Hossam Hafez, Search Engine Advertiser

Hossam Hafez

Search Engine Advertiser

Itcan Digital Marketing

Location
Egypt - Cairo
Education
Bachelor's degree, BA
Experience
13 years, 0 Months

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Total years of experience :13 years, 0 Months

Search Engine Advertiser at Itcan Digital Marketing
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • My current job since September 2016

- Manage and run PPC campaigns on Google AdWords / Google Analytics.
- Responsible for upholding PPC best practices at all times. This includes “Creating campaigns, Keyword research - Creating ads - Day to day optimization - Competitor research”
- Working on 2 of the top cosmetic clients “E-Commerce” in Emirates and Saudi Arabia.
- Client goal is expanding purchases from Branded and Non Branded campaigns.
- I used “Search - GDN - RLSA - Dynamic Ads - Universal - Shopping” campaigns.
- I used “Text - Responsive - Image - Gif” Ads in my GDN campaigns.

PPC Account Executive at iProspect
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • July 2015 to April 2016
PPC Account Executive at DigitasLBi
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • July 2015 to March 2016

Key Responsibilities:

o Assist account managers with running their clients paid search campaigns.
o Manage and run PPC campaigns on a variety of search engines/provide client deliverable as per services contract.
o Understand and work towards client KPIs and responsible for highlighting issues with achieving these to the lead Account Manager, Team Leader or Client Services Lead.
o Independently manage and lead high value client campaigns, setting a high standard of service.
o Complete timesheets, client management system and other admin duties as required.
o Participate in team training, meetings and events.
o Provide cover for other accounts in the department in cases of planned or unplanned absence of colleagues..
o Comply with company office hours and project deadlines
o Identify opportunities for up-and cross-sells for the client portfolio and highlight these with the Client Services Lead on a specific client account.
o Participate in client presentations and review meetings.
o Responsible for upholding PPC best practices at all times.
o Keep up to date with industry developments and responsible for sharing news and information with the rest of the team, as well as with clients.
o Identify opportunities for integrating industry innovations into client campaigns and provide data and evidence for award submissions.
o Understand and effectively convey search knowledge, tools and techniques to clients and other members of staff
o Demonstrate proactive account management and value add to accounts, driving client satisfaction
o Deliver high standard client meetings and presentation
o Demonstrate continuous increase in PPC knowledge and all other digital channels

Digital & Social Media Performance Coordinator at MCN. Middle East Communications Network
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • March 2015 to May 2015

* Worked in MENA region as a full time basis.
* Drafting paid performance proposals and presentations.
*Liaise with relevant Agency, client and 3rd party teams in the construction of paid performance campaigns.
* Build campaign structure based on client brief.
* Develop and manage all components of a paid performance campaign, including keyword portfolio development, creative, landing page optimization, keyword bidding, and maintaining / improving day-to-day campaign spend.
* Ensuring delivery on performance targets for clients.
* Delivery and analysis of weekly performance reports.
* Work closely with Digital Managers to identify and deliver performance marketing requirements.
*Work closely with performance manager/planners to deliver on campaigns.

Search Engine Marketing Specialist / Executive at Kondiment (Cyprus) Ltd
  • Cyprus
  • October 2014 to February 2015

* Receiving / Managing clients requests.
* Build / Set-Up campaigns (Search-Display-Marketing) within the studied strategies to achieve the ROI.
* Checking and doing a daily maintenance upon my accounts for the desired performance.
* Creating Analytic goals and different segments.
* Dealing with different industries in Greece market.

Google AdWords Account Manager - Search Engine Marketing / Analyst at Denver PPC
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • May 2013 to December 2014

* Certified Google AdWords Analyst passed the fundamental and advanced search exam.
* Help in giving ideas and modifications as a SEO to the webmaster for more conversions.
* Design display and dynamic ads using Photoshop.
* Keen about other platforms like Yahoo, Bing and Facebook.
* Put strategies to optimize the conversion rate, CTR and CPC that help to maximize the ROI.
* Study the campaign goal of the chosen market and work to achieve it.
* Follow up new e-mails and other requests from clients.
* Doing daily maintenance for accounts managed by Google AdWords.
* Generate new keywords and control their bids.
* Generate different variations of ads shown on Google Web Search Results.
* Write reports, charts and executive summaries for monthly performance.
* Create written ads for branding and advertising fits to appear in Google pages.
* Setting up new campaign and manage it.
* Find out problems and work to solve it.
* Help in interviewing new comers among with the management team.

Designer at E.T.Gravity
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • July 2011 to March 2013

* Up to date with new tutorial videos from youtube.
* Familiar with Raw.
* Familiar with Adobe Light-room.
* Using different versions of Photoshop and Illustrator
* Doing different kinds of design based on my clients wish.
* Design Advertisements - Logos - Commercials - Movie Posters.
* You can look my works up on my page: facebook.com/e.t.gravity

Potential Sales Creation at JIFFY TEC for Computers
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • September 2012 to December 2012

* Potential sales creation
* Following customers
* Scheduling and planning
* Expecting the right clients
* Up to date with currency and market
* Achieve targets
* Using Excel and Word
* Create Designs for Flash Memories

Tour Guide Assistant at Private Company
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • November 2011 to April 2012

I and the Taiwanese tour guide assisted a private tourism company in Egypt. We started to advertise about our trip routes and in less than 3 months, we got our first guest.
Usually we dealt with big companies in Taiwan aiming their members according to the wide relations my tour leader has back in Taiwan.

The Nature Of This Business

* Setting up routes around Egypt.
* Deal with touristic places about their services and paid money.
* Check around by our self for the facilities we gonna offer for our guests.
* Making relations everywhere we go for easy and flexible service next time we are there.
* Giving out information in Mandarin and Taiwanese accent for the guest.
* Pre-plan our program every-time we have clients.

Host Man at TIKO Company (Crave)
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • June 2010 to August 2010

*Worked as Host and it’s all about getting places for people due to specific schedule for the stations exist in the food court.

Waiter at Americana Company (KFC)
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • May 2009 to August 2009

*Worked in the kitchen helping to prepare food, meals and sandwiches.
*Help the staff to clean up the kitchen at the end of the day,
*Gather with the team to motivate us for better shift.

Education

Bachelor's degree, BA
  • at The Higher Institution of Social Work
  • August 2011

Specialties & Skills

Adobe Photoshop
DoubleClick
Microsoft Office
Google Adwords
Designing
Writing
Internet Serving
AdWords

Languages

English
Expert
Chinese
Intermediate
Arabic
Native Speaker

Memberships

Couch Surfing
  • Very Active Member
  • January 2010

Training and Certifications

Certificate of Achievement (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2010
Valid Until:
March 2010
Self Study (Certificate)
Date Attended:
July 2006
Valid Until:
October 2008
Certificate in [English] Language (Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2006
Valid Until:
October 2009
AdWords Certification (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2015
Valid Until:
May 2016
DoubleClick Search Fundamentals (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2016
Valid Until:
January 2017
Google Analytics Premium (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2016
Valid Until:
January 2017

Hobbies

  • Photoshop
    E.T.Gravity August 2011 – Present This is my Virtual Design Company. it was my Taiwanese friend's idea, is to make a company and start receiving a request from different people and it can be an opportunity. And it's already going well and from time to time i got e-mails from fans i don't know requesting designs :) fb.com/e.t.gravity
  • Singing
    I enjoy doing karaoke songs with my brother cuz he is a music arranger and he knows how to fix my voice :)