Merve Aksakal

Experience

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  Education Tech Inc.

  Jul 2009 - Sept 2011

  Product Manager

  Education Tech was a Turkish-Romanian joint venture in Turkey. • Marketing and sales activities of educational softwares• Collaboration with various Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) in order to review and create educational content using e-learning toolsKEYWORDS: software selling, business development, educational technology, EMEA

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  OSTIM Industrial Zone Management

  Apr 2013 - Mar 2014

  Export Sales Project Manager

  OSTIM (www.ostim.org.tr) is the largest industrial zone in the capital of Ankara with its 10.000+ small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs).• Conducted marketing and sales activities abroad (including international event organizations in the USA and Republic of South Africa)• As a successful cluster, Construction Machinery Cluster was supported by The Ministry of Economy with a budget of $1M.KEYWORDS: machinery, business development, competitive intelligence, USA, EMEA

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  Bilkent CYBERPARK

  Mar 2014 - Apr 2015

  Export Sales Project Manager

  Bilkent Cyberpark (www.cyberpark.com.tr) is one of the most successful science and technology parks in Turkey. My main responsibilities were:• Conducted marketing and sales activities of software products abroad (including international event organizations in the UAE, Azerbaijan and Ethiopia)• As a successful cluster, Cyberpark ICT Cluster was supported by The Ministry of Economy with a budget of $3.5M.• Organized the Ethio-Turkish Business Forum in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia with the participation of the largest ICT and defense companies of two countriesKEYWORDS: ICT, SaaS, software selling, startups, business development, competitive intelligence, EMEA Show less

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  SmartsUnited Technology Investments and Consulting Inc.

  Apr 2015 - Sept 2016

  Program Project Manager

  SmartsUnited (www.smartsunited.com) is a 4-layer structure that addresses technological, educational and social problems, and executes creative and sustainable projects.• Design, development and implementation of SmartMentor Training ProgramKEYWORDS: training, onboarding, content creation, social media marketing, startups

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  ÇESAN Group Investment & Trading

  Dec 2016 - Feb 2019

  Global Account Manager

  CESAN Group is an affiliate company of CESAN Inc. (www.cesanas.com), which has 35 years of manufacturing experience and sales activities in 40+ countries including branch offices in the EMEA. • Built strong relationships with clients, leading regular communications, in addition to QBRs and Annual Reviews• Prepared presentations and account plans for existing customers• Collaborated with other business functions to ensure client successKEYWORDS: relationship management, customer success, KPI, CRM, EMEA, marketing and sales, business development, competitive intelligence Show less

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  Phoenix Mecano Mazaka

  Mar 2019 - Sept 2019

  Account Executive

  The Swiss Phoenix Mecano Group (www.phoenix-mecano.com/en) is a global technology company and is present at more than 60 locations worldwide, on 6 continents. • Created account strategies and plans for enterprise accounts to achieve stated customer objectives• Attained or exceeded sales quota by identifying customers’ business challenges• Collaborated with other functions to ensure excellent delivery of product or serviceKEYWORDS: relationship management, customer success, KPI, CRM, EMEA, marketing and sales, B2B sales, consultative selling Show less

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  Roketsan

  Sept 2019 - now

  • Marketing Lead

    Nov 2022 - now

  • Senior Marketing Specialist

    Nov 2020 - Nov 2022

  • Marketing Specialist

    Sept 2019 - Nov 2020