Case study
Paid advertising and email, working as one
Real work, shown with client details removed
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The situation
A brand ran paid ads and email as two separate efforts, managed by different people, with no shared view of what a customer had done.
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The obstacle
Ad spend could not learn from real sales, and email went out on a fixed schedule regardless of whether someone had just bought.
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What the customer felt
People who had already purchased still received "complete your order" reminders, which felt careless and eroded trust.
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What we changed
We connected sales information back to the ad platforms and tied email flows to what customers browsed and bought, so each channel informed the other.
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What improved
Ads began spending on people who resembled real buyers, and email stopped contradicting recent purchases. The two channels reinforced each other instead of working blind.
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The useful lesson
Channels are only as good as the information they share. Connect the data first, then the campaigns get easier.
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Relevant to: Ecommerce brands.
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