Zulfiqar Ali — E-commerce Performance Marketing Agency

Performance
marketing
that
turns data
into growth.

Performance Marketing & E-commerce Growth Expert. I help e-commerce and Shopify brands in the US and worldwide scale profitably across Meta, Google, TikTok and Snapchat — combining full-funnel strategy, CRO, clean tracking and reporting an owner or CMO can act on.

NowManager, Performance Marketing — Outfitters
AlsoHead of Digital Marketing — Boosterex
  • Meta Certified Media Buying Expert
  • Google Ads Certified
  • Certified Professional Marketer
$50M+Ad spend managed
200+Brands managed
12+ yrsCommercial marketing
7+ yrsRunning paid media
Zulfiqar Ali, performance marketing and e-commerce growth expert
Zulfiqar Ali Lahore · Pakistan · UK · USA · Europe
Ad spend managed$50M+
Brands200+
Ad spend managed $50M+ Peaks of $4M+ / month and $200K+ / day
Brands managed 200+ Fashion, beauty, footwear, home, banking & healthcare
MetaGoogleTikTokSnapchat

02 — Proof in numbers

Scale · Experience · Results · Trust
Cumulative ad spend managed $50M+ Peaks of $4M+ in a single month and $200K+ in a single day
200+ Brands managed — brand-side, agency & consulting
12+ Years in commercial marketing — 7+ running paid media
−40% Cost per lead — USA wellness & home services consulting client
6–15 Team sizes built & trained — paid media strategy, optimization & analysis
03 — What I do

I don't just run ads.
I build growth systems.

Paid media is one lever. I work across the whole commercial funnel — acquisition, conversion, retention and measurement — so growth compounds instead of leaking between channels.

01

Acquisition

Paid media, customer acquisition, audience strategy and scalable campaign architecture.

Paid media, audience strategy, scalable campaign architecture.

KPI → CAC · ROAS · MER
02

Conversion

Landing pages, CRO, funnel optimization, product discovery and checkout performance.

Landing pages, CRO, funnel and checkout performance.

KPI → CVR · AOV · CPA
03

Retention

Email automation, customer segmentation, remarketing, lifecycle marketing and repeat purchase.

Email automation, remarketing and repeat purchase.

KPI → LTV · Repeat rate
04

Analytics

GA4, GTM, Pixel & CAPI, Shopify data, attribution and reporting that drives decisions.

GA4, GTM, Pixel & CAPI, reporting that drives decisions.

KPI → Signal quality · Trust
The engine — every stage has one accountable KPI
  1. TOFAwarenessReach · CTR
  2. MOFConsiderationView content · ATC
  3. BOFConversionCPA · CVR
  4. PurchaseRevenueROAS · AOV
  5. RetentionRepeat purchaseLTV · Repeat rate
04 — Services

Services built around
commercial outcomes.

Each service starts from the problem it solves and ends with the result it has already produced for someone else.

01Meta · Google · TikTok

E-commerce Performance Marketing

Problem

Spend is scaling faster than profit.

What I do

Account architecture, budget allocation by marginal return, creative rotation across channels.

$50M+ managed across 200+ brands

Discuss this service
02Shopify · Hotjar · GA4

Conversion Rate Optimization

Problem

Traffic arrives, but the store doesn't convert it.

What I do

Collection structure, tagging, navigation and landing-experience fixes driven by behavior data. Shopify marketing

34.30 peak ROAS after Shopify & funnel fixes — USA apparel

Discuss this service
03All paid channels

Full-Funnel Ad Strategy & Implementation

Problem

Prospecting and retargeting fight inside the same campaigns.

What I do

TOF / MOF / BOF structure, stage-matched creative and a staged scaling plan.

04Meta · Google

Lead Generation for Service Businesses

Problem

Leads are expensive, low-intent — or both.

What I do

Audience segmentation, mid-funnel nurture, frequency control and A/B testing.

−40% CPL — USA wellness & home services

Discuss this service
05Google Ads · GA4

Google Performance Max & Search

Problem

High-intent demand is going to competitors.

What I do

Performance Max and Search campaigns built around intent, feeds and conversion value. Google Ads management

+60% traffic & session time — luxury watch brand (USA)

Discuss this service
06Meta · Pixel · CAPI

Facebook & Instagram Ads Optimization

Problem

Ad fatigue, broad targeting and a creeping CPA.

