Rodeyna Al-Bassam, Head of Marketing Department

Rodeyna Al-Bassam

Head of Marketing Department

Banta Furniture

البلد
الكويت - الكويت
التعليم
بكالوريوس, Hospitality Management
الخبرات
14 years, 10 أشهر

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مجموع سنوات الخبرة :14 years, 10 أشهر

Head of Marketing Department في Banta Furniture
  • الكويت - الكويت
  • أشغل هذه الوظيفة منذ أغسطس 2018

- Create and implement the 2019 commercial calendar, and its respectful marketing budget.
- Create quarterly social media & event strategies
- Monitor the marketing department's KPIs and ROI
- Create internal policies & procedures related to the marketing department.
- Create Banta's re-branding on below:
Price tag manual
Banta's new identity
Re-branding of Banta’s showrooms
- All online platforms (website & application)
- Involved in many on going marketing projects, that involves 3rd parties.

Regional Marketing and Communication Manager في Abyat
  • الكويت - الكويت
  • أشغل هذه الوظيفة منذ مارس 2017

- Planning and implementing all seasonal launches, promotional campaigns and offers within Kuwait and KSA stores.
- Managing campaigns activity’s in all stores.
- Managing all internal and external communications.
- Analyzing the market and consumer behavior.
- Develop internal procedures and policies within the marketing department.
- Study competitive market activities.
- Evaluating campaign results by breaking down each marketing elements included.
- Develop marketing plans including budget, ROI, project timeline, and critic path forecast.
- Develop strategies for creating brand awareness.
- Managing all marketing material.
- Work close with suppliers and agency related to all online and offline advertisements.
- Coordinated with merchandising team on campaign merchandising display planograms.
- Develop new marketing strategies on increasing consumer’s interaction leading to growth in business revenue.

Marketing Manager في Rawasi Company
  • الكويت - الكويت
  • أشغل هذه الوظيفة منذ مارس 2022

- Create and implement annual commercial marketing calender with its respectful budget.
- Develop quarterly social media & events strategies
- Monitor the marketing departments KPI's and ROI's
- Conduct sales, competitors, product and market analysis

Marketing consultant في Freelancer as a marketing consultant
  • الكويت
  • أغسطس 2015 إلى فبراير 2017

Work on individual projects as a marketing consultant across different field such as beauty salons, spa and F&B

- Developing social media guidelines, strategy, content and photography direction
- Developing Marketing strategies
- Developing public relationship strategies
- Developing internal marketing policies and procedures

PR & Marketing Executive for Harvey Nichols في M.H. Alshaya Co.W.L.L
  • الكويت
  • مارس 2014 إلى أغسطس 2015

- Event planning and execution of several media and VIP events instore :
Annual Kaftan - press and bloggers
AW 14 launch event - approximately 1000 guests in store
Relaunching of several departments within the store
Pre- view events, trunk shows and fashion shows
- Handling social media platforms content.
- Preparing and implementing PR media plans and communicating with agencies and brands we carry in store accordingly.
- Take part in weekly floor walk and guarantee support in any areas needed.
- Think out of the box in terms of creativity and ways to collaborate with local talents, bloggers and potential sponsorship's to increase our activities among the country and region.
- Plan and implement different marketing strategies for promoting awareness and sale figures.
- Work close with stylists, influential people to insure the maximum exposure benefits we get (TV, photo shoots & events).
- Currently reviewing marketing budget calendar for the upcoming year with a full understanding of the brand’s priorities in terms of marketing and cost-conscious approach.
- Researching and analyzing competitor activities.
- Coordinating with agencies on ads, press releases and other designs to be executed.
- Maintain regular communications with the brands that we carry in store for opportunities we can take advantage of and will beneficial both parties.

Marketing Coordinator for Mothercare and ELC في M.H. Alshaya Co.W.L.L
  • الكويت - الكويت
  • أبريل 2012 إلى فبراير 2014

- Coordinate with agencies & markets for all annual sales/ promotions marketing activities, media, license, POS distribution, sms & email campaigns & tendering policy.
- Handle & coordinate all advertising opportunities with CMD & agency in all operating countries.
- Coordinate with CMD & country operations with regards to new store opening activities & in-mall branding.
- Conduct marketing studies for events & competitors
- Plane & manage all POS delivery across all 12 markets.
- Internal DHL, brand updates, corporate website updates & marketing calendar updates.

