Founders Growth Playbook: Turning Marketing Spend Into a Profit Engine

Send us Fan MailIn this conversation, Femi Olajiga discusses the ideal marketing team structure for D2C e-commerce founders at various revenue stages. He emphasizes the importance of understanding customer acquisition, the roles needed within a marketing team, and the transition from hiring agencies to building in-house teams. He also highlights common hiring mistakes and the significance of accountability in marketing strategies.Book a 30-minutes Growth Marketing call with me: https://calendly.com/femi-olajiga/new-meeting

Send us Fan MailIn this conversation, Femi Olajiga discusses the critical aspects of Google Ads audits, emphasizing the often-overlooked post-click audits that focus on landing page optimization and conversion rates. He explains how optimizing the post-click experience can significantly reduce customer acquisition costs and improve overall profitability for D2C e-commerce businesses. Key elements such as mobile optimization, trust signals, and effective use of landing pages are explored in detail, providing actionable insights for e-commerce founders. In this conversation, Femi Olajiga discusses key strategies for optimizing D2C e-commerce stores. He emphasizes the importance of selling outcomes rather than features, clear communication, and focusing on profitability over mere conversion rates. Olajiga highlights effective pricing strategies, the significance of trust signals, and the role of customer reviews. He also addresses the need for optimized landing pages, effective product comparisons, and gathering customer feedback to enhance the overall shopping experience.Book a 30-minutes Growth Marketing call with me: https://calendly.com/femi-olajiga/new-meeting

Send us Fan MailIn this episode, Femi Olajiga discusses the critical issue of post-click experiences in Meta ads, emphasizing that a significant portion of ad budgets is wasted due to poor landing page performance. He highlights the importance of tailoring landing pages to different audience segments, educating cold traffic, and building trust to improve conversion rates. The conversation also covers the necessity of A/B testing to optimize landing page effectiveness and reduce drop-off rates during the customer journey.Book a 30-minutes Growth Marketing call with me: https://calendly.com/femi-olajiga/new-meeting

Send us Fan MailIn this conversation, Femi Olajiga discusses the critical aspects of monitoring Google Ads for D2C e-commerce founders. He emphasizes the importance of visibility, understanding customer readiness, analyzing campaign performance, leveraging search term reports, and implementing effective bid strategies. The conversation also highlights the need for a holistic view of conversions and revenue tracking to ensure profitability and reduce customer acquisition costs.Book a 30-minutes Growth Marketing call with me: https://calendly.com/femi-olajiga/new-meeting

Send us Fan MailIn this conversation, Femi Olajiga discusses a successful growth marketing audit that led to an additional £250,000 in monthly profits for a D2C e-commerce client. He emphasizes the importance of accessibility to marketing tools, understanding customer behavior, and conducting thorough audits. The conversation covers the steps taken from initial access to implementation of findings, highlighting the significance of stakeholder engagement and competitor analysis. Femi shares insights on optimizing paid channels and the role of A/B testing in enhancing conversion rates, ultimately showcasing a structured approach to achieving substantial profitability in e-commerce.Book a 30-minutes Growth Marketing call with me: https://calendly.com/femi-olajiga/new-meeting

Send us Fan MailIn this conversation, Femi Olajiga discusses the findings from a growth marketing audit conducted for a D2C founder, highlighting common issues that hinder growth in e-commerce. He emphasizes the importance of understanding customer behavior, the need for a cohesive marketing strategy, and the significance of branding and team capabilities. The discussion also covers the limitations of websites and platforms, and the necessity for a unified workflow within marketing teams to enhance performance and profitability.Book a 30-minutes Growth Marketing call with me: https://calendly.com/femi-olajiga/new-meeting

Send us Fan MailIn this conversation, Femi Olajiga discusses the advantages of in-house marketing teams over agencies, emphasizing cost efficiency and quality. He outlines the process of building an in-house marketing team, the importance of understanding key functions such as acquisition, conversion, and retention, and the necessity of setting clear KPIs. Femi also highlights the role of AI in optimizing marketing efforts and offers alternative strategies for those hesitant to fully in-house their marketing. He concludes with an invitation for a consultation to help businesses improve their marketing strategies.Book a 30-minutes Growth Marketing call with me: https://calendly.com/femi-olajiga/new-meeting

Send us Fan MailIn this episode, Femi Olajiga discusses critical marketing decisions for D2C founders, focusing on how to allocate marketing spend effectively. He emphasizes the importance of understanding customer acquisition, conversion, and retention strategies while also highlighting the need for proper tools and content production. The conversation provides actionable insights for optimizing marketing investments to enhance profitability and growth.Book a 30-minutes Growth Marketing call with me: https://calendly.com/femi-olajiga/new-meeting

Send us Fan MailIn this conversation, Femi Olajiga discusses the critical aspects of marketing for D2C founders, emphasizing the importance of understanding marketing as a cost center, the significance of effective reporting, and strategies to prevent marketing from becoming a financial burden. He highlights the need for a well-structured marketing team that focuses on commercial metrics and customer acquisition, rather than just marketing activities. Olajiga also stresses the importance of hiring experienced marketers who can execute effectively and adapt to the evolving landscape of marketing, especially with the advent of AI.Book a 30-minutes Growth Marketing call with me: https://calendly.com/femi-olajiga/new-meeting

Send us Fan MailOne of my former clients, Luke Bream, recently spoke on a podcast about the work I did for his DTC Ecommerce fragrance brand. I started by switching off poor performing paid ads campaigns that were inflating customer acquisition cost which resulted in £10,000 a week savings on Ad spend which positively impacted profit margins. I also switched off a few Bings Ads which reduced CAC by another £400 a day dues to wasted spend.The savings added up to:£120,000 from Google Ads£36,800 from Microsoft Ads£156,800 in totalEmail was already one of the strongest traffic and conversion channels. I worked with the email marketing/CRM team to run three A/B test which increased conversion across high-traffic pages, then applied the winning insights across the pre-click, post-click and post-purchase customer journeys.This happened while Luke was increasing product prices. The business subsequently achieved top sales in July, August, and September, which were far higher than during the previous year’s Black Friday and Christmas periods.Three Lessons For DTC Ecommerce FoundersUnderstand what each channel contributes: A channel that captures existing demand can look impressive in a report. You still need to establish how much additional business that spend creates from a new and returning customer perspective.Connect acquisition to the whole customer journey: Your ads, emails, landing pages, and retention activity all influence profitability: review them holistically.Use customer understanding to guide your A/B tests: Knowing the emotions behind why people buy helps. Make sure you apply test insights across the entire website. If you like what you hear, I can do the same for your growth marketing strategy. Book a 30-minutes Growth Marketing call with me: https://calendly.com/femi-olajiga/new-meeting