Most businesses lose deals to competitors and never know why. I find the answer in 48-72 hours.
With 10 years of competitive intelligence experience, I help B2B, SaaS, E-commerce, and Professional Services companies identify exactly where they're losing: pricing gaps, positioning weaknesses, and what competitors do better.
Recent Client Reviews:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Ibrahim was the greatest freelancer I found on Upwork. I highly recommend him."
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "This freelancer is a true competitive intelligence specialist. This wasn't generic research; it clearly showed where we're losing deals and what competitors are doing differently. We will definitely be working with him again."
What I Deliver:
✅ Competitive Intelligence & Strategic Benchmarking
→ Identify why prospects choose competitors over you
→ Uncover pricing strategies, positioning tactics, and messaging gaps
→ Analyze 100+ public market signals (reviews, pricing, news, social proof)
✅ Win/Loss Analysis & Competitive Landscape Reports
→ Map how the market has shifted recently
→ SWOT analysis for each competitor
→ Go-to-market strategy review covering competitor messaging
✅ Pricing Intelligence & Public Contract Research
→ Find verified pricing in public procurement records
→ Analyze board documents, RFPs, and contract awards
→ Document pricing models with evidence-based sourcing
✅ Market Positioning & Differentiation Analysis
→ Find your unique competitive advantages
→ Map competitor strengths and exploitable weaknesses
→ Recommend strategic positioning shifts
✅ Decision-Ready Reports
→ Every insight cited with direct source links
→ Clear action items, not academic overviews
→ Board presentation ready formatting
→ Delivered in 48-72 hours for urgent decisions
✅ Federal Contract Intelligence & Procurement Research
→ Identify federal contracts won by competitors and prospects
→ Research government spending patterns and procurement trends
→ Find federal opportunities for your products or services
→ Analyze SAM.gov and USAspending.gov databases
→ Map government agencies, purchasing vehicles, and contract awards
My Research Process:
I use advanced research tools to analyze hundreds of sources including:
- Customer reviews and testimonials
- Pricing structures and packaging strategies
- Public procurement records and contracts
- Marketing messaging and positioning
- Product features and roadmaps
- Job postings and hiring signals
- Industry news and market signals from the past 30-90 days
The result: You get verifiable, strategic intelligence that answers "Why are we losing?" and "What should we do about it?"
Industries I Focus On:
- B2B SaaS & Technology
- Healthcare Technology
- E-commerce & D2C Brands
- Professional Services
- Supply Chain & Logistics
Typical Client Use Cases:
→ Understanding why win rates are dropping
→ Preparing for board presentations or investor meetings
→ Pricing or positioning changes
→ Launching in competitive markets
→ Responding to new competitor threats
→ Pricing intelligence for procurement decisions
Unlike generic market research, I focus on one thing: helping you understand your competitive disadvantage so you can fix it.
If you're losing deals or need pricing intelligence, let's talk.
Competitive Analysis
Market Research
Competitive Intelligence
Business Analysis
Competitor Research
Strategic Planning
Industry & Competitor Analysis
SWOT Analysis
Market Analysis
Business Intelligence
Online Research
Research & Strategy
SAS
B2B Marketing
Business Strategy
Rajan S.
Montreal, Canada
$50/hr
4.8
131 jobs
Big Four consultant, Morgan Stanley, MBA, CFA Level 1. Working with Fortune 500 clients and startups across diverse sectors.
I'm the person who turns the research into a decision.
✅ Who am I?
- MBA Graduate from IIM Lucknow (FT-100) and Neoma BS, France, with an Engineering background
- Successfully cleared the CFA Level 1 exam on the first attempt.
- Experienced management consultant and successfully served clients across sectors.
✅ What can I do?
