Business Development & Growth ConsultantBASED IN EGYPT · WORKING ACROSS MARKETS ↗

Yousef Abdo / STRATEGY. EXECUTION. IMPACT.

Find the opportunity.
Choose the direction.
Build lasting value.

I help businesses understand what limits growth and choose where to invest next. Strategy that connects evidence, customer acquisition and execution.

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↓ FROM THINKING TO IMPACTBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT / GROWTH STRATEGY / ADVISORY
The numbers
4M
USD in managed ad spend across Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Oman and Kuwait
105+
Ad accounts across different sectors and business models
7.5x — 11x
Returns from managed accounts — explore the supporting evidence
33
Screenshots from inside the accounts themselves, not numbers typed onto a website
6
Years in marketing, 3 of them running paid media

These figures document my execution experience. They are not a promise of results for another business. The evidence gallery contains the screenshots and their context. Explore the evidence ↗

01 / THE PERSPECTIVEBUSINESS BEFORE TOOLS

Better decisions.
Deeper understanding.

Before spending more, find where value is lost.

An unclear offer, a difficult customer journey or unsustainable acquisition costs can limit growth. I examine them together to identify the constraint and choose the right intervention.

01Acquisition without sustainable margins.+

Identify the underlying performance constraint.

02A strong offer with unclear positioning.+

Connect customer behavior, cost, conversion and value.

03Plenty of data, few clear priorities.+

Balance potential impact against effort.

04Growth outpacing operational capacity.+

Define actions, ownership and success measures.

From understanding to action

Clarity in direction. Discipline in execution.

Connect strategy, customers and economics. Focus your effort on the decisions that matter.

01

Business diagnosis

Review the offer, customer journey and acquisition economics to identify growth constraints, prioritize opportunities and define an action plan.

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02

Growth & business development

Evaluate market opportunities, refine the value proposition and choose expansion paths aligned with the company’s capabilities and goals.

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03

Go-to-market & acquisition

Connect positioning, channels and conversion to a measurable acquisition model before committing to a larger growth budget.

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04

Strategic advisory

Support leadership and marketing teams with decision reviews, meaningful success measures and regular execution follow-up.

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The process

Understand the challenge. Measure the outcome.

  1. 01

    Discover

    Understand the business model, goals and resources.

  2. 02

    Diagnose

    Identify the underlying performance constraint.

  3. 03

    Analyze

    Connect customer behavior, cost, conversion and value.

  4. 04

    Prioritize

    Balance potential impact against effort.

  5. 05

    Plan

    Define actions, ownership and success measures.

  6. 06

    Execute

    Turn the plan into trackable action.

  7. 07

    Optimize

    Review outcomes and adapt decisions to the evidence.

Selected work

The thinking. The work. The outcome.

INSIDE THE ACCOUNT / META

Inside the performance data.

Account snapshot: 449 purchases on SAR 6,096.28 of ad spend.

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11.54×ROAS IN THIS ACCOUNT SNAPSHOT
01 / CASE STUDYMobile app · Meta + TikTok · 5 months

Services app — Saudi Arabia

Shifted optimization from downloads to active users, then simplified onboarding to improve activation.

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KEY OUTCOME46,000Installs5 months
Cost per install
SAR 8.6
Baseline: SAR 21
Activation rate
41%
Baseline: 22%
Cost per active user
SAR 21
Baseline: SAR 95
02 / CASE STUDYB2B · Google + Meta · 5 months

Contracting group — Saudi Arabia

Defined qualification criteria with sales and rebuilt messaging and enquiry forms around them.

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KEY OUTCOMESAR 452Cost per qualified leadFrom SAR 940
Qualification rate
34%
Baseline: 11%
Deals closed
11
Baseline: 3
Budget
100%
Baseline: 100%
03 / CASE STUDYHigh ticket · Meta + Google · 3 months

Gold retailer — Saudi Arabia

Built the message around trust and product detail, separating gift purchases from investment intent.

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KEY OUTCOMESAR 3,850Average order valueFrom SAR 2,400
Conversion rate
1.4%
Baseline: 0.6%
Repeat purchase
21%
Baseline: 8%
04 / CASE STUDYCash on delivery · Meta + Google · 4 months

Online store — Egypt

Connected measurement to delivered orders and collected revenue, rather than submitted orders.

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KEY OUTCOME16%Rejection rateFrom 34%
Collected revenue
172%
Baseline: 100%
Cost per delivered order
EGP 104
Baseline: EGP 190
Budget
108%
Baseline: 100%
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BRANDS I HAVE WORKED WITH

Different businesses. A broader perspective.

From services and e-commerce to property and technology, working across accounts has shaped how I understand different customers and markets. A selection of brands whose advertising accounts I have managed.

Organizations I have worked with or collaborated with

Uqab Agency
Uqab Agency
Klixy
Klixy
Arab Pro
Arab Pro
Flective
Flective
Massar
Massar
The Advisor
The Advisor
Daw
Daw
Themar
Themar
Shohrah
Shohrah
Ryhana
Ryhana

Brands whose advertising accounts I managed

Organizations I have worked with or collaborated with, alongside brands whose ad accounts I managed.

Yousef Abdo

STRATEGY, GROUNDED IN EXECUTION.

Inside the work. Beyond the campaign.

I’m Yousef Abdo. My experience grew from running campaigns to understanding customers, acquisition economics and business development. I connect strategic thinking with operational reality, so recommendations become decisions your team can execute and measure.

A focused diagnosis. Actionable priorities.

A paid audit starts with an agreed scope covering your market, offer, customer journey and performance. The output is a clear diagnosis and an action plan suited to your team’s resources.

  • 01The primary constraint on growth
  • 02Evidence-based opportunity priorities
  • 03What to improve, test and defer
  • 04A 30 / 60 / 90-day action plan

The free call establishes context and fit. Detailed analysis is paid work, with scope agreed before we begin.

Let’s identify your next growth opportunity.

Start with a free 15-minute conversation about your business and goals. If there is a fit, we agree the scope of a paid audit, then define the plan and follow-up.