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Vaisakh Jayan Nair | Performance Marketer for B2B SaaS

5+ years and $40K+/month in spend across Google, Meta, LinkedIn and Reddit. CPL down 20–28%. Currently at Beacon.li. Available to hire.

The numbers, no fine print.

500K+

website visits in one month from a meme-marketing idea I conceived and led. The biggest organic spike the site has seen.

Beacon.li
−73%

CPL running B2B ads on Meta through ContactLevel.

Beacon.li
350%

ROAS on Google Ads, with qualified inquiries up 45% across 15,000+ keywords.

Terrific Minds
Trial conversion rate
5.8%
9.3%

From A/B testing layouts, headlines and CTAs.

Astra by Wati
Search impression share45% → 72%

On high-intent WhatsApp Broadcast, Automation and Chatbot keywords.

Wati core product
$400K+

estimated annual pipeline from paid campaigns across the core WhatsApp automation product lines.

Wati.io
−20%

wasted spend, cut by an automated search-term system I built with Claude MCP and n8n that runs N-gram analysis for negative keywords.

Wati.io

Campaign history.

Tap a campaign to see what ran inside it.

Beacon.li

Performance Marketing Specialist · May 2026 – Present
Live
  • Built the LinkedIn B2B marketing engine from scratch, consistently generating 10 MQLs/month in a category that didn't yet exist, defining and educating the market as part of demand generation.
  • Started the ABM program from scratch: defined the ICP, mapped the buying committee, and localized targeting and messaging across geographies.
  • Used Recotap, RB2B and Factors.ai to identify and hyper-target buying committee members at target accounts.
  • Used ContactLevel to run B2B ads on Meta, reducing CPL by 73%.
  • Ran Reddit Ads on a $3K/month budget, generating 5 MQLs/month alongside a steady flow of broader qualified leads.
  • Ran OpenAI Ads campaigns generating 5 MQLs/month, expanding the paid channel mix beyond traditional platforms.
  • Owned landing page optimization for Reddit-driven traffic, iterating on layout and messaging to lift on-page conversion rate.
  • Launched and managed multiple Reddit accounts to seed organic, community-level discussion around the category, supporting answer engine optimization (AEO) and visibility in AI search and chat results.
  • Conceived and led a meme-marketing initiative that drove 500K+ website visits in a single month, the largest organic traffic spike to date.

Wati.io

Paid Marketing Specialist · Remote · July 2025 – March 2026
Completed

Astra by Wati (AI product launch)

  • Grew Astra from zero to 20+ daily free trials and 5 demo bookings/day, running paid, organic and partnership channels simultaneously from launch.
  • Led PR and brand launch strategy including Product Hunt, generating 3,000+ launch-day visitors and early adopter sign-ups.
  • Scaled Google Ads across the US, UK and Australia to 5,000+ qualified visits at a 7.2% trial conversion rate.
  • Ran ICP-segmented Meta campaigns targeting founders and SaaS operators: 400+ qualified leads at 28% lower CPL than initial benchmarks.
  • Ran A/B tests across landing page layouts, headlines and CTAs, lifting conversion rate from 5.8% to 9.3%.
  • Built a content-led nurture engine of AI automation playbooks, chatbot guides and case studies to move leads through the funnel after acquisition.
  • Ran Reddit campaigns across startup and SaaS communities: 35K+ organic views and 1,200+ site visits.
  • Led always-on brand awareness with influencer collaborations and AI tool directory partnerships (Thereisanaiforthat, Toolify.ai): 120K+ impressions and 3,200+ site visits.

Wati WhatsApp Business API (core product)

  • Owned and scaled high-intent keyword clusters (WhatsApp Broadcast, Automation, Chatbot), growing search impression share from 45% to 72%.
  • Reduced cost per demo lead by 26% through campaign restructuring, keyword expansion and continuous bid optimisation.
  • Built an automated search term intelligence system using Claude MCP and n8n, applying N-gram analysis to find negative keyword opportunities and cut wasted spend by 20%.
  • Built a Claude MCP-based competitor monitoring system that recommends bid adjustments from market and competitor spend signals.
  • Deployed Meta Ads API-based competitor monitoring to detect new ad launches and analyse competitor messaging in real time.
  • Connected CRM lead quality data back to ad platforms, shifting spend toward the ICP segments with the highest pipeline conversion rate.
  • Paid campaigns contributed an estimated $400K+ in annual pipeline across core WhatsApp automation product lines.
  • Partnered with sales to align targeting with active pipeline, refine ICP definitions and feed lead quality signals back into ad platform optimisation.
  • Built closed-loop attribution workflows connecting paid campaigns to CRM pipeline data, so optimisation followed sales-qualified leads and pipeline value.
  • Designed and managed post-acquisition lifecycle flows in HubSpot: onboarding drips, trial-to-paid nurture emails and re-engagement campaigns.

