Uktam Ashurov

Experience

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  Dubai Duty Free

  Aug 2008 - Aug 2012

  Sales Executive

  Dubai Duty Free (DDF) is the company responsible for the duty-free operations at Dubai International Airport. DDF became the largest airport retailer in the world in terms of sales in 2012. DDF represents over 5% of global duty-free sales, generating 2014 revenues of $1.91 billion.My contribution:-Increased the revenue of the store by 9% per quarter through promotion and upselling-Implemented an effective approach to customer acquisition through direct marketing-Designed and executed visual merchandising techniques to boost sales -Played a crucial role in company’s record revenue of $1.8 billion in 2012 Show less

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  Blur Group

  Jan 2015 - Jan 2016

  EMEAA Business Development Executive

  blur Group is an international e-commerce company providing a better way for businesses to buy and sell services on-line. Over 60,000 businesses in 145 countries have adopted its e-commerce platform and changed the way they do services. blur Group is a public technology company headquartered in the UK with offices in the US and Europe. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange’s AIM market.My role:-Perform extensive market research in order to identify new potential markets and customers-Maintain close relationships with the existing customers through CRM, SalesForce and ActOn-Assist senior Business Development executives with organizing meetings, trade shows and seminars-Promote company's services via social media, cold calling and direct e-mailing -Support Sales Manager to manage client accounts and perform follow-up duties Show less

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  PhDTutors

  Mar 2016 - Apr 2017

  Client Management Executive

  PhDTutors is a global education consultancy that defines the gold standard of specialist guidance in higher education, and professional development. We offer personalised academic support and career guidance to students at GCSE, A-level, IB, pre-university, undergraduate, postgraduate through to PhD level, and for professionals or adults across all disciplines, subjects and languages. We also work with leading businesses, governments, non governmental organizations, and not for profits.My duties and responsibilities:- Receive inbound customer queries (phone calls, chats and emails)-and follow up with requests for information- Counsel existing and new customers to understand their needs, inform them of our core and extended services- Close bookings/repeat bookings over the phone or email and process payments- Coordinate all booking schedules and troubleshoot relevant project management issues- Contribute towards the month-on-month growth and customer retention strategies- Project management and customer account management Show less

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  CorpInsights

  Jan 2017 - now

  Blogger

  CorpInsights is a blog about the comparison of multinational tech corporations and the detailed analyses and insights on corporate battles in the world of business. https://www.corpinsights.comMy role:-Conduct research to obtain factual information and authentic details on the chosen topic-Write content for the blog and perform SEO implementation-Perform blog maintenance activities such as updating plugins-Analyse Google Analytics data to gauge content performance -Manage split testing and other content performance tests-Handle social media marketing activities such as posting to Twitter, Linkedin and Facebook -Manage subscriptions, syndication, and email newsletters Show less

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  Computer Being Ltd

  Apr 2017 - now

  Marketing Assistant

  COMPUTER BEING LTD is an IT Services company based in London, UK offering solutions to a variety of IT related issues and specifically we offer: Data Recovery, Computer Repair, IT Support, Web Development and IT TuitionMy role: -Helping develop customer relationships-Assisting in marketing research-Performing Online Marketing, namely SEO and company blogging-Keeping social media and website up-to-date-Establishing partnerships with local businesses-Developing sales and marketing strategies Show less