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Marketing Automation & RevOps

I turn manual chaos
into automated
revenue engines.

Data architecture · CRM migration · Omnichannel automation built to eliminate revenue leakage and scale lead conversion.

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3,000
Target leads / mo
< 2 min
Lead response time
0%
Revenue leakage
Maria Amor Iglesia, Marketing Automation & RevOps Strategist
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The Problem

Manual systems bleed revenue silently.

Most growing businesses generate interest but convert almost none of it — not because the product is weak, but because the operational infrastructure underneath is broken, fragmented, or entirely manual.

Data decentralization & silos
Records typed manually into fragmented spreadsheets — no single source of truth, no ability to act on data.
Scheduling conflicts & human error
Manual class assignments cause overbooking, damaged customer experience, and brand reputation risk.
Undetected payment fraud & revenue leakage
Fake payment screenshots and untracked partial payments drain top-line revenue with zero oversight.
Cold outreach leading to instant ghosting
Leads get a wall of course text, see the message, and never respond. 0% conversion after 30 days.
1% alumni retention
Zero post-graduation engagement. Every completed student is a missed upsell and a wasted acquisition cost.
100%
Manual data operations — every client, student, and transaction record typed by hand into fragmented Excel sheets.
1%
Alumni retention rate before the automation program — out of every 100 graduates, only 1 returned for another course.
7 days
Maximum follow-up window used before leads were permanently abandoned. Zero long-term nurturing existed.
The Solution

Systems architecture,
not task management.

A centralized, automated revenue engine that eliminates operational friction at every touchpoint — from first lead to lifetime alumni.

End-to-End Pipeline Architecture
01 Meta Ads + Organic Traffic Conversion API tracking
02 Webhook → CRM Capture HubSpot / Zoho CRM
03 Automated Scheduling Real-time availability matching
04 Payment Verification Engine Fraud prevention + A/R tracking
05 Email + SMS Drip Sequences Behavior-triggered · Multi-touch
06 Alumni Lifecycle Program 14-day & 30-day post-grad retargeting
Three Transformation Layers
01
Centralize
Excel → unified CRM. One source of truth.
02
Automate
Scheduling, payments, follow-up — all triggered.
03
Scale
3,000 leads/mo without adding headcount.
Tech Stack Blueprint
HubSpot CRM Zoho CRM Zapier Make.com ActiveCampaign Meta Ads Manager Conversion API
Role
Marketing Automation & Revenue Operations (RevOps) Strategist — responsible for data architecture design, legacy migration blueprint, and end-to-end automation pipeline strategy.
Live Case Study

From Excel Chaos to Automated
Revenue Engine

Transforming a 100% manual IT training business — fragmented spreadsheets, 1% alumni retention, undetected fraud — into a centralized, omnichannel automated pipeline targeting 3,000 verified leads per month.

NexusCloud IT Solutions Inc.
IT Certifications · CCNA, Cloud, Security · Philippines
Strategy & Blueprint
3,000
Verified leads
per month (target)
10–20%
Lead conversion rate
within 90 days
15–25%
Alumni retention
(up from 1%)
< 2 min
Lead response
via CRM automation
Challenge 01 · Data Infrastructure
Legacy Migration from Excel to CRM
The company operated under extreme data decentralization. Client, student, and transaction records were manually typed from scratch into separate, fragmented Excel spreadsheets — making data-driven decisions impossible and creating critical risk of data loss.
Data Migration Schema Design Data Integrity QA
Strategy
Designed the company's first unified database schema. Mapped a clean migration path to merge financial, student, and course tracking into a single source of truth with enforced validation rules.
Challenge 02 · Customer Experience
Eliminating Scheduling Conflicts
Bootcamp scheduling was entirely manual. Typographical errors caused overbooked classes regularly — triggering student dissatisfaction and threatening the brand's premium positioning in the competitive IT certification market.
Workflow Automation Scheduling Logic Error Elimination
Strategy
Designed an automated scheduling workflow where student course selections instantly match real-time bootcamp availability — removing human dependency from the operational intake process entirely.
Challenge 03 · Revenue Protection
Closing the Fraud & Leakage Gap
Payment tracking was completely unmonitored. Bad actors exploited this by bypassing verification with fake payment screenshots. Students on partial payment plans were not systematically tracked, resulting in aging accounts and unrecovered revenue.
Fraud Prevention A/R Tracking Payment Verification
Strategy
Architected an automated accounts receivable framework with payment verification automation and aged balance monitoring — system-generated alerts flag overdue accounts before course access is granted.
Challenge 04 · Lead Conversion
Replacing Cold Outreach with a Value-Driven Funnel
Paid Meta Ads generated volume but the pipeline was stagnant. Leads received a cold wall of course text and immediately ghosted. Manual follow-up ran for only 7 days using Excel files, leaving zero long-term nurturing and a 0% conversion rate after 30 days.
Meta Ads Restructure Drip Sequences CRM Webhook Integration
Strategy
Re-engineered the customer journey with structured multi-channel Email + SMS drip campaigns. Meta Ads restructured to attract high-intent IT professionals, piping lead data via webhooks into the CRM for immediate, personalized engagement.
Challenge 05 · Customer Lifetime Value
Building the Alumni Retention Program
NexusCloud had zero post-graduation engagement protocols. After completing a course, the company lost all touchpoints permanently — a 1% alumni retention rate representing thousands in missed upsell revenue on an already-warm, highly-rated customer base.
Alumni Lifecycle LTV Extension Behavioral Triggers
Strategy
Developed an automated Alumni Retention & Retargeting Program. Behavior-triggered email drip campaigns deploy advanced course bundles (3 Courses at 80% Off) at exactly 14 and 30 days post-graduation — targeting the highest-intent, warmest audience in the business.
90–180 Day Targets
Projected Performance Baseline
By replacing manual, fragmented tracking with a unified automated revenue engine, the system is engineered to hit these benchmarks within 3–6 months of full deployment.
90–180 Day Runway Projected Metrics
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How I Work

Four steps. Systems live in two weeks.

A structured engagement with no bloat — from audit to running automation.

Step 01
Discovery Audit
30-minute session to map your current lead flow, data structure, and identify every operational gap and revenue leak.
Step 02
System Blueprint
Data architecture design, CRM schema, workflow logic, automation triggers, and full tool stack selection.
Step 03
Build & Deploy
CRM setup, migration, workflows, drip sequences, and full pipeline configuration — live within 2 weeks.
Step 04
Optimize & Manage
Monthly pipeline reviews, A/B testing, sequence refinement, deliverability monitoring, and continuous system management.
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