• Showcased strong financial skills by developing and effectuating marketing strategies within the specified budget of USD 1.4 M.
• Cited for developing and controlling events and sponsorship calendar including the Cigna Park Run
https://parkrun.ae/, https://www.cigna-me.com/cigna-run/• Imperative role in handling launch of brand awareness campaigns right from creative design to media plan execution.
• Ensured the campaign effectiveness followed by aligning strategies and measuring ROI's against a set of pre-defined KPI's.
• Approved and oversaw the creative development, consistency and quality of marketing content which helped in promoting the brand
• Translating abstract concepts, theories & methodologies into strategic marketing programs and devising & implementing annual marketing plan for the introduction of a new product in the Middle East market
• Continuously striving for intuitive market understanding (covering market size, consumer trends, marketing best practices and opportunities) and leading the execution of marketing programs from start to finish, leveraging internal support and driving collaboration.
• Leveraged skills in directing and coordinating ATL & BTL marketing campaigns to promote the brand and launching products using digital and traditional marketing initiatives.
• Coordinating news releases, media responses, press packets and placement of stories in national trade publications.
• Exploiting extensive knowledge of online digital platforms to enhance digital performance activities in search engine marketing (Google AdWords), affiliate marketing, social media, Email and content strategy across the digital assets.
• Creating, adapting, improving, and optimizing web communication for SEO and organic and keyword search in conjunction with the web team.
• Creating future campaigns and successful go-to-market / market entry strategies for product into new and targeted countries as well as driving distribution of products across various channels i.e. direct, broker and agent.
• Key role in sourcing and maintaining sponsorship & CSR; developing and managing events and engagement calendar for key customers, partners and brokers in region.
• Presenting ideas and final deliverables to internal and external teams, and communicating with senior leaders about marketing programs, strategies, and budgets.
• Providing leadership, direction, mentoring and training to the team ensuring effective engagement and use of skills, competencies, and expertise