Syed Abedi, Research Executive

Syed Abedi

Research Executive

Nielsen

Location
Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
Education
Master's degree, Strategic Marketing
Experience
15 years, 0 Months

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Total years of experience :15 years, 0 Months

Research Executive at Nielsen
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • My current job since January 2012

• Provide comprehensive analytical support to clients - ensuring client satisfaction and positive business results.
• Working with assigned and prospective clients to achieve assigned revenue goals through maximized product sales and servicing
• Prepare and conduct market overview and issue based presentations and deliver product trainings to Nielsen’s clientele.
• Work with teams (both external and internal) from the stage of client briefing to the final stage of report writing and presentation of results.
• Effectively communicate with clients to negotiate existing and new business opportunities

Market Analyst at Banawi Industrial Group
  • Other
  • May 2010 to January 2012

• Analyse new business, retention & penetration trends, provide forecast & impact analysis.
• Monitor and evaluate business performance against KPIs’
• In depth track of competitor activities & their price fluctuations
• Composing business plans and market feasibility studies
• Ensuring a consistently high standard of all company presentations and literatures
• Maintaining accurate records of all pricing, sales and activity reports
• Creating, managing and analysing performance data and other information.
• Ensuring that capacity and capability of production are continually planned.

Marketing Executive at Gazelle Media
  • Other
  • September 2007 to August 2008

Communicating with target audiences and managing channel viewer relationships; through - Search Engine Marketing, Social Network Marketing, and using partner websites.

Liaising and networking with a range of stakeholders, e.g. clients, colleagues, suppliers and government organisations;

Sourcing advertising opportunities and organising press releases

Managing the production of marketing materials, including leaflets, posters, flyers, newsletters and e-newsletters and DVDs;

Liaising with designers and printers;

Organising programme shoots;

Arranging for the effective distribution of marketing materials;

Maintaining and updating registered viewers databases;

Organising and attending events such as conferences, seminars, receptions and exhibitions;

Sourcing and securing sponsorship;

Conducting market research such as customer questionnaires and focus groups;

Monitoring competitor activity;

Supporting the Managing Director and the Project Manager.

Education

Master's degree, Strategic Marketing
  • at University of Hertfordshire
  • September 2009

Was awarded the Vice Chancellor's International Scholarship

Bachelor's degree, Business and Marketing Management
  • at Brunel University
  • September 2008

Completed a 10,000 words Marketing Plan as part of the final degree project on Toyota's launch of its Prius - Hybrid Car into the UK).

Diploma, Business and Finance
  • at College of Central London
  • July 2005

Was awarded a full international scholarship for the 2 years course

High school or equivalent, N/A
  • at International Indian School
  • July 2003

CBSE Board

Specialties & Skills

Marketing Materials
Marketing Management
Market Research
Mass Communication
Production
Market Research
MS Excel
Analytical
Project Execution
Quantitative Analysis
Time Management
Creative
Technical
Project Planning
Leadership
MS Word
Mass Communication
Presentation
Negotiation
Retail Audit
Competitive Analysis

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Intermediate
Hindi
Expert
Urdu
Expert

Memberships

Young Initiative Group
  • Active Member
  • June 2010