DTC Survival Analysis
Data Analysis
154 dead DTC sites benchmarked head-to-head against 20 survivors across three axes — repeat purchase (45% high-frequency survivors vs 21% dead), owned traffic (82% of dead relied on a single paid channel vs 0% of survivors), and unit economics (60.1% survivor gross margin vs Allbirds' 47% at death). The 3 factors that decide the first 12 months, plus a 3-question self-check.
2026-05-29
13 min read
DTC
DTC Survival
Repeat Purchase
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DTC Failure Analysis
Data Analysis
Data from 167 named DTC bankruptcies: 95.5% trace to single-channel paid traffic plus missing repeat purchase. Pricing and product fit caused just 3.1%. Breakdown of Allbirds, RAVPower, and Outdoor Voices, plus three concrete lessons for Amazon-to-DTC pivots.
2026-05-21
14 min read
DTC
D2C Failure
Amazon-to-DTC
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AI Ad Management
Perspective
When an AI agent spends your ad budget autonomously, the biggest shift isn't speed — it's audit. Inside: the 4 audit dimensions every system must support, and the 4 Harness controls (mutation log, default PAUSED, dry_run + confirm_token, undo) that make AI Ad Management trustworthy by design.
2026-05-21
13 min read
AI Ad Management
Auditability
AI Trust
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AI Copywriting
HowTo
A professional 7-step workflow for writing Google Ads copy with AI that beats generic generators. Covers prompt templates, RSA character-limit validation, headline pinning, and search-term feedback loops.
2026-05-12
13 min read
Google Ads
AI Copywriting
HowTo
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AI Ad Management
FAQ
Learn what AI ad management is, how autonomous agents monitor and optimize Google Ads around the clock, and why it costs 70-90% less than agencies. Includes PMax comparison and budget safety FAQ.
2026-05-11
12 min read
AI Ad Management
Google Ads
FAQ
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AI Marketing
FAQ
Learn what AI marketing agents are, how they work, and why they outperform 80% of human media buyers. Covers cost, safety, HITL workflow, and comparison with agencies and Google PMax.
2026-05-11
12 min read
AI Marketing Agent
FAQ
Guide
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AI Ad Strategy
Case Study
Facing window-shopping traffic, we used AI logic to diagnose the account and prescribe solutions.
2026-01-30
8 min read
Google Ads
High AOV
Case Study
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Tech Guide
Guide
Field notes based on Google's latest product forms and official documentation, all verified in real DTC projects.
2026-02-03
15 min read
Google Ads
GTM
DTC
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