Bangalore: Shakir Ali the founder CEO of E-merchant – one of
India’s top digital marketing companies in India was awarded “Digital Marketing
Man of the Year 2012” by D Venkatesh Murthy the new Mayor of Bangalore at the 69th
Award Arch of Excellence Award function organised by All India Achievers
Conference at Hotel at a star-studded ceremony attended by industry captains,
film-stars and TV personalities last night.
Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka. K.S. Eashwarappa was to be the Chief
Guest but could not attend because of last minute preoccupations.
Earlier on 13th October 2012 Shakir Ali was presented the
“Best Online Marketing Service Provider Award” by former Indian Cricket Captain
and Head of BCCI Selection Committee Kris Srikkanth at a ceremony Organized by
Big Research at Hotel Lalit Ashok, Bangalore. Interestingly K. Srikkanth was
himself an awardee at the last -- 68th All India Achievers
Conference (AIAC) Awards for Individual achievement and nation building in
Chennai. Tamil Nadu Governor K. Rosaiah inaugurated the conference and
presented the Excellence Awards to prominent personalities.
Speaking to the media after the award, Shakir Ali said, “Digital marketing is evolving faster than any other
market on earth and influencing the world will live in right now. Many
companies are shifting from traditional marketing to Internet marketing because
it effective form of marketing with proven results.”
“Any business that does not have a strong website, and
doesn’t use some sort of social media interaction and online advertising, you
will be left behind. This new digital marketing era”, he added.
Digital Marketing is the practice of promoting products and
services using digital distribution channels to reach consumers in a timely,
relevant, personal and cost-effective manner. The best part of digital or
Internet marketing is that it is relatively cheap to implement as compared to
traditional marketing but has provided a plethora of opportunity to individuals
and relatively small businesses to to do business and compete globally.
He is a living example of a person of how digital marketing
can transform our lives. He set up E-merchant, with hardly any money but built
it up to made a big impact in the digital world. Today E-merchant is one of the
top six digital marketing companies handling some 1500-2000 clients worldwide
in USA, UK, South Asia, UAE and Australia. It manages about 100-150 websites
every month and is rated to be among top 30 SEO companies by topseos.in an
independent rating authority in India.
Son of a pharmacist
(compounder) from Begusarai in Bihar otherwise came from a humble family
background. As a child, he had to sleep hungry on many nights. Even while doing
MBA he worked at a tea shop, because it offered the opportunity of a free
breakfast. He could not afford to pay for the lunch and sold caps outside the
masjid to pay for his education. As such he virtually had a zero bank balance
when he started but then he had had the right ideas and knowledge of
technology. And never looked back.
According to Abhishek Bachan, Executive Director of AIAC,
“The AIAC award was instituted in 1989 by the All India Achievers Conference.
It is conferred on a few and rare people who have really worked hard to achieve
and excel in their field of activity.”
About The eMerchant
The eMerchant has evolved as one of the leading players in the digital media marketing sphere in India, USA, UK, South Asia, UAE and Australia over the last five years. It is providing its services in web designing, development, SEO, ecommerce solution, branding, and reputation management to many big, medium and small enterprises. In a relatively short span of time, it has been able to consolidate its position as a trusted and respected service provider known for meeting deadlines and offering tailor-made specific solutions at competitive costs.
For more information about the search engine optimization services of the company, visit http://www.the-emerchant.com