Marketing Executive في Pico International
  • الكويت - الكويت
  • أغسطس 2011 إلى يناير 2012

- Creating an internal data base system with generating profiles and categorizing exhibition projects for current & potential business.
- Maintaining current accounts while pitching new business.
- Market and competitors analysis.
- Implement marketing tools in advertising using different distribution channels.
- Produce regularly scheduled reports from marketing database.

Assistan Marketing Manager في "Blue Tech" sister company of "Dar AlWatan"-newspaper & TV
  • الكويت - الكويت
  • أغسطس 2008 إلى يناير 2009

- Creating an internal data base system with client profiles and accounts as well as work on corporate identity documents.
- Maintaining current clients, while pitching for new accounts.
- Handle client enquiries with accuracy and speed.
- Create & present presentations.
- Business research activities, studying the market and our competitors, apply different studied strategies for approaching new business.
- Preparing various proposals, quotations and contracts as well as follow up.
- Maintaining the sales tracking files up-to-date
- Develop BlueTech’s website structure, such as links and the content, as well as develop & create Facebooks BlueTech’s group, where these advertising channels methods could be utilized through media outlets online.

Communications Officer في "Freedom House- Reforming Family Law in Kuwait & Bahrain"
  • الكويت - الكويت
  • أكتوبر 2006 إلى أكتوبر 2007

- Work with the Project Director in program development on women’s rights and specifically on family law issues. This includes advocacy, outreach and verbal correspondence with partners and media, as necessary.
- Act as a principle contact to the media
- Coordinate with staff on training programs for Non- government organizations and Governmental partners, including design of training program, curricula development, workshop logistics, evaluation and follow-up.
- Specifically target media outlets for the promotion of Freedom House program in Kuwait and Bahrain.
- Develop campaigns, pitches and other advocacy outreach methods through the utilization of media outlets.
- Attend meetings as requested by the Project Director.
- Represent Freedom House as required and determined by the Project Director.
- Promote Freedom House and other program activities to indigenous institutions and individuals that involve periodic travel.
- Develop Freedom House’s web site as a tool for advocacy and knowledge it includes website structure and design.

Account Executive في "Caviar"
  • الكويت - الكويت
  • مايو 2006 إلى سبتمبر 2006

- Discussing the products, services and advertising requirement of each particular client.
- Setting up meetings with the clients and other agencies such as their booking media or advertising agency.
- Delegating and coordinating work to the creative department and the rest of the team.
- Be the link between, the client and the advertising agency by maintaining regular contact with both sides, ensuring that the communication flows effectively.
- Negotiating with the client and agency staff about the details of the campaign.
- Presenting campaign plans to the clients for approval or modification.
- Monitoring the effectiveness of the campaigns.
- Meeting deadlines.
- Handling budget and managing the campaign or TV commercials cost.
- Writing on a daily bases reports and briefs.
- Undertaking administrative tasks.
- Doing marketing research for pitching new business.
- Presenting affective presentations to prospective clients

Sales Coordinator في "SHANGRI-LA'S BARR AL JISSAH RESORT & SPA"
  • عمان - مسقط
  • أغسطس 2005 إلى أكتوبر 2005

- Meeting prospective corporate clients at our premises and conducting show around’s.
- Conducting sales calls in order to develop the company’s customer needs and increase of our service package.
- Maintaining the sales tracking files up-to-date.
- Preparing proposals and contracts as well as follow up.
- Delivering sales presentations for companies in a professional and effective manner.
- Updating client profiles and mailing lists.
- Communicating and negotiating with professional companies by fax, e -mails and personal visits.
- Collaborating with the client’s packages and primacies.

الخلفية التعليمية

بكالوريوس, Hospitality Management
  • في University of Portsmouth
  • يونيو 2005

Specialties & Skills

Hospitality
Management
Hospitality Management
MS Word
Outlook
MS Power Point
MS Excel

اللغات

العربية
متمرّس
الانجليزية
متمرّس
البلغارية
متمرّس