
Remi Soubigou
Verified Expert in Marketing
Marketing Expert
Paris, France
Toptal member since July 29, 2024
With 10 years of experience in digital marketing and technology, Remi is passionate about helping entrepreneurs and teams achieve their growth and innovation goals. As the founder of Seagull Studios, he provides tailored solutions for online visibility, branding, and customer acquisition, leveraging his expertise in search engine advertising (SEA), web design, and search engine optimization (SEO). A dedicated professional, Remi is eager to apply his skills and knowledge to new challenges.
Project Highlights
Expertise
- Ad Campaigns
- Digital Marketing
- Digital Marketing Strategy
- Google Ads
- Marketing Strategy
- Paid Advertising
- Paid Search
- Search Engine Marketing (SEM)
Work Experience
Founder
Seagull Studios
- Founded Seagull Studios, a business that supports founders by identifying and implementing growth strategies tailored to their specific goals.
- Specialized in helping projects get their desired online visibility through custom digital marketing campaigns and elegant websites.
- Served as a digital advertising specialist and founder of Seagull Studios, providing tailored solutions for online visibility, branding, and customer acquisition, focusing on Google Ads and web design.
Marketing and Business Development
sidekick
- Worked at Sidekick, a company that provides coaching and personal development tools to enterprise teams, with a strong focus on supporting first-time managers.
- Managed user onboarding, provided customer support, and enhanced the overall user experience by addressing inquiries, resolving issues, and ensuring a smooth transition for new users.
- Designed and implemented the 1st version of the sales process to streamline lead flow, improve conversion efficiency, and enhance revenue predictability.
Technical Solutions Consultant
- Provided Google-quality customer service by resolving technical issues for Google's largest advertising customers. Identified opportunities and implemented solutions to scale and improve Google's support operations.
- Developed internal products and engaged with cross-functional partners, including engineering, legal, and product teams, to identify and resolve product bugs and issues.
- Created and delivered GDPR training to the global support team, mentoring and following Irish startups as part of Google's Adopt a Startup program.
Optimization Strategist
Yahoo!
- Led and optimized cross-device digital advertising campaigns across multiple international markets and provided targeting recommendations using Yahoo's unique combination of data to inform programmatic buying decisions and reach advertisers' goals.
- Designed an Audience Ads post-campaign reporting tool adopted by every Yahoo office across EMEA to enable the unification of Yahoo's communication with advertisers. Trained a different team to ensure the adoption and implementation of the tool.
- Collaborated closely with internal sales and account management teams to produce creative solutions aimed at maintaining and building new client relationships, often resulting in long-term partnerships and increased investment.
- Transitioned from an internship to a full-time position after one month.
Project History
Paid Acquisition & Lead Generation System for a US Fintech SaaS
- 30 Days — Time to Halve Cost per Qualified Leads After Full Funnel Rebuild
- 4× — Increase in Qualified Leads Within Months with Comparable Spend
- 300 000$ — In Google Ads Spend
• US B2B fintech SaaS for mortgage brokers, loan officers & real estate pros (~$14k/mo)
• A click fraud attack in late 2025 collapsed the primary acquisition channel
• Budget spent; pipeline dried up — fixing volume alone wasn’t an option
• Attribution fragmented; scaling would have amplified bad data, not results
• Needed a rebuilt system connecting spend to qualified appointments, not form fills
• Full ownership of Google Ads strategy for 3 years: architecture, bid strategy, attribution, and budget allocation
• Designed and evolved a full-funnel system: Demand Gen → PMax → Search → Display retargeting
• Diagnosed and resolved two separate spam/fraud incidents that corrupted performance signals and attribution
• Aligned conversion tracking to CRM pipeline stages — shifting optimization from form fills to qualified booked appointments
• Continuously tested landing pages, audiences, and bid logic; held scaling decisions to lead quality standards, not volume targets
• Cost per SQL and cost per qualified opportunity are both halved within 30 days
• Qualified appointment and lead volume surged — confirmed directly by the founder
• Sustained results over a 2-year engagement reaching ~300 000$ in Google Ads spend
Building a Scalable Google Ads Network for a Growing Franchise
Achieved a dramatic reduction of over 90% in acquisition costs while scaling campaigns to drive consistent growth for a rapidly expanding restaurant chain in Southern France.
I managed Google Ads campaigns for a restaurant chain aiming to increase online orders and expand its customer base. When I took over, the acquisition costs were significantly high, limiting growth potential. By restructuring the Google Ads accounts for centralized management, implementing Performance Max and Search campaigns, and leveraging first-party data, I optimized performance dramatically.
One key strategy involved integrating the client’s customer data—not for retargeting, but to exclude existing customers with high repeat purchase rates. This allowed us to focus the budget on acquiring new customers, maximizing the effectiveness of every euro spent.
Through continuous optimization, including adjusting bidding strategies, refining audience targeting, and running localized campaigns, we transformed their Google Ads efforts into a scalable growth machine. Acquisition costs dropped by more than 90%, and the business saw a substantial increase in online and phone orders.
Performance Enhancement via Google Ads
https://www.seagullstudios.fr/portfolio-google-ads/gestion-google-ads-pour-kotor-pharmaKotor Pharma's online presence was optimized using Google Ads, pushing their eCommerce performance with a 4.27 ROI in the last 30 days of the partnership.
