Ahmed Ashraf, founder of PaidSync

Ahmed Ashraf

Founder of PaidSync

10+ years in paid media|126 articles

  • Google Ads
  • Meta Ads
  • LinkedIn Ads
  • TikTok Ads
  • Conversion tracking
  • AI agents

I have run paid media for more than ten years, for startups and large brands across Europe, the Middle East, the UK, Canada, the USA and Australia. I have led teams of 20+ media buyers and managed accounts that spend millions a month. Here I write step-by-step guides to running Google, Meta, LinkedIn and TikTok ads with AI.

$1B+
Ad revenue generated
$500M+
Ad spend managed
10+
Years in paid media
Top 3%
Google Premier Partner
The tools got more complex every year, but the work stayed the same: pull a report, spot the problem, make the change, move to the next account.
Ahmed Ashraf, Why I built PaidSync

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