What I do

Audience structure, creative testing incl. UGC, bid strategy and server-side tracking. Meta Ads management

51.79 peak ad-set ROAS on $186.8K spend — USA fashion

Discuss this service
07Mailchimp · Remarketing

Email Marketing & Retention

Problem

Every sale is paid for twice because customers don't return.

What I do

Automated sequences, segmented campaigns and remarketing built for repeat purchase.

Lifecycle automation & remarketing for seasonal fashion collections

Discuss this service
08GA4 · GTM · Shopify

Marketing Analytics & Decision-Making

Problem

Nobody trusts the numbers, so budget follows habit.

What I do

Tracking integrity, attribution clean-up and reporting a CMO can act on.

See all 8 services
E-commerce Performance Marketing

Problem: spend is scaling faster than profit. Fix: account architecture, budget allocation by marginal return, creative rotation across channels.

$50M+ managed across 200+ brands

Discuss this service →
Conversion Rate Optimization

Problem: traffic arrives, but the store doesn't convert it. Fix: collection structure, tagging, navigation and landing-experience fixes driven by behavior data.

34.30 peak ROAS after Shopify & funnel fixes — USA apparel

Discuss this service →
Full-Funnel Ad Strategy

Problem: prospecting and retargeting fight inside the same campaigns. Fix: tOF / MOF / BOF structure, stage-matched creative and a staged scaling plan.

Discuss this service →
Lead Generation

Problem: leads are expensive, low-intent — or both. Fix: audience segmentation, mid-funnel nurture, frequency control and A/B testing.

−40% CPL — USA wellness & home services

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Google PMax & Search

Problem: high-intent demand is going to competitors. Fix: performance Max and Search campaigns built around intent, feeds and conversion value.

+60% traffic & session time — luxury watch brand (USA)

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Facebook & Instagram Ads

Problem: ad fatigue, broad targeting and a creeping cpa. Fix: audience structure, creative testing incl. UGC, bid strategy and server-side tracking.

51.79 peak ad-set ROAS on $186.8K spend — USA fashion

Discuss this service →
Email & Retention

Problem: every sale is paid for twice because customers don't return. Fix: automated sequences, segmented campaigns and remarketing built for repeat purchase.

Lifecycle automation & remarketing for seasonal fashion collections

Discuss this service →
Analytics & Decision-Making

Problem: nobody trusts the numbers, so budget follows habit. Fix: tracking integrity, attribution clean-up and reporting a CMO can act on.

Discuss this service →
Ways to work together

Pick the engagement that fits where you are.

Book a Strategy Call
A

Ad Account Audit

A structured teardown of Meta, Google, TikTok or Snapchat with a prioritized fix list.

B

Monthly Performance Retainer

End-to-end paid media ownership across channels, with regular reporting.

C

Growth Consulting / Fractional Lead

Strategy, budget allocation and reporting frameworks for in-house or agency teams.

D

Team Training & Enablement

Practical paid media training for performance marketers — delivered to teams of 6–15.

05 — Selected case studies

Proof,
not promises.

Engagements across the USA — real spend, real returns, and the thinking behind them. Every figure is labelled exactly as it appears in the ad account.

FeaturedUSA · Fashion · Dec 2019 — Jan 2023

Scaling a fashion brand in the USA

Challenge
Broad targeting, ad fatigue, no retargeting, budget on underperforming segments.
Strategy
Full-funnel segmentation, dynamic catalog retargeting, UGC and bid-cap control.
Takeaway
Structure and creative diversity beat bigger budgets.

Full-funnel segmentation, dynamic catalog retargeting, UGC and bid-cap control.

Full-funnelUGC
View full case study
Peak ad-set ROAS51.79best-performing ad set — not the blended result
$186,769.15Total campaign spend
$0.44–$1.17Ad-set CPA range
USA · Fashion apparel
34.30Peak ROAS
Total spend$213.1K
StoreShopify CRO

Total spend $213.1K · Store Shopify CRO

Fixing foundations for a USA apparel brand

Challenge: TOF, MOF and BOF mixed in one campaign; weak store structure. Strategy: Funnel-stage campaigns, collection & tag fixes, creative testing.

Fix the foundations before you scale the spend.

FunnelShopify
View case study
USA · Fashion apparel
34.30Peak ROAS
Total spend$213.1K
StoreShopify CRO

Total spend $213.1K · Store Shopify CRO

Fixing foundations for a USA apparel brand

Challenge: TOF, MOF and BOF mixed in one campaign; weak store structure. Strategy: Funnel-stage campaigns, collection & tag fixes, creative testing.

