● London, United Kingdom

Digital marketing
that actually works.

Digital marketing
that actually works.

I am Awais Farooq. I run paid media, SEO, and performance campaigns for companies that care about results, not dashboards full of vanity metrics. Ten years plus across services, healthtech, and ecommerce/FMCG. UK and UAE markets.

10+

Years Experience

5

Industries

£2M+

Budgets Managed

28%

YoY Lead Growth
About

The short version.

I have spent the past ten plus years doing one thing: making digital marketing deliver revenue, not just reports. I hold an MBA in Marketing and have worked across the UK, UAE, and Pakistan for companies ranging from the region’s largest health insurer to commercial catering equipment suppliers and early-stage ecommerce brands.

Right now, I am the Digital Marketing Specialist at Caterglobe in London, where I built the company’s entire digital presence from scratch. Before that, my strongest work came at Daman, the UAE’s national health insurance company, where I managed a budget of over two million pounds and delivered a 28% year-on-year increase in digital leads.

I am not a generalist who dabbles. I go deep on paid media, SEO, and analytics. I build the tracking, run the campaigns, read the data, and adjust. If something is not working, I say so.

Results before process

I lead with what happened, not how many meetings it took to get there.

Data drives decisions, instinct still matters

Numbers tell you what happened. Experience tells you why. I use both.

Safe marketing is invisible marketing

If your campaign does not make anyone feel anything, it did not work.

AI is a tool, not a replacement for ideas

I use AI daily. But the creative direction, the copy angle, the strategy, those come from a human.

What I Do

Areas of focus.

In the age of AI, my skill set spans the full marketing function. I work in a T-shape: broad knowledge across every channel so I can step into any role, with deep performance in the areas below.

I plan, build, and optimise paid campaigns across Google Ads, Meta, LinkedIn, and TikTok. Budget management, audience segmentation, creative testing, and continuous bid optimisation. I have managed campaigns from a few hundred pounds to six figures and the approach is the same: spend where the data tells you to, cut where it does not.

Technical audits, on-page optimisation, keyword research, and content strategy. I have taken sites from invisible to page one. The work is not glamorous but it compounds.

If you cannot measure it, you cannot improve it. I set up GA4, GTM, and conversion tracking properly from day one. I build dashboards in Power BI and Looker Studio that tell you what to do next, not just what happened last month.

I manage and optimise websites on WordPress, Shopify, WooCommerce, and Pimcore. I build landing pages, improve UX, and handle site speed. I also set up automation workflows using Zapier and manage email campaigns through Mailchimp.

I create content and manage social channels across Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X, and Pinterest. At Caterglobe, I built the company’s social media presence from zero.

I have planned and coordinated OOH campaigns, working with agencies on location selection, managing design direction for billboard and print assets, and handling placement approvals and budgets.

Experience

Where I have worked.

Current Role — Dec 2023 to Present

DIGITAL MARKETING SPECIALIST

Caterglobe Ltd

London, United Kingdom

Caterglobe supplies, maintains, and services commercial catering equipment across the UK. Clients include Gales, Megan’s, and several four- and five-star restaurant chains, including Michelin-starred kitchens.

When I joined, the company had no online presence at all. No social media, no SEO, no paid campaigns. I built everything from scratch: ran a full website audit, restructured the site architecture, created location-based landing pages for London and Manchester, set up all social channels, and launched an always-on brand awareness campaign.

BUILT FROM ZERO

Entire digital presence created from nothing: website SEO, social media (6 channels), Google Ads, email marketing, and automation workflows.

MANCHESTER EXPANSION

Ran a multi-channel activation (Google Ads, LinkedIn, landing page, and direct mail to 50 targeted businesses) to launch the Manchester team. Generated 60 callouts in the first three months.

March 2021 to August 2023

DIGITAL MARKETING SPECIALIST (SENIOR OFFICER, WEBSITE AND ECHANNELS)

Daman — National Health Insurance Company

Abu Dhabi, UAE

The UAE’s largest health insurer. I managed end-to-end digital strategy across SEO, PPC, display, and social with a budget exceeding two million pounds. I led the migration of the corporate website to Pimcore CMS over ten months, introduced a cross-departmental KPI dashboard using Power BI, and ran multiple campaigns including Hayakom, Ziyara, and Alami.

BUDGET MANAGED

Over £2M across Google Ads, Meta, programmatic display, and campaign-specific media buys.

