Independent performance marketing consultant

Make paid growth commercially accountable.

I build and operate acquisition systems across paid media, creative, conversion and attribution, connecting every decision to qualified demand, revenue and profit.

Working globallyAvailable for select engagements and senior roles
Muhammad Ali in an office in Kuala Lumpur
Muhammad AliPerformance marketing leader
12years
in growth
12Years across paid acquisition
$100K+Monthly managed ad spend
4Global regions served
8+Commercial verticals

Twelve years across high-stakes growth categories

US legalReal estateFintechHealthcareEcommerceHigh-ticket offersFundraisingData and SaaS

01 / Point of view

A media buyer sees the account. I see the commercial system.

Most paid-media problems are not platform problems. They are a mismatch between the offer, creative, conversion path, sales process and measurement.

I work across that whole system, so budget decisions are grounded in what the business actually values.

Offer Creative Media Conversion Measurement Revenue

02 / Operating system

Four disciplines.
One accountable operator.

Strategy stays close to execution. The ad, landing page, tracking and commercial outcome are designed as one connected path.

01

Paid acquisition

Media strategy, account architecture, testing and budget allocation across Meta, Google, YouTube, LinkedIn, Microsoft and Outbrain.

Media planning · Buying · Optimisation
02

Creative strategy

Research-led angles, structured testing and feedback loops that turn campaign data into stronger creative decisions.

Angles · Briefs · Testing systems
03

Funnels and CRO

Offers, landing experiences and lead flows that convert paid attention into qualified demand and commercial momentum.

Funnel Kit · Shopify · Landing pages
04

Measurement

Attribution systems that connect spend with the outcomes leadership cares about, from qualification to closed revenue.

Hyros · GA4 · CAPI · Offline imports
Meta AdsGoogle AdsYouTubeLinkedInMicrosoft AdsHyrosGA4Meta CAPIAppsFlyerLooker Studio

03 / Selected work

Proof, with the context intact.

Each result below is backed by held campaign evidence. Open a case to see the commercial problem and the intervention behind the number.

01

US legal
Qualified lead generation

The constraint

The account was buying leads. The business needed qualified cases.

Rebuilt the acquisition path around qualification, audience segmentation and funnel structure for a US motor-vehicle-accident law firm.

Cost per qualified lead$300 $10067% reduction
02 / Real estateScale

Built the acquisition and measurement system for a 20x increase in managed spend.

$5K → $100Kmonthly ad spend

Scaled a North American real-estate account across Meta and Google while owning Hyros, GA4, CAPI and funnel measurement.

03 / FundraisingGlobal

Connected global paid social with a mission people were ready to support.

$2M+raised at 4x to 7x ROAS

Led global Meta fundraising for a North American nonprofit, sustaining efficient returns at significant donation volume.

04 / High-ticketProfit

Turned a fragile coaching funnel into a clearer route to profitable growth.

1.5x → 3xROAS at $100K monthly profit

Managed six-figure monthly spend while improving the full funnel across media, offer and conversion tracking.

05 / Multi-marketDemand

Expanded qualified appointment volume across three countries without increasing CPA.

10 → 70+appointments per month

Ran acquisition across Meta, Google and LinkedIn for a B2B growth partner serving Malaysia, Singapore and Australia.

06 / DaaSEfficiency

Used audience intelligence and attribution refinement to reduce acquisition waste.

30% loweraccount CPA

Refined behavioral segments and Hyros-based attribution across a multi-client paid media portfolio.

Historical results vary by market, offer, budget, creative, operations and measurement quality. Past performance is not a guarantee of future outcomes.

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Client experience

What the partnership feels like, in their words.

A client I worked with, shared with permission. The attribution stays private, but the experience is real.

Video testimonialClient identity withheld by design

04 / Distinctive advantage

Performance thinking for categories where mistakes cost more.

If your category has expensive clicks, strict approvals, high-value leads or complex attribution, generic media buying is not enough.