Fix the foundations before you scale the spend.

FunnelShopify
View case study

Have a similar challenge?

Bring your numbers. I'll show you where the growth is hiding.

USA · Fashion

Scaling a fashion brand in the USA

Challenge

Broad and inefficient targeting; ad fatigue and a weak content strategy; no retargeting strategy; budget misallocation.

Strategy

Full-funnel campaigns, dynamic retargeting, creative diversification, bid strategy, data-driven scaling.

Results
51.79Peak ad-set ROAS
$0.44+Ad-set CPA
$186.8KSpend

Structure and creative diversity beat bigger budgets.

Read the full case study
USA · Fashion apparel

Fixing foundations for a USA apparel brand

Challenge

Website issues; inefficient ad strategy; no funnel-based approach.

Strategy

Funnel-stage campaigns, shopify restructure, engagement-based audiences, creative and copy testing.

Results
34.30Peak ROAS
$213.1KSpend
ShopifyStore

Fix the foundations before you scale the spend.

Read the full case study
06 — Results & impact

The results wall.

Return, efficiency and growth across engagements. Every figure comes from a case study or role on this site and is labelled as it appears in the source — nothing estimated, nothing rounded up.

Peak return on ad spend by engagement

Peak ROAS · total spend
USA · FashionUSA fashion
51.79$186.8K
USA · ApparelUSA apparel
34.30$213.1K

Peak ROAS = the best-performing ad set or line in each account's Ads Manager export, scaled to the highest (51.79). Spend is the total for the period, in the currency each account ran in.

Cost reduction

Indexed · before = 100
CPL — USA wellness & home −40%
BeforeAfter
Lowest ad-set acquisition cost
$0.44per purchase at 51.79 peak ad-set ROAS — USA fashion
Traffic & session time +60% Luxury watch brand, USA
Peak monthly spend $4M+ Single-month spend managed
Peak daily spend $200K+ Single-day spend managed
Teams trained 6–15 Performance marketers per team

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07 — Experience

A career built
around growth.

From heading marketing for a diversified business group to leading the paid acquisition engine of one of Pakistan's largest fashion retailers — with agency and international consulting work throughout.

Commercial marketing
12+ yrs
Teams built & trained
6–15
Brands managed
200+

Fashion retail · beauty · footwear · home · banking · healthcare · B2B marketplaces

  1. Nov 2023 — Now2023 — Now

    Manager, Performance Marketing

    Current
    Outfitters · Lahore — major Pakistani fashion & retail brandOutfitters

    Leads the paid acquisition engine across Meta, Google, TikTok & Snapchat. Manages and mentors the performance team.

  2. Jan 2025 — Now2025 — Now · Part-time

    Head of Digital Marketing

    Part-time
    Boosterex Digital Marketing Agency · LahoreBoosterex

    Sets campaign strategy and optimization standards across a multi-brand portfolio. Trains the performance team.

  3. Aug 2022 — Oct 20232022 — 2023

    Performance Marketing Expert – Team Lead

    Adex360 · Digital marketing agencyAdex360

    Directed paid acquisition for an e-commerce client portfolio across Meta, Google, TikTok & Snapchat against revenue targets.

  4. Jan 2021 — Jul 20222021 — 2022

    Manager, Performance Marketing

    Growex · Digital marketing agencyGrowex

    Built data-driven acquisition programs and the reporting that turned campaign data into commercial recommendations.

  5. Feb 2018 — Dec 20202018 — 2020

    Digital Marketing Consultant

    The Islamia University of BahawalpurThe Islamia University of Bahawalpur

    Google Ads & Meta Ads campaigns for program awareness and enrollment.

  6. Feb 2014 — Dec 20182014 — 2018

    Head of Marketing

    Asia Group of Companies · Diversified business groupAsia Group of Companies

    Owned marketing strategy across multiple business units; built and mentored the marketing team.

International consulting engagements

Luxury watch brand

Consulting · USA · Search & PMax
+60%

Wellness & Home Services

Lead generation · USA · A/B testing
−40%
08 — How I work

From business problem
to measurable growth.

Five stages, one principle: every channel is accountable for a number, and you always know what was spent, what it returned and what changes next.

  1. 01

    Audit & diagnose

    Account structure, tracking integrity, creative performance — and where budget is actually leaking.

    Structure, tracking, creative — and where budget leaks.

    You get → prioritized fix list
  2. 02

    Strategy & plan

    Full-funnel channel plan, budget split, and the KPI each channel is accountable for.

