Veena Almad
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SUMMARY
. Steep learning curve and enthusiastic to adapt to new technologies and
trends in marketing and media industry.
. Excellent written and verbal presentation and communication skills.
. Ability to successfully work in team and effectively manage relations
with internal and external associates.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Admin Analyst, ADMITONE, New York, NY
Oct' 2010-Present
. Conduct market research for various sports and entertainment markets.
. Create and maintain a database of venue information, configurations, and
specifications.
. Research and catalogue upcoming sporting and concert tours/events for
analytical purposes and utilize in-house proprietary
analytical programs to assist brokers in day-to-day ticket trading
responsibilities.
Marketing Associate, MANHATTAN HOME DESIGN, New York, NY
Sept' 2010-Sept' 2010
. Analyzed budget for projecting future ad campaigns and marketing
strategies for 2010.
. Increased revenue and profit margin up to 25% through execution
of affiliate, comparison shopping and SEM campaigns.
. Raised brand awareness through pay per click ads, comparison shopping,
search engine optimization and other ad networks.
. Managed search engine optimization, paid search campaigns, display
advertising and comparison shopping.
Social Media Intern, MULTIMEDIA SOLUTIONS, New York, NY
Apr' 2010-Aug' 2010
. Optimized keywords in the social media project on ABC network using
radian6 software.
. Worked with social media tools like Facebook, Twitter, Blogs, and
LinkedIn to evaluate brands, competitors and target market
. Analyzed data present in SEM, Email Campaigning, Digital advertising
and Web for Provident Bank.
Fall Intern, HARMELIN MEDIA, Philadelphia, PA
Sept' 2009-Dec' 2009
. Served as Media Buyer to launch 40 Vitamin Shoppe outlets across United
States; researched Designated Market Areas.
. Analyzed competitor media behavior and market concentration, co-authored
an advertising media plan to utilize broadcast, print and radio mediums
in target markets and also added media/consumer data in MRI, SBMS and
View32 media planning software.
. Collected media kits, analyzed the insertion/spot costs for effective use
of the media budget and prepared media reports.
EDUCATION
Masters in Television Management, Drexel University, Philadelphia
Jan' 2008-Dec'
2009
Awarded Full Scholarship GPA: 3.75
. Created a television show based media and promotional plan (2009) for
Greece tourism in US.
. Developed strategic business proposal with product manufacturing,
pricing strategy and consumer buying behavior for an
innovative product Key Finder (key finder gadget).
. Analyzed the marketing strategy and brand awareness for NBC Universal in
local and national TV stations.
. Worked on Nielsen's designated market using media concepts such as
ratings, share, CPM, reach and frequency, GRP and CPP.
Bachelor's in Advertising, University of Mumbai, Mumbai, India
Jun' 2001-Jun' 2004
National Merit Certificate for Excellent Academic Excellence GPA: 3.28
. Worked on Nike, Godrej and Noga (MAIDC, State Government's food
product) in the following course: Brand Management,
Marketing and Advertising Management.
COURSES
. Entrepreneurship: Programming and Production Management, New Venture
Planning, Money and Media, Audience Measurement
. Media and TV: Media Planning & Buying, Advertising Laws, Radio & TV
Programming, Research Methodology
. Marketing: Brand Management, Marketing, Macro Economics, Consumer
Behavior and Advertising Research.
RELEVANT SKILLS
. Software: MS Office, Basic HTML, Basic SAS and SPSS, Adobe Flash, Adobe
Photoshop, Video Editing Software such as
Avid, Fire and Smoke.
. Social Media tools: Facebook, Orkut, Plaxo, Social Blogs, Twitter,
Meetup.com and LinkedIn.
SPECIAL PROJECT:
. Analyzing and tracking Verizon Mobile's Bollywood videos for Magid
Market Research Company.