Salim Hatoum, Regional Sales Director

Salim Hatoum

Regional Sales Director

Waveline Media

البلد
الكويت
التعليم
ماجستير, Advertising
الخبرات
17 years, 5 أشهر

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الخبرة العملية

مجموع سنوات الخبرة :17 years, 5 أشهر

Regional Sales Director في Waveline Media
  • الكويت - الكويت
  • أشغل هذه الوظيفة منذ يناير 2015

-Develop strategic plans for the region to sell our ad products via smartphones & tablets - Nabd & Yabila Apps.
-Implementation of sales strategies for each country to increase the sales revenue of mobile advertising.
-Build deeper relationships with existing agencies and clients.
-Expand, Train and guide the sales team to achieve the sales targets.
-Maintaining a pipeline of prospects for each country.
-Initiate action plan to penetrate new markets.
-Advertising media planning via smartphones.
-Expose and market the company's Apps to agencies & direct clients.
-Propose marketing campaigns strategies to clients & agencies.

Account Director في Waveline Media
  • الكويت - الكويت
  • مايو 2012 إلى ديسمبر 2014

• Spearheading company’s expansion into the GCC countries especially Kuwait, UAE & KSA markets selling our portfolio to agencies and clients
•Maximizing revenue while maintaining excellent levels of agency and client satisfaction
• Making intellectual arguments to entice media buyers to use our products in a highly competitive online advertising market
• Achieving 100% of pre-agreed revenue targets
• Managing a portfolio of advertising agencies and source leads within the sales team guidelines
• Managing and exceeding agency and client expectations
• Increasing revenue from an existing clients base while generating new business opportunities
• Working closely with the Traffic Management and Accounts Teams to ensure that all fiscal administration is carried out effectively.

Account Director في DartMedia
  • الكويت - الفراوانية
  • ديسمبر 2006 إلى مايو 2012

The Company provides local internet/online advertising and marketing services to clients that help promote their company's products and services.

Key Responsibilities:
• Spearheading marketing initiatives, advertising campaigns, PR activities and promotions to improve the brand identity in the markets and create sales openings.
• Implementing sales and customer retention/development plan, recommending improvements, and quantifying achievements in terms of tangible financial benefits.
• Researching present/future market opportunities and trends with the objective of recommending suitable strategies and tactics to the senior management to exploit the same for sound and profitable growth.
• Targeting potential clients, expanding current accounts, developing account strategies, as well as negotiating and closing revenue-generating relationships with leading prospects to enhance profits and market share growth.
• Conducting all business-specific marketing and communications activities including advertising, sponsorships, events and integrated marketing campaigns for client companies.
• Staying attuned to market dynamics and prospective clients with reference to changing market trends and service issues.
• Prospecting new clients, building relationships to acquire advertising accounts whilst providing enhanced customer service by delivering within time and estimated budget.
• Keeping close tabs on market dynamics/competitor activities and devising effective marketing strategies to counter the same. Collating information and formulating strategies to optimize performance parameters and business outputs.


List of achievements:
• Promoting the company profile to the local and regional markets and increasing the number of clients by 450%.
• Achieving sales revenue of $US 800, 000 in 2008.
• Launching the first online campaign for Wataniya Telecommunication Kuwait (Currently Ooredoo) and handling the digital planning and buying.
• Launching first online campaign for IKEA Kuwait and handling the account for 3 consecutive years.
• Launching the email marketing service in 2010 that achieved sales of $US 310, 000 in 2011.

الخلفية التعليمية

ماجستير, Advertising
  • في St. Petersbourg State University, International Journalism
  • يونيو 1995

Specialties & Skills

Social Media
Internet Media
Online Advertising
Digital Media Sales
Advertising Sales
Retail/Wholesale
Digital Advertising
Digital Media Planning & Buying
Digital Marketing & Performance SEM, Social, CRM, & Email
Mobile Advertising Sales
Advertising Operations & Campaign Management

اللغات

العربية
متمرّس
الانجليزية
متمرّس
الروسية
متمرّس

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الهوايات

  • Chess