Portrait of Matias Vahtola

VernerConsulting

Digital Growth and Strategy

I help companies get found and chosen online. Through search, websites, social media and data.

About me

Digital marketing, business and technology have been at the core of my career for over 15 years.

I've helped companies grow both in-house and as a consultant, working with digital strategy, websites, campaigns, performance marketing and AI technologies. Highlights of my work have been featured in case studies by Google and AdRoll.

I coach junior marketers and speak about digital marketing and AI search, and I'm always curious about new technologies.

  • 10×Active user growth as Marketing Director at Zervant
  • #1Sympa in AI visibility on Nordic HR software
  • +20%Team revenue growth every year at Obsidian

My focus

  • Business and leadership95%
  • Digital marketing90%
  • AI-powered marketing90%
  • CRM software and e-commerce85%
  • Social media management85%

Skills and tools

  • SEM & SEO
  • AI search & GEO
  • Web analytics & GA4
  • HubSpot
  • Google Ads & Microsoft Ads
  • A/B testing
  • Paid Social
  • Claude & AI tools
  • Business strategy
  • Consulting
  • Commercial thinking

Languages

  • Swedish (native)
  • Finnish (native)
  • English (excellent)
  • French (elementary)

Public Speaking

I speak about digital marketing and AI search: how buyers now find companies through AI-generated answers, and what marketing teams can do about it.

  • AI search and generative engine optimisation (GEO) for B2B companies
  • Building a website that works for people, search engines and AI assistants
  • Growing a SaaS company with search, experimentation and data
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Writing and recognition

  • Zervant case study
    Google
    Case study
  • Tulos + Outnorth = 80 % kasvua viidessä kuukaudessa
    80% growth in five months for Outnorth
    In Finnish
  • Näin teet hakusanamainontaa myös Googlen ulkopuolella
    Vaihtoehtoja Googlelle
    Blog post
  • Mittaa mobiilin todellinen arvo
    Measuring the true value of mobile
    In Finnish
  • Näin mittaat B2B-liidimainontaa
    How to measure B2B lead generation advertising
    Blog post
  • Guest blog post: Blue Arrow Awards
    Reaktor
    Guest post