Independent Professional with more than 15 Years of Corporate Experience in diversified fields & industries working as Marketing, Brand or Business Consultant & Freelance Corporate Trainer.

Articulating the organization’s desired image & position, assuring consistent communication of image and position across by steering the marketing function with emphasis on championing the brand and expanding the customer baseStrengthening the marketing effectiveness by identifying & addressing short-term and long-range gaps; providing information pertinent to deliberations; recommending options and courses of action for implementing directivesMaximizing the business opportunities, proactively creating new opportunities, developing & managing relationships with industry partners and working with them on business growth opportunities beneficial to all partiesFormulating & executing corporate strategic plans and making high-stake decisions for staving of revenue challenges and tackling mission-critical business challenges for achieving business excellenceDeveloped training roadmaps, emphasizing on creating best-in class programs for executives based on capability requirements; addressing the training gaps and devising innovative solutions to bridge those gapsAligning training & development initiatives with the client’s requirements by utilizing contemporary pedagogy, learning tools & methodologyEnsuring consistencies and implementing business practices appropriately, enhancing controls while building staff morale; instituting controls, teamwork and accountability throughout the entityHighlights: Conceived and implemented strategic marketing and communications plans that gained the company significant traction in the market averaging.Developed communication plans that increased brand awareness by 50%Directed the development and roll-out of marketing and internal communications strategies for a business unit delivering INR 1 Million revenue in first 6 Months of startup.

Directed end to end business responsibilities, i.e. Client Management, Concept Designing & Preparing Proposals.Conceived strategies and coached teams for large prospect RFP’s; drove incremental revenue of INR 10 Million in 6 MonthsEvent Planning & ExecutionTeam Management & Vendor Coordination to ensure all client requirements are fulfilled.Secured a 3 fold growth in the business and surpassed the turnover of INR 10 Million in 6 month’s time

Brand Promotion Responsible for Brand development & awareness. Strategically planned ways for consumer awareness and brand awareness. Proficiency in handling Advertising, Promotion and Market Research by monitoring competitive players in the market. Created promotional marketing strategies to stimulate sales growth at brand stores, such as society promotions, canopy activities & exchange offers.Channel Management Hands on experience in dealer appointment and negotiation. Established, developed and managed distribution channels for the products, appointed distributors and agents. Devised plans for gathering market information regarding new products / product intermediates.Sales & Business Development Responsible for the creation, implementation and execution of action sales plan. Mastered generating new customers from the market and retaining them for business development. Constantly ideated & designed short term business strategies for brand awareness. Involved in reviewing and approving sales deals by all sales associates.Showroom Handling / Strategic Planning Adept at independently heading & handling 3 Brand Showrooms across Ahmedabad. Instrumental in identifying new streams for revenue growth. Proficient at driving sales from Brand Stores. Ensured excellent client relationships to achieve longer & consistent business & customer retention. Hands on experience in handling the queries raised by irritant customers.Team Handling  Responsible for workflows, setting monthly team & individual targets. Scheduled & managed MT’s & Sales Associates. Inspired & taught sales associates successful sales & closing techniques. Motivated team to also establish sales goals and objectives for earning extra incentives. Ensured that associates provided highest standards of customer satisfaction and quality services at all times.

Originally Hired as Admin & Marketing Executive was promoted as a Project Manager in just 5 months of time for Australia Based Company “Cairn Energy India Pty. Ltd.” Continuously taking care of high standard, quality security services for allotted 149 K.M. Long Crude Oil & Gas Pipelines and 8 AGI’s (Above Ground Installations). Appreciated for creating self assessing daily reporting reports. Was first to start daily activity report & daily patrolling report with evidence / proof photographs. Security Site Manager March, 2011 to September, 2011 Manage 24x7 Trained, High Alert Security Guards for 149 K.M. Long Crude, Gas Pipelines & 8 AGI’s. Audit / Inspect Active Patrolling on Pipelines. Prepare Daily Parade, Patrolling & Daily Activity Reports with daily patrolling photographs as proof. Recruit New Security Guards & Manage HSE & Security Trainings on Regular Intervals. Perform Surprise Duty Check Visits during Day & Mid Nights. Maintain P.R. with local villagers for extracting secret information & receive timely alert for any movements noticed on our ROU. Overall responsible for any movement or actions in 149 K.M. Long Pipelines & 8 AGI’s.Admin & Marketing Executive October, 2010 to March, 2011 Distinguished self initiated efforts towards managing the complete operations. Reduced monthly recurring expenses by 30%, like mobile bills by negotiating with telecom companies. Reduced expenses on complimentary Gifts by providing smarter solutions. Organized Documentations & Filings by adopting automated, free of cost solutions for effective operations. Organized Events & Managed Creative Designs & Press Release. Adopted Office Rules & Regulations for improving office atmospheres & work efficiencies. Successfully proved my capabilities & potentials within 3 months & took several challenging task followed by promotion Site Manager after completion of 5 months.

 Client Management Concept Designing & Prepare Proposals Event Planning & Execution Responsible for all aspects of event management, including site selection / contract negotiation, proposal planning, transportation arrangements, hotel attrition/cancellation/negotiations, arrange food and beverage order supplies, audio-visual equipments, order event signs, ensure appropriate décor, coordinate production of event materials, registration/database management and on site management. Worked closely with hotels & other vendors to ensure that all client requirements are fulfilled. Key position of managing Events End to End from designing to reporting & close out as required.

 Planning & Implementation of various collates to maintain retail visibility. Managing Creative / Merchandising / Press release Agency. Managing Events & Promotion Activities. Vendor Management & Internal Communications. Manage all communication activities based on a detailed monthly activities list. Manage team to assure deliverables, time lines and budget objectives are met. Key position of managing the basics as above for Entire Gujarat Circle.

 Key position of supporting entire Marcom Activities. Marketing Budget Controlling through proper Bucket Wise MIS & Reports. Vendor Management & Internal Communications. Creative Agency Coordination. New Media Selection & Innovations. Execution & Designing for the events & promotions. Provide marketing manager with clerical support: scheduling documents, activity reports, and routine dissemination of status updates. Rebuilt relationships with vendors and department heads, Improved Payment Timings.