Performance Marketer · AI Operator · Growth Driver · Revenue Ops

Blake Burnett

I don't just run ads. I build growth engines.

Most paid media practitioners optimize for clicks. I optimize for revenue. Combining performance marketing, AI-assisted workflows, and an operator's lens on unit economics, I help brands build compounding growth systems that scale.

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How I drive growth

I build the paid media systems, data infrastructure, and AI workflows that turn marketing budgets into measurable pipeline and revenue.

Paid Media Strategy

I design and execute full-funnel paid media programs across search, social, and programmatic — built around where your buyers actually are in the funnel. Every channel decision is tied to a business outcome, not a vanity metric.

  • Google, LinkedIn, Meta, Microsoft, DV360, Reddit, TikTok
  • Precision targeting, smart bidding, and audience architecture
  • Full-funnel coverage from awareness to closed-won

B2B Demand Generation

I build demand gen programs that fill pipeline with qualified accounts, not just form fills. From LinkedIn ABM plays to programmatic intent targeting, I focus on pipeline velocity and sales-ready leads, not volume.

  • LinkedIn pipeline acceleration and enterprise lead gen
  • MQL to SQL handoff optimization
  • Account-based campaign architecture for complex sales cycles

Growth & Unit Economics

I model the economics behind the spend before a dollar goes out. LTV/CAC ratios, contribution margin, payback period, and cohort analysis — I operate with the same financial discipline as a growth operator, not just a media buyer.

  • LTV/CAC modeling and retention strategy
  • CRO audits and conversion funnel optimization
  • Revenue math that connects ad spend to actual business outcomes

Campaign Intelligence & Automation

I build the systems that make campaigns self-aware. Custom Google Ads scripts, Python-based pacing trackers, real-time CPA monitoring, and Slack alerting — so optimization happens continuously, not just when someone checks a dashboard.

  • Automated threshold monitoring and bid management
  • Budget pacing alerts before overspend occurs
  • AI-assisted anomaly detection and optimization queues

ABM & Audience Strategy

I design the audience architecture that makes spend efficient. Using intent data, first-party segmentation, and enrichment platforms, I ensure campaigns reach the right accounts at the right moment in the buying cycle.

  • 6Sense, Demandbase, and intent-based account targeting
  • First-party data activation and matched audience builds
  • ICP enrichment via Apollo.io, Clay, and Primer

AI Workflow Design

I architect the AI layer that makes the whole system compound. Multi-agent workflows, subagent swarms, and automated reporting pipelines replace manual bottlenecks with always-on intelligence — so strategy always runs on live signal.

  • AI agent and subagent workflow architecture
  • Automated reporting and live dashboard infrastructure
  • Prompt engineering frameworks for ad creative at scale

What people say

Blake was a paid media consultant to Jivox while he was on the Leadtail team. One big challenge we faced at the time was using LinkedIn Lead Generation to produce marketing qualified leads. I most appreciated Blake's thinking outside the box that helped us reach and often exceed our target. Well done, Blake!
Anna L.
Senior Vice President, Customer Innovation & Marketing

Brands I've worked with

The stack I work in

Every tool here has been used in production, not just checked off a list.

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Channels & Activation

Where the spend goes and why. I run full-funnel paid campaigns across search, social, and programmatic — selecting channels based on audience behavior and funnel stage, not habit.

Google Ads LinkedIn Ads Meta Ads Microsoft Ads DV360 The Trade Desk YouTube Ads Reddit Ads TikTok Ads
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Audience Intelligence & Enrichment

Getting in front of real buyers, not just high-volume traffic. I use intent data, ABM platforms, and enrichment tools to build precise account and contact lists before a dollar is spent.

6Sense Demandbase LinkedIn Matched Audiences Apollo.io Clay Primer First-Party Segmentation
03
CRM & Marketing Automation

Closing the loop between marketing signals and sales pipeline. I connect campaign activity to CRM data to track lead quality, pipeline contribution, and revenue attribution — not just volume.

Salesforce HubSpot Marketo Pardot Campaign Monitor
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Analytics & Measurement

Attribution, visualization, and the numbers that actually matter. I build reporting infrastructure that surfaces contribution margin, payback period, and pipeline velocity — not just ROAS.

GA4 Looker Studio Tableau Power BI Triple Whale Supermetrics Google Tag Manager MixPanel
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AI Workflows & Automation

The layer that makes everything compound faster. I build AI-powered agents, subagents, and automation workflows that eliminate manual bottlenecks — from dynamic Google Ads optimization scripts to multi-agent swarms for research, reporting, and campaign intelligence. This is where operator-level leverage gets built.

Claude Code Claude Co-Work Gemini Nano Banana AI Agents & Subagents Agent Swarms Google Ads Scripts Python SQL API Integrations Custom Dashboards
Every layer feeds the next. Better signals mean sharper targeting. Sharper targeting means cleaner conversion data. Cleaner data means smarter bids. AI automation means it all moves faster.

AI as a Growth Operating System

I don't use AI to do things faster. I use it to build systems that compound — fewer manual bottlenecks, sharper signals, and decisions that are always based on live data.

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Ingest & Detect
Signals, anomalies, pacing alerts, intent data
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Automate & Execute
Scripts, agents, workflows, creative, reporting
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Optimize & Scale
Revenue attribution, pipeline velocity, strategy decisions
100+ reports consolidated into 3 live dashboards
Intelligence Infrastructure

Replaced 100+ fragmented manual reports with AI-powered Looker Studio dashboards connected via live Supermetrics pipelines. Stakeholders get always-on data instead of waiting for end-of-week pulls — decisions happen faster, and nothing slips through the cracks.

CPA issues caught before they compound into wasted spend
Campaign Automation

Built Google Ads scripts that monitor CPA thresholds in real time and automatically pause underperforming ad groups. The system protects margin continuously — not just when someone remembers to check.

Ad creative scaled without scaling headcount or budget
AI-Powered Ad Copy

Developed structured prompt frameworks for generating on-brand ad copy variants at scale across RSAs, LinkedIn, and Meta. More test coverage, faster iteration cycles, and messaging that stays sharp — without adding agency hours.

Proactive spend control — alerts fire before overspend occurs
Budget Pacing & Alerts

Built a Python-based pacing tracker that compares daily spend against monthly targets and fires Slack alerts when accounts drift off-pace. Clients never see a budget problem — because it gets fixed before it becomes one.

Every morning starts with signal, not noise
AI Workflow Architecture

Architected multi-agent workflows using Claude, Gemini, and custom subagent swarms that surface anomalies, flag budget waste, and queue optimization recommendations automatically. The result is a system that thinks ahead so strategy always operates from current ground truth.