Grant Pringle

Experience

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  NEWDEN

  Jan 2003 - Jul 2004

  Supply Chain Coordinator

  Worked for a household FMCG Household manufacturer which enabled me to complete my two years practical in the marketing management field.Involved with the distribution management and marketing of new brands in the Kwa-Zulu Natal region in Ladysmith and learnt how products were manufactured according to grade and quality which included various chemicals and product knowledge.

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  INDICATOR - FL MEMO LIMITED

  Dec 2006 - Oct 2008

  Telemarketing Executive

  Indicator - FL Memo Ltd has been publishing independent advice and information about tax, financial, legal, business, personnel and health and safety issues for more than 85 years.My role involved Business to Business Sales and marketing of FL Memo publications to Business and Legal professionals to cater for advice and information within their respective professions ranging from Tax, Finance, Legal, Business, personnel, health and safety issues.My duties covered:Having a good understanding of product price knowledgeObjection handling.Prospecting new businessCustomer Relationship managementUp-selling to existing clients.Data Processing.Reaching weekly targets.Provide weekly sales report Show less

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  Bluegrass Digital

  Oct 2008 - Aug 2009

  Digital Sales Executive

  Bluegrass Digital provide web design, content management solutions, eCommerce and bespoke web development services. We also offer email marketing, SEO and managed hosting. Our clients include HP, SABMiller, Tomkins, ICS, RPM, College Hill and many other SME's.We also partner with many design, marketing and branding agencies to provide digital services. You handle the creative, we support you through the process and do all the geeky development stuff!Any information you need or a quote, you can contact me on [email protected] Show less

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  CTH (The Confederation of Tourism & Hospitality)

  Aug 2009 - Aug 2010

  Country Representative

  Assigned to introduce CTH Education and Training Programmes to the Southern African market by working close with Government and private stakeholders (Hotels and Education institutions) in order to get CTH qualifications accredited. The South African Government mandate at the time required CTH to set up a Training Centre should they wish to market its courses which forced CTH to put a hold on entering the South African market.Selected Contributions:• Implemented growth strategies and generated increases in business goals, successfully achieved two courses accredited through SAQA Distance learning programmes.• Developed weekly and operation reports in collaboration with CTH Head Office to update market growth and partnerships with accredited Education Institutions and Tourism and Hospitality organizations. Show less

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  COFESA Labour Law Specialists

  Sept 2010 - Apr 2011

  Marketing and Sales Executive

  Delivered outstanding results in driving Client relationships to gain new business prospects; developed strategies to sell Employment Law Membership subscription packages to small - medium sized business owners ranging from Industrial,Manufacturing, Franchisors, HR Managers, Transport and Logistics throughout the Western Cape region. Selected Contributions:• Consistently achieved monthly sales targets of signing 15 new members per month, R300 per month subscriptions.• Provided outstanding management of customer data, customer interaction and organized business information for future growth of the organization. • Engaged clients with three meetings per day, securing the mandatory 15 meeting per week to increase membership client portfolio. Show less

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  Brand inc Creative Group

  Apr 2011 - Oct 2011

  Marketing Project Coordinator

  Brandinc Sport / SA RugbyMarketing Project and trade Manager (ABSA Currie Cup 2011 Campaign)My job role involved managing the day to day activities and measuring performance of our client (SA Rugby’s) brand (ABSA Currie Cup Campaign 2011), which included measuring below the line, above the line and online evaluation of the brand performance and execution of brand Marketing and promotional programmes that support long-term brand strategies which included online marketing and growth performance.Key Objectives and tasks:•Working with our client SA Rugby and Marketing Brand Manager to develop Objectives and online growth strategies for assigned Brand targets within ABSA Currie Cup Campaign 2011 and Springbok Sevens IRB Touramenent series for 2011.•Managing Implementation of programs at client side and liase with brand Inc senior management in the Implementation of these plans.•Developed online growth strategies for Brand Inc business within client as well as find up –sell opportunities within the client environment on assigned projects.•Managed assigned Campaign on a day to day basis which included measuring online market performance through the website marketing portals, social media and online advertising campaign on Facebook and various other online portals. Show less

