Ketan Patel

General Manager at Parragon
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, IN

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Experience

    • United Kingdom
    • Book and Periodical Publishing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • General Manager
      • Nov 2022 - Present

    • India
    • Retail
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • Publisher - The Write Place -The Crossword Bookstores
      • Feb 2022 - Jul 2023

      Acquiring new author. Send Proposals. Close the deal with clear agreement on royalty and distribution. Editorial responsibility. Printing responsibility. Distribution Management Sales updates Author Event Marketing Management. Timely Royalty Payments. Timely reprints. Renewal of agreement. Returns of books to vendor. Acquiring new author. Send Proposals. Close the deal with clear agreement on royalty and distribution. Editorial responsibility. Printing responsibility. Distribution Management Sales updates Author Event Marketing Management. Timely Royalty Payments. Timely reprints. Renewal of agreement. Returns of books to vendor.

  • Re-translate Enterprises
    • Mumbai Area, India
    • Business Owner
      • Aug 2017 - Mar 2022

      We do Language translation for all Indian Languages, we shall be adding up more & more languages such as, German, French, Arabic, etc...soon. Include wide categories, Fiction, Non-Fiction, children & adult Encyclopedia's, Educational & Government projects. On digital side, we offer Ebook conversion, Epub fixed lay out, enhance ebook, interactive ebook with audio and video embedment, HTML5, and accessible eBook. We do Language translation for all Indian Languages, we shall be adding up more & more languages such as, German, French, Arabic, etc...soon. Include wide categories, Fiction, Non-Fiction, children & adult Encyclopedia's, Educational & Government projects. On digital side, we offer Ebook conversion, Epub fixed lay out, enhance ebook, interactive ebook with audio and video embedment, HTML5, and accessible eBook.

    • United Kingdom
    • Book and Periodical Publishing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Regional Head - West, Telangana & AP
      • May 2013 - Aug 2017

      • Managing Sales & Distribution. • Handling three verticals – Trade, Key Retails & Mass Market. • Trade – Traditional Leading Book stores & chain stores like Crossword,Landmark,Oxford…etc • Key Retail – Future Retail, Hyper-city, Planet ‘M’, Tesco (Star-Bazaar), Hamley’s, Shirt Co. • Mass Market – Toy stores & Gift Shops.• Having experience in Co-publishing in English and Regional Languages • Met Existing customers to review current services and expand sales opportunity. • Negotiate Prices, terms of sales and services agreement. • Selected the correct products based on customer needs, product specification applicable regulations. Show less

    • United Kingdom
    • Book and Periodical Publishing
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • Regional Manager - West
      • May 2010 - May 2013

      - Handling Trade Distribution. - Managing Retail & Distribution Network. - Attending Monthly & Quaterly Sales Meetings. - Initial Sales Contracts. - Handling Trade Distribution. - Managing Retail & Distribution Network. - Attending Monthly & Quaterly Sales Meetings. - Initial Sales Contracts.

    • United Kingdom
    • Book and Periodical Publishing
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Assistant Manager - West
      • Apr 2007 - Apr 2010

      • Effective planning and execution of promotional events / book launches. • Coordinating Author interviews with Media (Electronic & Print). • Regular in touch with media people for reviewing books. • Recorded accurate and efficient records in the customer database. • Responsible for handling trade network in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa. • Effective planning and execution of promotional events / book launches. • Coordinating Author interviews with Media (Electronic & Print). • Regular in touch with media people for reviewing books. • Recorded accurate and efficient records in the customer database. • Responsible for handling trade network in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa.

    • India
    • Book and Periodical Publishing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Sales Executive
      • Apr 2003 - Apr 2007

      • Coordinating and handling events at the Bookstore. • Lookinf after trade network in Mumbai only. • Responsible for inventory management, inter branches stock transfers. • Arranging exhibitions, Trade shows, Organizing Events and Sales Promotional activity • Coordinating and handling events at the Bookstore. • Lookinf after trade network in Mumbai only. • Responsible for inventory management, inter branches stock transfers. • Arranging exhibitions, Trade shows, Organizing Events and Sales Promotional activity

Education

  • Mithibhai College of Art, Commerce & Science
    Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Political Science and Government
    1998 - 2003
  • R.C Patel High School

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