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Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa

Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa

Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa

Stellenbosch, South Africa

London, United Kingdom

Achievements- Accelerated promotion to management position within 6 months.- Initiating Google AdWords advertising campaign resulting in initiating 3% reduction in advertising costs.- Innovating, developing and implementing advertising campaign focussed on increasing return buyer activities and gaining word-of-mouth advertising momentum - Increased turn-over by ₤350,000 during peak of recession.Duties - Marketing of websites through utilising various SEO techniques.- Continuously developing, maintaining and enhancing of websites including managing content with Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 2004, Photoshop CS and internal content management programme.- Researching market trends and sourcing new brands.- Procuring of stock including managing of stock levels and concluding skilled price and service delivery negotiations.- Management of a team of 5 members.- Managing of daily operations, including; Customer relations, communication channels, office support functions, problem solving, customer service, order processing, logistics, reporting.

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

Duties- Assisting previously disadvantaged and uneducated entrepreneurs to gain usable skills enabling them to start op small businesses.- Implementing marketing techniques to assist growth of companies.- Drafting up of a feasibility study to determine company viability as well as integrating results into the business operations.- Providing business knowledge to support growth within the company.

South Africa

Duties- Extensive coordinating and managing a team of up to 40+ members of staff.- Coordinating all operations and logistics relating to product promotions and sales at major concerts and sporting events normally attended by more than 20 000 patrons at venues nationally.

Bachelor’S Degree, Entrepreneurship, Business Management, International Business Management, Marketing Management

Activities and Societies: Golden Key International Honours Society Golden Key International Honour Society Award - 2007 9 Distinctions.

Introduction To Photography, Photography

Ieb National Senior Certificate - Passed With Merit, English (1St), Afrikaans (2Nd), Business Economics, Speech And Drama, Mathematics, History

Achievements Honorary Colours: Drama, Golf & Swimming Member of Learner Governing Board (Prefect) Head of Public Relations - Acting.

Project Management, Project Management, Cum Laude