The Incrementality Question Nobody in Ecommerce Is Asking (And How to Answer It Without a Data Science Team) sjmgrowthexposed July 31, 2026 Here is the question that most DTC brands have never asked about their highest-spend marketing channel: If we paused this
Stop Optimising for CPA. Start Optimising for Contribution Margin. Here Is the Difference and Why It Matters. sjmgrowthexposed July 31, 2026 CPA is the metric most DTC brands use to evaluate acquisition efficiency. It is the metric most media buyers are
The Creative Velocity Problem: Why Brands Spending £20k/Month on Meta Are Still Running 3 Concepts From Their Launch Shoot sjmgrowthexposed July 31, 2026 There is an uncomfortable arithmetic reality about Meta advertising that most brands acknowledge intellectually but have not yet built a
Why your cheapest acquisition channel is probably not your best one sjmgrowthexposed July 31, 2026 The LTV calculation that changes everything about how you allocate budget. The most common budget allocation mistake in DTC ecommerce
We audited 50 Shopify stores last quarter. Here is what almost all of them were getting wrong. sjmgrowthexposed July 31, 2026 Before we give you the list, some context. These are not novice stores. The 50 Shopify brands whose accounts we
The £50k/month Wall: Why DTC Brands Plateau at the same revenue point and what the data shows about breaking through sjmgrowthexposed July 30, 2026 There is a revenue plateau that appears in DTC ecommerce with remarkable consistency. Not at £10k/month. Not at £100k/month. Right
Your Meta ROAS is lying to you and here is the number you should actually be tracking sjmgrowthexposed July 30, 2026 Every week, DTC founders make budget allocation decisions based on a number that is wrong. Not slightly wrong. Not wrong
Win-Back Campaigns That Work: A Framework for Re-Engaging Lapsed Customers sjmgrowthexposed April 24, 2026 Win Back Campaigns That Work: A Framework for Re-Engaging Lapsed Customers You check Shopify after a decent month. New customer
What a 30% Email Revenue Share Actually Looks Like (And How to Get There) sjmgrowthexposed April 24, 2026 Email Marketing: What a 30% Revenue Share Actually Looks Like for DTC Shopify Brands You open Shopify after a strong
LTV vs CAC: The Retention Metric Most Ecommerce Brands Get Wrong sjmgrowthexposed April 24, 2026 Retention LTV vs CAC: The Metric Most Ecommerce Brands Get Wrong You check yesterday’s Shopify dashboard. Revenue looks fine. Meta