Marketing Leadership · United Arab Emirates

Mohammad
Niaz
Shams

A decade of campaigns across the UAE and India. I run the marketing function end to end strategy, spend, creative, events and the websites they land on for five brands at once.

Portrait
12+
Years UAE & India
300K+
AED monthly ad spend
05
Brands run in parallel
500+
Events delivered
ITC·Dell·Honda·Toyota·TATA·Yamaha·Havells·Cipla·Unacademy·Red FM·Radio Mirchi·Bombay Stock Exchange·

Selected work

Editable under Work Items
01 2025 — Present

Five brands, one marketing function

Business setup, real estate, dental healthcare, beauty retail and e-commerce — each with its own channel mix, creative and funnel, run side by side for the Black Swan group.

StrategyMulti-brand
02 AED 300K / month

International paid media at scale

Cross-border SEM, paid social and media buying across multiple countries. Reporting standards set so every spend decision is made on measured return, not assumption.

PerformanceMedia buying
03 ITC · Dell

CSR school programmes

Nationwide school programmes for ITC and Dell — schools, sponsors and on-ground teams coordinated end to end, from calendar to post-programme reporting.

ActivationCSR
04 ATL · BTL

Auto & retail roadshows

Campaigns and on-ground formats for Honda, Toyota, Yamaha, Havells, Brand Factory and Unacademy — mall activities, roadshows and multi-city launches.

ExperientialMulti-city
05 Exhibitions

Government & property exhibitions

Vendor negotiation, permits, budgets, staffing and post-event reporting for government, corporate and property exhibitions — including work with the Bombay Stock Exchange.

OperationsP&L
06 Build & automate

Websites and AI automation

I build the group's websites and landing pages myself, and deploy AI across creative, lead routing and reporting so the team spends its hours on decisions, not admin.

Web devAI workflows

Experience

Editable under Experience
Sep 2025 — Present
Dubai, UAE

Marketing Head — The Business Blueprint

Black Swan Business Setup Services LLC · marketing lead across all group companies

  • Own planning, management and oversight of every campaign driving awareness, lead flow and sales across five brands.
  • Direct international campaigns at a monthly ad spend above AED 300,000, consistently delivering strong returns.
  • Build the group's websites and landing pages, and deploy AI automation across creative, lead handling and reporting.
  • Set the reporting and performance standards the group's spend decisions are made on.
Nov 2019 — Sep 2025
India

Senior Manager, Sales, Marketing & Operations — Urbane City Events

Full-service events and marketing agency · revenue target plus delivery accountability

  • Planned and executed ATL, BTL and promotional campaigns for Unacademy, Honda, Toyota, Yamaha, Havells, Cipla, Red FM, Radio Mirchi, Brand Factory, Bengal Shristi and the Bombay Stock Exchange.
  • Ran CSR school programmes for ITC and Dell, coordinating schools, sponsors and on-ground teams end to end.
  • Delivered government, corporate and property exhibitions — vendor negotiation, permits, budgets, staffing and reporting.
Oct 2019 — Jun 2020
South Bengal

Sales Officer, South Bengal Zone — TATA Class Edge

TATA Industries Limited

  • Sold and marketed digital classroom solutions across 200+ schools, driving the digitalisation of teaching.
  • Owned the full cycle: principal-level pitch, demonstration, negotiation and onboarding.
Aug 2014 — Sep 2019
India

Manager — UC Event Management

  • Managed corporate events end to end: conferences, product launches, seminars and exhibitions.
  • Produced cultural and entertainment programmes — concerts, festivals, fashion shows and award functions.
  • Executed brand activations, roadshows and mall activities across multiple cities.
Feb 2014 — Jul 2014
India

Business Development Manager — Ceasefire Industries Ltd

  • Generated leads and acquired new accounts, owning relationships through to contract.
  • Hit assigned sales targets and negotiated commercial terms directly with buyers.

Skills & tools

Core competencies
Integrated marketing Campaign planning Brand activation SEO, SEM & paid social AI digital marketing AI automation Website development Events & exhibitions Sales strategy Media buying Client negotiation Team leadership
Digital
SEO, SEM, paid social, social media management, analytics and performance reporting.
AI
AI-assisted creative and copy, audience and performance analysis, marketing automation — chatbots, lead routing, reporting.
Build
Website development — responsive design, landing pages, CMS builds; Android and iOS apps; custom software for business needs.
Strengths
Project management, public relations, leadership, communication, critical thinking, time management.
Languages
English (fluent) · Hindi (fluent) · Bengali

Education

MCA — Sikkim Manipal University
Pursuing
MBA — West Bengal University of Technology
2012 — 2014
BCA (Hons) — Burdwan University
2009 — 2011
Higher Secondary, W.B.C.H.S.E. · Secondary, W.B.B.S.E.
2009 · 2007

Hiring for growth? Let's talk.

Based in
Al Taawun, Sharjah, UAE
Online
mnshams.online
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