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  Cricket School of Excellence

  Mar 2012 - Sept 2012

  Marketing Consultant

  Responsible for fundraising , Brand/PR development portfolio of Cricket School of Excellence. This involved involved managing sponsorship's, seeking new business and helping raisefunds for UCT Cricket Club and the Cricket School of Excellence. During my contracting period I managed to help raise R50 000 for Cricket School ofExcellence development portfolio, which went towards township development projects. I was also responsible for helping run marketing campaigns, event management, PR & social mediawhich included website content management and assisting with the new Cricket School of Excellence Franchise model in conjunction with the Cricket School of Excellence developmentstrategy.CSE Holiday and Coaching clinics included:• Afternoon Cricket Coaching during School Term• Private Cricket Coaching• Small Group Cricket Coaching• Holiday Cricket Clinics• Video Analysis• Cricket Parties• Corporate Sports Days (Corpfam)Sport is vital in the development of children not only on a physical level but on their ability to learn. Through sport they gain confidence, learn to mix with other children, exercise, learn vital life skills such as dealing with rules and discipline and dealing with winning and losing. Above all, sport is fun and good for you.CSE is the biggest private Cricket coaching Clinic from ages 4 - 18 years old in South Africa Show less

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  TVPC Film & Media - schoolsportsnews.co.za

  Jul 2013 - Oct 2013

  Digital Account Executive

  Responsibilities - Digital Sales Executive for www.schoolsportsnews.co.za• Building sustainable relationships with advertising and media buying agencies as well as direct clients and their relevant agencies.• Source new clients through cold calling. • Create custom proposals based on client's short and long-term needs. • Come up with strategic initiatives to make the site more profitable.• Develop a thorough understanding of the brand with which The Sales Executive is working. • Work with editorial team and developers to implement custom campaigns. • Track and report on the development and growth of the site. • Conduct regular competitor analysis. • Setup and conduct (present at) client meetings. • Daily logging of website sales calls and sales activities• Weekly reporting of website sales activities Sales for the TV series School Sports News, Show less

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  ETV

  Nov 2013 - Dec 2018

  Advertising Account Executive

  Developing strong working relations with both Client and Agency. Serving as the direct link between the advertising agency and the client, managing day-to-day affairs and ensuring client satisfaction. Generate revenue from new and existing client base. Negotiating group discounts to ensure market share commitment. Forecasting Advertising revenue projections and reporting on market Research Trends and Agency movements.

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  ENCA

  Nov 2013 - Dec 2018

  Advertising Account Executive

  eNCA is South Africa’s most trusted independent TV and online news brand. It launched on June 1st, 2008 to become the country’s first 24-hour television news service.Since then, the channel’s signature live reports, breaking news, sport, weather, entertainment and business updates have become an indispensable source of local and international news for millions of South Africans.In 2013 eNCA launched its comprehensive multimedia news website, enca.com, which was soon followed by the launch of the eNCA news app on the Android and iOS phone and tablet platforms.Duties include:Developing strong working relations with both Client and Agency. Serving as the direct link between the advertising agency and the client.Representing both eNCA Television channel and eNCA Digital news platform enca.comManaging day-to-day affairs and ensuring client satisfaction. Generate revenue from new and existing client base. Negotiating group discounts to ensure market share commitment. Forecasting Advertising revenue projections and reporting on market Research Trends and Agency movements. Show less

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  Cricket South Africa

  Nov 2016 - Dec 2018

  Level 2 Certified Cricket Coach

  Qualified Level 2 Cricket Coach

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  EduCricket

  Feb 2018 - Jan 2023

  Founder

  EduCricket™ is a trivia board game centered on the sport of cricket. It has been designed as a mass participation coaching aiding tool game and intended to be introduced as an activity subject in primary schools to fall part of Life Orientation / Life Skills which covers active start (FUNdamentals) and level 1 cricket content. It has an easily understandable design, with the game components (Board, cards, die and figurines) packaged in a convenient drawstring promo bag so it can be played in a wide variety of settings: from home to school, on outings and holidays, or at cricket clinics, cricket clubs and anywhere else a group of kids can sit down and play together. For more information visit https://educricket.info/mass-participation-game# Show less