RESULT

28% year-on-year growth in digital leads through continuous optimisation and better budget allocation based on live data.

October 2018 to March 2021

DIGITAL MARKETING SPECIALIST

Khind Middle East

Dubai, UAE

Regional arm of the Malaysian electronics brand. I ran multi-channel campaigns across Meta, Google, and Amazon. I managed their Shopify store, optimised product listings, and grew organic search traffic.

October 2018 to March 2021

DIGITAL MARKETING SPECIALIST

MacroAir Fans

San Bernardino, CA (Remote)

California-based manufacturer of industrial HVLS fans. I handled SEO, paid media, and UX improvements for a niche B2B audience. I built targeted content and paid campaigns that drove qualified enquiries from facility managers.

December 2016 to September 2018

DIGITAL MARKETING EXECUTIVE

Al Hadaf Management Consultancy

Dubai, UAE

A consultancy firm where I handled digital campaigns, email marketing, social media, and SEO. An early-career role where I learned the fundamentals of B2B digital marketing.

May 2013 to October 2016

DIGITAL MARKETING MANAGER

NextIn Apps Development

Islamabad, Pakistan

App development company. I directed marketing for product launches, managed app store optimisation, and aligned digital strategy with product and customer insights.

Freelance and Independent Work

Clients I work with directly.

Alongside full-time roles, I take on freelance projects for businesses that need hands-on digital marketing support without the overhead of an agency.

FREELANCE — ONGOING

Hawaa Clothing

UK Modest Fashion — Ecommerce

I manage Hawaa’s full digital marketing: paid campaigns across Meta, Google, and TikTok, SEO strategy and product page optimisation, website maintenance, and content scheduling.

FREELANCE — PROJECT

Coreix Ltd

UK Data Centre and Managed Hosting

I delivered a full SEO audit, restructured the corporate website, rewrote service-focused content, and launched targeted Google Ads campaigns.

FREELANCE — RECENT

Local Plumbing Business

London-based Trades Business

Website build from scratch, Google Ads setup, and local SEO for a plumbing and drainage company targeting homeowners and landlords across London.

Campaign Spotlights

Work that delivered.

Selected campaigns from Daman that I planned and ran end-to-end. These sat within a managed budget of over £2M across Google Ads, Meta, and programmatic display.

Case Study

Hayakom

Daman — Digital Migration

Daman needed to shift customers from offline to digital channels. Hayakom was designed to drive enrolment on the digital health portal. I built the paid media strategy, created the landing pages, and managed the full conversion funnel.

+40%

Digital Enrolment

-30%

Cost per Acquisition

Case Study

Alami

Daman — Outbound Travel Insurance

Direct-to-consumer travel health insurance for UAE residents travelling abroad. I owned the full campaign: seasonal targeting around Eid and school holidays, bilingual creatives, and a data-led landing page redesign.

Seasonal

Peak Targeting

Bilingual

Arabic and English

Case Study

Ziyara

Daman — Inbound Visitor Insurance

The paired product to Alami, covering visitors entering the UAE on visit visas. I ran the full campaign during the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

6 weeks

Campaign Window

Strong ROI

Limited Budget

These are three of several campaigns I ran at Daman. Other work included ongoing brand awareness, product launches, and always-on performance campaigns across multiple insurance product lines.

Skills and Tools

What I work with.

Paid Media

SEO and Content

Analytics

CMS and Web

Email, CRM, and Automation

Design and AI

Credentials

Education and Certifications.

Master of Business Administration with a specialisation in Marketing. Strategic planning, consumer behaviour, and market analysis.
Bachelor of Business Administration covering operations, finance, and organisational behaviour.
Search Ads, Display Ads, Performance Max, GA4 Qualification.
Social Media and Digital Marketing (EIBFS), Dashboard Creation Using Excel (EIBFS), Organic Marketing (Coursera), Optimising a Website for Google Search (Coursera), Complete Digital Marketing Course (Udemy), Pocket MBA Murdoch University.
Contact

Let us talk.

I am open to full-time roles, contract work, and freelance projects. If you have a marketing problem that needs solving, reach out.

● Available for opportunities

I respond to messages within 24 hours. Whether you are a hiring manager, a founder who needs marketing support, or an agency looking for a specialist, I am happy to have a conversation.

Based in London. Open to remote, hybrid, or on-site roles across the UK.

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