No Fluff

Google Ads Head · Mumbai · July 2024 – July 2025
Completed
  • Led a team of 3 PPC specialists managing $30,000+/month in Google Ads spend, owning campaign structure, bidding strategy and conversion optimisation across all accounts.
  • Generated 120+ MQLs/month in Mumbai's competitive real estate market at a 12% conversion rate.
  • Ran organic and paid campaigns for clients across B2B, B2C and D2C, adapting channel mix, targeting and creative to each vertical's buyer behaviour.
  • Improved lead quality and CVR by 22% through intent-based keyword targeting, audience segmentation and landing page optimisation.
  • Worked closely with sales to review lead quality, refine ICP targeting and align messaging with active pipeline opportunities.
  • Reduced CPL by 20% through campaign restructuring, negative keyword optimisation and landing page improvements.
  • Built full-funnel acquisition strategies combining search, LinkedIn Ads and retargeting, delivering a 25% increase in qualified leads for B2B SaaS clients.

Terrific Minds

Digital Marketing Executive · Kochi · June 2023 – July 2024
Completed
  • Managed $8,000+/month in Google Ads across 15,000+ keywords, driving a 45% increase in qualified inquiries at 350% ROAS.
  • Ran Meta lead generation campaigns achieving 4.2x ROAS.
  • Built LinkedIn acquisition campaigns for B2B SaaS clients, reducing CPL by 25%.
  • Wrote ad copy and creative briefs that improved CTR by 30%.
  • Optimised a $75,000+ annual media budget, reducing overall CAC by 18%.
  • Ran A/B tests across creatives, audiences and landing pages, improving conversion rates by 20%.

Cosmic Wealth

Marketing Executive · Trivandrum · January 2021 – December 2022
Completed
  • Managed a $2,500+/month Meta Ads budget for stock market training programs, achieving 180% ROAS.
  • Generated 150+ qualified leads/month at a 12% lead-to-enrolment conversion rate.
  • A/B tested 25+ ad creatives, improving CTR by 22% and reducing CPC by 18%.
  • Built retargeting campaigns that converted 35% better than cold traffic.
  • Created custom audiences targeting finance professionals, reducing drop-off in the sales funnel by 20%.

People also ask.

Does he only run paid ads?

No. I've seeded Reddit communities for AEO, led a Product Hunt launch, run influencer and directory partnerships, and conceived a meme campaign that pulled 500K+ visits in a month. Paid is the core, but I use whichever channel gets the category talking.

Can he show pipeline, not just leads?

Yes. At Wati I built closed-loop attribution from campaigns to CRM pipeline data and sent lead quality back into the ad platforms. I've worked in HubSpot, Salesforce and Zoho, and paid contributed an estimated $400K+ in annual pipeline there.

Does he build his own tooling?

Yes. I use Claude Code, Claude MCP and n8n to build things like search term analysis that cut wasted spend by 20%, and competitor monitoring that suggests bid changes. I'm focused on AI-native, automated growth systems.

Has he built a channel from zero?

Twice, recently. At Beacon.li I built the LinkedIn engine and the ABM program from scratch in a category that didn't exist yet. At Wati I took Astra from zero to 20+ daily free trials and 5 demo bookings a day.

Targeting settings.

The tools and channels I know best. Highlighted ones are what I use daily.

Advertising platforms

Google AdsLinkedIn AdsMeta AdsYouTube AdsReddit Ads

Demand generation

Full-funnel strategyAccount-based marketingTrial & demo conversionLead scoringPipeline attributionAlways-on brand campaigns

Landing pages & CRO

WebflowUnbounceHubSpot Landing PagesHotjarMicrosoft ClarityA/B testing

Analytics & tracking

Google Analytics 4Google Tag ManagerConversion trackingCross-platform attribution

AI & automation

Claude CodeClaude MCP workflowsn8nMake.comZapierApifyGoogle Ads ScriptsAutomated biddingPerformance Max

Data & reporting

SupermetricsLooker StudioExcelGoogle Sheets

CRM & attribution

HubSpotSalesforceZoho CRMApolloInstantlyClayCustomer MatchCRM mapping

Audience targeting

LinkedIn account targetingIP-based targetingLookalike & custom audiencesIn-marketAffinityBehaviouralICP segmentation

Competitive intelligence

SEMrushSpyFuMeta Ads LibraryImpression share tracking

Quality score.

Certifications and education.

Keyword Research with SemrushSemrush
Google Ads Measurement CertificationGoogle
Learning LinkedIn Sales NavigatorLinkedIn
Social Media MarketingHubSpot Academy
Email MarketingHubSpot Academy
Reddit Ads Boost CertificationReddit, Inc.

Education

MA in EnglishManipal Centre for Humanities · 2018 – 2020
BA in EnglishAmrita School of Arts and Science · 2015 – 2018

Let's lower your CPL.

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