
Zainab Zia
Verified Expert in Marketing
Marketing Expert
Faisalabad, Pakistan
Toptal member since July 29, 2026
Zainab is a digital marketing expert who helps businesses get noticed by the right people and turn attention into leads and sales. She combines SEO, paid advertising, content, and marketing automation, taking strategy through to hands-on execution. Her results include generating 2.2 million views in an account’s first three months, increasing organic website traffic by 42% within six months, and reducing cost per lead by 25%. Zainab's experience spans technology, digital products, and eCommerce.
Project Highlights
Expertise
- B2B Lead Generation
- Go-to-market (GTM) Strategy
- Google Analytics 4 (GA4)
- Market Research & Analysis
- Meta Ads
- Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
- WordPress
- n8n
Work Experience
Growth Marketing Lead
Optimum Tech
- Increased organic website traffic by 42% within six months through technical SEO, semantic content optimization, and on-page improvements.
- Managed Google Ads campaigns, keyword targeting, bidding, and landing page optimization to drive qualified inquiries.
- Implemented marketing automation workflows using CRM and no-code tools, reducing manual campaign management.
- Managed D2C marketplace operations across Amazon and Shopify, supporting product discovery, customer acquisition, conversion, and brand consistency.
- Led growth initiatives for B2B technology companies by aligning marketing execution with business and revenue objectives.
- Managed cross-functional collaboration between marketing, development, design, and leadership teams to deliver strategic initiatives.
- Reduced cost per lead by 25% through audience segmentation, A/B testing, and continuous campaign optimization.
- Managed mobile marketing initiatives across product, creative, and membership teams, coordinating campaign requirements, assets, launches, and timelines.
- Analyzed campaign performance using Google Analytics 4, Google Search Console, and Microsoft Clarity to guide data-driven marketing decisions.
- Generated 13000+ leads in three months, reduced cost per lead by 20%, and increased qualified lead volume by 35%.
Marketing Manager
Impekt Limited
- Developed demand generation strategies that strengthened brand awareness and increased the pipeline of marketing-qualified leads across B2B SaaS markets.
- Executed product marketing campaigns by aligning customer messaging, positioning, and go-to-market initiatives with business objectives.
- Created performance dashboards using Google Analytics 4, HubSpot, and CRM reporting to monitor campaign effectiveness and support strategic decision-making.
- Managed content marketing initiatives, including case studies, landing pages, email campaigns, and thought leadership content for target audiences.
- Conducted market research and competitor analysis to refine positioning, identify growth opportunities, and support product launches.
- Designed engagement frameworks that increased participation, strengthened cross-team collaboration, and turned everyday employees into trusted internal contributors.
- Executed app adoption campaigns across email, push notifications, in-app messaging, and on-site promotions, with hands-on campaign setup, copywriting, and performance tracking.
- Generated 2000+ leads in a months and increased landing page conversion rates by 30%.
Senior Digital Marketer
Optimum Tech
- Delivered 4.4+ million organic impressions through SEO, content, and AI-search strategies.
- Ranked content for 25,000+ keywords across competitive search markets.
- Improved client satisfaction by maintaining proactive communication, managing expectations, and resolving project issues efficiently.
- Managed growth across 11+ acquisition channels, combining paid, organic, social, email, and partnerships.
- Collaborated with clients to translate business requirements into actionable project plans and technical deliverables.
- Implemented SEO best practices during website development to improve search visibility and overall site performance.
- Supported eCommerce businesses by optimizing WordPress and Shopify websites for usability, performance, and conversion.
- Secured 450+ AEO/AI-search citations through answer-engine optimization.
- Developed mobile growth strategies to increase app acquisition, engagement, and retention, identifying high-impact campaigns and optimizing initiatives through performance insights.
- Increased a founder’s audience by 11,000+ followers through personal-brand strategy.
Digital Marketer
Optimum Tech
- Managed $200,000+ marketing budgets across paid and organic acquisition channels.
- Generated 10,000+ qualified leads through multi-channel digital marketing campaigns.
- Increased qualified leads by 73% through targeting, content, SEO, and paid campaigns.
- Improved conversion rates by 62% through CRO, funnel optimization, and landing-page strategy.
- Reduced cost per lead by 25% while scaling Google and Meta acquisition campaigns.
- Automated 70%+ of manual marketing operations using CRM, analytics, workflow automation, and AI tools.
