Islamabad, Pakistan5 years in paid mediaDTC brands in the US and Gulf
Syed Zaid Sajid
I scale DTC brands on Meta and Google profitably.
Performance marketer. Meta Ads is my core, Google Ads second. I lead a growth pod at TMC Marketers (creative strategists, copywriters, editors and CRO devs) and freelance on Upwork. I started by running my own ecom stores with my own money, so I treat every client budget the same way.
Most accounts are won or lost on tracking, creative and the landing page, so I look after all of it, not just the ads manager.
01
Meta Ads
Facebook and Instagram campaigns for DTC brands, from the first tests to scale.
Account structure. Campaigns set up so tests read clean and winners are easy to scale.
Prospecting at scale. Advantage+ and broad audiences, fed with a steady flow of new creative.
Retargeting and catalogue ads. Bring back visitors and past buyers for less.
Tracking. Pixel, Conversions API and GTM set up and checked before the budget goes live.
02
Google Ads
Search, Shopping and YouTube, to catch people when they're ready to buy or book.
Search. Keywords, match types and negatives that keep spend on people who convert.
Shopping. Product feeds and Shopping campaigns for online stores.
Lead generation. Calls and form leads for clinics and service businesses.
Conversion tracking. GA4 and Google Ads conversions that match what really happened.
03
Creative strategy and testing
The ads themselves: what to say, who to say it to, and which version wins.
Angles and hooks. Research into what your buyers care about, turned into ad concepts.
Briefs. Clear briefs for creative strategists, copywriters and editors.
Statics, UGC and video. New ads every week, so the account never runs out of winners.
Structured testing. Every ad gets a fair test. Budget moves to the ones that sell.
04
Landing pages and CRO
The page the ad sends people to. A great ad can't save a page that doesn't convert.
Product pages (PDPs). A clear offer, real proof and a short path to checkout.
Listicles and advertorials. Pre-sell pages that warm up cold traffic before the product page.
Testing. Headlines, offers and layouts tested against each other, so the page keeps improving.
Speed and tracking. Pages that load fast on phones, with add to carts and purchases tracked properly.
Results · Ecommerce
The work, in numbers
DTC ecommerce accounts I have run. Account and campaign names are blurred in the screenshots.
DTC health tech brand · USA · Meta, Google and Amazon
$3.33M in revenue this year.
$3.33MOrder revenue
$1.02MBlended ad spend
3.28xBlended ROAS
This year (2026)
On Meta alone this year: $708K in spend, 7,086 purchases and $1.0M in Meta-tracked revenue from two always-on sales campaigns.
DTC consumer electronics brand (home film scanner) · US, UK, Canada, Australia and Ireland · Meta
£2.19M in sales from £985K in Meta spend.
£2.19MTotal store sales
£985KMeta ad spend
2.22xBlended ROAS
This year (2026)
Inside Meta Ads Manager alone, the campaigns show £1.98M in attributed revenue at a 2.01x ROAS from 22,564 purchases.
DTC sporting goods brand · USA · Meta
A 4.64x return on Meta.
$127.7KRevenue from Meta
$27.5KMeta ad spend
4.64xROAS
This year (2026)
Eleven campaigns across prospecting, retargeting and product catalogue ads, with the best retargeting campaign returning 9.72x.
DTC home appliance brand (360° fan) · USA · Meta
$253K in revenue this year.
3.39xROAS
$74.6KMeta ad spend
1,597Purchases
This year
Launched from a $1 Kickstarter reservation offer into pre-orders and full-price sales. The best pre-order campaign returned 4.37x ($17.7K into $77.1K), and the main sales campaign 3.40x ($37.9K into $129K). All 9 campaigns, one view, one date range this year.
DTC golf equipment brand · USA · Meta only
$290K in store sales from $90.7K on Meta.
