Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Additional Information
Accomplishments
Certification
Timeline
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ALIASGAR HIRANI

ALIASGAR HIRANI

Kuala Lumpur

Summary

An accomplished digital marketing professional with a well-organized and data-driven approach to prospecting leads,
developing strategies, and improving ROI. Over a decade of experience spanning a wide variety of verticals
including Telecom, Travel, Finance, Automotive,
eCommerce, Retail & consumer goods. Built expertise around Search, Social, Video, Display and Analytics. High-energy, self-starter & able to generate insights quickly. Flexible in both working independently and in a team. Excellent reputation for resolving problems and improving brand goals.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Head of Digital

OMD (Omnicom Media Group)
2022.06 - Current
  • Serve as thought leader in aligning digital marketing strategy with client’s business goals and objectives.
  • Working with client teams, help define scope and recommended approach for digital, role of various digital platforms.
  • Lead Paid media campaigns from planning to optimization and reporting.
  • Actively involved in driving eCommerce business for clients & help client to push their eCommerce growth through robust strategy and ROAS KPI
  • Build test & learn framework to drive innovation and new product activation
  • Drive operational excellence by implementing digital processes and ensuring no leakages
  • Audience planning across digital campaigns to achieve brand objectives
  • Build strong relationships with media owners to drive optimum media mix model and derive more ROI value for clients.
  • Establish data & tech partnerships, clean room solutions like Google ADH.
  • Build data use cases to test & lean and optimize the marketing budgets
  • Improve digital capability through regular training on media platforms
  • Work closely with Global & Regional Digital team to customize Digital and Platform guidelines for the markets
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to deliver cohesive digital branding, ensuring consistency across all channels.
  • Lead team of digital professionals, fostering collaborative environment that encouraged creativity and innovation.

GroupM – Campaign Delivery Lead (Associate Director)

GroupM
2016.05 - 2022.05

Proven ROI Growth | Multi-Platform Expertise

  • Led highly successful digital strategies across platforms, achieving exceptional customer engagement.
  • Conceptualized and executed data-driven campaigns on biddable platforms, consistently exceeding ROI goals.
  • Managed budgets and optimized ad performance, audience targeting, and overall digital presence.
  • Utilized analytics tools (CRM, Google Analytics) to generate valuable insights and drive continuous improvement.
  • Successfully implemented best practices, streamlined campaign management processes, and fostering culture of operational excellence.
  • Cultivated strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including media publishers.
  • Proven ability to lead and train teams to deliver impactful digital marketing campaigns.
  • Key Achievement: Ranked Malaysia #1 globally within GroupM for implementing Search best practices.

Senior Marketing Manager

HDFC Red
2015.05 - 2016.04
  • Grow new leads through different media channels like affiliate, SMS, email marketing & SEM
  • Coordinating with internal stakeholders to create seamless marketing lead tracking
  • Budget optimization basis on performing media channels
  • Networking & Negotiating rates with publishers
  • Analyzing lead data quality
  • Conduct research and recommend new media platforms and opportunities
  • Communication to team and management on project development, timelines & results
  • Optimize Digital Channels basis on Web Analytics
  • Opportunity to manage 3 junior marketing working across all Digital Channels
  • Developed innovative and targeted collateral to support overall branding objectives
  • Devised and deployed online marketing plans with effective SEO, social media and video campaign strategies.

Business Manager

GroupM
2013.04 - 2015.05
  • Planning & execution of campaign across various biddable media platforms
  • Implement campaigns across channels for various brand objectives
  • Evaluating and making recommendations on best media vehicle
  • Constant on-going optimization to drive maximum & increased effectiveness
  • Established excellent working relationship with media publishers and clients
  • New product innovations to achieve objectives across different phases of user acquisition
  • Involvement in Advance tracking for ecommerce and driving different remarketing strategies for clients
  • Optimize investments across various media channels.

Senior Digital Specialist

Draft FCB + Ulka
2010.06 - 2013.03
  • Mapping comprehensive campaigns for the clients to achieve their business objectives through Internet mediums like Google & Yahoo
  • Build keyword list and create compelling ad copies based on client's product
  • Daily campaign optimization driving higher campaign leads
  • Put innovative ideas and experiments into account to deliver quality
  • Won 'Best use of search' for Pediasure
  • Shortlisted for Yahoo big chair awards.

Senior Search Specialist

IPROSPECT
2008.12 - 2010.03
  • Managed online marketing campaigns for biggest insurance client in India 'ICICILombard'
  • Driving end to end conversion for online insurance policy from lead to sale
  • Liasing directly with marketing and sales team on daily policy sales and accordingly optimize campaign
  • Using search as core platform for lead driver
  • Yahoo & Google Display
  • Monthly reviews and weekly reports.

PROJECT MANAGER

EBrandz Pvt. Ltd
2006.05 - 2008.12
  • Managed team of 6 Project managers coordinating with
  • US clients
  • Handling Online Campaigns for major search engines like
  • Google, Yahoo, MSN, Ask.com, Business.com &
  • Comparison-Shopping Engines
  • Creating campaigns, Ad creation, bid management, landing page suggestions, keyword research & other work management process for clients
  • Experience in managing multiple client accounts in major search engines
  • Expanding campaigns and increase effectiveness by continually monitoring, testing and updating ad placements as necessary ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

Education

MBA - Marketing

ICFAI
India
05.2015

Bachelor of Science -

Bhartiya Shiksha Parishad
India
2010

Skills

  • Strategic leadership
  • Team Motivation
  • Personable and outgoing
  • Active listening
  • Teamwork
  • Dependability
  • Problem resolution
  • Relationship development
  • Web Analytics Proficiency
  • Digital Transformation Initiatives
  • Digital Project Management
  • Operational leadership
  • Staff training and Development
  • Data-driven decision-making
  • E-commerce management

Additional Information

Malaysia visa status: Resident Talent Pass

Accomplishments

  • Won 'Digital Person of the year' in 2023 at Malaysian Digital association awards
  • Won 2 Gold for Asia e-commerce awards 2019 under Best use of eCommerce (beauty category) & Best use of Adwords
  • In 2020, was part of a global winning campaign for L'Oreal where they hosted Malaysia's first FB virtual festival for 24 hours and achieving month's revenue in a single day.
  • Invited as a Guest Speaker at Google Singapore to speak on the Agency-Publisher relationship with their emerging markets
  • Accomplished Malaysia's #1 position Globally within GroupM in driving Search best practices
  • 2018 Digital Search Guru Ambassador program from Google
  • Won 'Best use of Search' for Pediasure in 2011


Certification

  • Google Ads Certification
  • Digital guru ambassador 2018


Timeline

Head of Digital

OMD (Omnicom Media Group)
2022.06 - Current

GroupM – Campaign Delivery Lead (Associate Director)

GroupM
2016.05 - 2022.05

Senior Marketing Manager

HDFC Red
2015.05 - 2016.04

Business Manager

GroupM
2013.04 - 2015.05

Senior Digital Specialist

Draft FCB + Ulka
2010.06 - 2013.03

Senior Search Specialist

IPROSPECT
2008.12 - 2010.03

PROJECT MANAGER

EBrandz Pvt. Ltd
2006.05 - 2008.12

MBA - Marketing

ICFAI

Bachelor of Science -

Bhartiya Shiksha Parishad
  • Google Ads Certification
  • Digital guru ambassador 2018


ALIASGAR HIRANI