I bring the discipline required when every claim, conversion and budget decision needs to stand up to scrutiny.

  • Compliance-aware campaign design
  • Lead quality over vanity volume
  • Tracking built for defensibility
  • Clear stakeholder decision trails
01US legal

Qualified cases, compliant creative and intake economics.

02Real estate

High-CPL demand generation connected to closed sales.

03Healthcare

Trust, approvals and acquisition in sensitive categories.

04Fintech

Complex products, regulated claims and measurable demand.

05Ecommerce

Creative velocity, contribution and profitable scale.

06High-ticket

Lead quality, sales conversion and unit economics.

07Fundraising

Global reach, donor intent and return accountability.

08Data and SaaS

Audience precision, attribution and qualified pipeline.

05 / Experience

Twelve years, from execution to ownership.

A career built across agencies, in-house teams and independent consulting, with hands-on responsibility kept close throughout.

Paid media leadershipRegulated acquisitionMulti-market growthAttribution architecture

Independent consulting

Performance marketing consultant

Direct and white-label engagements across global markets

Paid acquisition, funnel and attribution consulting across North America and Southeast Asia. Current work includes US legal lead generation and white-label delivery for regulated and consumer brands.

AudienceLab.io

Senior Marketing Executive

Remote, USA · Contract

Managed multi-channel paid media for DaaS clients and reduced account CPA by 30% through audience and attribution refinement.

1WEB

Head of Digital Strategy

Remote · Contract

Scaled a North American real-estate account and led global nonprofit fundraising while owning the complete attribution stack.

Client Accelerators

Media Buyer

New Jersey, USA · Remote

Managed $100K+ monthly spend across high-ticket offers and doubled ROAS for a coaching funnel reaching $100K monthly profit.

admiral.digital

Performance Marketing Manager

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Promoted twice in three years. Led regional work for ecommerce, fintech and consumer brands across South and Southeast Asia.

Earlier career

Performance and digital marketing

16TWO, 3reesixty, Fleming Gulf and Photobook Worldwide

Built the technical and commercial foundation across paid media, SEO, web marketing and multi-market campaign execution.

06 / Where I fit

01

Bring in a senior operator for the whole growth problem.

For companies with a proven offer that need clearer ownership across acquisition, creative, conversion and measurement.

  • Growth audit and priority roadmap
  • Fractional performance leadership
  • Hands-on paid acquisition
  • Executive-ready reporting
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02

Add senior commercial depth without adding agency noise.

For agencies needing an embedded operator on a demanding account, a white-label partner, or help rebuilding performance.

  • Paid media account ownership
  • Strategy and client communication
  • Measurement architecture
  • Regulated-category experience
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03

Hire a leader who still knows how the work gets done.

For teams hiring a Head of Performance, Paid Media Director, Senior Performance Marketing Manager or Head of Growth.

  • 12 years of hands-on progression
  • International market experience
  • Senior stakeholder ownership
  • Available for relocation
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Muhammad AliMalaysia, where much of the operating foundation was built.

07 / The person behind the numbers

Global experience. Direct communication. No theatre.

I have built my career across the United States, Southeast Asia, Australia and North American markets, working with teams operating across different cultures, categories and commercial realities.

That range taught me to listen before prescribing, explain complexity without hiding behind jargon, and stay calm when the numbers force a hard decision.

Transparency from the first conversationOwnership through the outcomeClarity over performance theatreEvidence over certaintyCommercial outcomes over activityDirect communication under pressure

08 / Diagnose the constraint

Where is growth costing you money?

Start with the pain point. Your answers will give me enough context to make the first conversation specific.

1 of 3

What is hurting performance most?

2 of 3

Where does the system break?

3 of 3

What is currently at risk?

Fit summary

Good. I have enough context to make the conversation specific.

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09 / Contact

If serious budget is moving and you cannot see what creates qualified revenue, let’s find the leak.

Tell me where performance is breaking and what it is costing the business. I respond personally, usually within one business day.

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