Portfolio

Vancouver Digital Marketing Director | Cem Bilen

Vancouver Digital Marketing Portfolio

Visibility Creates Opportunity.

I help businesses grow by making them visible. This is a clear, data-based portfolio showing my results in digital strategy, video marketing, social advertising, and market positioning.

Digital Marketing Director Vancouver

Attention Is the New Currency.

The Challenger Strategy: David vs. Goliath

Focus on earning attention before asking for action.

My marketing strategy helps smaller challenger brands defeat large industry leaders. We avoid direct competition, move quickly, and focus on specific, high-impact actions.

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Achieved 5+ million impressions and 3M+ unique users reached with smart, low-budget campaigns.

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Outperformed major competitors and global networks in public video engagement for Vancouver and Toronto campuses.

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Maintained high ad efficiency by improving audience targeting, leading to a direct increase in applications.

Be Useful Before Being Promotional.

How I Work

Educational content often outperforms direct sales messaging. Here is my approach to creating marketing that connects and converts.

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1. Audience-centred

“I always try to create audience-centred content based on what students actually care about and need.”

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2. Translate complex info

“I enjoy taking complex information and turning it into clear and engaging content people can easily understand.”

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3. Student journey

“I think about the full student journey, from first discovering the school to becoming an active student.”

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4. Collaboration

“I enjoy working with different teams because strong communication creates better results.”

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5. Data-informed

“I use analytics and engagement data to understand what is working and where we can improve.”

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6. Storytelling

“I believe storytelling is one of the best ways to connect with students emotionally.”

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7. Video content

“Video content helps people feel more connected to the student experience and campus life.”

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8. International focus

“Different markets respond to different messages, so I always think about cultural differences when creating content.”

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9. User experience

“I believe a website should be easy to use, clear, and helpful for students.”

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10. Creativity + strategy

“I like combining creative ideas with strategy and real audience feedback.”

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Data Informs. Creativity Performs.

Return on Investment

The balance between analytics and storytelling.

I improved paid media investments to drive strong results across global markets. By using careful audience targeting, testing, and clear reporting, we consistently beat past benchmarks.

Key Outcome

+52% YoY Apps

Overall, targeted digital marketing strategies led to a 52% increase in student acquisition year over year.

Peak Volume

>100% YoY

Doubled historical application numbers during targeted campaign periods.

Application Growth Trajectory

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Steady Growth

Application trends compound as ad exposure scales, creating a predictable pipeline.

  • rocket_launch Multiple active campaigns push performance to high volume consistently.
  • trending_up Initial ad investments create a chain reaction, increasing organic brand searches and direct inquiries.

Month-by-Month Trends

Year-over-Year application growth linked to campaign scale.

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Marketing Is No Longer About Ads. It’s About Attention.

Paid Social Performance

Generated millions of impressions via highly optimized and targeted social ad campaigns. Budgets and exact figures below are represented as estimated ranges to protect client privacy.

Top Performing Campaigns by Reach

Target Market / Campaign Est. Reach Est. Impressions Avg Cost/Result
General Promo (Global) ~560,000 ~900,000 ~$0.03
Mexico Market Focus ~460,000 ~600,000 ~$0.45
Brazil Market Focus ~430,000 ~750,000 ~$0.50
Pathway Program Promo ~340,000 ~720,000 ~$0.02
South Korea Market ~110,000 ~175,000 ~$1.82
Instagram Exclusive (LATAM) ~180,000 ~220,000 ~$0.15
Western Europe Reach ~160,000 ~190,000 ~$0.85

Search Everywhere. Not Just Google.

My Technical Stack & Core Tools

People now search on YouTube, TikTok, LinkedIn, Reddit, and AI platforms. I use the tools necessary to meet audiences where they are.

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share Meta & LinkedIn Ads
video_library TikTok Ads
analytics GA4 & Looker Studio
tag Google Tag Manager
hub HubSpot & Salesforce
email Mailchimp & Klaviyo
campaign Hootsuite & Sprout Social
code WordPress & Webflow
speed Core Web Vitals
brush Adobe Creative Cloud
design_services Figma
database Firebase
smart_toy ChatGPT & Gemini
psychology Claude
movie_creation Runway
graphic_eq ElevenLabs

Trust Drives Growth.

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The EduCanada Feature

Brand credibility is becoming more important than reach alone.

We became the only private ESL school in Canada whose video was officially featured by EduCanada. This video was produced with a very small budget, relying on internal creativity to get results instead of spending heavily on ads.

Official Video Production

EduCanada Instagram Feature

EduCanada Instagram Post

Video First. Everything Else Second.

Content Breakdown

Reflects the dominance of short and long-form video. Video is the new homepage.

Vancouver Campus Videos

Our campaign leads in Vancouver campus videos. It narrowly outperformed Large Domestic Competitor A and more than doubled Competitor B’s public video reach for this specific location.