    Channel plan, budget split, one KPI per channel.

    You get → channel plan & KPIs
  3. 03

    Build & launch

    Campaign architecture, audiences, a creative testing framework and conversion tracking (Pixel / CAPI).

    Architecture, audiences, testing, Pixel / CAPI.

    You get → live, measured campaigns
  4. 04

    Scale & reallocate

    Continuous optimization, moving spend toward the highest-returning channels.

    Spend moves to the highest-returning channels.

    You get → compounding efficiency
  5. 05

    Report

    A clear commercial view for owners and CMOs: what was spent, what it returned, what changes next.

    What was spent, what it returned, what changes next.

    You get → board-ready reporting
09 — Who I work with

Built for the people
who own the number.

Different titles, the same underlying problem: growth that has to be profitable, defensible and repeatable.

Brand & Store Owners

"We're spending more every month, but profit isn't keeping up."

Why they work with me

D2C and retail brands on Shopify / WooCommerce that need paid acquisition to scale profitably — not just spend more.

Paid acquisition that scales profitably — not just spends more.

RetainerAccount audit

Agency Owners

"Our client accounts need senior hands we don't have in-house."

Why they work with me

A senior operator behind your client accounts: strategy, account audits, scaling and team training — white-label or named.

A senior operator behind your client accounts — white-label or named.

White-labelTeam training

CMOs & Marketing Heads

"I need channel numbers I can defend in a board meeting."

Why they work with me

An accountable partner for channel P&L: budget allocation, measurement you can trust, and reporting that holds up in a board meeting.

Budget allocation, measurement and reporting that hold up in a board meeting.

Fractional leadReporting
10 — Growth stack

The tools behind
the numbers.

Grouped by the job they do in the growth engine. Marked tools are rated expert-level in my portfolio.

Paid media

  • Meta Ads ManagerExpert
  • Google AdsExpert
  • TikTok Ads
  • Snapchat Ads
  • Twitter Ads

Analytics

  • Google Analytics 4Expert
  • Hotjar
  • Marketing reporting

E-commerce

  • ShopifyExpert
  • Amazon Seller Central

CRM / Retention

  • MailchimpExpert
  • Email automation
  • Remarketing

Tracking

  • Google Tag ManagerExpert
  • Meta Pixel
  • Conversions API

Optimization

  • Hotjar (CRO)
  • A/B testing
  • SEO
Portrait of Zulfiqar Ali
Credentials Meta Certified Media Buying Expert · Google Ads Certified · Certified Professional Marketer
11 — About me

More than a media buyer.
A growth operator.

I'm Zulfiqar Ali — an e-commerce and performance marketing leader based in Lahore, working with brands in Pakistan, the UK, the USA and Europe. Over 12+ years I've managed $50M+ in ad spend across 200+ brands.

What I actually do: full-funnel paid media strategy, account restructuring and scaling, conversion tracking and CRO, budget allocation across channels, and performance reporting a CMO or owner can act on. If you're scaling an e-commerce brand — or need a senior operator behind your agency's client accounts — let's talk.

  • Strategy
  • Media buying
  • Data
  • Creative
  • CRO
  • E-commerce
  • Leadership

Education

  • MS, HRM & MarketingThe Islamia University of Bahawalpur · 2018–2020
  • MPA, Public AdministrationThe Islamia University of Bahawalpur · 2011–2013
  • BA, Bachelor of ArtsThe Islamia University of Bahawalpur · 2007–2009

Certifications

  • Certified Professional Marketer (CPM)
  • Google Ads — Google Skillshop
  • Meta Certified Media Buying Expert — Blueprint
  • Meta Pixel & Conversions API — Blueprint
  • Digital Marketing — Coursera

Independent profile

12 — Trusted by

Worked across
200+ brands.

Brand-side employment, agency and consulting work across fashion retail, beauty, footwear, home, banking, healthcare and B2B marketplaces.

  • Fashion retail
  • Beauty
  • Footwear
  • Home & lifestyle
  • Banking
  • Healthcare
  • B2B marketplaces
  • Lead generation services
13 — Let's talk

Let's build something
that scales.

Have a growth challenge? Let's discuss the numbers. A free 30-minute strategy call — no pitch deck, just your account.

Emailcontact@zalidigital.com Call · USA+1 856-412-7237 LinkedIn/in/zulfiqar-ali-media-buyer
USA Business Contact
801 21st Street Apt 43, Union City, NJ 07087, United States