Mohammad Hijazi speaking at a conference podium
Mohammad Hijazi

Strategy. Growth.
Brand. Leadership.

A career of marketing leadership across the GCC, the Levant, Europe, and North America. Currently Head of Marketing at Badami Holding, Dubai.

What I do
01Brand & marketing strategy
02Growth & demand generation
03Team leadership & training
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About

Marketing built on results, not slogans.

Mohammad Hijazi outdoors in a wool coat

Mohammad Hijazi has spent his career building marketing that works, across the GCC, the Levant, Europe, and North America. He now heads marketing for Badami Holding, running A-MAP Group and ASIMCO Global across the UAE and more than eighty international markets, covering everything from batteries and lubricants to service centers and mobile automotive services.

His work has reached 175 clients in over forty five countries, spanning automotive, retail, technology, government, and non-profit sectors. Before moving into corporate marketing leadership, he worked as a journalist and editor, ran communications for EU crisis response programs, and led a regional youth organization across nine countries. He also trains marketers directly, having taught more than twenty five thousand professionals through workshops backed by Google, Meta, and Microsoft.

175+
Clients served
100+
Events delivered
25K+
Professionals trained

"Marketing is not decoration on top of a business. Done right, it is the business: the clearest, fastest way to turn what an organization builds into something people actually choose over everything else competing for their attention. Most companies treat it as the last thing they fund and the first thing they cut. I've spent my career proving it deserves the opposite, and building the teams and strategy to show it."

Mohammad Hijazi
Reach

International experience.

A career built across five regions and more than forty five countries.

United States Canada Uganda Rwanda Kenya Ethiopia Nepal Panama Mexico South Africa Kazakhstan Iraq Oman China Indonesia United Kingdom Germany France Netherlands Estonia Lebanon Syria Jordan UAE Qatar Kuwait Egypt Turkey Saudi Arabia Japan India Malaysia Sri Lanka Taiwan Tunisia Djibouti Benin Cameroon Cote d'Ivoire Madagascar Mauritius Niger Nigeria Ghana Togo
Middle East

Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, UAE

Europe

Estonia, France, Germany, The Netherlands, United Kingdom

East Asia

China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Taiwan

Africa

Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda

Americas

Canada, Mexico, Panama, United States

Services

What an engagement covers.

Eight areas Mohammad works in, on their own or combined into a full program.

01

Strategy development

A structured plan, not a series of random posts. This covers market research and competitor analysis, target audience and voice, a yearly content and campaign calendar, a posting schedule, and the measurement points to track it all.

02

Content creation and production

Content calendars built weekly through yearly, copywriting and translation, graphic design supervision for posts and campaigns, video production oversight, and management of editorial teams of any size.

03

Channel management

Running Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Snapchat, and TikTok day to day. Community outreach, building groups around an industry, and live coverage of events as they happen.

04

Monitoring

Setting up monitoring for a project and its keywords, daily tracking of communities and web mentions, and escalating anything that needs attention the moment it comes up.

05

Online advertising

Certified campaign management across Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Google Ads, built around a set budget and the audience most likely to respond to it.

06

Public and influencer relations

Campaigns built on a network of 300+ influencers, bloggers, and media contacts across TV, print, radio, and online. Press releases and articles written in Arabic and English and sent to 500+ outlets.

07

Event management

Events built from scratch, conference booths, sponsorships, press conferences, and competitions, plus online events on Zoom and similar platforms, from webinars to press meetings.

08

Team building and training

Hiring and structuring a marketing team, setting workflows and responsibilities, and running the hands-on training that gets a team executing at a higher level.

Training

Topics Mohammad trains on.

More than 25,000 people trained across 20+ countries. Sessions run for companies, agencies, startups, or individuals, and topics can be combined or built around a specific request.

