Sama Kainat

Area Marketing Manager at Yas Plaza Hotels by Aldar Hospitality
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Contact Information
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates, AE
Languages
  • English Full professional proficiency
  • Urdu Full professional proficiency
  • Hindi Limited working proficiency
  • Arabic Limited working proficiency

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Credentials

  • Digital Marketing & Social Media for Business Training Program
    SEO
    Dec, 2015
    - Oct, 2024

Experience

    • United Arab Emirates
    • Hospitality
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Area Marketing Manager
      • Feb 2020 - Present

      Achievements: - Bagged 23 awards and nominations for the hotel and F&B outlets - Active social media engagement and campaigns, resulted in actual business generating 10 k+ inquires (approx.) - Increased Instagram followers by 24 k for all hotel pages - Maintain an annual PR circulation of 11 M (approx.) - Hosted top of the top GCC influencers with an approx. reach of 3.2 M - Increased unique visitors for the Hotel’s website by 1,197% - Increased search ranking for restaurants and bringing all restaurants on the 1st page results of Google search - Successfully launched campaigns and program for the hotels resulting 1.3 M in 2021 gross profit. - Successfully re-launched the "Filini Garden" Italian restaurant and since then the outlet has generated incremental footfall & revenue to the outlet by 186%. - Introduced multiple online applications for the ease of marketing day-to-day activities and saved approx. 100 k per annum for the organization - Directed crisis management with 3 hotel brands while managing the corporate communication Show less

    • United Arab Emirates
    • Hospitality
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Marketing And Public Relations Manager
      • Oct 2019 - Feb 2020

    • Asst. Marketing & PR Manager
      • Sep 2017 - Sep 2019

      * Active social media engagement and campaigns resulted in actual business generating 10k+ inquires (approx.)* Increased unique visitors for the Hotel’s website by 1,197% from 2017* Introduced apps that increased the marketing team’s efficiency rate* Increased search ranking for restaurants and bringing all restaurants on the 1st page results of Google search* Successfully re-launched the "Filini Garden"Italian restaurant in November 2017 and since then the outlet has generated incremental footfall & revenue to the outlet by 186%.* Implemented the online restaurant reservations system, EAT App to ensure fluid digital marketing campaigns for F&B - est. 3k+ confirmed covers generated* Introduced multiple online application for the ease of marketing day-to-day activities and saved approx. 100k per anum for the organization Show less

    • United Arab Emirates
    • Hospitality
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Ecommerce Executive
      • May 2016 - Jul 2017

    • United Arab Emirates
    • Hospitality
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Marketing Executive
      • Nov 2013 - Apr 2016

      1. Create marketing plans geared toward end users for each key product within portfolio, in line with strategy and targets and within budget. 2. Implement effective strategies to acquire biggest market share in the categories that products are competing, with the ultimate goal of establishing products in the leading position. 3. Sourcing advertising opportunities and placing adverts in the press (local, regional, national and specialist publications) . 4. Managing the production of marketing materials, including leaflets, posters, flyers, newsletters and e-newsletters and DVDs; writing and proofreading copy. 5. Organizing and attending events such as conferences, seminars, receptions and exhibitions. 6. Evaluating marketing campaigns; monitoring competitor activity. 7. Events planning, organization and execution, copy writing of articles, marketing materials,etc. 8. Liaison with media and publishers as require. 9. Supporting the development of the website. Keep website up to date as necessary using the internal web administration tools. 10. Ensure relevant internal customers are briefed on all new campaigns and updated regularly on any promotional changes. 11. To work with the designing, implementing and managing customer programmes/initiatives for the Web and Corporate Market. 12. To oversee brochure and print material production and stock levels. To maintain photography and imagery for hotel and oversee photography as and when required. Show less

    • Account Officer
      • Aug 2009 - Aug 2013

Education

  • Karachi University
    Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.), Commerce
    2011 - 2013
  • IISAR Foundation Higher Secondary School
    Intermediate, Pre-Engineering
    2009 - 2011
  • North American Grammar School - Kharachi
    Matriculation, Computer Science
    2006 - 2008

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