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Selected work

Strategy matters. Outcomes matter more.

A selection of businesses where I've been involved in growth strategy, customer acquisition, performance marketing or digital execution.

Construction, luxury, renewable energy, institutional work and owned e-commerce.

I don't judge marketing by impressions, clicks or lead volume alone.

The question is always the same:

Did it create a meaningful business outcome?

Revenue.Qualified demand.Conversion.Margin.Scalability.

Featured case

Turning paid acquisition into closed renovation projects.

€38K

Meta advertising spend

€2M+

Value of closed renovation projects

Analysed period: 6 months

Living room renovated by Ristrutturiamo Italia, with a backlit green feature wall and LED ceiling lines
Challenge

Ristrutturiamo Italia operates in a high-ticket market where generating leads is easy compared with generating qualified opportunities that become signed renovation projects.

So the brief was a customer-acquisition system that produces commercial opportunities, ahead of the lowest possible CPL.

Strategy

Focus acquisition around:

  • Clear offers
  • Local market targeting
  • Strong creative hooks
  • Lead qualification
  • Continuous feedback between marketing and sales
Execution

We used Meta advertising as the primary acquisition channel.

We evaluated each campaign decision against downstream commercial performance, beyond lead volume.

Outcome

€38K in Meta advertising spend contributed to more than €2M in value of closed renovation projects over the analysed six-month period.

Role

Performance strategy and customer acquisition through Mayor Digital.

Lesson

Lead volume was never the target. Signed projects were.

Luxury / International

One brand.Multiple luxury markets.

Watches Investment

Luxury watches lined up in an open travel case

Problem

A luxury brand present in Dubai, Milan, Miami and Monte Carlo. The audience is smaller, trust and brand perception matter more, and the purchase cycle can be longer than in typical performance marketing.

Approach

Treat acquisition as part of the brand: digital positioning, content, paid media and international communication combined in one plan rather than run as separate services.

Role
Digital strategy and acquisition through Mayor Digital.

B2B / Renewable Energy

Performance in a long sales cycle.

Solar Bee

Aerial view of solar panels on a farm building roof, installed by Solar Bee

Problem

In photovoltaic installations, operational rental models and revamping, one qualified commercial opportunity can be worth more than hundreds of low-intent leads.

Approach

Optimise for lead quality, not volume: geographic targeting, offers segmented by solution, high-value commercial audiences, educational creative and acquisition built project by project.

Role
Performance strategy and lead generation.

UAE / International

Helping Italian businessesenter a new market.

Hub for Made in Italy

Reception of the Italiacamp Dubai Hub for Made in Italy

Problem

The Hub works between Italy and the UAE on business development, communication and international expansion. Its audience needs market entry, events, content and business opportunities, beyond leads.

Approach

Digital work built to support that wider ecosystem, with lead generation as one part of it rather than the whole job.

Role
Digital strategy and execution through Mayor Digital.
Context
Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

Owned e-commerce · Previous venture

Performance feels differentwhen you own the P&L.

Telecard

Telecard NFC review card next to a glass of wine on a restaurant table

Problem

As owners, we could never judge advertising in isolation. Every campaign decision reached revenue, margin, inventory, logistics, cash flow, conversion and customer service.

Approach

Judge paid acquisition against the whole P&L: ROAS is only one part of the business.

Role
Co-owner and operator. The venture was later transferred.

Industries.

  • Construction
  • Renewable Energy
  • Luxury
  • E-commerce
  • Real Estate
  • Food & Beverage
  • Education
  • Professional Services

“Marketing performance only matters when the business can capture the value it creates.”

Alessandro Picchianti

Operating principles

  1. 01

    Start with economics.

    Before channels, understand margins, offer and customer value.

  2. 02

    Measure downstream.

    A lead is not the outcome.

    The business result is.

  3. 03

    Creative is part of performance.

    Targeting alone does not create demand.

  4. 04

    Scale what survives reality.

    A campaign is scalable only when operations, sales and economics can support it.

Giant screen on Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai celebrating the Italian Republic and the Italian-Emirati community

Built across different markets.

My work has included businesses operating across:

  • Italy
  • United Arab Emirates
  • United States
  • Singapore

and international customer markets.

Good marketing gets attention.Great execution turns it into value.

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