Portrait of Elie Margi, marketing strategist and Fractional CMO

About

Hi, I'm Elie.

Marketing strategist and Fractional CMO. I help founders whose product is exceptional build marketing that says so, then I help build it.

The marketer with soul

  • 15+Years in marketing strategy
  • 40Businesses served
  • AIPowered, human-led strategy

How I got here

  1. 12 years in an advertising and branding agency

    Where I learned the craft: branding, UX and UI, and 360-degree campaigns across every channel.

  2. Marketing manager at a university in Lebanon

    In-house, where a mentor changed the way I think about marketing.

  3. Marketing strategist for a US agency

    Working remotely on the US market, owning strategy and KPIs for client accounts across very different industries.

  4. Today: strategist and Fractional CMO who also builds

    I work directly with founders. I set the strategy, and I build the execution myself: websites, tracking, content plans and campaigns.

What I believe

Honest marketing works better

Audiences feel it when you fake it, and so do customers. Say what's true, clearly.

Quality is the strategy

I work best with businesses built on quality and ethics: products and services worth recommending.

Strategy before tactics

Tactics are the orchestra; strategy is the conductor. More posts or more ads won't fix a missing plan.

Numbers keep us honest

One north-star number, a few clear KPIs, and no vanity metrics.

Industries I've worked in

  • Automotive
  • Construction and home services
  • Health and wellness
  • Food and beverage
  • Tech and Web3

Based in Lebanon, working with founders across MENA and the US market, in English, Arabic and French.

Beyond marketing

For 20 years I've also performed as a singer-songwriter. The stage taught me that audiences feel it when you fake it, and so do customers. That's why I call it honest marketing.

AI makes the work fast; a human decides what matters.

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