3.20xROAS on Shopify sales
$90.7KMeta ad spend
5,411Shopify orders
This year (2026)
ROAS calculated on real store sales: $290,154 in Shopify total sales ÷ $90,712 in Meta spend = 3.20x. Meta was the only paid channel and under-reported slightly, tracking $288.5K (3.18x). The main Advantage+ campaign drove most of it at $17.87 per purchase.
SaaS · one of the largest GoHighLevel (GHL) white-label platforms · US, Canada, Australia and more · Meta
$183.6K in subscriptions at a 4.07x ROAS.
4.07xROAS
$45.1KMeta ad spend
1,356Subscriptions sold
2025
Each subscription cost $33.24 to acquire against an average first purchase of $135. I tested 147 ad sets across lookalike audiences, stacked interests and engagement retargeting, then put budget behind the winners, several of which returned 6x or more.
More results · tap any card for the real screenshot
Fashion & jewellery · USA · Meta
2.83x ROAS
$20.8K in spend returned $59K
730 purchases at $28.56 each.
Jan 1 – Apr 15, 2026
Hair care · USA · Meta
$31K revenue
from $15.8K in Meta spend in one month
137 purchases at a $226 average order, 1.96x ROAS.
Feb 1 – 28, 2026
Eyewear · UAE · Meta + Google
$202K
in product revenue for one online store
3,294 orders at a $46 average price.
Feb – Aug 2023
Real estate developer · UAE · Google Ads
406 leads
from $17.8K on Google Search
The best campaign converted at 5.75%, $38 per lead. Part of a year with 1,000+ leads across Meta and Google.
Four Google Ads campaigns
Luxury car detailing · UAE · Meta
142 leads
in a month at $7.40 per lead
$1,050 in Meta spend, with the main campaign flagged "High performing".
One month
B2B SaaS · USA · Meta
$0.28 per lead
866 leads from $243 in spend
Plus 42 software sales from a separate purchase campaign.
Aug 1 – Oct 20, 2025
Results · Lead generation
Clinics and service businesses
Google Ads for medical and service businesses across the US. Clinic, campaign and agency names are blurred.
All 16 hair clinic accounts combined · USA · Google Ads
Same budget. 62% more conversions.
Before: Jan 1 to Sep 30, 2025After: Oct 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026
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Before: Jan 1 to Sep 30, 2025After: Oct 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026
+62%conversions−40%cost per conversion+18%clicks−3%ad spend
Drag the handle to compare. Nine months before I took over compared with the nine months after. Combined figures across all 16 accounts, straight from Google Ads. Agency name blurred.
Plastic surgery practiceGoogle Ads · USA
−77%cost per conversion $374.21 → $87.36
Before · Apr 1 – Sep 30, 2025
After · Oct 1, 2025 – Jun 18, 2026
Conversions: 28 → 1,223
Hair transplant clinicGoogle Ads · USA
−75%cost per conversion $468.75 → $116.30
Before · Apr 1 – Sep 30, 2025
After · Oct 1, 2025 – Jun 18, 2026
Conversions: 46 → 263
Hair transplant clinicGoogle Ads · USA
−72%cost per conversion $505.43 → $141.12
Before · Apr 1 – Sep 30, 2025
After · Oct 1, 2025 – Jun 18, 2026
Conversions: 29 → 213
Hair restoration clinicGoogle Ads · USA
−69%cost per conversion $209.22 → $65.33
Before · Apr 1 – Sep 30, 2025
After · Oct 1, 2025 – Jun 18, 2026
Conversions: 79 → 462
Hair transplant clinicGoogle Ads · USA
−65%cost per conversion $409.32 → $142.41
Before · Apr 1 – Sep 30, 2025
After · Oct 1, 2025 – Jun 18, 2026
Conversions: 72 → 280
Hair restoration clinicGoogle Ads · USA
−63%cost per conversion $344.90 → $128.16
Before · Apr 1 – Sep 30, 2025
After · Oct 1, 2025 – Jun 18, 2026
Conversions: 126 → 394
