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What Drove March? Lessons From the Frontlines …

In March, client revenue landed just shy of forecast, but outperformed on Contribution Margin by +11.68%. Here’s what we learned …

Ecommerce Data, Ecommerce Strategy 5 min Read
Revenue, Spend, and Contribution Margin vs. Forecast for March 2025

Hold Every Ad Dollar Accountable for Profit

Ecommerce Strategy 12 min Read

Unit Economics for Ecommerce Businesses

Finance, Ecommerce Strategy, Forecasting & Planning 11 min Read

DTC Beauty & Cosmetics Marketing Statistics

Industry Report 30 min Read

YouTube Ads Have 10x Growth Potential

In this episode of Tactics, we introduce our plan to 10x ad spend on YouTube across our portfolio in 2025.

YouTube is an under-leveraged channel with outsized potential to drive incremental contribution margin when executed correctly.

Tacttics, Ecommerce Data, Media Buying, YouTube 32 min Watch

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