Syed Irfan Ajmal is a Fractional CMO, international speaker, and the founder of DMR.agency, a boutique digital PR and earned-media practice he launched in 2013. His core belief is simple: why pay for attention when you can earn it? For more than two decades he has helped founders and marketing teams get found, get covered, and get customers through the synthesis of SEO, digital PR, and content marketing.
Across 22 years and 300+ clients across 20+ countries, his campaigns have produced results that hold up to scrutiny. He took Ridester from a brand-new domain to 1.5M monthly organic visitors in twelve months, grew National Tyres from $160K to $1.2M in monthly organic revenue, and has placed more than 100 high-authority media links since 2013 for B2B, SaaS, healthcare, and e-commerce clients.
A case-study-led speaker, Syed has appeared on stages across the UAE, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Pakistan, including the Arabian Travel Market in Dubai and the DMSS conference in Bali, plus 20+ podcast appearances and webinars for US and UK audiences. He also hosts The SIA Business Podcast, now in its fourth season. His writing and commentary have featured in Forbes, Harvard Business Review, HuffPost, The Next Web, Entrepreneur, and the World Bank blog. He holds a Master's in International Business and Entrepreneurship from Malardalen University in Sweden and was selected for BlackBox Connect (Silicon Valley, 2014). His newest work focuses on GEO, Generative Engine Optimization, helping brands become sources that AI engines cite by name. He speaks English, Urdu, and Pashto, with basic Swedish and Danish.