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1 Our Campaign 123K+
2 Large Domestic Competitor A 118K+
3 Large Domestic Competitor B 47K+

Toronto Campus Videos

Our campaign leads Toronto-based campus content, generating the highest public engagement among competitors by a significant margin.

RankSchoolTotal Views
1 Our Campaign 166K
2 Large Domestic Competitor A 106K
3 Large Domestic Competitor B 69K

Promo & Co-op Videos

General Promo Video
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Our Campaign vs Competitors: General Promo Videos

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1 Our Campaign 78K
2 Large Domestic Competitor B 62K
3 Our Campaign (Alt) 55K
4 Large Domestic Competitor B (Alt) 54K

Co-op Program Videos

RankSchoolTotal Views
1 Our Co-op Campaign 61K
2 Competitor Co-op Campaign 15K

Instagram & Promo Success

Instagram Campaign 3
Instagram Campaign 2
Instagram Campaign 1

Instagram Video Performance (Public Data)

Video TitleTotal Views
General Promo 101K+
Co-op Promo 86.5K+
General Promo Video II 46.6K+
Spanish Promo Video 46.6K+
Spanish Promo Video II 43K+
Toronto Promo 41.6K+
TESOL 25.6K+
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Videos Produced

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#2 ESL YouTube Channel in Canadian ESL Schools

I built a large, multilingual YouTube presence from the ground up. By creating student-focused video content, we captured global search traffic and stood out among domestic competitors.

  • check_circle Included viral content officially featured by EduCanada.
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Every Brand Is a Media Company.

Selected Campaigns

Less Campaigns. More Content. Modern brands win through continuous publishing. Browse by industry below.

Canada Education Marketing
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Canada Education Marketing

Multi-City Promo

Toronto Promo
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The Most Popular Toronto Campus Promo

Canada Education Marketing

Vancouver Promo
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The Most Popular Vancouver Campus Promo

Canada Education Marketing

Victoria Promo
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Victoria Campus Promo

EduCanada Feature

College Promo
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Vancouver College Promo

Canada Education Marketing

Study in Canada Promo
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Study in Canada Promo

Canada Education Marketing

AI Promo
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First AI-Generated Social Content

Canadian Education Sector

Workshop
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Digital Marketing Workshop

Instructor Cem Bilen

TikTok Promo
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Choose Canada

YouTube Short / TikTok

Web Design
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English Language School Website

Web Design Showcase

Florence Promo
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The City of Florence

Florentine Magazine Feature

Tunisia Promo
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Tunisia: Incredible Memories

Travel, Tourism & Hospitality

Hotel Promo
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Hotel Promo Example

Travel, Tourism & Hospitality

Cinque Terre
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The Cinque Terre

Travel, Tourism & Hospitality

Animation Promo
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Where the sun is shining!

Scandinavian Travel, Tourism & Hospitality

Testimonial
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Student Testimonial in Florence

Italian Education Sector

Sousse Promo
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Sousse: Incredible Memories

Travel, Tourism & Hospitality

Vancouver Promo 2
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Vancouver College Promo 2

Canada Education Marketing

Powell River Promo
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Powell River Campus Promo

Canada Education Marketing

City University Promo
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City University in Canada

Canada Education Marketing

Swedish Interview
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Interview in Swedish

Scandinavian Travel & Tourism

Bodrum Promo
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Bodrum Promo

Travel, Tourism & Hospitality

Sahara Promo
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Sahara: Incredible Memories

Travel, Tourism & Hospitality

Tunis Promo
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Tunis – Carthage

Travel, Tourism & Hospitality

Create Daily. Improve Weekly. Scale Monthly.

Previous Experience &
Portfolio Highlights

Consistency beats perfection.

Selected operational and creative achievements across global digital campaigns.

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Global Integrated Strategy

Directed digital strategies across web, paid, social, content, and video for markets in Canada, Asia, Latin America, and Europe.

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B2B Partner Enablement

Coordinated B2B channel marketing, managing over 100 webinars with international agencies and universities to drive cross-branded growth.

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Web Experience & SEO

Designed and managed high-traffic language school websites, improving technical SEO, user experience, and inquiry conversion paths.

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High-Volume Creative

Created a large volume of in-house content while maintaining brand standards across Meta, Google, LinkedIn, TikTok, and YouTube.

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Viral Video Content

I produced Canada’s most-watched language school promo using a highly effective, low-budget strategy.

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End-to-End Production

I handled complete production, from scripting to final edit, for these top-performing ESL videos.

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International Publishing

I produced a Florence cultural series, featured in The Florentine, to boost global study abroad recruitment.

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Hospitality Marketing

I filmed over 200 Mediterranean hotel properties, crafting localized social content for Scandinavian audiences.

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Broadcast Media

I directed and published studio news broadcasts for KoTV, managing the complete production cycle.