Mohammad Hijazi presenting a 'What is Marketing?' training session

Strategy, AI, and leadership

Marketing strategy
Effective use of AI
AI fluency for marketing teams
Practical prompt engineering and workflows
Building and leading high-performing marketing teams
Effective leadership

Growth and performance

Growth marketing
Performance marketing
Demand generation
Conversion rate optimization
Online advertising
Email marketing
Integrated campaigns

Brand and communication

Brand strategy and positioning
Storytelling for brands
Copywriting and persuasive writing
Public relations and earning free media
Crisis communications and reputation management
Finding a marketing voice

Industry-specific

Automotive aftermarket and B2B trade marketing
Communication for governments
F&B and restaurant marketing
Marketing for non-profits and NGOs on limited budgets
Marketing for startups and founders

Career and practice

Freelancing and building a consulting practice
Effective meetings
Effective communication
Presenting
Facilitation
Networking
Project management
Finding a job online
LinkedIn for entrepreneurs
Online personal branding

Social media fundamentals

Social media strategy
Digital content creation
Influencer marketing
Digital customer service
Digital recruitment
How social algorithms work
Social media monitoring
Social media case studies
Emoji marketing
Social media personas
Posting and frequency planning
Social media for events
Photography for social media
Building a social media policy
Social responsibility

Other topics available on request.

Watch

Short sessions to get a feel for it.

Experience

Roles that shaped the work.

A selection from across corporate marketing, media, and public affairs.

01
Head of Marketing
Badami Holding (A-MAP Group & ASIMCO Global), UAE
Running multi-brand B2B and B2C marketing across the UAE and 80+ international markets, covering batteries, lubricants, auto parts, and service centers.
2025–Present
02
Marketing & Communications Manager
United Planet
Led communications and paid marketing for a global non-profit's volunteer and education programs.
2022–2026
03
Digital Trainer & Moderator
UpSkill Digital, London
Delivered digital marketing and programmatic advertising workshops for pharmaceutical clients, and built training content for Google and Microsoft.
2022–2023
04
Head of Publications & Content
Webedia, UAE, KSA, Lebanon
Ran editorial output for one of the largest Arab digital media networks, overseeing more than 100 journalists, writers, and producers.
2020–2021
05
Vice President, Africa & Middle East
Junior Chamber International (JCI)
Elected regional officer overseeing JCI operations across nine countries.
2020
06
Chief Marketing Officer
U Consulting, Beirut
Directed marketing strategy for government and renewable energy clients.
2019–2020
07
Communications Key Expert
EU "Madad" Fund, Lebanon & Jordan
Ran communications for the EU's response to the Syrian refugee crisis.
2018–2019
08
Editor in Chief
Cloud961 Magazine
Led a fifty person editorial and design team at one of Lebanon's leading tech publications.
2013–2016
09
Community Manager
Leo Burnett (Publicis), Beirut
One of the agency's first social media hires in Beirut, working across regional and global accounts.
2011–2013
10
Digital Consultant & Trainer
British Council, UK Embassy Lebanon, AUB, Qatar Olympic Committee
Advised on digital strategy and delivered training across education, government, and hospitality clients in four countries.
2010–2017
Certifications

Trained and certified by the organizations that matter.

Google
Digital Marketing, Analytics, Ads, Campaign Manager
Meta
Meta
Official "Boost with Facebook" Trainer
Microsoft
Microsoft
Advertising Certified Professional
Apple
Search Ads Certified
LinkedIn
LinkedIn
Certified Marketing Insider
HubSpot
Social Media Certified
X (Twitter)
Flight School Certified
Reuters
Reuters
Writing a Press Release
Pinterest
Advertising Essentials
US Department of State
US Department of State
International Visitor Leadership Program
Junior Chamber International
Junior Chamber International
JCI Leadership Academy, Japan
Anthropic Academy
AI Fluency Certification, 10 courses completed
Dubai Future Foundation
Dubai Future Foundation & DCAI
One Million Prompters, AI & Prompt Engineering
McKinsey & Company
McKinsey.org
Forward Program
Recommendations

What colleagues and clients say.

Mohammad Hijazi outdoors near a mural

"An amazing trainer with real leadership and motivational skills, someone who goes beyond what's expected and is a great fit to work with."

Jordana S.

"Everything I learned about social media, I learned from Mohammad, a true guru who teaches with patience and never stops learning himself."

Rhea N., Head of Strategic Planning, its. communications

"A social media marketing genius, with deep knowledge across business, technology, and analytics, and someone sought after globally for his advice."

Nancy Y., International Trade & Development

"Founded the Online Collaborative at AUB with real vision for how the world would communicate, and was a generous teacher and mentor along the way."

Loulwa K., McKinsey & Company
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