai  2011 - Participated in  National Science Olympiad Contest  2006   - Participated in National Mathematics Olympiad Contest,   2006