
Diego Willian Zietek
Verified Expert in Marketing
Marketing Expert
Curitiba, Brazil
Toptal member since September 16, 2026
Diego is a paid media and performance marketing leader with extensive experience scaling acquisition across B2B, SaaS, healthcare, and eCommerce. He combines strategic ownership with hands-on expertise in Google, Meta, LinkedIn, and Microsoft Ads. His work spans media strategy, budget allocation, experimentation, and optimization, connecting acquisition performance to qualified pipeline and revenue. He has led complex B2B initiatives at Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein.
Project Highlights
Expertise
- Google Ads
- Google Shopping Ads
- Meta Ads
- Paid Media
- Paid Search
- Pay-per-Click (PPC)
- Performance Measurement
- Search Engine Marketing (SEM)
Work Experience
Independent Paid Media Consultant
Diwizi Performance Marketing
- Managed full-funnel PPC and paid social campaigns for US-based clients across local business, SaaS, and digital agency contexts, including monthly ad spend of approximately $20,000 per account.
- Reduced cost per acquisition by 44% for Mission AC & Plumbing (Houston, TX, HVAC) through A/B testing, negative keyword refinement, and audience targeting.
- Increased qualified leads by 60% for Mission AC & Plumbing through landing page CRO and funnel restructuring.
- Served as dedicated remote PPC specialist for Underscore Marketing (US pharmaceutical marketing agency), managing complex, regulation-constrained search campaigns across a multi-brand B2B/B2C client portfolio.
Senior Paid Media Manager
Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein
- Defined and executed a multi-channel paid media strategy across Google Ads, Meta, and LinkedIn to drive patient acquisition within a highly regulated healthcare sector.
- Managed multi-million-dollar annual ad spend, allocating budget based on performance trends and attribution models to maximize ROAS.
- Oversaw CRM integrations (HubSpot, Salesforce) and advanced conversion tracking (GTM, GA4) to connect paid media performance to pipeline.
- Led data analysis using GA4 and Looker Studio, building custom dashboards aligned to business KPIs.
- Built, mentored, and scaled a paid media team focused on continuous testing and cross-functional collaboration.
Performance Specialist (PPC)
Pontomais
- Scaled paid acquisition from around 5 MQLs per month to hundreds within six months by rebuilding campaign structure, targeting, testing, and optimization.
- Led paid acquisition across Google Ads, Meta Ads, and programmatic channels, connecting campaign performance to MQL generation and revenue growth.
- Rebuilt the paid media strategy around lead quality and funnel performance, shifting optimization beyond clicks and conversions toward qualified demand.
- Developed and scaled acquisition campaigns for a B2B SaaS platform, continuously reallocating budget based on performance and growth opportunities.
Paid Search Analyst
i-Cherry
- Managed paid search and Google Shopping campaigns for eCommerce clients, including high-volume Black Friday and Cyber Monday promotions.
- Built and optimized Google Ads campaigns across search and shopping, working with keywords, bids, ad copy, product feeds, and performance reporting.
- Analyzed campaign performance and search behavior to identify optimization opportunities and improve traffic quality, conversions, and media efficiency.
Project History
B2B SaaS Paid Acquisition Scaling
- 5 to 100s — Monthly MQL Growth
- 6 Months — Time to Scale Acquisition
Pontomais had very limited paid acquisition scale, generating only around 5 MQLs per month. The challenge was to build a more reliable acquisition engine capable of increasing qualified demand without losing control of efficiency or lead quality.
I rebuilt the paid media strategy across channel mix, campaign structure, targeting, budget allocation, testing, and optimization. I shifted the focus from surface-level metrics to qualified lead generation, using campaign and funnel performance to continuously reallocate spend and scale the highest-performing acquisition opportunities.
Within six months, paid acquisition scaled from around 5 MQLs per month to hundreds, turning paid media into a meaningful source of qualified pipeline for the business.
B2B Healthcare Paid Acquisition Strategy
- 1,550 — Marketing Qualified Leads
- 360 — Sales Qualified Leads
- 38 — High-ticket B2B Sales
A large B2B healthcare organization needed to generate qualified demand from large companies for high-ticket healthcare solutions with long and complex sales cycles. The challenge was not simply increasing lead volume, but improving progression from MQLs to SQLs and closed business.
I led the paid acquisition strategy across multiple B2B healthcare solutions, restructuring campaigns around lead quality and funnel progression. I optimized targeting, budget allocation, and channel performance using MQL, SQL, and sales outcomes as the primary decision signals.
We generated 1,550 MQLs and 360 SQLs, contributing to 38 closed high-ticket B2B sales with large companies, connecting paid media to qualified pipeline and commercial outcomes rather than lead volume alone.
US Home Services Paid Acquisition
- 42 — Conversions in 30 Days
- Around $65 — AC Cost per Conversion
- Around $75 — Plumbing Cost per Conversion
A US home services company needed to generate a steady flow of qualified HVAC and plumbing leads in a highly competitive local market. The challenge was to scale conversion volume while keeping acquisition costs under control and allocating budget efficiently across different service categories.
I managed and optimized Google Ads and Performance Max campaigns across HVAC and plumbing services, restructuring budget allocation, campaign priorities, and conversion-focused optimization around the services producing the strongest lead volume and efficiency.
We generated 42 conversions in 30 days across HVAC and plumbing, achieving approximately $65 CPA for AC and $75 CPA for plumbing while managing an around $9,000 monthly paid media budget.
Education
Postgraduate Degree in Digital Marketing
FAE Business School - Brazil
Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration
FESP University - Brazil
Certifications
Google Ads Certified: Search, Measurement, Shopping, Video
Skills
Core
Google Ads, Pay-per-Click (PPC), Search Engine Marketing (SEM), Marketing, Digital Marketing, Facebook Ads, Google Tag Manager, LinkedIn Ads, A/B Testing, Audience Targeting, Video Ads, Social Media Marketing (SMM), Account-based Marketing (ABM), Lead Generation
Platforms & Tools
Google Analytics 4 (GA4), HubSpot, Bing Ads, Performance Max
Business Models
Business to Business (B2B), SaaS Product Marketing
Other
Meta Ads, Programmatic Marketing, Business Cases, Paid Media, Paid Search, Performance Measurement, Google Shopping Ads, Healthcare, LinkedIn, Microsoft Advertising, Attribution Modeling, Lead Nurturing, Retargeting Pixels, Budget Allocation, Performance, Leads, Conversion, B2B Lead Generation
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