The primary challenge was revitalizing Kotor Pharma’s online sales while fostering long-term growth. We restructured their under-optimized Google Ads account to address this, transitioning from a single-campaign approach to a comprehensive, conversion-driven advertising engine. We also overhauled the Google Merchant Center account to refine product listings and increase visibility across organic and paid channels.
The accounts were strategically reorganized to enhance product visibility and performance, ensuring maximum impact across search channels. Key actions included precise campaign segmentation (Performance Max, Shopping, and Display) to capture demand at every touchpoint, alongside strict brand protection measures for effective budget management.
This collaboration marked a turning point in Kotor Pharma’s eCommerce strategy. The implemented tactics drove substantial sales during critical events like Black Friday and set the foundation for sustained growth. As a result, the ROI surged from 1.75 to 4.27 in the final 30 days of our partnership.
Driving Real Estate Conversions via Google Ads
https://www.seagullstudios.fr/portfolio-google-ads/gestion-google-ads-pour-les-agences-de-loliveraieEnhanced a real estate group's online reach with Google Ads, yielding over 5,000 leads and 29 million views.
The primary challenge was to enhance the online presence of a three-agency real estate group in Southern France and transform their internet channel into an effective sales and prospecting tool. The group’s website was underperforming and couldn’t be modified, limiting their online marketing effectiveness. They needed a strategy to bypass the website’s limitations and directly engage potential clients.
To address the challenge, we shifted focus from website traffic to promoting the group’s phone number as the primary online call to action (CTA), supplemented by encouraging agency visits. We utilized Google Ads search campaigns with precise geographic targeting, relevant keywords, and targeted audiences crucial in real estate.
Over three years, we refined targeting to focus on high-performing keywords, competitor prospects, brand protection, and upscale clientele. We also excluded irrelevant keywords and monitored call management, adjusting strategies to balance call volume and quality.
We transformed the real estate group’s online strategy by focusing on direct phone engagement over website traffic, using targeted Google Ads campaigns. This approach led to over 5,000 conversions, optimizing lead quantity and quality.
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Management
University of Warwick - Coventry, United Kingdom
Certifications
Tech, Startups, and Digital Economy Certification
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Skills
Core
Google Ads, Marketing, Digital Marketing, Marketing Strategy, Brand Strategy, Digital Marketing Strategy, Search Engine Marketing (SEM), Strategic Marketing, B2C Marketing, Ad Campaigns, Enterprise Sales, Paid Advertising, Audience Targeting, Campaign Management, Google Paid Ads, Media Buying, Lead Generation, Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO), Pay-per-Click (PPC), Online Marketing, Performance Marketing, Go-to-market (GTM) Strategies, A/B Testing, YouTube Ads, AI Marketing, Growth Hacking, Campaign Strategy, Market Research & Analysis, Funnel Optimization, Marketing Campaigns, Facebook Ads, Return on Ad Spend (ROAS), Social Media Marketing (SMM), Customer Success, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Google SEO, TikTok Ads, LinkedIn Ads, Reddit Ads, Google Tag Manager, Branding, LinkedIn Marketing, Sales, Content Creation
Platforms & Tools
Google My Business, Google Workspace, Google Ad Manager, Performance Max, Instagram Ads, Meta Platform, Bing Ads, Google Analytics 4 (GA4), HubSpot, Google Analytics
Business Models
B2B, Business to Business (B2B), SaaS, Software as a Service (SaaS), SaaS Product Marketing
Other
Entrepreneurship, Data Analysis, B2B Marketing, Startup Marketing, Startups, Startup Consulting, Paid Search, Search Engines, Google, Customer Support, Agency Relationship Management (ARM), Advertising, Paid Media, Real Estate Marketing, Audience Segmentation, PPC Campaign Management, Data-driven Marketing, Growth Strategy, B2B Lead Generation, Growth Marketing, Audits, Customer Acquisition, Ad Optimization, Ad Strategy, Strategy, Marketing Mix Modeling, Go-to-market Plans, Pixel, eCommerce Marketing, Buyer Personas, YouTube, Blockchain & Cryptocurrency, Performance Analysis, Performance Metrics, Budget Management, Campaign Analysis, Google Display Network, AI Tools, Demand Generation, Google Demand Generation, Artificial Intelligence (AI), eCommerce, Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC), Lovable, Website CMS, Corporate Websites, Website Traffic, Stakeholder Management, Fintech, Campaign Optimization, Business Strategy, Go-to-market (GTM) Planning, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Digital Strategy, Marketing Management, Fractional CMO, Market Research, Documentation, Facebook Pixel, Google Ads Account Structure, Google Ads Manager Accounts, Governance, Meta Business Manager, Meta Pixel Governance, Partner Access Management, Standard Operating Procedures Development, User Management, Identity & Access Management (IAM), SOP Development, YouTube Marketing, Direct to Consumer (D2C), People Management, Management Consulting, Consulting, Brand Building, Tech Sales, Meta Ads, Analytics, Shopify Marketing, Shopify, AI-based Content SEO, AI Content Creation, Generative Engine Optimization (GEO), Data Analytics, Landing Page Optimization, SEO with AI, AEO, Health & Wellness, Finance, Business Operations, Organizational Management, Technical Project Management, Google AdSense, Paid Acquisition, Websites, Conversion Tracking, CRM Attribution, Landing Page Strategy, Aviation
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