Mayank Bharara
Head of Sales - Disney Star Tv Network Europe, South Africa & Uk (Ethnic) @The Walt Disney Company
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WORK HISTORY
Head of Sales - Disney Star Tv Network Europe, South Africa & Uk (Ethnic) @The Walt Disney Company
Hammersmith, GB
Country Business Manager for South Africa and Leading advertising sales & strategy for Disney Star TV Network portfolio of TV channels across UK (ethnic), Europe & South Africa (ethnic & mainstream). Channels include Star Plus, Star Gold, Star Bharat, Star Vijay & Star Life across these markets. Leading the team to deliver over 100% achievement consistently in a challenging TV market through innovation, planning and solution driven approach.Project management leading the launch of Star Life in South Africa and managing the channel over the last 6 years on its journey to become a top 5 TV channel in the country.Leading sales innovations, inventory management, sales strategy, key accounts & agencies management, building direct client relationships, lead generation, presentations & pitching, brand partnerships, representing at events, budgeting, AOP, viewer data analysis, research & marketing. Worked for the launch for Disney+ Hotstar OTT digital platform in the UK and platform launch marketing (2019).Working internally & externally closely across all verticals with stakeholders at all levels in marketing, distribution, finance and business. Presenting projects internally to President and CFO level.Leading International sales for Disney Star India portfolio (linear & digital) for UK, EU & SA brands.
EDUCATION
University of South Wales
MSc., Music Engineering & Production
University of Sunderland
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Marketing
St. Xavier’s College
Higher Secondary School Certificate, Science
University of Mumbai
B.E., Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering
Holy Family High School
Secondary School Certificate, Science
SKILLS
ABOUT MAYANK BHARARA
Media industry professional with over 18 years experience across business management, marketing, sales, broadcast, production & technology-Double masters - MBA & MSC in Marketing & Media, Bachelors in Electronics & Telecomms Engineering-Transferable skills - business management sales, marketing, creative, strategy, digital and production-Highly experienced at direct & agency sales, international sales, targeted marketing for ethnic audiences across UK, South Africa and Europe for cross-cultural markets-Highly proficient in – team management, building relationships, business strategy, generating sales, data analysis, finding solutions, budgeting (LRP & AOP), media planning & buying, brand design & management, B2C & B2B sales marketing, strategic partnerships, deal negotiations, events, digital (sales, social media, email marketing), research, call centre training & management, PR & merchandising-Consistently successful leader - organised, confident and motivated with dynamic leadership and multi-tasking abilities to adapt and implement. Communicates well and confidently at all levels-Works effectively even under pressure to deliver high standards, independently or as part of a team. Go-getter attitude and always striving to go an extra mile taking new challenges and responsibilities to deliver results. Areas of work: Business management & planning, Sales, Marketing, Client Servicing, Advertising Sales, Business Development, Sales strategy, budgeting and pipelining (LRP & AOP), Media Buying, Media Planning, Brand Management, Television, Radio, Events, Ethnic Marketing, Creative, Briefs, Digital Marketing, Project Management, Marketing Strategy, Sound Engineering, Broadcast Engineering, Music Production, Jingles & adverts producer for radio/TV, DJ, Events Manager, Studio recording & production engineer, artist management & booking, Studio & outdoor filming, Audio & video editing.
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