Summary
Work History
Education
Foreign Languages
Personal Information
Projects
Timeline
MERVE ÇAĞLAR

MERVE ÇAĞLAR

Head Of Marketing Communications And Web Platforms Management
Istanbul

Summary

I am a passionate and results-driven marketing communications professional with over 13 years of experience, combining strategic vision with a proven track record of delivering impactful campaigns and driving brand success.


Professional strengths:
* Brand and Corporate Identity management
* Marketing communications
* Digital communications
* Social media management
* Market research and competitive analysis
* Media buying and planning
* Reputation management & crisis communications
* Public relations & press relations
* Sponsorships
* Leadership communications
* Event management
* CSR
* Internal communications
* EVP and change management
* Web site management
* Web UX/UI management
* SEO
* Chatbot integration & management
* Agency and Budget Management

Work History

Head of Marketing Communications and Web Platforms

Fibabanka A.Ş.
Şişli
11.2017 - 09.2023

Marketing Communications:

  • Designing, managing and executing the company’s marketing external and internal communications strategies
  • Working closely with CEO, and C-level staff to identify areas of potential growth and to develop communication and marketing programs for targeted markets and audience
  • Developing and maintaining corporate identity and ensuring the compliance and suitability of all written and visual communication
  • Maintaining and improving company's reputation and positive image in markets served
  • 360 degree brand management: developing, supporting and executing the brand’s marketing communication activities including ATL, BTL, PR, media planning, and social media, sponsorship and event management activities
  • Generating sponsorships with related and partnering entities to enhance marketing objectives
  • Coordinating design and media teams to develop high-quality creative assets in collaboration with the Company's responsible product and management teams
  • Maintaining positive relationships with external marketing and PR teams, optimizing value with collaborative approach.
  • Conducting market and awareness research to identify new opportunities and target markets every year
  • Creating and overseeing sustainability and corporate social responsibility projects
  • Planning and executing external and internal events
  • Managing the process of preparation of Annual Reports in collaboration with the Company's fiscal teams and the design Agency
  • Developing and managing customer and employee loyalty and retention projects
  • Managing budget allocation and resource utilization to maximize marketing ROI


Web Platforms and Digital Marketing:

  • Developing, implementing and overseeing the company’s digital strategy
  • Managing the company’s digital platforms such as website (fibabanka.com.tr) and social media channels
  • Developing and managing websites, pages, content, and materials to ensure the brand is effectively promoted to the defined target audience
  • Ensuring appropriate representation of the company on its social media channels by managing the development and implementation of strategy through effective campaign management, content management, reputation management and customer services
  • Managing social media campaigns to increase brand engagement
  • Managing and optimizing the brand’s online presence
  • Developing and managing online campaigns, launching and monitoring the performance of digital products and services
  • Managing and monitoring digital media planning
  • Improving website visibility through development and implementation of SEO, UX/UI strategies
  • Launching successful digital marketing campaigns for increasing website traffic
  • Managing consistent design theme, look and content of organization's online presence
  • Managing and reporting the digital media budget continuously.


Corporate Com. and Sustainability Sen. Supervisor

Garanti Emeklilik ve Hayat A.Ş.
Besiktas
08.2010 - 10.2017
  • Establishing external and internal communications strategies:

-Ensuring that organizational initiatives and projects are successfully communicated to employees and stakeholders

-Planning, editing and writing content for a variety of internal communications mediums, such as a staff intranet, monthly magazine or regular email bulletin

-Managing relations with the contracted agencies (communications, social responsibility agencies, event agencies etc.) and all other firms


  • Managing all sponsorship activities of the company (ex. Human Resources Summit)
  • Managing projects about sustainability:

-Executing corporate social responsibility projects and organizing volunteer activities within the CSR project (Ex: İşimiz Okumak project)

-Monitoring the production and dispatch process of selected products

-Establishing, operating, inspecting, and providing sustainability of ISO 14001

  • Selecting all promotional materials sent to the employees in certain periods
  • Successfully planning and executing customer and employee meetings and events per year, ranging from 50 to 2000 attendees.
  • Budget management.

Trainee / Purchasing and Sales Department

CarrefourSA Head Office - Istanbul / Turkey
11.2008 - 04.2009
  • Price research
  • Correspondence with France
  • Making communication activities with the marketing department
  • Performance studies of the relevant product categories.

Trainee / Import&Export Department

Ing Bank Head Office
06.2008 - 08.2008

Trainee / EU and International Cooperation Office

İstanbul Chamber of Commerce
01.2007 - 02.2007
  • Supporting many research studies conducted in relation with the EU member states
  • Identifying the requirements about grant programs and supporting business processes.

Education

MBA - MBA

Istanbul Bilgi University
01.2010 - 08.2014

GPA: 3.48/4.00

BACHELOR'S DEGREE - Department of Politics and International Relations in French

Istanbul Yeditepe University
08.2004 - 06.2009
  • Second Best Student in the Department
  • GPA: 3.47/4.00

High School Diploma -

Samsun Anatolian High School, Samsun
08.1997 - 06.2003

GPA: 4.63/5.00

Foreign Languages

  • English, Advanced
  • French, Good
  • Spanish, Basic

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth: 11/19/85
  • Nationality: Turkish

Projects

-Garanti Emeklilik's Işimiz Okumak (Back to School Project) Corporate Social Responsibility Project 


-Project for Master's Degree: Importance of Sponsorship in Sport Industry and Impacts of Sponsorship Strategies of Enterprises on Brand Awareness: Example of Efes Pilsen 

-Undergraduate Thesis: Turkish-American Relationships After September 11 Attacks

Timeline

Head of Marketing Communications and Web Platforms - Fibabanka A.Ş.
11.2017 - 09.2023
Corporate Com. and Sustainability Sen. Supervisor - Garanti Emeklilik ve Hayat A.Ş.
08.2010 - 10.2017
Istanbul Bilgi University - MBA, MBA
01.2010 - 08.2014
Trainee / Purchasing and Sales Department - CarrefourSA Head Office - Istanbul / Turkey
11.2008 - 04.2009
Trainee / Import&Export Department - Ing Bank Head Office
06.2008 - 08.2008
Trainee / EU and International Cooperation Office - İstanbul Chamber of Commerce
01.2007 - 02.2007
Istanbul Yeditepe University - BACHELOR'S DEGREE, Department of Politics and International Relations in French
08.2004 - 06.2009
Samsun Anatolian High School - High School Diploma,
08.1997 - 06.2003
MERVE ÇAĞLARHead Of Marketing Communications And Web Platforms Management