PERSONAL STATEMENT

INTRODUCTION

  • Name: Ali Alsayed
  • Date of birth: 23 August 1984
  • Nationality: Bahraini
  • Phone: +973 3965 2007
  • Email: ali.m.alsayed@gmail.com

ABOUT ALI ALSAYED

Ambitious, innovative and commercially aware digital marketer with many years of agency and client side experience and industry awards.

“I am an avid digital marketer with a can do attitude, excited and passionate about all things digital, emerging technologies and the opportunities they can bring for positive ROI and engaging consumer experiences.

I am experienced across the full breadth of digital disciplines from strategy and management to implementation and analysis for a number of blue chip clients in industries including finance, telecommunications, hospitality and government.”

TESTIMONIALS

  • Maroun El Hajj

    Dunkin Donuts

    This is to express our gratitude for the business relationship, between Dunkin Donuts Bahrain and MADigital. We thank you for all the great service in covering social media management related to Dunkin Donuts, without forgetting the fabulous Dunkin Donuts website. We are so happy with your service and outcomes, and it is a pleasure to deal with you.

  • Nawaf Al Kooheji

    Tenmou

    MADigital has developed our website, and they did an excellent job, with a seamless process and great design. I recommend them to anyone who is looking to revamp their website or create a new one.

  • Ali Ahmed Karimi

    Bahrain Motors Co. W.L.L.

    Working with MADigital on our company website design was very rewarding. The team were very accommodating to our needs, and put a lot of effort in ensuring that we were happy with the end product. They remained patient with us throughout the process, and would go the extra mile in order to satisfy our expectations. I would not hesitate to employ MADigital’s services again in the future.

  • Ahmed Alsayegh

    Infonas

    Having had the chance to interact with multiple website design companies, MADigital was one of the very few who were very proactive, original with their ideas, and honest with their opinion and feedback. MADigital were always ready to take the extra mile and work with new concepts for the satisfaction of their customers. Your bet is safe with them, highly recommended.

  • Sarah Al-Hamad

    Life Fit Fitness Centre

    What a sincerely refreshing experience it was to work with professionals who truly understood the needs of our company and our clients. MADigital had a completely no-nonsense approach to setting up our website, and advised and guided us through every step of the process. Honesty, reliability and sincerity, mixed with expert knowledge is a dynamic combination. It would be a pleasure to work with MADigital on future projects.

  • Firas Salameh

    Peaches Confetti

    This is to recognise and acknowledge the role that MADigital continues to play in driving change in web development and digital promotion. Considering the immense effort that goes into developing a website, MADigital work really hard to deliver excellent websites, aesthetically and technically, with flawless user experience.

  • Magdy El Nemr

    Vida Consulting

    We’re really pleased with the service we’ve received from MADigital. The team provide an exceptional level of digital knowledge alongside practical hands-on day-to-day support. MADigital have quickly become a trusted partner that we can depend on for our digital needs.

  • Sondos Al Alawi

    Lash Spa Group

    MADigital have been managing our social media for the last two years. MADigital had a clear marketing strategy and a plan to manage our various social media accounts. They are very organized with content and plan the material ahead of time. They are constantly engaged in the business and evaluating the responses and engagement of clients and followers and assessing the effect on our business. They are constantly evaluating the strategy and marketing plans and adjusting the content and posts accordingly to reach the best impact on our business. We are highly satisfied with their professionalism, ideas and creativity.

  • Hasan M. Hasan

    SINNAD

    Working with MADigital means first and foremost that what you want to get done, gets done! They worked closely with us from the very start to understand our business and make sure we get the right website for our needs. The service is professional at all times and the responses are quick. They have always reacted to a change or new requirements with speed and efficiency, along with sound advice. We’ve been extremely happy with the work they have done on our website. MADigital give you total control of your website to keep it fresh and effective, and it’s incredible value for money. I couldn’t give them a stronger recommendation.

  • Basim Husain

    Amigos Gourmet Kitchen

    You are only successful when surrounding yourself with enthusiastic, optimistic professional with the right positive mindset. That’s what you get when engaging with MADigital. You simply find all difficult questions are made easy with right-on-the-money and skillful answers. You are not only getting solutions, but your overall perspective changes in the most innovative way possible. You save some money too by not spending on stuff that you may initially think are marketing icons.

  • Amani Alasfoor

    Designer Shaik Inc.

    Designer Shaik has had the pleasure of working with a passionate team of individuals at MADigital. They currently run our social media channels (Facebook and Instagram), posting and boosting 5 times per wee, creating captions in both English and Arabic. Since our collaboration we have had many meetings to create a long term strategy to build a stronger following and brand presence for our audience. It has been a successful and collaborative run to fit what’s right for our brand – they have been very patient with us! When running low on content due to the high workload in the office, MADigital are prepared to create content for us, which eases the pressure of deadlines. We receive quarterly performance reviews and we are extremely happy with our steady progress. I highly recommend MADigital to become part of your company circle.

