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CEO @ The Graygency | Where Brand & Performance Marketing Meet

Most DTC marketers think running anything but sales campaigns are a 🚩 Here’s why they’re wrong. The majority of these campaigns add little incremental revenue. They look impressive. You want to spend more. But You're just giving away margin. The higher the ROAS, the more certain you can be. But the problem is : -> Brands don't understand incremental performance. -> Your agency isn't incentivised to teach you. So they hide behind Sales campaigns, DPA's and Advantage Shopping. That's the harsh truth. So what’s the real lever for driving incremental sales in a business? Upper funnel activity. Moving as little as 10% of your media budget into brand awareness will: 1. Increase mental availability 2. Drop your CAC 3. Showcase your brand to new audiences 4. Break through plateau's in performance 5. Drive Incremental revenue 6. Restore your faith in marketing If you’ve been playing with: -> Advantage Shopping -> Sales Campaigns -> Dynamic Retargeting And your platform results have no impact on revenue Try testing the power of upper funnel. See what happens.

Liam Hooper

HOG at COAT Paints 🖌️

3mo

I really want to start an ecom business just so I can run a reach campaign as my main campaign with support by retargeting and retention. Maybe an ASC as a bolt on down the line. The focus would be on creative, messaging and landing pages. That would be created through product and offer. Success would be measured on business metrics. Platform would be focused on creative and ad engagement metrics. Why? Just to challenge the whole everything being a sale campaign narrative that. Can I build an efficient business within clear unit economics and ignore the platform.

Heiman Safeen 📦

🅰️ctionable growth tips | From €3M > €21M ARR profitably in 2 years | Growth Officer @Ruokaboksi

3mo

What's your way of measuring success with awareness campaigns? Have you seen any difference in what type of creative performs best?

Suhrit Mamidi

Transitioning To Paid Ads for DTC Brands // $800k+ in Revenue via SMS & Email Marketing

3mo

Highly underrated and not spoken about enough! I would argue this wouldn't make sense for $1m/year brands

Feras Khalbuss

Top 1% Growth Marketer+Growth Coach | Google+Meta Ads Expert

3mo

This is definitely account specific. I do see awareness or even add to cart or traffic campaigns can help maximize reach and lower CPC's.

Yassine Majidi

eCommerce Growth Marketer | $10M Revenue Generated For Clients | Fractional CMO | Consultant | Engineer Turned Marketer

3mo

I agree. This is the old debate between direct response and brand marketing. The answer is Balance.

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Sidoney S.

Investor/Brand Ambassador

3mo

Some good points.

Fahad Md Faijul Islam

SEO Specialist | Innovative SEO Strategist | Fueling Business Growth through Digital Excellence.

3mo

Your insights shed light on a crucial aspect often overlooked in DTC marketing. Shifting focus to upper funnel activities can truly unlock untapped potential and drive sustainable growth. Excited to explore this strategy further!

Vinay Reddy

Addressing Customer Pain Points for Real Change -No More Band-Aids | Growth Marketing Partner

3mo

Agreed! I usually try to set aside around 10-15% of the total budget for post engagement or Add to Cart (ATC) campaigns, especially if the landing page is already optimized.  Just consistently running these engagement ads with top-notch creatives and precise targeting has brought us good traction over time, along with a few purchases.  When I see promising results, I invest more in retargeting efforts, offering discounts or user-generated content (UGC) to address their pain points and build credibility. 

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Tim Noel Kadach

Co-Founder @Ad Ninja | On a mission against boring Facebook ads | Facebook Ads Marketing Agency

2mo

Absolutely! Focusing solely on sales campaigns misses the bigger picture. Shifting just a little of your budget to upper funnel activities can dramatically lower CAC and increase brand visibility, ultimately driving incremental revenue. It's a strategic move that broadens your audience reach and deepens engagement. Time to rethink and embrace the long-term value of brand awareness. Great insight!

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Shane Andrews

Head of Marketing @ Werk Agency

3mo

We've seen success with brand awareness campaigns that ultimately drive sales too. Brand awareness with video content is particularly good for educating potential customers how or why something works.

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