Project History
AI CRM Platform | Pre-launch Product Marketing & Research
- 15+ — Customer Interviews Completed
- 25+ — Competitors Analyzed
- 4 — Strategic Frameworks Delivered
- 90% — Beta Feedback Incorporated
- 100% — GTM Documentation Completed
Baseerat was an AI-powered CRM in its pre-launch stage, entering a highly competitive market dominated by established platforms. With no historical customer data or market performance, the challenge was to validate product-market fit, define a differentiated positioning strategy, and reduce uncertainty before launch.
I conducted comprehensive market and competitor research, developed ICPs and buyer personas, and created positioning, messaging, and pricing recommendations. I designed and coordinated beta customer validation to gather qualitative feedback, which informed product improvements and messaging refinement.
The project reduced launch risk by replacing assumptions with customer insights, strengthened product positioning, and established a strategic roadmap for future customer acquisition, product adoption, and commercial growth.
AI Surveillance System for Workforce Monitoring
- 100+ — Enterprise Sales Meetings
- 40% — Increase in Qualified Inquiries
- 50+ — Customer Onboarding Campaigns Supported
- 600% — Return on Ad Spend (ROAS)
Manufacturing companies lacked real-time visibility into workforce attendance, movement, and operational compliance. Existing surveillance systems relied heavily on manual monitoring and provided limited actionable insights, making it difficult to improve efficiency and security.
I developed the product positioning and go-to-market strategy for an AI-powered surveillance solution. I conducted market research, identified target industries, defined ICPs, created value propositions, developed sales collateral, and supported proof-of-concept planning for enterprise customers. I also collaborated with technical teams to align product capabilities with customer requirements.
I delivered a market-ready GTM strategy that supported enterprise proof-of-concept discussions, strengthened product positioning, and equipped the sales team with messaging tailored to manufacturing decision-makers.
Loom IQ | AI-Powered Conversational Analytics Platform
- 20+ — Competitor Analysis Reports
- 2,200+ — Enterprise Proposals Supported
- 10,000 — Qualified Leads Generated
- 13 — Industry Verticals Targeted
The product needed a compelling market position before launch in a competitive AI and business intelligence landscape. The challenge was to identify the ideal customer profile, validate market demand, refine messaging, and develop a go-to-market strategy without historical customer or campaign data.
I conducted market research, competitor analysis, customer interviews, and messaging validation to identify target audiences and refine the product’s value proposition. I developed buyer personas, positioning, pricing recommendations, and a go-to-market strategy while collaborating with product and engineering teams to ensure customer insights were reflected in the product experience.
I delivered measurable GTM impact by generating 10,000+ qualified leads, developing industry-specific acquisition strategies across 13 verticals, and improving market positioning through data-driven customer insights.
4 Million Impressions in One Month After Eight Months of Struggle
- 4 Million — Impressions
- 39,800 — Organic Clicks
Low organic visibility for high-intent keywords in a competitive niche.
Limited AI search (AEO/GEO) discoverability and entity recognition.
Declining keyword rankings due to evolving Google algorithm updates.
Weak topical authority and content gaps across key service pages.
Need to optimize content for both traditional search engines and AI-powered search experiences.
Performed a complete technical and content SEO audit.
Optimized crawling, indexing, site structure, and Core Web Vitals.
Built an intent-driven content and topical authority strategy.
Implemented SEO, AEO, and GEO optimizations for Google and AI search.
Improved metadata, schema, internal linking, and entity optimization.
Continuously monitored and refined performance using Search Console and analytics tools.
Generated 4.41+ million organic impressions through Google Search.
Increased organic traffic, resulting in 39.8K clicks.
Improved organic visibility through Technical SEO, AEO, and GEO optimization.
Connected Workforce
- 500+ — Members Across Communities
- 220% — Growth in Active Participation
- 20+ — Cross-Functional Teams Enabled
- 95% — Event Attendance Rate
Despite investing in modern workplace tools, employees continued relying on familiar processes, resulting in low adoption, fragmented collaboration, and inconsistent knowledge sharing across business units.
Created a self-sustaining employee community through champion programs, gamified engagement, educational content, and data-driven optimization, enabling peer-to-peer learning and organization-wide digital adoption.
Drove 50% faster AI digital adoption, 220% growth in employee engagement, and measurable improvements in cross-functional collaboration.
