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Varun Magaji G

Varun Magaji G

Marketing and Business Manager
Bangalore,KA

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

Business Development & Marketing Manager

Varsiddhi silk exports
Bangalore
01.2018 - Current
  • Established the business Online on various E- Commerce platform such as Amazom , Flipkart , Udaan , Meesho, Snapdeal
  • Launched the company’s website which enabled customers to purchase and place orders with a click of a button
  • Achieved huge traffic to website from social media campaigns on Facebook, Instagram , Mailer and SMS Campaigns
  • Developed Google ranking and executed brand building exercises on the Google platform
  • Handled all business management activities which included Client Relations , Production Management , Export Documentations, Accounting , GST Returns , Bank Stock Statements
  • Monitored market trends and competitor activities to identify areas of potential opportunity.
  • Reached out to potential customers via telephone, email, and in-person inquiries.
  • Generated new business with marketing initiatives and strategic plans.
  • Negotiated and closed long-term agreements with new clients in assigned territory.

ASSITANT MANAGER – MARKETING

LODESTAR EDUCATION SERVICES PVT lTD
Bangalore
10.2016 - 12.2017
  • Launched the brand in 3 cities through the third edition of The Great Indian Career Challenge which is a Career oriented Inter school quiz competition in association with Grey Caps for class 9th, 10th and 11th students in Chennai, Hyderabad & Coimbatore with over 20000 students and over 100 schools participating from each city
  • Initiated the Digital Marketing campaigns primarily lead generation through the social media platform mainly Facebook
  • Responsibilities included conceptualizing the campaign, building marketing communication & creative’s, establishing the spends strategy, setting metrics for CPA & ROI, monitoring the performance of the campaigns
  • Developing the Content Marketing campaigns through Blogging & Social Media
  • Working with content writers to build content for website, blogs & social media (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn), consistent link building with the objective of increasing wider reach to the TA and effectively increasing traffic to the website
  • Driving the public relations in association with a PR company for media coverage
  • Holding round table conferences with the media invited, bridge building meetings, building profiles for coverage
  • Planning the marketing budgets and overseeing the monthly marketing expenditure
  • Prepared a target list of schools across 3 cities with prioritization to map with TG and working with the sales team to covert schools
  • Working closely with the Inside Sales team (telesales) to drive consistent improvement in conversion ratios
  • Accomplished multiple tasks within established timeframes.
  • Improved marketing to attract new customers and promote business.

ASSITANT MANAGER - MARKETING

GLOW PRIME technologies pvt ltd – Stayglad
Bangalore
10.2015 - 09.2016
  • Implementing growth hacking strategies & 360 Degrees marketing planning to achieve penetration and market share with major focus on customer acquisition
  • Developing effective marketing communication in order to achieve the desired brand image / Personality
  • Conceptualizing & seeing through brand building campaigns on OOH (Billboards, MUPI’s, Medians), Radio (various channels), PVR Cinemas, Café Coffee Day, Big Bazaar etc
  • Designing a playbook for activations delivering a brand experience across major Tech Parks, Main stream stand alone Corporates, Housing Societies, Malls, Multi Brand events in the city
  • Preparing marketing budgets for various channels on a monthly basis
  • Forging corporate alliances with major brands / start ups and exploring opportunities for Co branding promotions

ASSITANT MANAGER - MARKETING

Tinyowl technologies pvt ltd
Bangalore
03.2015 - 10.2015
  • Designing marketing campaigns at a city level to achieve business growth, increase user base and brand awareness via ATL / BTL and digital marketing
  • Scrutinizing analytical data to understand business dynamics and strategizing accordingly to create a positive impact based on the objective of increasing market share
  • Aligning agencies to conduct corporate activation's, initiating to final execution ensuring greater visibility of the brand and excellent first time user experience
  • Analyzing competition and keeping up with industry trends
  • Conceptualizing reward program for user retention and creating a platform for brand loyalty
  • Building an entire ATL campaign, liaising with Ad Agencies for OOH advertising, Mall branding, Supermarket branding, bus shelters, metro pillar branding etc
  • Liaising with various radio stations for stitching together radio campaigns, working with the team on various activation such as branding at cinemas, viral marketing contests at colleges, branding activities in PG's etc
  • Managing 3 zones covering almost the entire city of Bangalore, mapping supply and demand and strategizing based on hyper local dynamics ensuring optimized performance
  • Identifying marquee business clients and optimizing their contribution to the overall business
  • Collaborating with various vendors such as event organizers, activations, road shows, creative agency, marketing collaterals, SMS / Email etc
  • Spotting opportunities and new platforms / events in the city to maximize visibility

Summary

Accomplished Development Manager with innovative leadership style and expertise in brand positioning strategies. Outstanding sales and marketing talents to manage product-related budgets. Great influencing and communication strengths.

Education

Master of Science - Marketing & Business Development

University of Bedfordshire, United Kingdom
09.2006 - 09.2007

BBA - Marketing

Christ University, Bangalore
04.2002 - 04.2005

Certification

  • Facebook Ads
  • Digital Marketing Certificate

Accomplishments

§ Achieved a HSMP (Highly Skilled Migrant Program) visa within the UK after achieving the criteria set by the British Government for migrants in terms of Qualification and Income, for tax purposes.

  • Brought in 100+ new customers in 2024

Work Availability

monday
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Skills

  • Advertising campaigns
  • Partnership development
  • Marketing
  • Sales expertise
  • Research
  • Event planning
  • Business development and planning
  • Sales and marketing
  • Sales and market development
  • Lead generation
  • Revenue generation
  • Market research
  • Verbal and written communication
  • Campaign management
  • Operations
  • Business intelligence and analysis
  • Campaign development
  • Marketing expertise

Timeline

Business Development & Marketing Manager - Varsiddhi silk exports
01.2018 - Current
ASSITANT MANAGER – MARKETING - LODESTAR EDUCATION SERVICES PVT lTD
10.2016 - 12.2017
ASSITANT MANAGER - MARKETING - GLOW PRIME technologies pvt ltd – Stayglad
10.2015 - 09.2016
ASSITANT MANAGER - MARKETING - Tinyowl technologies pvt ltd
03.2015 - 10.2015
University of Bedfordshire - Master of Science, Marketing & Business Development
09.2006 - 09.2007
Christ University - BBA, Marketing
04.2002 - 04.2005
Varun Magaji GMarketing and Business Manager