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Management Consulting and Research Expert specializing in:
-TAM, SAM, SOM
- SWOT analysis
- Competitor/Competitive assessment
- Need-gap analysis
- Go-to-Market strategy (GTM)
- Entry modes
- Revenue enhancement strategies
- Business planning and strategy development
- Feasibility analysis for new initiatives and projects
- Due Diligence
- Investment Analysis
- Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)
- Risk Assessment
- Financial Planning
✅ Utilizes:
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-Market-line, Euromonitor, Statista, Gartner, SAGE, EMIS, Think Cell, and other industry-leading tools for insights and analysis
-Data-driven decision-making approach for impactful presentations
✅ Services offered:
Strategy and Planning:
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Strategy, Strategic plan, Business plan, Growth strategy, Go-to-market, Business plans and long-term roadmaps, Strategy consultant, Business growth strategy, Market strategy, Operational plan, End-to-end business plan, Multi-stakeholder strategic plan, Market expansion consulting advisor, International expansion, Experience with APAC, US and Middle East Market Entry, Global strategy, Mission-driven consulting
Market and Competitive Intelligence:
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Market research, Market analysis and insights, Market sizing, Market scanning, Quantifying market opportunities, Customer insights, Customer preferences, Industry trends, Competitor strategies, Competitive advantage, Product differentiation, Competitor benchmark, Competitive analysis reports, Research, Need-gap analysis.
Financial Modeling and Investment:
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Financial modeling, Financial forecast model, Financial projections, Financial analysis, Forecasting, Projections, ROI, FCF projection, Valuation, Valuation analysis, Business valuation, Bracket DCF, Due diligence, Due diligence material for seed financing, fundraising strategy consultant, Cap table, Investment strategy, Investment analyst, Investment fund, Financial services, Financial appendix data, Executive summaries, Presentations, Investor ready business plan
Delivery and Advisory:
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Project management, Project rollout plans, Operational roadmap, Implementation, Organizational design, Business operations, Streamline operations, Process improvement, Process maps, SOPs, Delivering SOPs, Business delivery consultant.
Tech and Domain Expertise:
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AI and tech-driven strategy, AI strategy consultant, AI savvy consultant, FinTech strategy consultant, FinTech, AI platform, Mobile apps, SAS products, AI startup marketing plan, Construction business consultant, Real estate
Sectors Include:
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Engagements in sectors such as Edtech, Fintech, Agtech, Fitness, Agriculture, Automotive, Real Estate, Artificial Intelligence, Metals and Mining, Aerospace, Healthcare, IT, Renewable Energy, E-commerce, Consumer Electronics, Hospitality, Entertainment, Fashion and Apparel, Food and Beverage, Logistics and Supply Chain, Telecommunications, Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical, Gaming, Financial Services, Education, Environmental Sustainability, and Manufacturing. My adaptability and expertise also extend to Cybersecurity, Cloud Computing, Digital Marketing, Smart Cities, Internet of Things (IoT), SaaS, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, ESG Initiatives, Circular Economy, Smart Manufacturing, Autonomous Vehicles, Insurtech, Proptech, Regtech, Supply Chain Resilience, Precision Agriculture, Personalized Medicine, Telehealth, Remote Work Solutions, Digital Transformation, Smart Homes, Urban Development, Green Buildings, Real Estate Investment, Sustainable Construction, and Infrastructure Development. I have a proven track record in multiple countries worldwide, offering a data-driven approach and customized strategies that cater to the unique needs of diverse industries.
- Offering Consultation and Initial Calls. Get in Touch Today
Thank you!
Strategy
Business Plan
Management Consulting
Marketing Strategy
Market Research
Qualitative Research
Market Analysis
Competitive Analysis
Audience Segmentation & Targeting
Financial Projection
Market Segmentation Research
PowerPoint Presentation
SWOT Analysis
Business Consulting
Pitch Deck
Mahad S.
Mississauga, Canada
$50/hr
5.0
2 jobs
I help creators and experts scale digital product businesses through funnels, launches, monetization systems, and backend growth strategy.
