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Pulane Majova

Gaborone,GA

Summary

Experienced Marketing Specialist adept in overseeing traditional and new media strategies, designed to help companies reach goals in lead generation, brand awareness and user engagement. Results-Oriented. Conscientious. Efficient. Have extensive events management, marketing and admin experience. With an excellent eye for design and understanding of the potential audience.

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience

Work History

MARKETING OFFICER

Turnstar Holdings
Gaborone
05.2023 - Current
  • Responsible for all marketing and communication activities within the company
  • Prepare and present ideas and deliverables and to research trends and industry data so the company remains on the cutting edge, while measuring the pulse of market
  • Aligning marketing objectives with the business goals and objectives, while
  • Preparing management and board reports.

MARKETING AND PR OFFICER

Emergency Assist991
Gaborone
04.2016 - 10.2022
  • Analyzed past marketing initiatives and revamped the company's marketing efforts to keep readers and attract new ones
  • Organized and analyzed data and marketing results
  • Prepared detailed and well thought out proposals and marketing plans
  • Designed and implemented systems to measure sales and marketing effectiveness that helped eliminate ineffectiveness and boosted productivity
  • Managed project administration and internal and external communications
  • Effectively communicated the mission of our brand
  • Collaborated with other team members to create fresh brand ideas and project initiatives
  • Assisted in the management of graphics for brand and portfolio presentations
  • Worked to support the brand's strategic and financial objectives
  • Managed various social accounts to maintain brand awareness.

BRAND ACTIVATION OFFICER

Mascom Wireless
Gaborone
03.2012 - 11.2015
  • Collaborated with other team members to create fresh brand ideas and project initiatives
  • Effectively communicated the mission of our brand
  • Developed unique content for a variety of clients sites to improve presence and brand awareness
  • Collaborated with designers, marketers, and executives to increase brand awareness
  • Managed various social accounts to maintain brand awareness
  • Coordinated marketing activities, developing marketing content, making new product announcements, and monitoring consumer reaction to the brand
  • Focused was on building long term emotional connections between the Mascom brand and its customers
  • Optimise customer education through the well-coordinated and implemented customer centric events and activations
  • Optimised uptake of Mascom products and services through customer education on radio and television
  • Initiated events/campaigns focused on key target areas to promote a positive image of the company
  • Ensured that the event strategy guidelines in all communications are adhered to, to enhance the image of Mascom
  • Reviewed and assessed campaign or event achievements against strategic objectives Ensured conformity to ISO, Regulatory, Legal and Risk management requirements

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

Horizon Ogilvy & Mather
Gaborone
08.2011 - 11.2011
  • My main role was to identify and develop business opportunities for the Company's creative solutions and services
  • Pro-actively hunt for target organizations and establish communications with those businesses that can bene t from our Company's services
  • BICA
  • During the three months that I was appointed in this position, I managed to secure Botswana Institute of Chartered Accountants (BICA) account and added them onto Horizon Ogilvy's list of clients.

MEDIA MANAGER

Horizon Ogilvy & Mather
Gaborone
01.2011 - 08.2011
  • Assisted with management of client presence on varying social media platforms
  • Promoted media visibility for all of Horizon Ogilvy's various clients
  • Additionally, I was responsible for building and maintaining professional working relationships with key media people in our local media outlets (newspapers, TV, radio, publications, journals, etc).

ACCOUNT MANAGER

Horizon Ogilvy & Mather
Gaborone
05.2008 - 03.2011
  • Developed and implemented effective campaigns
  • Collaborated with sales team members to identify growth opportunities and develop strategies to seize them
  • Managed the company's relationship with its customers
  • Supervised Account Executives in their direct responsibility for development of advertising within approved plans.

SENIOR ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE

Optimum McCann Erickson
Gaborone
10.2007 - 04.2008
  • Was the liaison between the client and creative team
  • Managed budgets, ensured adherence to brand guidelines and kept leads for new business moving through the sales pipeline.

BUSINESS OWNER

Media Connexion (Pty) Ltd
Gaborone
01.2004 - 01.2006
  • Established a fully-fledged advertising & marketing agency
  • Which specialised in:
  • Supplying promotional materials
  • Event Management (conceptualizing and managing events like product launches, store openings, corporate dinners, fun days, etc) Development of radio commercials
  • Development of outdoor advertising material for Clients
  • Brand building exercises for various Clients

SALES EXECUTIVE

Avis Fleet Services
Gaborone
03.2003 - 11.2003
  • Dealt with corporate fleet management and responsible for a specified number of clients
  • Identified and maximized sales opportunities, and increased customer retention rates.

ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE

Media Communications
Gaborone
10.1999 - 02.2003
  • Position was responsible for the development and implementation of all consumer marketing programs including advertising, sales promotion, market research, public relations, trade shows, communications and budget planning
  • This position had added responsibility for supervision of Trainee Account Executives as well as maintaining and building a good rapport with company clientele.

TRAINEE ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE

Media Communications
Gaborone
09.1998 - 09.1999
  • My training entailed setting up customer databases, and weekly customer meetings
  • I was responsible for writing of all contact reports after every Client meeting attended and channelled all Client requests through the Agency
  • During this time, I learnt to be a self-starter, manage time and built a good rapport with all the Clients I was dealing with.

TRAINEE ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE

FCB Lindsay Smither
Johannesburg
03.1998 - 09.1998
  • Did a for six month internship and worked with the Vodacom Team
  • I was responsible for writing minutes for all meetings we had with client
  • Based on that I made up a schedule of things to do, together with a list of who would be responsible for the particular task(s).

Education

Certificate- Basic Principles of Advertising - undefined

AAA SCHOOL OF ADVERTISING, NEST PHUTING HIGH SCHOOL
October 1997

Certificate - Basic Principles of Marketing - undefined

AAA SCHOOL OF ADVERTISING
June 1997

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1996

Skills

  • Computer Skills
  • Microsoft Office
  • Fast Learner
  • Adaptability
  • Leadership Skills
  • Leadership
  • Communication
  • Ability to Multitask Customer Service Ability to Work in a Team Communication Skills Content Marketing Digital Marketing Effective Time Management SEO Optimization Skills Collaboration Skills Content Research &
  • Development

Timeline

MARKETING OFFICER

Turnstar Holdings
05.2023 - Current

MARKETING AND PR OFFICER

Emergency Assist991
04.2016 - 10.2022

BRAND ACTIVATION OFFICER

Mascom Wireless
03.2012 - 11.2015

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

Horizon Ogilvy & Mather
08.2011 - 11.2011

MEDIA MANAGER

Horizon Ogilvy & Mather
01.2011 - 08.2011

ACCOUNT MANAGER

Horizon Ogilvy & Mather
05.2008 - 03.2011

SENIOR ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE

Optimum McCann Erickson
10.2007 - 04.2008

BUSINESS OWNER

Media Connexion (Pty) Ltd
01.2004 - 01.2006

SALES EXECUTIVE

Avis Fleet Services
03.2003 - 11.2003

ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE

Media Communications
10.1999 - 02.2003

TRAINEE ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE

Media Communications
09.1998 - 09.1999

TRAINEE ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE

FCB Lindsay Smither
03.1998 - 09.1998

Certificate- Basic Principles of Advertising - undefined

AAA SCHOOL OF ADVERTISING, NEST PHUTING HIGH SCHOOL

Certificate - Basic Principles of Marketing - undefined

AAA SCHOOL OF ADVERTISING
Pulane Majova