  • Hind Al-Sabbagh

    GARMCO

    GARMCO just launched its completely revamped website and couldn’t be any happier with the way it has turned out. Thanks to MADigital’s talented professionals who spend ample time understanding what we wanted and delivered a modern and clean design which has already attracted many of our worldwide business base. We are glad that we have chosen MADigital as our website developers; top-notch service and we surely do recommend.

Career

Professional Experience

2020 June - PRESENT

Alligator

Managing Director

Alligator is an eCommerce solution that will meet your every need! It’s quick, easy to use and you can literally start selling your products within 15 minutes! We take zero commission on your sales… forever! It includes all the features and flexibility you can imagine, and dedicated year-round support.

2019 April - PRESENT

HAPPY HOME BH

Managing Director

Happy Home provides personalized gift items centered around mommy and child. We’re all about celebrating those special moments that take your breath away. We know how precious your little angels are and we aim to provide high quality gift items that are just perfect to mark such occasions.

2014 July - PRESENT

MADigital

Managing Director

We are a group of talented planners, designers and developers who inspire audiences with innovative solutions across web, social and branding. We firmly believe that there is a better way to do things – digital.

2014 August - 2018 January

Uski Studios

Founder and COO

“The easiest, fastest and most secure way to book cinema tickets, anywhere, anytime.”

USKI is a mobile application, available on iPhone and Android, that allows users to check cinema showtimes, watch trailers, reviews, movie information and book tickets with online payment directly through the app.

Since its inception in 2014, USKI has won 3 international awards, attracted 100,000 downloads, 25,000 registered users and 500 daily app opens.

2014 December - 2015 September

Fit4Life

Founder and Managing Director

Fit4Life is the world’s first no bulls*** fitness and nutrition programme.

Fit4Life is not a crash diet… there are no magic pills… there are no secret potions… it’s not a eat-whatever-you-want-and-lose-weight program… rather, we bring you decades of fitness and nutrition expertise and know-how and promise that we will devote our energy to your success.

We expect participants’​ fitness levels to range from ‘not very active’ to ‘very active’ and we design our Fit4Life programmes with that in mind. For more information, please visit http://www.fit-4.life.

2013 February - 2015 June

DigitasLBi

Account Manager

Responsible for the day to day management of clients, building happy, strong, honest and profitable client relationships at board level. Holds commercial responsibility for a set of clients, is aware of and chases development opportunities and leads new business pitches.

2009 November - 2013 January

Bahrain Economic Development Board

Senior Officer, Global Marketing

Responsibilities and Achievements:

  • Content management and website functionality upkeep for Bahrain.com and BahrainEDB.com in English, Arabic, French, German, Spanish, Japanese and Simplified Chinese, using Ektron eWebEditPro CMS;
  • Launch and manage an online portal (Drupal CMS) as part of the annual Education Project conference in Bahrain;
  • Enhance SEO through establishing online dual-syndication with local and international agencies;
  • Working with suppliers to produce various print and digital marketing collateral including Investing in Bahrain, Living in Bahrain and Investor’s Guide to Setting up a Business in Bahrain.

2009 January - 2009 October

Bahrain Economic Development Board

Senior Analyst, Economic Planning and Development

Responsibilities and Achievements:

  • Work alongside McKinsey & Company to create economic strategies across different sectors, including a 5-year strategy for tourism in Bahrain that was presented to HRH the Crown Prince and all ministers;
  • Assist government agencies and private sector companies in the implementation of long term strategic initiatives;
  • Research and analyze statistics to identify trends in different sectors of Bahrain’s economy, including the publishing of an article on the outlook of Bahrain’s manufacturing sector in the Bahrain Economic Quarterly Q4 2009;
  • Organized a national workshop addressing legal bottlenecks to business registration and licensing attended by 30+ public sector officials and private sector executives.

2007 November - 2008 December

Just Eat Ltd.

Manager, Customer Care

Responsibilities and Achievements:

  • Recruit, train and manage a team of 13 customer care agents and chair monthly department meetings;
  • Review performance indicators, develop solutions and report progress to senior management, including marked improvements in ‘bad order’ rate and ‘order support’ email response time;
  • Sell ‘Top Placement’, an online promotional tool designed to stimulate client sales growth;
  • Lead international ‘Customer Care Functional Group’, a company-wide quality control program, working closely with Just Eat Ltd. CEO and all national Customer Care Managers (Just Eat NL, Just Eat DK, Just Eat SE);
  • Liaise with clients and customers to facilitate smooth online transactions, handle complaints and queries and update website content as needed.