Experience includes:
-$300K+ coaching offer launches
-Scaling an expert business to $60K MRR
-Funnel optimization
-Creative strategy
-Launch operations
-Monetization systems
Focused on clarity, optimization, and scalable growth.
Go-to-Market Strategy
Business Operations
Hiring Strategy
Staff Recruitment & Management
Project Management
Automation
Sales Operations
Process Development
Documentation
Recruiting
Client Management
Devesh U.
Toronto, Canada
$45/hr
5.0
14 jobs
My eyes are completely fine :) Previously a top-rated talent on UpWork, making a comeback in 2026.
Most founders don't have a marketing problem. They have a clarity problem. And it's costing them runway. I can help you with extreme clarity - 📣 Brand Strategy | 🚀 Product Marketing | 🦄 Product Strategy
In the last ten years, I have worked with 50+ clients from all around the world in various marketing and product roles. Also, I have successfully founded, scaled, and exited a digital agency previously.
Having worked as a marketer, digital product manager, and entrepreneur, I have a deep understanding of the digital landscape. I am a digital generalist with an unwavering focus on the user, and this is the skillset most growing businesses/startup need.
Whether your business is looking for idea validation, seeking product-market fit, or acquiring users, I would love to hear from you. The entrepreneur in me loves connecting and working with founders and business owners from around the globe.
Brand Identity
Brand Development
Storytelling
Business Strategy
Product Management
Digital Marketing Strategy
Startup Consulting
Content Marketing Strategy
Internet Marketing
Lean Startup
Growth Strategy
Ali E.
Mississauga, Canada
$45/hr
5.0
135 jobs
🚀 I help pre-seed to Series A B2B SaaS and AI founders build a go-to-market that turns the product into a system that finds and signs customers on its own.
🧩 Most founders don't have a product problem. They have a go-to-market that lives in their head — untested, undocumented, and impossible to hand off. As a result, every dollar spent on outreach, ads, or a new hire leaks. I fix this by building the full system in the right order: clear strategy and positioning first, then a working demand engine, product-led growth mechanics that improve conversion, scaling the channels that actually perform, and finally packaging the traction into investor-ready proof.
🏆 I'm a certified T2D3 B2B SaaS marketing leader. Across 20+ SaaS startups I've helped 3x and 10x revenue, generated over $10M, and supported $45M+ in funds raised, with a 100% client satisfaction rate across 120+ five-star reviews.
✅ This works for you if you're building a B2B SaaS or AI product, your MVP is ready for early adopters, your model runs on recurring revenue, and you need a defined strategy and action plan your whole team can run.
📐 Sprint 1: The Strategic Core
Before any outreach goes out, I build the foundation everything else inherits: ideal customer profile and B2B buyer personas, competitor and market analysis, go-to-market positioning and your competitive vector, value proposition and messaging framework, customer journey funnel, pricing strategy and tier structure, and your content funnel with marketing-asset specs. You walk away with your entire go-to-market documented and execution-ready instead of living in your head.
📢 Sprint 2: Done-for-You Demand Generation
Where strategy becomes live pipeline. I build and run the full outbound engine: a 1,000-account ICP-match target list with enriched decision-maker contacts, cold email and LinkedIn outreach, an ICP-specific landing page, and the first campaigns launched against clear KPIs. Lead generation that books meetings, not just sends emails.
🔄 Sprint 3: Product-Led Growth
Making the product your primary acquisition channel. Self-serve onboarding engineered for fast time to value, in-product activation (tours, progress bars, onboarding flows, empty states), a lifecycle layer across in-app messages and email, and a case-study and testimonial production system that lifts conversion everywhere it's placed. PLG that compounds without added headcount.
🤖 Sprint 4: AI Workflow & Multi-Channel Scale
Multiplying what's already working. Agentic AI workflows that run research, enrichment, and personalization at volume, new channel expansion across paid, inbound triggers, and anonymous website visitor de-anonymization, and a partner and implementer engine that turns other companies' client relationships into your distribution.
