Shama Hyder

Shama Hyder

Shama Hyder

Speaking in San Francisco, April 2012
Born Shama Hyder
(1985-04-25) 25 April 1985
Goa, India
Alma mater University of Texas at Austin
Occupation Technology entrepreneur, author
Known for The Zen of Social Media Marketing
Website Shama.Tv

Shama Hyder (Urdu: شمع قبانی‎) (born 25 April 1985) is an Indian technology entrepreneur, a best-selling author, a public speaker, and a web and television personality. She is chief executive officer of the Marketing Zen Group, a full-service web marketing agency she founded in 2009.[1] and author of The Zen of Social Media Marketing: An Easier Way to Build Credibility, Generate Buzz, and Increase Revenue which is among the top three selling web marketing books on Amazon.com.[2]

Biography

Shama Hyder was born Shama Kabani in Goa, India in 1985. When she was 9 years old, she and her family immigrated to the United States, settling in Carrollton, Texas. In 2003, she graduated from Carrollton's R. L. Turner High School, and then attended The University of Texas at Austin, graduating with a master’s degree in organizational communication in 2008.[3]

Career

Marketing Zen Group

As the founder and CEO of The Marketing Zen Group, Shama Hyder runs a web marketing firm with an emphasis on social media marketing based in Dallas, TX. In 2009, the firm was launched with $1,500 and has experienced annual growth at an average 400%. Shama directs the company’s 25 full-time virtual employees, delivering social media and digital public relations services for clients that range from publicly held Fortune 1000 companies to privately held small businesses and non-profit organisations. The company serves clients worldwide, including companies in Europe, Asia and Central and South Americas.[4]

Authorship

Hyder’s book The Zen of Social Media Marketing: An Easier Way to Build Credibility, Generate Buzz, and Increase Revenue discusses a variety of social media tools, from Facebook to Twitter to LinkedIn, giving step by step instructions on how to use them, The first edition of the book received positive reviews when it came out in 2010. Below was one review on Fast Company:

If you’re looking for a solid book on how any small-to-midsized business or solopreneur can get started and leverage social media, look no further. Shama Hyder’s “The Zen of Social Media Marketing is what you’ve been waiting for.[5]

The book’s second edition was published in 2012.[6][7]

Public speaking

Hyder has presented keynotes and workshops internationally on social media, entrepreneurship, technology, and similar topics.[8]

In July 2011, she was part of the eleven member delegation of young American and Danish entrepreneurs who travelled to Cairo to share ideas with young Egyptian entrepreneurs on how to build a successful business. The trip was arranged by the Young Entrepreneur Council, in coordination with the United States State Department’s new Global Entrepreneurship Program, USAID, the governments of Denmark and Egypt, and several other entrepreneurship organizations. The visiting entrepreneurs conducted a week-long startup company boot camp.[9][10][11][12]

Media

Hyder is the author of a weekly business advice column, "Ask Shama" on Portfolio.com.[13] She is also a regular contributing writer to Forbes magazine.[14] She hosts Shama.TV, a web television show which covers new media technologies, trends, and marketing strategies.[15] She also hosts two weekly segments on the television station CW 33, KDAF-TV, in Dallas: Tech Zen with Shama, and Socially Sound with Shama.[16]

She has been featured on several magazines: Business Week,[17] Entrepreneur, Fast Company,[18] and Inc. Magazine,[19] and also in newspapers: the New York Times,[20] Wall Street Journal,[21] CBS News, Fox News, and MSNBC.[22]

She has been on the covers of Color Magazine,[23] SPAN Magazine, and Online Marketing Strategies Magazine.

Honors and awards

The Marketing Zen Group was listed on the Empact100 list of the top 100 companies in the US to be run by entrepreneurs under the age of 30.,[24] and Hyder was honoured as one of the Top 25 entrepreneurs who were under 25 years of age in North America by Business Week.[25] Business Insider named her one of the “20 Young Professionals to Watch in 2012.”.[26] Shama was listed on the prestigious Forbes 30 under 30 list in 2015 under the marketing and advertising category.[27]

She is a recipient of the Technology Titan – Emerging Company CEO award.[28] In 2011, she was named one of four “Super Sonic Youth” by Entrepreneur Magazine, which called her a “Zen master of marketing.”

References

  1. ↑ Matt Villano (6 September 2011). "Meet Shama Kabani, a grad student who launched this multimillion-dollar marketing company with $1,500". Business Insider. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
  2. ↑ "Best Sellers in Public Relations". Amazon.com. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
  3. ↑ "Social Media Marketing Expert – Social Media Specialist Dallas". Marketingzen.com. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
  4. ↑ "From Grad Student to Social Media Millionaire". Entrepreneur. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
  5. ↑ "The Zen of Social Media Marketing by Shama Hyder Kabani". Fast Company. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
  6. ↑ "Shama Kabani – CEO and Founder of The Marketing Zen Group". IdeaMensch. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
  7. ↑ "The Zen of Social Media Marketing: An Easier Way to Build Credibility, Generate Buzz, and Increase Revenue: 2012 Edition [Paperback]". Retrieved 14 May 2012.
  8. ↑ "Meet a Maestro: Shama Kabani –Maestro Market". Retrieved 13 May 2012.
  9. ↑ "Young American and Danish entrepreneurs in Cairo to teach Egyptians – Business News". Portfolio.com. 27 June 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
  10. ↑ "Shama Kabani tours smart village in Egypt – Views". Portfolio.com. 27 June 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
  11. ↑ "Shama kabani and fellow mentors get as much as give to egyptian entrepreneurs – Views". Portfolio.com. 1 July 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
  12. ↑ 11 July 2011 by Zachary Sniderman 2 (11 July 2011). "How western entrepreneurs are supporting Egypt's growing startup scene". Mashable.com. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
  13. ↑ "Shama Kabani author page". Portfolio.com. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
  14. ↑ Women, YEC. "using metrics to prove the ROI of employee recognition programs". Forbes. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
  15. ↑ "Shama.TV official website". Retrieved 13 May 2012.
  16. ↑ "Shama Kabani". The CW 33. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
  17. ↑ SmartBrief on Social Media (14 April 2010). "Shama Kabani, author of "The Zen of Social Media Marketing," writing... – Business Exchange". Bx.businessweek.com. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
  18. ↑ Wendy Marx (21 April 2009). "The Newest Turks of Personal Branding – Fast Company". Fast Company. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
  19. ↑ "Best Advice I Ever Got: Shama Kabani". Inc. Magazine. 16 March 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
  20. ↑ Seligson, Hannah (11 December 2010). "Young Entrepreneurs Create Their Own Jobs". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
  21. ↑ "How to Market on the Cheap". The Wall Street Journal. 12 October 2010. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
  22. ↑ Entrepreneur, Young (18 November 2010). "How to Grow a Business Organically – Business – Small business". MSNBC. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
  23. ↑ "Interview with Shama Kabani". Interview. Color Magazine. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
  24. ↑ "Fox Business Live". 3 October 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
  25. ↑ "2009 Finalists: America's Best Young Entrepreneurs". Business Week. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
  26. ↑ "20 young professionals to watch in 2012 – Business Insider". Retrieved 13 May 2012.
  27. ↑ Archived 13 March 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  28. ↑ "Congratulations, Shama Kabani, Winner of 2010 Tech Titan Award! – PhaseWare". Retrieved 13 May 2012.

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