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Farouk T.

Marketing Strategy | Competitive Intelligence | Brand Strategy

Marketing Strategist | Brand Strategy · Competitive Intelligence · Content Strategy You're not invisible in your market.  You look like everyone else. That problem is harder to spot, but it can be fixed.   Every business owner believes their product or service is better than the competition. Most of them are right. But the businesses that grow are the ones where clients  can actually tell apart. The gap between being good and being chosen is a brand strategy problem. And most businesses skip it.   Skipping it looks like this: content that gets likes but not leads, offers that attract price-shoppers instead of loyal clients, and marketing spend that feels like it should work but doesn’t. If that sounds familiar, this is the work you have been missing.   I’m a marketing and brand strategist with over 10+ years helping businesses in crowded, high-stakes markets become the obvious choice for the clients they actually want. My work sits where brand strategy, consumer research, and marketing execution — three disciplines that only produce results when they’re built together.   My process starts before strategy. Through survey design, consumer behavior analysis, competitive intelligence, and audience segmentation, I map what your clients actually value, what your competitors are missing, and where your brand can own ground no one else is claiming.   Then I build. What I deliver: ·     Brand strategy and messaging that gives your business a clear, defensible market position ·     Survey design and consumer research that reveals what your clients won’t say in a review ·     Go-to-market strategy for new services, treatments, and product launches ·     Content strategy and social media growth that turns organic presence into a consistent, measurable lead channel ·     Competitive analysis and market intelligence to identify gaps and growth opportunities ·     High-converting digital marketing campaigns across paid, organic, and email ·     CRM, email marketing, and lifecycle systems that convert leads into booked, paying clients ·     Audience segmentation and targeting strategy based on behavioral data ·     Website and funnel strategy that reduces drop-off and moves prospects from interest to booked ·     Influencer and partnership strategy within beauty, wellness, and lifestyle   The markets I focus on have one thing in common: the buying decision is personal. Clients are choosing based on trust, identity, and perceived value not just price or convenience. In those markets, brand clarity isn't a nice to have. It's the difference between growing and stalling.   I have led campaigns that drove measurable revenue growth, launched new market entries, and built content systems that turned social media from a cost center into a consistent lead channel.   If your growth has stalled, you’re preparing a launch, or you’ve been investing on marketing without seeing the return it should produce , this is exactly the work I do.   I move fast. I ask the questions most strategists skip. And I don’t touch creative until the strategy is sound. • Market Segmentation , Company Analysis , Pricing Analysis , Marketing Analysis , Industry Analysis , Business Analysis , Porters’ Five Force Model , Potential Future Analysis , Customer Analysis , Market Size ,Market Growth , Market Demand , Market Trends , Key Market Statistics , Demographics , Competitor analysis , Mapping, Location Analysis , SWOT Analysis , Marketing P's * Market Segmentation * Market Trends * Industry Size * Market Drivers * Market research * Demographic * Web research * IBIS World * Growth Trends * Growth Forecasting * Market Challenges * Consumer Research * GALE Market Share *Total Available Market (TAM) SAM SOM * Market Growth * Global M&A Database S&P NetAdvantage * Statista, Real Estate Business Plan * tech support * Database Creation * Capital IQ Pro Forrester Research Medicine Intelligence CSMAR, Factiva Dow Jones Euromonitor THOMSONONE CEI Food Science Source SBRNet - Sports Market Report Bizminer Emerald C Mergent Online, Statista EPS DATA IBISWorld Frost & Sullivan EMIS Market Research eMarketer Guoxin Product research * Pricing Analysis * Pitch deck * general research services * Company Research * Location Research * Price Research * Competitors' Behavior Research * Competitive intelligence * Marketing strategy * Competitor Analyst * Consumer Behavior * Online Research * Research methods * Survey Design * Secondary Research *Wellness Marketing · Funnel Strategy · Marketing Strategy · Brand Strategy · Content Strategy · Market Research · Consumer Research · Survey Design · Competitive Analysis · Go-to-Market Strategy · Social Media Strategy · Growth Marketing · Audience Segmentation · Email Marketing · CRM Strategy · Digital Marketing · Instagram Marketing

🇺🇸Hyattsville, United States$53/hr100% JSS4.55 (41)Since May 2023

Earnings and projects

MRR
$146

Last 6 months ÷ 6

World#124,192 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#17,120 / 62.1k
Revenue, last 30 days
$71

Last 6 months: $878

World#95,705 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#11,767 / 62.1k
Total earnings
$26k

Billed in all: $26k

World#122,145 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#20,740 / 62.1k
Per project
$501

$293 in the last 6 months

World#182,450 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#30,656 / 62.1k
Projects, last 6 months
3
67% fixed33% hourly
World#66,479 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#8,998 / 62.1k
Projects in all
51

Across 55 contracts

58% fixed42% hourly
World#59,936 / 412k
🇺🇸Country#9,102 / 62.1k

Earnings, last 30 days

$26.5k+$71 earned in the last 30 daysBilled in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$26,350$26,400$26,450$26,500Oct 8Oct 23Nov 7

Skill rankings: Top 25% in Ad Copy

Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.

  1. #18Market Validation40 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #4Top 45%
  2. #62Industry & Competitor Analysis156 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #6Top 40%
  3. #85Consumer Research274 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #17Top 31%
  4. #116Survey Design430 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #47Top 27%
  5. #123Brand Research429 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #24Top 29%
  6. #175Marketing Plan559 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #51Top 31%
  7. #194Audience Segmentation & Targeting476 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #38Top 41%
  8. #256Online Market Research971 freelancers · 🇺🇸 #11Top 26%