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{{Infobox person
|name = Shaz Memon
|image =
|birth_place = [[London]], [[England]]
|nationality = British
|known_for = [[Marketing]], [[Brand management]], [[SEO]], [[Business]], [[Charity (practice)]]
|occupation = Marketeer, Author, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist
|website = [https://shaz.co.uk Official Website]
}}

'''Shaz Memon''' is a British entrepreneur, author, marketeer, and philanthropist.

Shaz Memon, BSc eCommerce Brunel University London, founder of Digimax Dental Marketing in London and Charity, Wells on Wheels.

==Academic and professional career==
Memon studied at Brunel University London, qualifying in 2004. He established Digimax<ref>[https://www.digimax.co.uk Digimax]</ref> in 2003, whilst coming up with the business name in 2000 during high school. By 2005, Memon launched Digimax Dental <ref>[https://digimax.dental Digimax Dental]</ref>, a niche dental marketing agency. Shaz founded "Wells on Wheels"<ref>[https://www.wellsonwheels.co.uk Wells on Wheels]</ref>, on 30th May 2019, a charity to ease the burden on young girls in rural India by providing Water Wheels.
In December 2009, James Caan a former investor on the BBC television programme ''[[Dragons' Den (UK)|Dragons’ Den]]''<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/dragonsden/about/history.shtml|title=History of the Den|work=[[BBC Online]]}}</ref> selected Shaz Memon for the branding and redesign of his website <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bmmagazine.co.uk/entrepreneur-interviews/james-caan-awards-website-marketing-account-to-rising-star redesign of his branding and website|title= James Caan awards website marketing account to rising star|publisher=[[Business Matters]]}}</ref>
Shaz Memon is a designer, marketeer, thought leader and philanthropist<ref>[https://www.dentistry.co.uk/2019/06/11/shaz-memon-launches-wells-wheels-fundraiser-aid-indias-women-water-carriers/ Shaz Memon launches Wells on Wheels fundraiser to aid India’s women water carriers]</ref>. He is the founder of Digimax Dental in Marylebone, London. He opened the business in 2003 and developed it into a niche dental marketing agency employing over 18 people.
Nominated as one of Dentistry’s most influential top 50 2020 and 2021 <ref>[https://top50.dentistry.co.uk/ Dentistry Top 50]</ref> and a speaker for The British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry – the world leading authority on Cosmetic Dentistry<ref> [https://bacd.com/speaker/mr-shaz-memon/ BACD] </ref>
Memon has been featured in Forbes<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/sites/julianvigo/2019/04/21/londons-culture-of-beauty-technology-today/#5d19ff0b28b8 Forbes]</ref>, Times of India <ref>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nashik/wheels-of-change-uk-ngo-makes-carrying-water-easy/articleshow/74601677.cms Times of India]</ref>Medium<ref>[https://medium.com/@julian.vigo/the-culture-of-narcissism-in-an-era-of-identity-politics-gone-awry-e5b568bcf59f#open Medium]</ref>, Huffington Post<ref>[https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/shaz-memon/how-millennials-and-socia_b_15537484.html#open Huffington Post]</ref>, The Guardian<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/small-business-network/2016/dec/09/christmas-sparkle-social-media-marketing-campaign#open The Guardian]</ref>, The Telegraph<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/connect/small-business/sales-and-trade/preparations-smes-should-make-for-2017/#open The Telegraph]</ref>, Business Reporter<ref>[https://www.business-reporter.co.uk/2017/05/28/tech-industry-post-brexit-uk-needs-punch-weight/#open Business Reporter]</ref>and Digital Marketing Magazine <ref>[ http://digitalmarketingmagazine.co.uk/digital-marketing-news/just-9-of-small-businesses-focus-on-website-conversion Digital Marketing Magazine]</ref>

==Charity==
In rural regions of India, women walk 1-2 miles a day, carrying water on their heads. Over time, the physical and health burdens of water collection trap families in a vicious cycle of poverty. Shaz founded Wells on Wheels to help young girls use their time attending school and enjoying their childhood instead of having to collect water in 40° heat.<ref>[https://www.wellsonwheels.co.uk Wells on Wheels]</ref> So far over £30,000 has been raised for Wells on Wheels. <ref>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nashik/wheels-of-change-uk-ngo-makes-carrying-water-easy/articleshow/74601677.cms Times of India]</ref>

==Book==
Memon is the author of ''Instagram for Dentists'' (2020). It provides marketing knowledge for dental professionals who wish to use [[Instagram]] for marketing.<ref name=":0">{{cite journal |title=Insider Knowledge To Excel in Social Media |journal=[[British Dental Journal]] |volume=228 |issue=3 |year=2020 |page=219 |issn=0007-0610 |doi=10.1038/s41415-020-1245-z}}</ref> The book covers topics like: the kind of Instagram account one should have, branding an account, identifying one's voice, keeping things interesting, attracting new patients, [[hashtagging]], getting and growing authentic followers, using the influencer approach, using instagram stories and Instagram TV, creating right images, determining the content and the timing to post etc.<ref name=":0"/> The book uses a [[Cookbook|recipe book]] like approach to explain the primary functions of Instagram. A photographic representation has been given for each page of the text.<ref name=":1">{{cite journal |last=Dickens |first=Thea |title=Instagram for dentists |journal=British Dental Journal |volume=230 |issue=10 |year=2021 |pages=638 |issn=0007-0610 |doi=10.1038/s41415-021-3117-6}}</ref> Thea Dickens reviewed the book in [[British Dental Journal]]. She called it a "well-produced" and "attractive" book which "holds a glamorous style throughout". She found some of the images used in the book "irrelevant", "contributing only to the style of the text rather than the substance".<ref name=":1"/>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://www.shaz.co.uk Official website]
* [https://digimax.dental Digimax Dental]
* [https://www.digimax.co.uk Digimax]
* [https://www.wellsonwheels.co.uk Wells on Wheels]

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