Hair restoration clinicGoogle Ads · USA
−60%cost per conversion $511.75 → $204.78
Before · Apr 1 – Sep 30, 2025
After · Oct 1, 2025 – Jun 18, 2026
Conversions: 69 → 429
Home contractorGoogle Ads · USA
−86%cost per conversion $998.85 → $138.46
Before · Jan 1 – Sep 30, 2025
After · Oct 1, 2025 – Jun 21, 2026
Conversions: 23 → 60, on 64% less spend
Chiropractic clinicGoogle Ads · USA
−59%cost per conversion $118.93 → $48.75
Before · Jan 1 – Sep 30, 2025
After · Oct 1, 2025 – Jun 21, 2026
Conversions: 74 → 53, on 71% less spend
Hair restoration clinicGoogle Ads · USA
−53%cost per conversion $316.10 → $149.17
Before · Jan 1 – Sep 30, 2025
After · Oct 1, 2025 – Jun 21, 2026
Conversions: 24 → 186
Hair restoration clinicGoogle Ads · USA
−49%cost per conversion $160.60 → $82.21
Before · Jan 1 – Sep 30, 2025
After · Oct 1, 2025 – Jun 21, 2026
Conversions: 275 → 501
Chiropractic clinicGoogle Ads · USA
−43%cost per conversion $114.53 → $65.19
Before · Apr 1 – Sep 30, 2025
After · Oct 1, 2025 – Jun 18, 2026
Conversions: 84 → 183
Med spaGoogle Ads · USA
−42%cost per conversion $137.27 → $79.80
Before · Jan 1 – Sep 30, 2025
After · Oct 1, 2025 – Jun 21, 2026
Conversions: 289 → 736
Hair restoration clinicGoogle Ads · USA
0 → 171conversions from a standing start at $77.79 each
Before · Apr 1 – Sep 30, 2025
After · Oct 1, 2025 – Jun 18, 2026
New account: no spend before October 2025
Creative
Ads my team has shipped
Statics and videos built with my creative strategists, copywriters and editors for DTC brands I have worked with. Tap any ad to see it full size.
Statics
40 ads · drag, swipe or tap one
Videos
40 ads · hover to preview, tap to watch
Landing pages and CRO
Pages built to convert
Product pages, listicles and advertorials my team has built for DTC brands. Open any page to see it in full, on desktop and mobile.
How I work
Four steps, every account
01/ 04
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01
Tracking audit
Fix pixel, CAPI, GA4 and GTM first, so every decision rests on clean data.
02
Creative testing
Test angles and hooks in a structured pipeline to find winners fast.
03
Scaling
Push budget into proven winners while holding CPA and ROAS targets.
04
Reporting
Weekly numbers tied to blended revenue, not just what the platform claims.
Clients
Brands I have run paid media for
DTC brands and service businesses in the US, UK, Canada, Australia and the Gulf.
BlinkJoy
The MemoryVault Box
SPIN360
Nines Golf
Catalyst
Bollide
Herbal Goodness
Salaam Gallery
Faction Nine
Enzos
Elhouma
Celestina
Absolutely Ridiculous
Purist
Ghost Glide
Stamp Paris
The 4th Trimester Line
Nature's Blooms
Vitality Medical Marketing Group
On The Spot
Aras Group
Autowhiz
Seven Stones
Water Club
Paws & Claws
Adasat
Tru-Bilt
Industries
Health techHome appliancesHaircare and beautySupplementsJewelleryApparel and streetwearGolf and sportsConsumer electronicsClinics and med spasSaaS
“Working with Zaid was straightforward. He audited our Facebook ad account across 117 ads, identified the 10 actual winners, and built the new campaign structure around data rather than guesswork. First campaign setup is already showing promising early signals. Solid, data-backed media buyer.”
Faisal N.Meta Ads initial campaign setup · July 2026Upwork review★★★★★
“Working with Zaid has been a pleasure. Zaid has excellent communication skills and is always committed to doing the work. Any client that hires Zaid is lucky to have him in their team. Thank you so much, Zaid!”
Upwork clientAssistant media buyer, Facebook ads · 2023Upwork review