Turn marketing spend into measurable, funded growth.

I'm Walid Cheikh — Dubai-based consultant building performance marketing systems for businesses. Paid media, SEO, CRM, analytics, and AI workflows engineered around acquisition cost, conversion and revenue.

Walid Cheikh — Performance Marketing & AI Consultant
Live · Performance Snapshot
Conversion uplift
+42.7%
Qualified leads
+38%
Avg deal
$24k
Time to MQL
2.4d
Platforms & tooling I operate in
Google AdsMeta BusinessLinkedIn AdsTikTok AdsProgrammatic DV360GA4Google Tag ManagerServer-side TrackingHubSpotSalesforceKlaviyoSegmentMixpanelLooker StudioHotjarZapiern8nOpenAIAnthropic ClaudeMake
Google AdsMeta BusinessLinkedIn AdsTikTok AdsProgrammatic DV360GA4Google Tag ManagerServer-side TrackingHubSpotSalesforceKlaviyoSegmentMixpanelLooker StudioHotjarZapiern8nOpenAIAnthropic ClaudeMake
Why work with me

Proven digital growth expertise.

Built for businesses that want real outcomes — not vanity metrics. I optimise for what you actually monetise: qualified pipeline, conversion rate, and lifetime value.

Pillar 01

Data-Driven Decision Making

Every decision is powered by performance data and funnel analytics. I track conversion at every stage — top-of-funnel, MQL, SQL, opportunity, close — and optimise continuously using structured testing and real-time insights. Your marketing budget is treated like an investment with measurable payback.

Pillar 02

Operator-Centric Model

I work like an extension of your growth team. Transparent reporting, fast iteration cycles, and a clear plan that aligns marketing with your compliance boundaries, GEOs, and business goals.

Projects
120+
Completed
Clients
48+
Across verticals
Experience
16+
Years in digital
Rating
4.7+
Client ratings
Services

High-impact marketing services built to scale.

Built to improve the metrics that matter most: qualified pipeline, conversion rate, deal velocity, and customer lifetime value.

Solutions

Proven strategies for revenue growth.

I solve the problems most businesses face when growth stalls or CAC becomes unstable.

PRB-01

Low Online Visibility

Your business is not appearing strongly in search or across digital channels where qualified buyers are looking.

PRB-02

Poor Conversion Rates

You have traffic. You do not have leads, calls, demos or revenue events to match.

PRB-03

Hard to Measure ROI

Marketing spend is happening, but no one can confidently say what is driving pipeline.

PRB-04

Ineffective Social Media

Posts are going out, but engagement, traffic, leads and brand recall are all flat.

PRB-05

Lack of Brand Awareness

Your target audience does not recognise your name, value proposition or category position.

PRB-06

Reputation & Trust Issues

Reviews, social proof, messaging and credibility signals are not pulling their weight.

Selected results

Numbers from real engagements.

Client names withheld under NDA. The numbers are real — outcomes from the regulated, fintech and DTC programmes I've led.

Forex Broker
MENA · EU · LATAM · 9 months
CS-01

Cut cost-per-FTD by 41% while doubling funded traders.

A regulated multi-licence broker was scaling spend on Meta + Google but FTD cost climbed 70% YoY as accounts saturated. KYC-to-FTD conversion was stuck at 22%.

Cost per FTD
−41%
Funded traders
+108%
KYC → FTD
22% → 38%
Blended ROAS
3.1× → 5.4×
  • Rebuilt campaign structure around intent (research vs. ready-to-fund)
  • Server-side tracking + conversion API for CAPI signal restoration
  • Lifecycle email + SMS sequences mapped to KYC stage
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B2B Fintech SaaS
GCC · UK · 6 months
CS-02

Built a $12M qualified pipeline from zero outbound demand.

Series-A fintech with strong product but flat inbound. Sales relied on founder network. No measurable demand engine, attribution was dark.

Qualified pipeline
$12.4M
MQL → SQL
+62%
Sales cycle
−27%
CAC payback
14 → 9 mo
  • ABM list × LinkedIn Ads × intent retargeting via 6sense signals
  • GA4 + HubSpot attribution model with multi-touch revenue weighting
  • Founder-led content engine — 3 pillar pieces/month with paid amplification
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DTC E-commerce
UAE · KSA · UK · 12 months
CS-03

Scaled paid revenue 4.2× while holding blended CAC flat.

Premium DTC brand hit a ceiling on Meta after iOS14. Repeat-purchase data was siloed; creative testing was ad-hoc.

Revenue
4.2×
Blended CAC
−3%
Repeat rate
23% → 41%
Avg order value
+18%
  • Klaviyo + Shopify + GA4 unified into a single attribution layer
  • Weekly creative testing matrix (UGC, founder POV, product demo)
  • Post-purchase flows + win-back automation by LTV segment
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Regulated Lead Gen
UAE · 5 months
CS-04

Tripled qualified leads at 38% lower cost with AI-assisted ops.

High-ticket consultative service in a regulated category. Form fills were noisy — 60% disqualified before sales call.

Qualified leads
3.1×
Cost per qualified
−38%
Lead → call
11% → 27%
Spam / disqualified
60% → 14%
  • Pre-qualification AI agent on landing page (intent + budget triage)
  • Server-side GTM + offline conversion uploads to Google Ads
  • WhatsApp Business automation for instant SLA on hot leads
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How I work

My process, your growth.

01

Discovery & Audit

I map your business model, GEO priorities, compliance constraints, and audit the full funnel — from acquisition to conversion drop-offs to revenue events.

02

Strategy Development

Business-specific growth plan built on funnel economics: channel strategy, creative angles, landing improvements, CRM lifecycle, and measurement plan.

03

Execution

I execute campaigns, optimise landing experiences, implement tracking, and launch lifecycle CRM with a testing roadmap that compounds.

04

Monitoring & Optimisation

Daily tracking, weekly iteration. Optimisations prioritised by impact on pipeline, conversion and revenue contribution.

AI Solutions

AI workflows that ship revenue.

Pragmatic AI for marketing teams: automation, agents, content, reporting and compliant lead operations for regulated industries.

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Let's build

Proven marketing solutions designed to drive growth.

Maximise your digital impact — where strategy meets execution for measurable funnel results.