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Taz Makeleni

Senior Marketing Manager
Dubai

Summary

Accomplished Development Manager with expertise in brand positioning, sales, and marketing for driving new business growth. Strong leadership, strategic partnerships, and targeted campaigns deliver measurable results and elevate brand visibility. Passionate about achieving objectives, fostering relationships, and advancing career while contributing to organizational success.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Senior Marketing Manager

Food Crowd
Dubai
11.2020 - Current

The purpose of the role is to develop and execute compelling marketing
communications strategies and position Food Crowd to be a market leader in
a highly competitive eCommerce environment.

Key Responsibilities:
• Generated Google analytics and web reports detailing campaign
performance, customer engagement, and engagement trends.
• Utilized knowledge of online strategies such as search engine marketing,
product listings, affiliate, and social media marketing.
• Leveraged data insights from surveys, previous campaigns, and market
research to develop targeted marketing initiatives.
• Boosted brand awareness and generated leads while managing internal
and external integrated marketing campaigns.
• Managed marketing budget and associated P&L to develop and execute
marketing strategies.

Strategic Partnerships Manager

Snapchat
Dubai
06.2017 - 01.2020
  • Identify, prioritize and secure new business opportunities across the GCC.
  • Successfully achieve our predefined sales objectives, and maintain sales forecast in an accurate and thorough manner.
  • Create persuasive sales presentations using market trends and case studies.
  • Determined and monitored sales focus, territory and revenue quotas for sales team.
  • Identified effectiveness and impact of marketing initiatives through tracking and analysis.
  • Contributed to industry events and trade shows to showcase products and gather industry intelligence.

Sales & Marketing Executive

Primedia Outdoor
Johannesburg
06.2012 - 06.2017
  • Meet and exceed sales target of 14 million rand for traditional, digital and experiential media executions.
  • Monitor and report on market and competitor activities.
  • Maintain new and existing relationships with media agencies and marketing departments.
  • Securing new business and working with both brands and agencies.
  • Creative business development, create and execute advertising campaigns with creative agencies and clients.
  • Reporting, budget management, monitoring, and evaluation of sales campaigns.


Education

Bachelor of Arts - Marketing & Communications

Monash University, Austrailia
02.2005 - 02.2010

MBA - Business Administration

Regenesys Business School, South Africa
02.2018 - 11.2020

Skills

Marketing

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Timeline

Senior Marketing Manager - Food Crowd
11.2020 - Current
Regenesys Business School - MBA, Business Administration
02.2018 - 11.2020
Strategic Partnerships Manager - Snapchat
06.2017 - 01.2020
Sales & Marketing Executive - Primedia Outdoor
06.2012 - 06.2017
Monash University - Bachelor of Arts, Marketing & Communications
02.2005 - 02.2010
Taz MakeleniSenior Marketing Manager