Shahar Barkai

Helping startups Grow. B2B & SaaS. Start-up Mentor, Expert Marketing strategy, Demand gen, 2 Exits, CMO ,2X VP Growth

Tel Aviv, Israel (+02:00 UTC) English, Hebrewfrom Tel Aviv, Israel
Usually responds in 2 days
Free
Price per hour
30 min
Time Blocks Available
4.99
36 reviews / 50 sessions
Wed
04
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Bio

Hi, My name is Shahar Barkai. I've been building and leading SaaS and marketing teams for 15+ years, my roles were focusing on growth, I was leading all of the marketing, performance, SDR, data, automation, CRM as well. I have managed 2 companies, 6 brands and multimillion pipeline and budget. I have made 1 exit (as a GM), got one startup to a unicorn stage, and accelerated two other startups to hyper growth in 8 digits ARR. I have worked with a wide variety of Startups - B2B, B2C, Ecommerce, SaaS, Fintec and more.. My main skill has been to identify business pain points alongside growth opportunities, and building highly effective revenue generating marketing machines. In the past 10 years, I have: šŸ’” Sold one SaaS company I was managing šŸ’” Managed an ecommerce company doubling its multimillion revenue šŸ’” Built a unicorn company from scratch as its marketing leader - from $1M to $1B Evaluation šŸ’” Spent over $50M+ on PPC / Paid Acquisition with Google, Bing, LinkedIn, Facebook, Taboola etc.. šŸ’” Generated over $100M in revenue for various brands šŸ’” Led a few startups to hyper growth stages (VP Growth role) šŸ’” Mentored a few different startups globally I'm happy to talk to you about your business and see how we can make it grow further. I can help you with making your business grow and build and effective marketing machine, including scaling or managing your digital PPC, SEO / demand generation / business operation / marketing automation / SDR / Data. Demand generation - build a strong DG strategy to generate leads, sales and pipline. PPC - Google, Bing, FB, LinkedIn and more - master level PPC tactics to generate leads, sales and pipeline. SEO - build a super level SEO strategy and get organic traffic. Marketing automation: Lead scoring, email marketing , build processes that will get more demo calls and sales and more. SDR - how to build a successful team, including tools, processes and playbook - in order to get more pipeline and calls to the sales team PLG - if you too have lots of inbound leads but not as many sales you would expect - I can assist you improve it. Managing peers - For marketers who need assistance communicating with their CEOs/CFOs/CROs - there are some tips and tricks how to manage this communication. Check out my personal website: https://www.shaharb.com/

Expertise


  • Building a team

    How to build a winning marketing team - define roles, specialties and skills that are required in order to have a team that can hit marketing and business goals.

  • Go to market strategy

    I can help you build a winning go-to-market strategy that will fit to your current resources and goals. What team to build, your marketing channels and goals, KPI setting ,budget planning and more.

  • Growth marketing

    I can help with anything growth - let's discuss your goals and resources to decide what growth tactic will be best suitable for you.

  • Idea validation

    I can help you to validate ideas for GTM, marketing, product, pricing etc.. Feel free to ping me.

  • Link building

    I can help you build backlinks to your site - high quality premium backlinks that will help your SEO needs.

  • Marketing automation

    Hubspot/Pardot/Marketo platforms. From lead scoring to email automation, we can build a working automated machine to growth your business and support other teams.

  • Mindset coaching

    I've been leading companies and and marketing teams as an exec for a decade, I know how sometimes stressing it could be, the uncertainty, and decision bold decisions. Would be happy to assist you in your journey.

  • PPC strategies

    I can help you build a winning PPC strategy that will fit to your current budget and goals. We will review your KPIs & ,budget, and then decide which platforms to get started and how to manage them (including hands on service if needed).

  • Product analytics

    Have been managing a few products and can provide consultation on best practices, tools and insights about it.

  • Product market fit

    I can help you to find and strategize your PMF.

  • Revops

    I've been leading revops teams for several years in several hyper growth startups. I can help you with strategy, best practices and operational tools and tips.

  • SEO

    I can help you build a winning SEO strategy that will fit to your current budget and goals. The service includes consultation and also hands on service if needed.

Toolkit


  • Google Ads logo

    Google Ads

    21 years of experience

    An expert level - managing google ads for over a decade with budgets up to $2.5M/mo. Have explored all of the options - discovery, YouTube, GDN, Search, shopping etc..

  • Bing logo

    Bing

    21 years of experience

    An expert level - managing bing ads and SEO for over a decade with large budgets.

  • Google Analytics logo

    Google Analytics

    21 years of experience

    Have been working with GA for a decade and assist with it.

  • Hubspot logo

    Hubspot

    13 years of experience

    Expert level in Hubspot, in this occasion I will add my partner who is been running Revops (automation and CRM) for more than a decade.

  • LinkedIn logo

    LinkedIn

    9 years of experience

    Have an expert view on Paid and organic Linkedin activities - from brand awareness to lead generation. In case you want to explore Linkedin in your strategy or optimize existing activities - let's talk.

  • Salesforce logo

    Salesforce

    13 years of experience

    Expert level in Salesforce, in this occasion I will add my partner who is been running Revops (automation and CRM) for more than a decade.

Industries


  • B2B

    Have a strong acquisition background at B2B GTM and marketing.

  • Cyber Security

    I have built demand gen for three cyber companies - one was acquired for $490M. The other two are at hyper growth phase.

  • B2C

    Have a strong acquisition background at B2C GTM and marketing. Managed a VPN b2c company which was acquired and a multimillion global ecommerce company.

  • E-Commerce

    I have managed a blobal multimillion ecom company promoting 4 brands and over 100 products.

  • SaaS

    Have a strong acquisition background at SaaS GTM and marketing. As a GM, CMO, VP growth roles, I've seen many different brands grow and led their marketing/data/revops/pricing etc..

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