INDUSTRIES · VERTICAL PLAYBOOKS

Same engine.
Different physics.

The four-stage engine is universal. The channel mix, the measurement window, and the north-star metric are not. Here's how the practice tunes for the verticals we run most.

Ecommerce & DTC

DTC scale, past the plateau.

Catalog scale, creative volume, and CAPI-grade tracking. We run DTC like an operations problem, not an advertising one — Meta and Google consolidated, PMax kept honest, creative fed by Studio Legendary at the velocity the algorithms demand.

NORTH STAR — Blended CAC : LTV → target 1:3, MER reconciled to shipped revenue.
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B2B SaaS

Pipeline that closes, not vanity MQLs.

Long sales cycles, multi-threaded buying, and 88-touchpoint journeys over 272 days. We build LinkedIn ABM against Google intent, measured against the CRM — MQL to SQL to pipeline to revenue, on a long window.

NORTH STAR — Cost per qualified lead → SQL → pipeline, reported against CRM (HubSpot / Salesforce).
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Mobile Apps

Install economics, measured post-ATT.

SKAN-era measurement, MMP-tracked events, retention-first LTV modeling. We run app UA as a loop, not a funnel — paired with ASO Legendary for store discovery. Web and app under one team.

NORTH STAR — CPI × D30 retention → payback under 90 days.
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Fintech

Funded accounts, not top-of-funnel clicks.

Lending, payments, neobanks, wealth-tech. We optimize to funded accounts, completed KYC, and approved applications — with compliant creative, geo-tiered bidding, and offline conversion upload where the money actually clears.

NORTH STAR — Cost per funded account / approved application, not cost per lead.
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Marketplaces

Two-sided liquidity, engineered.

Marketplaces live or die on supply–demand balance. We run acquisition on both sides against liquidity gates, not vanity signups — with cohort-based bidding per geo, category, and role.

NORTH STAR — Contribution margin per active user, gated to liquidity thresholds per geo.
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NOT LISTED?

We probably run it.

The engine adapts. If your category isn't here, book a call and we'll come with a read on your account and a proposed measurement spine.