ATIF HANIF
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Resume Summary: Marketing professional with varied experience in Marketing
Communication, Brand Management, Advertising, Social /
Electronic / Print Media, Events, Promotions, Retail
Visibility, Collaterals & PR. Aspire to grow
enthusiastically and with integrity towards the achievement
of organizational goals in an environment that encourages
and develops learning & self-development in Marketing &
Business Development.
Work Experience :
( 1 ) Marketing & Business Development Head in Lucknow Society
[ Organisation dedicated to promote the heritage & culture ]
November 2012 - Till date
- Conceptualise and executed two editions of 'International Lucknow
Literary Festival' in March
2013. and February 2014
- 'Lucknow Dance Festival' initiated in December 2013to promote
various dance forms
- 'Lucknow Observer', monthly magazine started which is focused for
the city of Lucknow
- Literary & Cultural events organized on monthly basis to promote the
objective of Society
- Effective utilization of Social Media and other online marketing
activities
- Responsible for conceptualization to execution of projects
- Brand positioning and leadership in market
( 2 ) Marketing Communication Head in MTS
[ Telecom CDMA Service Provider - Joint Venture of Sistema, Russia &
Shyam Group]
October 2010 - Nov 2012
- U.P. ( E ) & U.P. ( W ) Launch of MTS was the challenge &
accomplishment !
- Establishing & dominating after being the 11th telecom service
provider in the market, an effective
Market Research & PR exercises conducted regularly along with Retail
efficiency
- ATL planning & execution in co-ordination with the agencies
- BTL implementation taking into consideration the high market -
clutter & Trade Marketing factors
- Organising promotional activities & interactive events to increase
the Brand awareness & saliency
- Managing the logistics of designing, printing and dispatch of all
marketing collaterals
- Implementation of social media activities to inspire the people for
the brand
- Ensuring high level of brand visibility through optimal usage of
marketing resources
- Channelising the resources to ensure that activations increase as
per Intention To Purchase
- Brand development, management and compliance salience
( 3 ) Marketing Communication Lead in Uninor
[ Global GSM Service Provider - Joint Venture of Telenor, Norway &
Unitech Wireless ( North ) Pvt. Ltd. ]
November 2009 - September 2010
- Successfully launched the brand Uninor with a robust visibility &
distinctive brand awareness in
U.P. ( W ) & Uttarakhand Circle !
- 360 degree responsibilities of all BTL Marcom activities for Meerut
Zone
- Product communication in mass media through effective reach
- On-ground activations & promotions taking into consideration the
local flavour
- New town launches and extend customer awareness & engagement through
effective
communication to ensure business goals
- Ensuring that the brand attains position of No 1 in OOH & Signages
- Attaining the best retail visibility in the market
- Uninor awarded as 'Most Promising New Operator' by tele.net magazine
( 4 ) Marketing Communication Lead in Reliance Communications Ltd.
[ Integrated Telecom Company ]
August 2007 - Oct 2009
- Promoted for the U.P. ( W ) & Uttarakhand Circle
- Successfully launched Reliance GSM Services in the circle
- Planning & executing both the ATL & BTL Marcom activities of CDMA &
GSM for the circle
- Conceptualising, preparing & execution of advertising, promotions,
events and collaterals
- Devising and implementing impactful & innovative promotions for new
towns and rural markets
- Create / participate in country fairs, rural activities and
awareness in the effective fashion thereby
launching new towns & establishing a connect with the masses -
Project WIN.
- Identifying vendors for printing of collaterals, promotions & events
- Product, customer, market & competitive communication strategy in
the most efficient way for all
clusters, thereby managing the entire Marcom team of the Circle
- Protecting and enhancing the brand at customer
touch point in all forms of media & overall custodian of the Brand
Equity in the geography
Cluster Marketing Lead in Reliance Communications Ltd., Meerut
Cluster
August 2006 - August 2007
- Preparing & analyzing competition tracking (including tariffs,
schemes, promotions, advertising)
and providing feedback to support decision making
- Conducting market surveys & visits to capture customer / market
insights
- Improve marketing effectiveness and channel motivation
- Develop & adhere local marketing & promotion calendar
- Designing & implementing marketing programs to support Cluster
acquisition targets
- Ensure cost effective deployment of visibility in terms of
collaterals, signages, events & outdoors
- Implementing communication plans to ensure awareness of new product
launches & tariffs
- Planning and timely implementation of all forms of outdoor
advertising & signages. Deployment
plan based on optimum outdoor presence and understanding of local
outdoor media consumption
- Devising and implementing impactful & innovative product promotions.
