Manager Sales

TALAL S. JABBOUR

OBJECTIVE

In quest of an unorthodox challenge whereby my multi-skills and competencies earned during a cosmic professional experience is translated into sustainable and tangible results.

RELEVANT SKILLS

● Marketing ● Sales ● Client Servicing ● Business Development ● Correspondent

● Branding ● Communications ● Researching ● Planning ● Graphic Design

● Advertising ● Public Relations ● e-commerce ● e-marketing ● Creative

● Social Media ● Publishing ● Printing ● Media ● Interior design

OVERVIEW

Accomplished, senior marketing professional with broad retail marketing experience, encompassing strategic planning, qualitative & quantitative research, interactive marketing, creative business development, media planning & buying, database /direct-marketing, public relations, sales promotion, corporate identity, brand protection and graphic design, with the ability and skill set to provide creative, innovative, enthusiastic and forward-thinking leadership in a team environment, With a managerial experience.

CORE COMPETENCIES

My key competencies subsist within the “functional” and “non-functional” management. The former being the corporate attributes related to business realization and profit; to name a few, strategy formulation and development, planning and reporting, demonstration of passion and enthusiasm for an organization’s vision; inspiration and leadership towards high level performance; relationship management, problem solving and analysis; communication skills, understanding of business and industry process; interpersonal style.

EDUCATION

Diploma in Interior Design

Beirut School of Fine Arts and Decoration - Beirut, Lebanon (1985-1989)

EXPERIENCE

Samaya Hotels & Resorts, (Tiger Group) Dubai – U.A.E. (Director of Marketing & Communications) Jan/11-Aug/12

Appointed to lead the entire Marketing, Branding, Advertising & PR function through a turnaround.

Assumed majority of responsibilities & accountabilities. Looking after 2 properties and one Travel Agency

Samaya Hotel Deira – Dubai 5 stars (213 rooms & suites, 5 meeting rooms, 3 F&B outlets)

Samaya Hotel Apartments – Sharjah (195 one bedroom apartments)

Dubai Link Tours – Dubai (fully fledged travel & tourism agency)

• Brand development, web site traffic growth, web site UI and advertising revenue. Developed brand strategy and statistics systems - Strategic Consulting, including business plan & sales strategy development - Advising new businesses on formation of corporations and business structures, drafting privacy policies and structuring commercial transactions - Generated new development deals for online booking Engines companies.

Al Bustan Centre & Residence, Dubai – U.A.E. (Marketing Manager) Jan/07-Jan/11

Al Bustan Residence, Deluxe Hotel Apartments (640 apartments 840 rooms)

Al Bustan Centre (100 Shops) – Fantasy Kingdom (Amusement centre) – Food & Beverage

Led the developed and implementation of annual marketing plans that resulted in consistent sales increases, in a flat growth industry. During this time, marketing played a key role in achieving sales growth that consistently outperformed key competitors and the industry as a whole.

Increased the Brand awareness through Press Releases and by publishing quarterly our in-house “Our News” 20 pages A4 Newsletter.

Drove the development and implementation of media strategies that resulted in improved efficiency and accelerated sales growth and profitability.

Directed development of business-to-consumer, business-to-business and associate-to-family, Local Store Marketing programs that drove incremental annual sales.

Developed implemented online marketing and advertising that improved the results of our sales.

IDentity (Corporate Identity & Strategic Design) Dubai - UAE (Business Development Manager) Mar/01-Dec/06

Account Manager - Business Development of the Identity branch office in Riyadh, KSA.

Managing the office in Riyadh and pitching for new accounts and servicing the existing accounts. My main duties to provide companies with an opportunity to strengthen their market position by communicating, identifying and understanding the key asset(s) of an organization by analyzing, investigating, developing and designing the image complex of the organization and assessing the total visual impression to make on the public, staff and customers, by following and maintaining the whole life cycle of the organization.

Creating for the companies their visual communication and Brand identity guidelines, help as a reference point while applying the corporate identity theme to different media in the future.

Built entirely new staff of 7 sales, marketing & design professionals, following company’s acquisition and relocation.

Some of the services we provide is practical solutions in identity creation, planning and implementation, helping organizations built awareness and strengthen brand loyalty.

Sawt Al Shaab ( Radio Station ) Beirut - Lebanon (Marketing Manager) Jul/99-Feb/01

Marketing Sawt Al Shaab Services. (Took care of all the Marketing and Advertising Issues)

IDEA Advertising Agency, Nicosia – Cyprus (Marketing & Division Manager) Jul/97-Jun/99

Established & Worked on the promotional in-house “Ti Tpexie” Magazine for E & S Hypermarket

LBC SAT, Nicosia – Cyprus (Journalist) Jul/97-Jul/98

BillBoard Advertising, Muscat – Sultanate of Oman (Marketing Manager) Dec/95-Jul/97

Setting up an Electronic Billboard in CBD Area.

Marketing the Electronic Billboard and its services to the companies and establishment in Muscat and Oman.

TRIPLE-A Advertising Agency, Al Khobar – Saudi Arabia (Marketing Manager) Apr/95-Dec/95

Serving clients, to name a few of our clients: Al Rashid Mall, AlGosaibi Cold Stores, Danah Juice,

Issa Souk, Safco, Fadeco, National Bakeries, aDawliah, Saudi Fisheries, Batook Co., Sigma Paints.

Worked on the publication of the promotional “Al Jizar” magazine.

Worked on the promotional in-house “ Al Rashid” magazine for Al Rashid Mall

MAXIMA Ltd., Batroun – Lebanon (Business Development Manager, ME Regional Office) Jan/94-Apr/95

Established relationship with major Turkish companies for acquiring & distributing their products in Lebanon.

Worked on the publishing and editing of the promotional “Journal” magazine (English/Turkish) in Lebanon

IDEA Advertising Agency, Nicosia – Cyprus (Creative Director) (Sales & Marketing, Manager) Sep/89-Dec/93

Formulated promotional and advertising strategies for major Cypriot companies.

Designed Company logos, Companies Stationery, Flyers, Brochures, Corporate Ads, packaging and labeling, etc..

Created Interior designs project for Casio showrooms and few other jobs.

RELATED CAPABILITIES

Marketing & Communications - 13 years of Experience

Creative Design & Branding - 15 years of Experience

Business Development - 7 years of Experience

Sales - 6 years of Experience

LANGUAGES Fluency in Arabic and English. Knowledge of French & Greek.

COMPUTERS Windows 7, Microsoft office 2010, CoralDraw X5, Quark Express 4.1, Adobe Photoshop CS5, Adobe Illustrator CS5, Adobe Reader & Writer 8, Printshop & Internet. (PC & Mac)

ACTIVITIES Al Bustan Residence (Career Development Program) – Mentor * Al Bustan Residence (Responsible Awareness Program) *American University of Beirut Football Team *Cypriot Archery Judge - Member of Camp Society (Cyprus).

Address: 1358 Washington str. Appt. 3, Norwood, MA 02062 Tel: 781-***-**** igkjc2@r.postjobfree.com Public Profile: http://ae.linkedin.com/pub/talal-jabbour/31/197/765

Skype: Talalj67

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