The Blog
Erwane’s thoughts
Digital marketing can be overwhelming and complex. The below collection of resources aims to shed some light on the millions of questions you may have. If I don't answer your question within the below blogs, don't be afraid to get in touch.
How to scale Meta ad spend without destroying profitability
ROAS often falls as Meta spend increases. Here's how CAC, retention, LTV, and your wider business economics tell you whether you should keep scaling.
Direct response vs brand creative on Meta: why you need both
Direct response always shows the lower CPA, so founders cut brand creative. That’s a mistake. Here’s why Meta needs both to convert, and how to think about the mix.
Why Meta’s Andromeda update changed creative strategy for good
Meta’s Andromeda update rewired how ads get matched to people. Here’s what actually changed, in plain terms, and what it means for your creative strategy now.
Audience targeting isn’t dead.
“Audience targeting is dead” is half right. Interest stacks and lookalikes are finished for prospecting, but exclusions, retargeting and funnel structure matter more than ever. Here’s the honest version.
The Mocka case study: how we lifted ROI 70% by fixing what most people ignore
How I lifted Mocka’s ROI 70% in New Zealand and 35% in Australia, driving $1.4M in incremental revenue. The honest version of the case study
Retention marketing: the cheapest revenue most ecommerce brands ignore.
You spent real money acquiring every customer you have. Most ecommerce brands then let them walk. Here’s why retention is the cheapest revenue in your business, and the flows doing the heavy lifting.
12 questions to ask an agency before you sign
Most founders pick a marketing agency on vibes and a case study deck. Here are the twelve questions that actually reveal what you’re buying, and what the answers tell you.
How often should you refresh your Meta creative?
Here’s how often ecommerce brands actually need new Meta creative in 2026, how much, and why “refresh” doesn’t mean recolouring last month’s static.
Why your ROAS is lying to you…
ROAS is the number every ecommerce founder watches, and it can't tell you whether you're making money. Here's the metric that can, and why most brands never look at it.
The Meta ads campaign structure that actually works for ecommerce in 2026
There's no universal Meta ads structure for ecommerce, and anyone selling you one is guessing. Here's why consolidation beats the old fragmented setup, and how the right structure is actually decided.
Why I won't promise you results in 30 days
I won't guarantee a number in 30 days, and here's the honest reason why. What actually drives your results timeline, and how the strongest accounts get built.
The Meta ads metrics that actually matter (and the ones to ignore)
Most brands track thirty Meta metrics and almost none of them connect to profit. Here's the handful that actually matter, and the ones to ignore with discipline.
Why your ecommerce ads stopped scaling in 2026?
When ecommerce ads stop scaling, the ad account is usually the one place the problem isn't. Here's where the real constraint is actually hiding.
What's actually working in Meta ads for ecommerce in 2026?
The brands winning on Meta in 2026 are doing the opposite of what worked three years ago. Here's what's actually moving performance, from the accounts I run.
Why most service businesses don't have an ads problem.
Most service businesses think they have an ads problem. After running diagnostics on dozens of them, the real problem is almost always somewhere else in the funnel.
What's working in ecommerce acquisition right now?
The creative formats and channel strategies that are actually shifting ecommerce performance in 2026, based on patterns I'm seeing across every diagnostic.
The product page mistakes costing ecommerce brands 30% of conversions
Five product page mistakes I see in every ecommerce diagnostic, and the structural reason they're costing brands a meaningful share of their conversions.
Why most marketing agencies fail their best clients
After 15 years in growth marketing, here's the structural reason most marketing agencies fail their best clients, and what the alternative actually looks like.