Create / participate in
relevant events that result in tracking of new product offerings /
initiatives taken by competition
- Deploying media innovations to optimize budgets & maximize impact
- Giving tailored merchandising support for all local events &
promotions and high quality execution
of all forms of retail merchandising
- Enhance the brand preference amongst relevant set of potential
customers & increased trade
preference for the brand
( 5 ) Manager Business Development in Relio Quick India Pvt. Ltd., Lucknow
[ Integrated Marketing Communication Solutions Provider ]
December 2005 - August 2006
- Advertising ( Print / Electronic / Outdoor ), events, products &
sales promotion
- Develop brands & intensify their relationships with consumers
through incisive creativity &
insightful strategy
- Media planning, buying & handling for the clients
- Responsible for conceptualization to execution of projects
- Liaisoning with the vendors to carry out the various marketing
operations
- Managing & assigning targets to the team
- Realisation of the sales
( 6 ) Sales & Marketing Executive in HT Media Ltd., Lucknow
[ Media Conglomerate - Hindustan Times & Hindustan ]
January 2004 - December 2005
- Space selling for advertisements to corporate and retail clients
- Development of new clients and interaction with agencies
- Business development through innovations, to generate additional
revenue apart from routine job
- Devising sales, media & publicity solutions to increase the business
- Visualising all aspects of the job, anticipate eventualities,
problem solving using appropriate
analysis, mobilize resources & ensure co-ordinated work in time
- Achieving sales targets with equal emphasis on recovery
( 7 ) Account Executive in Percept Hakuhodu Pvt. Ltd., Lucknow
[ Consortium Providing Total Advertising Blend ]
July 1999 - December 2003
- Client focus & service - Providing advertising & publicity solutions
to clients and thus getting the
business for the organization
- Planning & strategizing promotional ideas, execution of campaigns in
association with the creative
department. Making presentations to the client and getting approvals
- Expressing information & ideas in a convincing manner, maintaining
two-way communication
- Enhancing the brand value through creativity
- Achieving the sales targets through marketing tools
Some Achievements :
- 'Star Award'for the MTS Brand Launch in U.P. in 2011
- Awarded as 'Outstanding Performance in Marketing' for Uninor launch
in 2010
- Awarded as 'Best Marketing Employee' for the financial year 2008 -
09 by Reliance
Communications Ltd.
- Achieved the position of National No. 1 at brand change roll-out in
Reliance Communications Ltd.
- Star Performer of 2 quarters in H.T. Media Ltd.
- Invited to attend the workshop in Indian Institute of Management (
IIM ), Lucknow
'Pre-release evaluation of an advertisement'
- Economic Times - TAM report on the biggest advertiser in press for
October, 2003
3 page advertisement of Sahara Infrastructure & Housing ( Media -
Rs. 60 million )
- Ad Ex India Report, 2003 :
V Sahara tops spenders on print innovations
V Sahara dominates by accounting 25 % of the spends on TV
channel promotions
- Working knowledge of SAP
- More than 125 articles, book-reviews, letters & other contributions
have been published in various
newspapers and magazines
- Won more than 30 prizes in the debate, essay writing & quiz
competitions
Educational Qualifications :
- Masters in Business Administration ( Marketing ) from AMU, Aligarh
in 1999
- Bachelor of Arts ( Honours ) from AMU, Aligarh in 1997
Personal Details :
Date of Birth : 14th November, 1976
Marital Status : Married
Languages known : English, Hindi & Urdu
Passport No. : J 1077848
Permanent Address : S/o Late Mr. Muhammad Anwar Hanif
3 / 2, Vishwas Khand, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow,
U.P., India
E.Mail : ****.*****.****@*****.***
Mobile : +91-983*******
Reference : Mr Farooq Rizvi - Sales Manager ( Albemarle
Corporation )
2101, Nasmah Tower, Nahda 1, Dubai, UAE
( Atif Hanif )