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Lune-Mari Bezuidenhout

Digital Marketing Expert
Johannesburg

Summary

Experienced digital marketing professional with a 5-year track record in planning, managing, and executing strategies from agency and reseller perspectives. Deep expertise in performance marketing, CRM, and campaign management across various digital channels. I'm passionate about collaborating with teams and clients, with a focus on fostering strong relationships. Skilled in ROI and KPI measurement, as well as budget preparation and management.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education
6
6
Certifications
2
2
Languages

Work History

X Account Manager | Client Solutions Manager

Aleph Holdings (Ad Dynamo)
Johannesburg
10.2022 - Current
  • Established clear communication channels between clients and internal teams, ensuring seamless project execution.
  • Conducted regular account reviews with clients to assess performance, identify areas for improvement, and strategize future growth opportunities.
  • Collaborated closely with marketing teams to develop targeted campaigns that drove significant increases in qualified leads and overall sales performance. Reaching 121% of target.
  • Increased campaign effectiveness by implementing data-driven performance marketing strategies. Decreased CPMs by 66.67%, achieved CTRs of up to168%.
  • Actively participated in networking events within the industry, expanding professional connections and generating leads.
  • Fielded customer complaints and facilitated negotiations, resolving issues and reaching mutual conclusions.
  • Developed and delivered presentations to key customers to position products and services.
  • Enhanced profitability by developing pipelines utilizing marketing and sales strategies. Working on and managed a book worth over $650k per quarter.
  • Assisted in the development of training materials for new hires, ensuring smooth onboarding process.
  • Managed a diverse portfolio of accounts, ensuring timely communication and effective problem resolution

Creative Manager

The Social Media Company
Johannesburg
01.2021 - 10.2022
  • Established and maintained relationships with key stakeholders to deliver successful execution of marketing initiatives.
  • Tracked and capitalized on emerging industry trends to boost campaign performance.
  • Managed workloads of designers, social media specialists and other team members to optimize productivity and timeliness of task completion. Adopted project management tools like Monday.com and Buffer.
  • Devised content strategy to effectively engage target audiences for over 30 clients.
  • Directed photo shoots for digital media, reviewing each element against client standards and expectations.
  • Managed campaigns for various clients that consistently exceeded KPIs.
  • Mentored three junior team members in digital marketing best practices, strengthening overall team expertise and cohesion.

Media Buyer

Freelance
Johannesburg
01.2021 - 10.2021
  • Researched and developed media buying plans, prioritizing cost-effective content with maximum impact. Reduced Cost per Conversion with 57%.
  • Developed comprehensive monthly reports, highlighting campaign performance metrics and areas of opportunity.
  • Implemented A/B testing methodologies to optimize ad copy, images, targeting parameters, and calls-to-action for improved performance.

Social Media Specialist

The Social Media Company
Johannesburg
04.2019 - 01.2021
  • Collaborated with team members to develop creative and engaging campaigns for digital media, including Meta, LinkedIn and Twitter.
  • Created and implemented impactful content strategies to increase client's brand awareness and engagement. Clients operated in various industries and verticals, ranging from B2B to B2C campaigns.
  • Successfully built loyal following for over 15 clients by consistently sharing valuable content that resonated with target audiences.
  • Maximized organic reach through strategic scheduling of posts during peak engagement times, using software tools like Buffer and Meta Ads Manager.
  • Monitored online presence of multiple companies' brand to engage with users and strengthen customer relationships.
  • Wrote succinct, accurate, intelligent and creative copy to drive traffic to brand websites
  • Monitored user-generated content and encouraged high-quality submissions through contests or promotional incentives, garnering increased audience engagement

Education

NQF8 | Honours Degree in Business Management - Marketing

The University of The Free State
Bloemfontein
01.2018 - 12.2018

NQF7 | Bachelors Degree in BCom Marketing -

The University of The Free State
Bloemfontein
01.2015 - 12.2017

National Senior Certificate -

Die Hoërskool Brandwag
Uitenhage, South Africa
01.2010 - 12.2014

Skills

Data Analysis & Interpretation

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Certification

Twitter Flight School

Software

Salesforce

Mondaycom

Buffercom

GA4

Google Suite

Canva

Timeline

X Account Manager | Client Solutions Manager

Aleph Holdings (Ad Dynamo)
10.2022 - Current

Media Buyer

Freelance
01.2021 - 10.2021

Creative Manager

The Social Media Company
01.2021 - 10.2022

Social Media Specialist

The Social Media Company
04.2019 - 01.2021

NQF8 | Honours Degree in Business Management - Marketing

The University of The Free State
01.2018 - 12.2018

NQF7 | Bachelors Degree in BCom Marketing -

The University of The Free State
01.2015 - 12.2017

National Senior Certificate -

Die Hoërskool Brandwag
01.2010 - 12.2014
Lune-Mari BezuidenhoutDigital Marketing Expert