Mobile App Growth & Marketing Campaign
- 1,200+ — App Downloads in 1 Month
- +30% — Increase in App Visibility Through ASO
- +8% — Email CTR
• Low app awareness — Existing customers were not actively adopting the mobile app.
• Low organic visibility — The app needed stronger ASO to improve discoverability.
• Limited engagement — Email and promotional channels needed better targeting and messaging.
• Fragmented campaigns — Multiple channels required coordinated messaging and launch execution.
I developed and executed an integrated mobile app growth strategy combining ASO, targeted email campaigns, promotional messaging, and audience segmentation. I optimized app visibility and messaging to attract relevant users, while using personalized email campaigns and promotional offers to encourage downloads. Campaign performance was continuously monitored and optimized to improve engagement, conversion, and overall app adoption.
• 1,200+ app downloads in 1 month.
• +30% increase in app visibility through ASO.
• +25% increase in email open rate.
• +8% increase in email CTR.
• +20% increase in campaign engagement.
• +15% increase in app activation.
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Software Engineering
National Textile University - Pakistan
Certifications
Advanced Program in Marketing
MTF Institute of Management, Technology & Finance
Artificial Intelligence in Marketing
University of Virginia
Google Project Management
Advanced Project Management: Strategies for Success
Makeintern, Learntoupgrade
The Essential Guide to Entrepreneurship: MBA 101
Lara Fabans, Boomy Tokan
Skills
Core
Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Google Ads, Content Marketing, Go-to-market (GTM) Strategy, Organic Social Media, Marketing Automation, Lead Generation, Funnel Marketing, Product Marketing, Email Marketing, Market Research & Analysis, Funnel Optimization, Product Positioning, Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO), Marketing Collateral Development, Social Media Marketing (SMM), Content Creation, Email Marketing Automation, LinkedIn Marketing, Facebook Ads, Paid Advertising, Copywriting, Digital Marketing, Digital Marketing Strategy, Marketing Research & Analysis, Marketing Strategy, Influencer Marketing, Performance Marketing, Social Media, A/B Testing, Community Management, Marketing Analytics, Campaign Management, Branding, Content Strategy, Social Media Strategy, Marketing Leadership, Marketing, SEO Marketing, SEO Audits, YouTube Ads, LinkedIn Ads, Audience Targeting, Social Media Content, Social Media Management, Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), Marketing Campaigns, Media Buying, Ad Campaigns, Pay-per-Click (PPC), Google Paid Ads, Keyword Research, On-page SEO, AI Marketing, Backlinks, Organic SEO, Content Marketing Strategy, Search Engine Marketing (SEM), TikTok Ads, Funnel Analysis, Marketing Communications (MarCom), Marketing Operations, Reddit Ads, Mobile Marketing, Affiliate Marketing, SEO Keyword Research, Marketing Technology (MarTech), Blogging, App Store Optimization (ASO), Google Tag Manager, Landing Pages, Automotive, Video Ads, Brand Marketing, Link Building, Local SEO, Growth Hacking, Inbound Marketing, Social Media Posting, WordPress SEO, SEO Content, Marketing Mix, Social Media Design, Account-based Marketing (ABM), Social Media Analytics, SEO Backlinking, Brand Strategy, Writing & Editing, Facebook Marketing, Google SEO, SEO Tools
Platforms & Tools
Google Analytics 4 (GA4), Content Management Systems (CMS), Klaviyo, Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), Google Analytics, Mixpanel, Mailchimp, LinkedIn Profiles, HubSpot, Salesforce Marketing Cloud, Instagram Ads, Google Ads Editor, Search Ads 360, Looker Studio, TikTok, Performance Max, Google Business Profile, Eloqua, Monday.com, Facebook Ads Manager, Ahrefs, CRM Systems, Google My Business, Project Management & Work Tracking Tools, Meta Platform, Canva, Iterable, Braze, Content Marketing Platforms
Business Models
Business to Business (B2B), B2C, Market Positioning, Consumer to Consumer (C2C), B2B, Software as a Service (SaaS), SaaS
Technical
HTML, Google Search Console, JavaScript, Web3, CSS
Other
