Founder of Advertah
Ravishan Madappuli is the founder of Advertah (Advertah FZE LLC), a UAE marketing and communication agency. He has more than 15 years of experience across performance marketing, analytics, digital advertising, retail and sales, and writes the guides and articles published on this site. Connect with him on LinkedIn.
Experience
- Founder, Advertah (2026 to present). Runs the agency’s digital marketing, performance advertising, SEO, PR and media, content and web work. Plans, launches and optimises Meta Ads and lead-generation campaigns for clients in real estate, automotive and digital marketing.
- Global performance marketing and analytics lead (2024 to 2026). Managed monthly ad budgets from $1,000 to $300,000 at a consistent 5 to 6x return on ad spend. Campaigns generated around 4 billion impressions and 75 million clicks across Europe, the UK, the US, Canada and Australia. Led and mentored a team of 10 across Google Ads, Microsoft Ads, Google Merchant Center and Performance Max.
- 15+ years in marketing, analytics and sales across ICT, retail, insurance, performance marketing and digital advertising, including 360-degree campaigns, influencer and PR collaborations, and retail brand activations.
What Ravishan writes about
- Digital marketing and what it costs for UAE businesses
- Public relations, press releases and corporate communication
- Media planning and buying and media monitoring
- SEO, GEO and AEO: ranking in Google and in AI answer engines
Education and certifications
- Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing, Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing
- BSc in Computing and its Practice, The Open University (UK)
- Moz SEO Professional Certificate (2026); Hootsuite Social Media Marketing Professional Certificate (2026); Advanced Google Analytics 4 (2026); Google Retail Expert Certification (2025); Fundamentals of Digital Marketing, Google Digital Garage (2024)
Expertise and languages
Google Ads, Microsoft Ads, Meta Ads, Google Merchant Center, Google Analytics 4, Power BI, SQL and SEO. Languages: English, Hindi and Sinhala.
Contact
Email solutions@advertah.com or call +971 56 789 4489. Advertah works Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM, from Dubai (Jebel Ali) and is registered in Sharjah.