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CurrentMedia associate for Gulf News, Dubai
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Simon Thomas is listed as Director at Tag Media and Marketing, Toronto, Canada, based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. AeroLeads shows a matched LinkedIn profile for Simon Thomas.
Simon Thomas previously worked as Advertisement Sales Manager at Gulf News and Account Group Manager at Gulf News. Simon Thomas holds Ba, English Literature from Loyola College Chennai.
30 years in media sales and brand marketing. Media sales associate for Gulf News, UAE in Canada. Gulf News is the leading English daily of the UAE. Gulf News is the flagship brand of GN Media, which is one of the largest and most progressive multimedia organizations of the Gulf, with activities spanning print media to digital media and broadcasting. Also, represent publications from Singapore, Hong kong and China. Tag Media and Marketing specializes in providing companies in Canada with media opportunities and marketing solutions in the United Arab Emirates, Singapore, Hong kong and China. Prior to coming to Canada, was in Dubai, spearheading one of the ad sales division, at Gulf News, publishing special reports and features. Played active role in marketing communications and brand management for some of the global brand names in semi urban markets, in India.
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Toronto, Canada Area
Media associate for Gulf News, Dubai
Dubai
Strategy planning and scheduling of special reports and features published with the Gulf News. Responsible for business development and increasing ad sales revenue, based on targets.Plan yearly budgets and sales targets. Develop a marketing plan for the products, in coordination with the marketing team. Network with clients and ad agencies.Conduct monthly review meetings with the sales and editorial teams. Feedback assessment and implementation of points discussed. Also, discuss market feedback and areas that need to be fine-tuned. Provide performance feedback to the sales team on a regular basis.Competition analysis and market research.Implemented efficient sales management systems.Developed CRM programme to evauate customer / reader feedback.Coordinate closely with editorial and production depts.Liaise with the Call center for revenue generation. Evaluate and conduct feasibility study of new projects. Provide regular feedback to the Executive Director, Marketing and Sales.
Dubai
To develop client – Ad agency relationships, locally and internationally. Understanding communication needs of advertisers. Ideating on new potential features/special reports that can be revenue generators for Gulf News. Identifying prospects who would benefit from such features and building a data base.Establishing contacts, building rapport and selling concepts to Ad Agencies and advertisers.
Chennai Area, India
Plan marketing, promotional and communication strategies for brands, specifically in class 1, 2 and 3 cities. To research and provide market data analysis for these brands. Ideating on brand strategies / communication possibilities for brands like Colgate Palmolive, Brooke Bond, Cadbury’s, Philips, P & G, Pond’s. Wide variety of marketing scenarios, increasing penetration, concept selling, consumer education, attitude change, build brand goodwill.Provided market findings and data, which helped to develop brands specific marketing needs, depending on each markets condition.
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Simon Thomas holds Ba, English Literature from Loyola College Chennai.
Simon Thomas is listed with skills including Advertising, Marketing Communications, Digital Media, Publishing, Digital Marketing, Media Planning, Online Advertising, and Market Research.
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