Afzal Khan - SEO/SEM SMM - Online Marketing Professional

Current

• Manager (Online Marketing - SEO) at US Digital Media Inc.

Past

• Assistant Manager (Product Development) at Sify Technologies Limited
• Sr. Executive (Corporate Marketing) - SEO, SEM , Online Marketing Manager at Hexaware Technologies
• Client Manager (SEO) at SEOValley Solutions Pvt. Ltd

• Assistant Manager (Events & Brand Promotion) at Vision Force, Bhopal (Sole Proprietorship)
• Team Leader (Banking & Telecom Domain) at Primera Communication Pvt Ltd, Mumbai

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Education

• Symbiosis International University
• Madhav Institute of Technology & Science, Gwalior

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Industry

Internet

Websites

• My Portfolio
• My Company
• My Blog

Afzal Khan - SEO/SEM SMM - Online Marketing Professional’s Summary

• Search Engine Optimization: Keyword Market Research on targeted markets searching habits. Created competition analysis reports, rank reports, analyzed existing data from server logs and created statistical analysis to project current search engine traffic patterns. Used ethical "white-hat" Search Engine Optimization techniques to produce solid high rankings for numerous keywords in Google, Yahoo, MSN & other search engines.

• Pay Per Click (PPC) Campaign: Managing & Running Google Adword PPC campaign for company’s web portal delivering best possible conversion and traffic solution to web portal.

• SEO Management: Managed relationship with internal/external SEO/SEM Agencies, co-coordinating internal web marketing team by motivating and guiding them. Work with Design and Code Teams to ensure Design and Coding maintains SEO Standards set forth delivering best possible ranking and traffic solution to web portal.

• Internet Marketing: Developed Company/Product Branding strategies with high success rates. Created in-house research plans, which included: Focus and Peer Groups, Online Polls and Public Awareness functions, Blog and Forum’s Posting. Manage all facets of search engine marketing campaigns including paid and natural search.

• Web 2.0 Marketing:
Web 2.0--> other marketing methods to increase the website traffic mainly article submission, press releases, social networking and bookmaking.

Afzal Khan - SEO/SEM SMM - Online Marketing Professional’s Specialties:

SEO/SEM Expert, PPC Expert, Online Webmarketing Specialist, Search Engine Marketing & Search Engine Optimization, Professional Blogger, Internet Marketing Professional, Event Manager, Brand Manager

Afzal Khan - SEO/SEM SMM - Online Marketing Professional’s Experience

• Manager (Online Marketing - SEO)

  US Digital Media Inc.

  (Business Supplies and Equipment industry)

  June 2008 — Present (1 year 6 months)

  SEO Manager: Responsible for Organic Search Engine Traffic & Ranking of official website (www.usdigitalmedia.com) & E-commerce Product Store (www.cdrom2go.com).
  
  Blog Marketing & Promotion - http://blog.cdrom2go.com/
  
  Google Base Product ( Feed Optimization), Press Releases, Link Building, On-Page & Off-page SEO promotional ROI based work.

• Assistant Manager (Product Development)

  Sify Technologies Limited

  (Internet industry)

  April 2008 — June 2008 (3 months)

  Coordinated all aspects of online product launch including product development and promotions for 12 channels of http://www.sify.com
  
  • Manage Product Marketing team and lead business development effort for portal product line. Engage customers to promote new technologies, develop future business opportunities, and understand customer requirements.
  
  • Managed product website, frequently updating/revamping website to give better online user experience using cutting edge latest technologies, also looking for new avenues to increase website revenue.
  
  • Identify gaps in global product portfolio, develop product and technology roadmaps, and direct engineering development accordingly.
  
  • Team Leader for Innovation Cell that developed unique and patent-pending consumer products.
  Working on CMS 2.0 – Complete SEO Friendly In House CMS.
  
  • Coached management and engineering teams in developing sales strategies.

• Sr. Executive (Corporate Marketing) - SEO, SEM , Online Marketing Manager

  Hexaware Technologies

  (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  July 2007 — March 2008 (9 months)

  Internet Marketing (SEO, SEM, Web 2.0, Social Media Marketing, Blog Promotion & Marketing):
  
  Developed Company/Product Branding strategies with high success rates.
  
  Created in-house research plans, which included: Focus and Peer Groups, Public Awareness functions, Blog, Social Communities and Forum’s Posting.
  
  Managed all facets of Online search engine marketing campaigns including paid and natural search.
  
  Expert in optimizing Press Releases for the web to maximize the exposure for the subject matter of the press release.

• Client Manager (SEO)

  SEOValley Solutions Pvt. Ltd

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  August 2005 — June 2007 (1 year 11 months)

• Assistant Manager (Events & Brand Promotion)

  Vision Force, Bhopal (Sole Proprietorship)

  (Sole Proprietorship; 51-200 employees; Events Services industry)

  December 2004 — July 2005 (8 months)

• Team Leader (Banking & Telecom Domain)

  Primera Communication Pvt Ltd, Mumbai

  (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  December 2002 — June 2004 (1 year 7 months)

Afzal Khan - SEO/SEM SMM - Online Marketing Professional’s Education

• Symbiosis International University

  PGDBA , Marketing , 2006 — 2008

• Madhav Institute of Technology & Science, Gwalior

  Bachelor of Engineering , Electrical Engineering , 1998 — 2002

Additional Information

Afzal Khan - SEO/SEM SMM - Online Marketing Professional’s Websites:

• My Portfolio
• My Company
• My Blog

Afzal Khan - SEO/SEM SMM - Online Marketing Professional’s Interests:

Blogging, writing articles, internet surfing, online branding & marketing, SEO, corporate marketing, digital photography, professional networking, travel, reading novels, playing volleyball, fuzz ball, tech savvy.

Afzal Khan - SEO/SEM SMM - Online Marketing Professional’s Groups:

Certificate Course on VLSI Technology from CRISP, Bhopal conducted by Ni2 Designs, Pune.

Completed Enterprenuer Training Course conducted by MPCON, Bhopal

SearchCamp - Active Member of SearchCamp & Group Manager - SEO/SEM event at Chennai, Business Intelligence, My Linkedin Power Forum.

IndiBlogger - Member of largest Blogger Group of India (Attended Chennai, Bangalore Blogger meet)

•    Blue: The DallasBlue Business Network (25,000+ members)
•    eOffice
•    ASSODIGITALE - www.assodigitale.it -
•    Executive Suite
•    NetSquared
•    LinkedSEO
•    World Wildlife Fund
•    TakingITGlobal
•    Online Business Owners
•    Google Adwords Qualified Individuals
•    Hexaware Technologies Group
•    MITS Gwalior MP
•    Business Intelligence Professionals
•    Online Advertising Professionals
•    Web Analytics Professionals (+5000 web analytics members) Join now!
•    Search Marketing Salon
•    Hexaware Technologies Ltd.
•    MITS Alumni
•    Search Marketing Group - IQ Workforce
•    India Jobs
•    Indian Internet & Media Professionals
•    SearchCamp

Afzal Khan - SEO/SEM SMM - Online Marketing Professional’s Honors:

Won 1st Prize in Carry Catcher Competition at College Level.

NCC "B" Certificate Holder.

Participated in Paper Presentation Competition at IIT, Kanpur & MANIT, Bhopal

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