AI Marketing Masters by Annika Helendi

Helping marketers and solopreneurs leverage AI so they could easily do a 5-person job alone. 

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Founder

astronaut.marketing

Custom SEO-driven growth strategies for B2B SaaS startups in the $1-10M ARR range.
// Strategy creation, consulting and advisory
// Open to fractional CMO roles

Fractional CMO, Growth Consultant, SEO Strategist

Blessed Pirate

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ContentFly

* Developed and implemented the go-to-market strategy
* Bootstrapped ContentFly to $500k ARR in 2019
* Developed and launched 2 add-on products

Co-Founder & CMO

Dashbird

* Developed and implemented the go-to-market strategy
* Built the initial marketing team
* Raised a seed round of $800k in 2018

Teamweek 

* Took over and lead a 12-person internationally distributed team 
* Revamped the business and turned it profitable in 2 months. 
* Grew the revenue by 100% in 2017 (to $700k ARR).

Toggl

* Generated 1.8 million signups over 4 years without a marketing budget (60% year-over-year growth)
* Put together and lead the initial marketing team
* Worked with cross-functional teams to create growth loops, improve the product experience and customer lifetime value.

Head Of Marketing

🪭AI fangirl. Founder. Marketer.

📌 Helping B2B startups grow since 2012

📌 Generated close to 2 million SEO signups in Toggl (and helped to generate many more millions through my consulting work)

📌Favorite roles: founder, CEO, CMO, fractional CMO, SEO strategist, growth consultant

📌Career highlights: made Teamweek profitable and scaled it to €700k ARR with a fully distributed remote team, raised a seed round for Dashbird, launched a bunch of bootstrapped startups during Covid that all failed, been able to avoid having a boss for over 5 years, worked with over a 100 founders, launched a profitable side-business (Blessed Pirate).

Annika Helendi

Embarc Solutions

Maintained a pipeline of potential customers while ensuring a high retention rate of existing accounts through exceptional post-sale support and relationship management.

Conducted in-depth market research and utilized data-driven strategies to identify and approach high-potential customers within assigned territories.

Consistently achieved and exceeded sales targets by 30-40% through effective relationship-building, persuasive communication, and a consultative approach to uncover client pain points.

Client Acquisition Specialist

Freelance (Self employed)

Provided creative services for a variety of projects including web design, promotional videos, commercial photography, motion graphics, and AI workflow design. 

Clients include 101 Mobility, Varanidea, Briarcrest Christian Schools, Harmar, ShelfGenie, and others. 

Software includes the Adobe Suite, Da Vinci Resolve, Nuke, Midjourney, GeoLayers, Wordpress, and others

Freelance Creative Consultant

Designed and produced high-quality motion graphics and video content for the OBF Youtube channel that collectively garnered over 2 million views, driving audience engagement and brand growth.

Developed customizable motion design templates to streamline workflow and enhance the creative efficiency of a team of video editors, ensuring consistent branding and faster production cycles.

Conceptualized and executed a procedural animation of the Seoul Metro system, showcasing the most complex metro network in the world through dynamic, data-driven visuals.

Utilized advanced animation techniques, including procedural design and scripting, to create scalable, visually compelling graphics that communicated intricate concepts with clarity.

Motion Designer

Growth Innovated

Led the creative vision and execution for a diverse range of video projects, overseeing concept development, storytelling, and visual direction to ensure compelling and high-quality content.

Managed and mentored a multidisciplinary team of video editors and motion designers, fostering a collaborative environment that encouraged innovation and efficiency.

Developed and maintained brand identity and creative consistency across all video productions, ensuring alignment with client objectives and audience engagement strategies.

Creative Director

Margaret Cogswell Designs

Collaborated with clients to understand their branding and functional requirements, translating business goals into visually appealing and intuitive web designs.

Designed and developed responsive, user-centric websites tailored to the needs of real estate investors, effectively showcasing property portfolios and driving client engagement.

Conducted usability testing and iterated on designs based on user feedback and analytics to improve overall user experience and conversion rates.

Consistently met tight project deadlines while balancing the demands of multiple clients.

Web Designer

Gannett | USA TODAY NETWORK

Worked with clients in the automotive industry to develop tailored content solutions to their marketing challenges using LocaliQ’s suite of marketing tools, including Cars.com integrations, Google Ads, Connected TV, and Geotargeting.

Received Innovation Award in April 2019 for developing significant
improvements to the in-vehicle workflows of our sales team.

Advertising Consultant - Key Accounts

901 Music

I served as the creative element and one of the two founders of 901 Music, an online publication in Memphis, TN with a large emphasis on live social media content and viral marketing for music events. Between 2015 and 2018, we used live posting of photography and video content during events to organically grow our brand to over 30,000 followers across Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. 

Highlights include a video of One Direction which saw over 4,000 shares less than an hour after being posted, and a photo of Justin Bieber which reached over 20,000,000 people with close to 20k shares.

The Jackson Sun

Freelance Photographer

Brickyard VFX

Intern

Best Buy

Computer and Tablet Specialist

I am an experienced creative director with a demonstrable history of leveraging visual content to generate revenue in a variety of business contexts. Skilled in sales, AI, film, photography, and digital marketing, I put an emphasis on custom-tailored solutions for each client, and I have worked with clients in multiple industries.

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The Battle

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