Sales Navigator, WordPress, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Project Management, Meta Ads, Notion, AI Automation, Demand Generation, B2B Lead Generation, Client Relationship Management, Sales Optimization, Jira, Stakeholder Management, Research, Competition Research, Answer Engine Optimization (AEO), Strategy, KPI Frameworks, Task Prioritization, Budget Management, Risk Assessment, Semantic SEO, Market Segmentation, B2B Partnerships, Product Launch, Direct to Consumer (D2C), Growth Strategy, LinkedIn, LinkedIn Sales Navigator, Website Optimization, Generative Engine Optimization (GEO), AI Content Creation, Creative Strategy, Technical SEO, Startup Marketing, Competitor Analysis & Profiling, Go-to-market Execution, Shopify Marketing, Cosmetics, Paid Media, Analytics, Growth Marketing, Employee Experience, eCommerce, Data Analysis, Campaign Execution, eCommerce Analysis, Web Development, B2B Marketing, Corporate Culture, Customer Acquisition, Higher Education, Wellness, Psychology, Storytelling, Content Writing, Copy Editing, SEO Copywriting, Paid Acquisition, Lifecycle Marketing, Auditing, Marketing Consulting, Brand Positioning, Strategic Communication & Messaging, Personal Branding, Instagram, Facebook, Content Optimization, Legal, Advisory, Large Language Models (LLMs), Brand Awareness, YouTube, Client Management, Landing Page Optimization, Fashion, Fashion & Beauty, Social Media Copywriting, Video Editing, Data Engineering, Data-driven Marketing, Snowflake, Reporting & Dashboards, Segment, ETL Tools, Marketplaces, Startups, Organic Content Marketing, Go-to-market Plans, PPC Campaign Management, ChatGPT, Tracking, Commercial Strategy, Enterprise SaaS, Positioning, Fractional CMO, Marketing Metrics, Website Migration, Zendesk, Account Management, Paid Search, Customer Retention, Lovable, AI Agents, SDKs, APIs, Developer Relations, Education Technology (Edtech), Revenue Operations (RevOps), Lead Magnet, Health & Wellness, Process Management, Marketing Optimization, Cross-functional Coordination, Complex Project Management, Communication, Regulatory Compliance, Leadership, Launch Strategy, Healthcare, App Growth, Mobile Apps, CRM, Customer.io, Partnership Marketing, Fintech, Chatbots, Drupal, CRM Implementation, Data Tracking, Social Media Apps, Facebook Pixel, SEO Writing, Content Production, CMS, Webflow, Descript, CapCut, Digital PR, Risk & Compliance, Mobile User Acquisition, PMax, GoHighLevel, Real Estate, Advertising, TikTok Shop, Sales Funnel, Revenue Growth, Marketing Attribution, Email Delivery, Affiliate Programs, Program Management, Outreach, Partnerships, Community Outreach, Semrush, Article Writing, UX Writing, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Workflow Automation, Data Migration, Hootsuite, SEO Consultant, Engagement Strategy, Audience Analysis, PostHog, Gaming, Consumer Behavior, Product-led Growth (PLG), Growth, User Retention, Integrated Marketing Strategy, Design, Thought Leadership, Process Improvement, Technical Support, Technical Writing, Troubleshooting, Code Review, Compliance, Schema.org, Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC), Sales Enablement, B2B Demand Generation, Business Development, Procurement, Construction, Architecture, Retail & Wholesale, Healthtech, Blogs, Google Local Services Ads, Industry.Trading, Data Analysis.Financial Data, Equity Trading, Risk & Compliance.Risk Management, Investment & Trading Advisory.Portfolio Management, Business Advisory, Revenue Strategy, Salesforce, AEO, Shopify, Amazon, n8n, Microsoft Clarity, Agentic AI, Agentic GTM, Quality Assurance (QA), Graphic Design, Telesales, Planning, Analysis, ROI, Team Building, EDA, Distribution, Partnership Management, Clay, Outbound Marketing, Writing, X (formerly Twitter), Community Growth, Digital Transformation, Podcasting, Predictive Modeling, Customer Data Platform (CDP), Pivot Tables, Customer Journey, Cross-functional, Trading, Investments, Google Merchant Center, Stock Market, Blog Posting, HighLevel, Geofencing & Geotargeting, Campaign Planning, Marketing Agencies, Agency Relationship Management (ARM), YouTube Marketing, Team Management, Marketing Management, Landing Page Design, Accounting, Marketing Plans, Videos, Brand Voice, Channel Management, Performance Metrics, Investment & Trading Advisory.Stock Trading, Chemistry, Science.Physics, Early-stage Startups, Audits, Buffer, Python, Employee Communication, Video Marketing, Financial Services, App Store, Video Production
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