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Mathew Berg

Freelance SEM Expert
UTC-08:00
United States
Toptal Member Since July 12, 2024

Mathew is a results-oriented, highly experienced digital marketing strategist with over 20 years of experience. His expertise lies in elevating strategic planning and analytics, consistently achieving margin profit targets. Renowned for transforming marketing campaigns from break-even points to lucrative online ventures, Mathew excels in delivering robust financial outcomes.

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Jennifer Cummings

Freelance SEM Expert
UTC-08:00
United States
Toptal Member Since July 31, 2024

Jennifer is an award-winning marketing leader with nearly 20 years of experience in B2B and B2C segments. She excels in directing and executing multimedia campaigns, developing ROI-focused media strategies, and managing media mix modeling for performance optimization. Jennifer's expertise includes SEM, TV, print, radio, email, and SEO content creation and management. She also produces customer testimonials, white papers, and case studies and is skilled in project management and product launches.

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Michael Fertman

Freelance SEM Expert
UTC-05:00
United States
Toptal Member Since September 17, 2024

Michael is a data-driven B2B marketing consultant with over 20 years of experience accelerating growth through high-impact strategic marketing initiatives. He has doubled growth rates for numerous SaaS, fintech, AI, and data services products. Michael brings deep expertise in B2B SaaS positioning, packaging, pricing, messaging, and sales enablement. He has a track record of enhancing brand visibility, accelerating ARR growth, increasing market penetration, and leading high-performing teams.

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Kevin Park

Freelance SEM Expert
UTC-05:00
Canada
Toptal Member Since April 17, 2023

Kevin is a senior digital marketing professional with a background in the tier-1 consumer electronics category and agency experiences in consumer retail, wireless and internet communications, retail finance, and SaaS. He has a deep technical knowledge of all major digital marketing tactics. His specialties are designing end-to-end digital marketing campaigns that connect with customers at all relevant touch points and generating business results that look at incremental customers or revenue.

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PK Bibi

Freelance SEM Expert
UTC+00:00
United Kingdom
Toptal Member Since October 11, 2024

PK is an expert pay-per-click (PPC) specialist with over 15 years of experience delivering successful paid search campaigns across various industries. He has a track record of managing substantial media budgets while driving measurable ROI and excels in PPC strategy development, ad optimization, and reporting. PK is a seasoned professional with a deep understanding of Google Ads and Microsoft Advertising, which makes him a valuable asset for any digital marketing project.

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Adebola Adefarati

Freelance SEM Expert
UTC+01:00
Nigeria
Toptal Member Since July 31, 2024

Adebola is a marketing expert who excels at driving multichannel campaigns that engage target audiences and convert them into leads. His extensive track record developing demand generation strategies across paid media, search engine marketing (SEM), email marketing, and events has generated $9 million in revenue for companies in the fintech and HRtech industries. Skilled in data-driven decision-making, Adebola is committed to continuous improvement in every project he undertakes.

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Douglas Spessatto

Freelance SEM Expert
UTC+01:00
Spain
Toptal Member Since November 3, 2022

Douglas is a data-driven marketer strongly focused on sales results. With 10+ years of experience working with Google and other social ad platforms, he is a retail eCommerce and B2B SaaS specialist with extensive knowledge of media planning, buying, and day-to-day management. Douglas is keen on selecting the right KPIs for each campaign or marketing objective and building easy-to-understand dashboards and reports. He is also fluent in English, Spanish, and Portuguese.

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Salman Rizwan

Freelance SEM Expert
UTC+04:00
United Arab Emirates
Toptal Member Since April 11, 2023

Salman is a digital marketing expert with an impressive track record of planning, leading, and executing successful digital marketing projects for multiple clients. He also possesses a keen eye for creative strategy, allowing him to deliver exceptional results for clients in various business verticals. With a proven history of improving ROI, Salman is a valuable asset to any team looking to maximize their digital and performance marketing efforts.

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Anurag Pareek

Freelance SEM Expert
UTC+04:00
United Arab Emirates
Toptal Member Since May 20, 2024

Anurag is a seasoned SEO consultant and digital marketing strategist dedicated to enhancing brands' online visibility and increasing conversion rates. With over a decade of experience, he has gained deep insights into the mechanics of search engines and optimization techniques to transform website visitors into leads. Anurag has a proven track record of delivering measurable improvements in search engine positions and solid growth in customer engagement.

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Johan Peter Sundberg

Freelance SEM Expert
UTC+07:00
Thailand
Toptal Member Since October 23, 2024

Johan started his content career at 15, writing a fanzine, and soon moved into journalism and videography. With a master's degree in film, he has gained experience as a linguistic QA tester, transcreator, and copywriter. In 2013, Johan took the first content strategy course offered online and has since led teams in senior roles across government agencies, NGOs, startups, and enterprises, achieving award-winning results.

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Astrid Tjahja

Freelance SEM Expert
UTC+10:00
Australia
Toptal Member Since August 21, 2023

Astrid is a passionate problem solver dedicated to bridging the customer-solution gap. With 10+ years of experience in B2B marketing, she has worked in both agency and client-side roles, thriving in creating integrated marketing programs that fuel business growth and foster customer loyalty. With a knack for creative storytelling and analytical thinking, Astrid bridges the customer-solution gap by combining the art and science of marketing, delivering impactful campaigns and meaningful results.

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  • How quickly can you hire with Toptal?

    Typically, you can hire a SEM Expert with Toptal in about 48 hours. For larger teams of talent or Managed Delivery, timelines may vary. Our talent matchers are highly skilled in the same fields they’re matching in—they’re not recruiters or HR reps. They’ll work with you to understand your goals, technical needs, and team dynamics, and match you with ideal candidates from our vetted global talent network.

    Once you select your SEM Expert, you’ll have a no-risk trial period to ensure they’re the perfect fit. Our matching process has a 98% trial-to-hire rate, so you can rest assured that you’re getting the best fit every time.

  • To hire the right SEM Expert, it’s important to evaluate a candidate’s experience, technical skills, and communication skills. You’ll also want to consider the fit with your particular industry, company, and project. Toptal’s rigorous screening process ensures that every member of our network has excellent experience and skills, and our team will match you with the perfect SEM Experts for your project.

  • At Toptal, we thoroughly screen our SEM Experts to ensure we only match you with the highest caliber of talent. Of the more than 200,000 people who apply to join the Toptal network each year, fewer than 3% make the cut.

    In addition to screening for industry-leading expertise, we also assess candidates’ language and interpersonal skills to ensure that you have a smooth working relationship.

    When you hire with Toptal, you’ll always work with world-class, custom-matched SEM Experts ready to help you achieve your goals.

  • You can hire SEM Experts on an hourly, part-time, or full-time basis. Toptal can also manage the entire project from end-to-end with our Managed Delivery offering. Whether you hire an expert for a full- or part-time position, you’ll have the control and flexibility to scale your team up or down as your needs evolve. Our SEM Experts can fully integrate into your existing team for a seamless working experience.

  • We make sure that each engagement between you and your SEM Expert begins with a trial period of up to two weeks. This means that you have time to confirm the engagement will be successful. If you’re completely satisfied with the results, we’ll bill you for the time and continue the engagement for as long as you’d like. If you’re not completely satisfied, you won’t be billed. From there, we can either part ways, or we can provide you with another expert who may be a better fit and with whom we will begin a second, no-risk trial.

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