💰 Sprint 5: Go-to-Capital
Turning the traction you've built into a raise. Investor-ready pitch deck, financial modeling and ARR/MRR forecasting, a stage-matched investor database, investor outreach assets and messaging, and pitch prep covering objections, ask-structure, and negotiation. I run the raise the same way I run demand gen: as a targeted funnel, not scattered warm intros.
🧭 Executive GTM Engagement
I also offer an Executive GTM engagement that includes everything above plus an executive marketing playbook (a step-by-step roadmap to run operations without a full-time CMO), OKRs to track marketing performance against the plan, and revenue modelling and forecasting so you're never guessing what it takes to hit your number.
🔗 How I work
I start from your real economics and your actual buyer, document everything so it's transferable to your team or any agency you hire, and tie every asset back to one coherent strategy so nothing is wasted.
⭐ Testimonial
"If I could give Ali 10 stars, I would. He's extremely intelligent, responsive, quick, and thoughtful with his work. He went above and beyond for my project and taught me so much along the way. His level of knowledge and professionalism is unmatched."
Nicole Patrick, Founder of Rescue Spot
✉️ Next Step
Drop me a message and I'll send you the details on how I work and what's included. Tell me where you are right now and what's not working, and I'll tell you the fastest way to fix it.
Go-to-Market Strategy
SaaS
Business Plan
Business Strategy
Growth Strategy
Pitch Deck
Investment Strategy
Startup Consulting
Lean Startup
Marketing Management
Joachim B.
Hamilton, Canada
$55/hr
4.9
213 jobs
I help businesses scale profitable growth through data-driven programmatic advertising and performance media buying.
I specialize in planning, launching, and optimizing high-performing programmatic, go-to-Market, and performance marketing campaigns across Display, Video, YouTube, Meta, Tik Tok, CTV, and Social—using advanced targeting, smart bidding, and continuous optimization to maximize ROAS, CPA, and reach.
Whether you’re a startup launching your first campaign or an established brand looking to improve efficiency, I deliver measurable results and transparent reporting.
What I Can Help You With
✅ Programmatic strategy & media planning
✅ Campaign setup & management (Display, Video, CTV, Native)
✅ Xandr, DV360, Amazon DSP, The Trade Desk execution, Criteo, MediaMath, Adform, Meta, Bing, Tik Tok & More
✅ Audience targeting, retargeting & lookalikes
✅ Creative, bid & placement A/B testing
✅ Budget pacing & performance optimization
✅ Conversion tracking, GA4 & reporting
✅ Brand safety, fraud prevention & viewability
Platforms & Tools
Google Display & Video 360 (DV360)
The Trade Desk
Google Ads (Display, YouTube, Performance Max)
Meta Ads (Facebook & Instagram)
Tik Tok
Google Ad Manager (GAM), Google Analytics (GA4), Campaign Manager 360 (CM360)
Criteo, MediaMath, Adform, Google Ad Exchange & More
In short, i have the implementation, execution, analytical and overall management knowledge / skills to work on Ad Networks, Ad Exchanges, Supply Side Platforms (SSPs), Demand Side Platforms (DSPs), Ad servers, Data Management Platforms (DMPs) and Data Aggregators and more!
Why Clients Choose Me
⭐ Performance-focused (CPM, CPC, CPV, CPA, ROAS, CVR-driven etc)
⭐ Clear communication & fast response times
⭐ Strategic thinking + hands-on execution
⭐ Reliable, detail-oriented, and deadline-driven
⭐ Long-term partnership mindset
If you’re looking for a programmatic advertising freelancer who treats your budget like their own, let’s talk.
Send me a message and let’s build campaigns that actually perform.
Facebook Advertising
Social Media Advertising
Google Ads
Display Ad
Facebook Ads Manager
Search Engine Optimization
Pay Per Click Advertising
Advertising
Ad Server
Monetization
Crowdfunding Platform
Advertising Strategy
Advertising Networks
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