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  Mediamark

  Jan 2019 - Mar 2021

  Digital Media Account Manager

  Providing digital advertising and programmatic media display channel offerings to the advertising media and agency sector, that included display, native content, First-Party Data, and Geofence Audience targeting data, Mobile Text and Display, Mobile gaming, Digital out of home, Influencer Social media marketing across the Mediamark digital channel stable of brands which include:Xandr Programmatic (MSN, Outlook)eBay (Gumtree) (Number 1 Classifieds Website)thesouthafrican.com (Mobile & Desktop)Vodacom Media (Text & Display)MTN Mobile media (Text & Display)2nd Screen Mobile Network (Geofence Targeting)Adjoin (Private market Place)InspiringWomen (Female Botique website)D6 School Meda Communication Platform Digital Audio Live-stream Radio (Jacaranda FM / East Coast Radio / Kaya FM /Gagasi FM) Digital Out of home (Alive Advertising)Duties:•Building long term sustainable relationships with both Client and Ad Agencies.•Managing day-to-day campaign projects, setting up programmatic deal IDs and overseeing campaign performance from initial concept to delivery stage•Managing overall account management performance and customer satisfaction towards both client and ad agencies and reporting on the status of projects and providing weekly tracking and campaign reporting.• Optimize campaigns daily to achieve client goals (SOI)• Execute insertion orders (IO’s) based on agency/client specifications.• Implement critical suggestions in improving campaign status• Ensure all orders adhere to creative, technical and legal specifications.• Interact and effectively communicate with all advertisers, agencies, implementation partners and publishers which include programmatic and rich media publisher partners.• Managing and reporting of weekly POA Sales Reports.• Communicate with ad operations facilitate ad campaigns launches using internal workflow systems.• Track/monitor campaigns and forecast campaigns through ad network via the forecasting tools. Show less

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  Conversion Advantage | SEO Company & PPC Agency Cape Town, South Africa

  Jun 2021 - May 2023

  Senior Digital Account Manager

  My role acted as a direct link between our clients and the agency which involves digital media strategy and managing relevant key departments across Paid Media (Social & PPC), SEO, web development, content strategy and design. On a strategic level, my role involves compiling tailored proposals to help achieve our client's digital marketing goals by helping increase their leads and conversions from our lead generation algorithms across Google and Social media platforms and daily tracking of leads and campaign optimisation. Show less

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  Pearl Lemon Group

  May 2023 - Sept 2023

  Senior Account Manager

  SEO & Digital Growth Specialist for London-based SEO & Lead Gen agency, winning and servicing clients all over the world! Track record of ranking clients on page one of Google! 🍋 Pearl Lemon is a multiple-award-winning SEO & Lead Generation Agency based in the heart of London but serving clients worldwide. With a team of 25 dotted across the UK, USA, Romania, India, Pakistan, Philippines and more 🗺, we operate around the clock and communicate predominantly through Whatsapp function more like a silicon-valley-startup and have a work ethic comparable to investment bankers. 💪🏻Globally remote, our team's connected by cloud technology and a passion for all things digital. With 25+ years of SEO experience, we’ve got a track record of getting RESULTS for our clients, winning multiple awards.Our services are designed to get your website ranking HIGHER in search results.Higher Rankings > More Traffic > More Conversions.Our founder Deepak bootstrapped Pearl Lemon from $0-20k per month in less than six months. From his local McDonald’s in Fulham Broadway, he acquired his globally distributed team of SEO experts who have consistently provided results-driven SEO services for our clients. Show less

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  Private Property

  Oct 2023 - now

  Regional Account Executive

  Experienced Marketing and Business Development Manager with a proven track record of success in digital account management within the advertising and online property portal space. I am passionate about building and maintaining strong relationships with clients and helping them achieve their real estate goals. Expertise in lead generation, property marketing, and closing deals. Proven ability to work independently and as part of a team to achieve sales targets.