Ernest Igbokwe Email & Phone Number

Canada

Lagos State, Nigeria

- Identifying marketplace opportunities, prospect, and engage new clients.- Providing strategic direction for existing client accounts and grow its profitability.- Budget management to ensure excellent objective delivery as well as ensuring/maintaining margin.- Building and maintaining very cordial relationships with clients and business partners.Client/Brands: Nigeria Breweries Plc (Heineken, Tiger, Legend, Gulder), Aava Brands (Ribena, Lucozade Boost), HP

Lagos State, Nigeria

- Identified new business opportunities.- Proposed and sold new activation and experiential ideas and strategies to new and existing clients.- Managed existing clients.Client/Brands: MTN (MoMo), Pernod Ricard (Jameson).

Lagos State, Nigeria

- Provided client support in both strategy and implementation.- Contributed to overall revenue growth of the company and ensured a healthy top line and bottom line.- Ensured all projects are delivered on time and in accordance withclients' strategic direction and budget.- Adequately managed budget with clients, agency margin and 3rd party vendors.- Identified and developed new opportunities within existing clients to maximize account growth.- Managed performance tracking to uphold team accountability and promote quality of service delivery.Notable Accomplishments:- Initiated and implemented strategies and experience ideas for a channel (Modern Trade) with no significant activity. This led to the increase in budget allocation for the channel.- Won EXMAN (Experiential Marketers Association of Nigeria) Awards for the Agency in 2021 & 2023. ✓ Best Use of Props in Activation- Modern Trade (Bronze): Heineken UCL Activation (May 2022) ✓ Best Shopper Activation- Modern Trade (Silver): Heineken UCL Activation (May 2022) ✓ Best Shopper activation- Modern Trade (Silver): Heineken UCL Activation (July 2020) ✓ Best Merchandizing Solution- Modern Trade (Bronze): Amstel Malta Valentine Activation (February 2020)- Job execution increased by over 50% through exceptional delivery relationship building with clients.Client/Brands:Japan Tobacco International (Winston, Gold Bond Menthol, Aspen, Dorchester, Sterling, DAP, Tactical Activations), Nigerian Breweries Plc. (Heineken, Ace Root, Amstel Malta, Maltina, Goldberg, Life Beer, Star, Gulder, Legend, Fayrouz), Interswitch (Quickteller & Verve), Access Bank Plc (AccessAfrica & Access W), Lagos State Government (Ministry of Health, LASHMA, Ministry of Tourism), Famacare

Lagos State, Nigeria

- Managed and coordinated agency's in-field activities and personnel.- Developed suitable implementation and operations techniques to achieve various client’s unique needs.- Recruited and trained a pool of project personnel pan Nigeria.- Tracked and generated market insight through competitive activities monitoring.Client/Brands:British American Tobacco (Benson & Hedges, Dunhill, Rothmans, St. Moritz, HOMA, Dunhill Switch, Benson Switch), Nigeria Breweries Plc (Ace Roots), Japan Tobacco International (Sterling, Multi-brand Tactical Activation), Interswitch (Verve), Barcadi (Martini), MTN, Etisalat, Airtel, Home Signature, O3 Capital, Diamond Bank, First Cornerstone Finance.

Lagos State, Nigeria

Was part of the ideation and strategy team for various clients briefs.- Developed and maintained enduring agency-client relationship.- Tracked and generated market insight through competitive activities monitoring.Client/Brands: British American Tobacco (Dunhill, St. Moritz, Benson & Hegdes, PallMall, London Menthol, Krystal Blast, HOMA) Sona Group (Goldberg Beer), Cornerstone Savings & Loans, Etisalat.

B.Sc, Business Administration & Management

Studied Business Administration and Management. Obtained Bachelor of Science Degree Certificate

Diploma Certificate, Business Administration & Management

Studied Business Administration and Management. Obtained both a Diploma Certificate

Graduate Member