Social Media Marketing

Location:

Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Posted:

June 26, 2019

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Justice Sokela

MARKETING CONSULTANT

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LINKEDIN: @JUSTICESOKHELA FACEBOOK: JUSTICE SOKHELA

OBJECTIVE

I am a Marketing Consultant with 4 years’ experience at Tailormade solution, Mercedes Benz, Workmed Occupational health, Musica, and Glory paints in Durban. I hold a Diploma in Management Science Marketing from the Durban University of Technology. I am looking for the opportunity to advance to a Management position where I can use my skills in developing strategies and leading a team.

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS

My ‘Glory paints’ branding project where I was able to design the company’s Logo, pamphlets, broachers, business cards and online branding design. Which assisted increase sales by 40% in 5 months?

My diploma in Management Sciences in Marketing at Durban University of Technology.

Creating content and managing Tailormade solution Facebook page we were able to get 4000 likes in one month.

KEY SKILLS

Great interpersonal communication

Excellent writing ability – examples available on request

Analytical knowledge

Proven ability to design successful email campaigns

Research skills

Adobe Photoshop

Cold Calling

Accurate data entry

Search engine optimization

Telemarketing

Social media savvy

Code 10 drivers Licence

Microsoft Office compatible (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Online Marketing

Highly creative

Proven ability to lead a team

CMS experience

Content marketing – ability to conceptualise and execute effective campaigns

Understanding of responsive design

Basic coding knowledge (HTML/CSS)

SEO tool knowledge

Data capturing

Customer Relations Management Software

Project management

Adobe Illustrator

Consumer Behaviour skills

Company and Product Branding

Marketing Strategy skills

QUALIFICATIONS

DIPLOMA IN MARKETING

DURBAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, 2016-2018

This course which is equivalent to an undergraduate degree covered the strategic marketing planning process, including how to evaluate and implement it through effective management of resources. It provided an understanding of key marketing metrics and measurement techniques enabling me to identify and interpret insights to support informed strategic decisions. My digital Strategy (elective) enabled me to better understand how organisations can implement a digital marketing strategy and how to build these capabilities into the overall strategic plan.

BTECH DEGREE IN MARKETING

DURBAN UNVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, 2019

This course which is equivalent to a bachelor’s degree, it covers the market research, including how to evaluate and implement it through effective management of resources in advanced cases. It provided an understanding of key marketing metrics and measurement techniques enabling me to identify and interpret insights to support informed strategic decisions.

MATRIC

STRELITZIA SECONDARY SCHOOL, 2013

Matriculated in these subjects:

Mathematical Literacy

Life Orientation

English

IsiZulu

Engineering and Graphic Design

Business Studies

Civil Technology

WORK EXPERIENCE

MARKETING & ADMINISTRATION

WORKMED OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, DURBAN S. AFRICA : 2015

Initially joining the company as a trainee, for the Durban based clinic, my role requires that I create, develop and execute marketing strategies for the Company’s clients, including online and offline campaigns. I am also required to ensure that all marketing support materials are up to date and in line with each client’s agreed brand guidelines, which include website materials, social media accounts, online brochures, presentations and proposal templates. I was also tasked with administrative duties which required taking phone calls, checking emails, booking in clients, capture clients information to the database, filing of documents & building relationships with clients.

MARKETING FREELANCE CONSULTANT

GLORY PAINTS PTY, DURBAN : 2016 - DATE

I joined the company as part of a freelance voluntary project to boost my skills in a work environment, My role require that I do market research, after gathering the data, develop and execute marketing strategies for the Company’s customers and prospects, including online and offline campaigns. I am also required to ensure that all marketing support materials are up to date and create brand awareness, social media accounts, online brochures, presentations and proposal templates. This opportunity gave me an entrepreneurial experience as I got be a part of the business decision making and I was given the freedom to make marketing decisions on the company’s behalf.

SALES REPRESENTATIVE

MUSICA GALLERIA, DURBAN : 2015 - 2016

I initially joined the company as a Christmas casual in 2014 but was later offered a better position in mid-2015. My role requires that I create, sale, inform customers of the company’s product offering, receive new stock,, merchandising unpacking of new stock, stock taking, being a cashier, keeping a clean working environment and updating the stores promotional platforms including online and offline campaigns.

MARKETING & ADMIN INTERN

MERCEDES BENZ COMMERCIAL VEHICLES, DURBAN : 2018

I joined Mercedes Benz as part of my academic internship in 2018. The company gave me different roles from sales advisor too admin clerk working hand in hand with the workshop’s department manager. The workshop office has the responsibility of booking vehicles via telephone and directly, meeting customers, preparing job cards and allocating vehicles to right service advisors. During the training I was informed about activities done in the bookings reception desk and I was taught about the Mercedes Benz bookings software and the major activities of special concern and importance in the department to know:

Kerridge (is the software used in the Merc environment).

Eva motor plan application software.

Creating job cards and printing.

Motor plan displaying in Eva and printing from it.

Below are some of the duties that I was assigned to do:

Checking & stamping the job cards using different stamps

Attaching Eva documents to job cards.

Booking for customers.

Customer details updating.

Filing of Job cards.

Closing of Jobs.

Check in/out vehicles coming for bookings

Assisting in creating pre-owned vehicle service plan job cards.

MARKETING & ADMIN INTERN

TAILORMADE SPLUTION, DURBAN : 2019

the company hired me after my diploma graduation as an intern, My tasks requires that I maintain the companies online and offline campaigns and create, develop and execute new marketing strategies and campaigns for the Company’s clients,. I am also required to ensure that all marketing support materials are up to date and in line with each client’s agreed brand guidelines, which include website materials, social media accounts, online brochures, presentations and proposal templates. I was also tasked with administrative duties which required taking phone calls, checking emails, booking in clients, capture clients information to the database, filing of documents & building relationships with clients.

HOBBIES AND INTERESTS

Reading entrepreneurship book

Graphic designing

Creating Music

Freelancing my branding services

Coding

Creating outdoor music events

Watching business news

Networking and building projects

REFERENCES

Prof. Pencilia

( A lecture at Durban University of Technology)