RECOMMENDATIONS

  • Jesper Buch

    Just Eat

    Ali is a very dedicated and professional person. I remember Ali as a very loyal guy towards our business, flexible, positive and very popular amongst the team. I wish Ali the best of luck in the future.

  • Roy Badawi

    LBi MENA

    Ali has been my client for 9 months now and it is a pleasure to work with him. His opinion is often born from a deep analytical assessment of any challenge or idea that’s presented, this scarce ability makes life easier for myself and our team, I feel confident working with him knowing that every bit of information is well thought through, clearly articulated and supported by the drive to succeed.

  • Henry Grant

    Just Eat UK

    Ali is an immensely talented individual who was an absolute pleasure to work alongside, he was always reliable and worked tirelessly to create a stable, talented and professional team in a hyper growth start up environment. Ali impressed with his superb project management displaying great commercial awareness and understanding which was complimented by his in depth knowledge of Just Eats products and processes.I warmly Recommended Ali without hesitation!

  • Jeremy Horne

    LBi MENA

    Ali has a deep understanding of digital, from detailed decisions around defining user experience through to strategic decisions around growing the Bahrain ‘brand’ using digital media. Working a client that has a proactive approach to digital challenges my team and I to stretch our skills and deliver work we’re genuinely proud of. Undoubtedly, Ali is a credit to those he works with/for.

  • Nadia Diehl

    DigitasLBi

    Ali is one of the most professional client services colleagues I have ever had the pleasure of working with. Although we worked on different teams for top500 accounts, his insights, energy and inspirational attitude makes him a natural leader. I wish him nothing but the best.

  • Salma Alderazi

    EDB

    Ali works in the Global marketing department and he is our main contact with the public sector reform (projects) department. He is known for being extremely punctual, pay attention to details to make sure that he serves our requirements very well. He is also very professional in his communication and understanding our needs through informative meetings and his service is on a timely manner. I have no hesitation to recommend Ali to be a leader in a new challenging professional perspective.

  • Subhi Kussad

    DigitasLBi

    I had the pleasure to work with Ali as a colleague at LBi. He is well educated and helpful, consistently achieving high quality outputs. Ali keeps his clients happy by providing them with a great service and many good ideas for their respective businesses. I do highly recommend him and hope that I can work with him again.

  • Nabil Chaiban

    eByblos

    We at eByblos Language Services have the pleasure of working with Ali providing our services to Bahrain’s Economic Development Board for many years now. Ali is one of the officers in charge of coordinating with us. He is a very dedicated and thorough professional insisting on getting the job right in every detail. We always enjoy working with Ali. He is a valuable asset to the EDB and to any organization he chooses to work for.

  • Adam Sayer

    DigitasLBi

    Ali is passionate, hard working and thrives on the success of the company and the clients he works for. I have worked very closely with Ali over the last 6 months to deliver some fantastic and cutting edge web deliverables for clients and have enjoyed every minute. Ali has amazing stakeholder management skills, clear and concise communication skills and a very good eye for opportunities his clients should be maximising in the fast paced digital world! He is also a great person and enjoyable to work with.

  • Ali Ashoor

    Uski

    Ali is the most professional business partner I have ever had. A brilliant entrepreneur who excels at being able to create accurate revenue projections. Ali is an enthusiastic and helpful individual who displays a strong moral character. I feel confident working with him and he is definitely the ideal partner.

Education

Academic Background

2006 - 2008

Regents Business School London, UK

Master of Arts in International Management

Regents Business School London aims to develop tomorrow’s global leaders, where students learn in a supportive, personal environment and enter the world of work as leaders and entrepreneurs. Regents Business School London are independent and not-for-profit. As a charity, surplus income is re-invested in the student experience, rather than being paid as dividends to shareholders.

2002 - 2006

Saint Mary's University, NS, Canada

Bachelors of Commerce in Marketing

The vision, mission and core values of Saint Mary’s University lay the foundation for the direction and culture of its university. Saint Mary’s University, building on its strong tradition of accessibility and community engagement, will be the University of choice for aspiring citizens of the world.

2000 - 2002

Ibn Khuldoon National School, Bahrain

International Baccalaureate

The purpose of the Ibn Khuldoon National School is to provide students with an advanced educational program that builds on Arab and Islamic values, allowing students to develop in harmony with their culture and tradition, meet the high academic standards of international education, and thus be properly prepared to assume in the future, leading roles at the national and international levels.

Contact

Get in Touch

You’re welcome to contact me to discuss your digital aspirations, share your thoughts or talk about what inspires your brand to achieve digital excellence.

CONTACT DETAILS

  • Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain
  • +973 3965 2007
  • ali.m.alsayed@gmail.com

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