Andrei Ilkaev
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Marketing,
built as a
system

9 years across B2B, e-commerce and premium brands. I build marketing systems that keep running without manual babysitting - from strategy to automation.

Andrei Ilkaev

From a pile of tasks
to a system that runs itself

Results in numbers, no fluff

~1B RUB
Annual revenue of the e-commerce division under my management
Beauty e-commerce. Up +44% in a year - from 700M to 1B RUB.
4x
Cut cost per lead in a global architecture and design niche
From $550 to $130 per lead. MENA, Europe, CIS and US markets.
$150K
Largest ad budget under management
Media spend only - production and team not included.
546%
ROMI on marketing built from scratch
Premium interiors. UAE, Poland, Kazakhstan - department and funnel from a blank page.

About me

Nine years in marketing: B2B, e-commerce, premium interiors, jewelry, EdTech. I've worked across Russia, the UAE, Europe, the CIS and Kazakhstan - from three-person teams to full departments built from a blank page.

I started in performance and analytics and grew into running a division with close to a billion rubles in annual revenue. Along the way I learned something simple: marketing doesn't break where ideas run out - it breaks where everything depends on manual control. So today I build it as a system - strategy, honest numbers and automation that keeps working when no one is watching.

I write a blog with real teardowns, speak at conferences and webinars, and publish working workflows in the n8n community.

Experience9 years in marketing
IndustriesB2B, e-commerce, premium interiors, jewelry, EdTech
MarketsRussia, UAE, Europe, CIS, Kazakhstan
What I doStrategy, analytics, automation, AI agents
ProfilesLinkedIn·n8n

Teardowns

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Analytics · 9 min

Business dashboards: a live example and how to build one

Live demo blocks right inside the article: KPIs with run-rate, a funnel, plan vs. actual by rep. Plus an honest take on when Excel is still enough.

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AI · 8 min

AI agents for business: what actually works

4 real-world use cases, when you don't need an agent at all, the true cost, and three questions to ask before you start.

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Automation · 7 min

n8n for marketing automation: real-world scenarios

Four production scenarios - competitor monitoring, AI lead qualification, a news pipeline and automated reporting. With the architecture behind each.

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How I work

01

Audit

I find where money leaks today: funnel, channels, unit economics, manual work. Also available on its own as a marketing audit.

02

System

Strategy, positioning and channel structure - what we do, in what order and why.

03

Automation

I remove the manual grind: AI agents, integrations and automated reporting.

04

Scale

Once the system runs, I manage by numbers - CAC, LTV, ROMI - not gut feel.

Marketing that works while I sleep

Scrape sources, classify with AI, deliver to the right channel automatically - with no manual step in between.

Marketing automation & AI agents
01Automated data collection from external sources with AI filtering
02AI agent for qualifying inbound requests
03Competitor ad monitoring
04Dashboards with end-to-end analytics: from CRM to a finished report
05Custom integrations: webhooks, APIs, cross-service pipelines

What I do myself, and what I run through a team

I do myself

  • Strategy and positioning
  • Analytics and reporting
  • Automation and AI agents
  • Funnel management

I run through partners

  • Design and brand identity
  • Photo and video production
  • Performance and media buying

Talks and live sessions

Conferences, webinars,
podcasts and in-house formats

Open to speaking: marketing systems, automation and AI in marketing. Real cases and real numbers - no rehashing of other people's guides.

Invite me to speak

Where to next

Service

Marketing audit

Funnel, channels, cost per lead, unit economics and manual processes - by the data. You get a prioritized plan, not a list of generic advice.

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Service

Marketing automation & AI agents

Scraping and AI classification, lead qualification, competitor monitoring, automated reporting and custom integrations on n8n.

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Blog

Teardowns with real architecture and numbers

How automation, AI agents and end-to-end analytics actually work under the hood - no rehashing of other people's guides.

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Let's talk about your project

A marketing audit or marketing automation - for founders, CMOs and teams. You leave with a concrete plan, not generic recommendations.

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