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Here’s what you’ll find in today’s DTC:
1️⃣ Why product drop ads are a great way to generate buzz and sales
2️⃣ How Bobbie uses transparency and testing to build trust in a crowded category
3️⃣ Two ways Little Spoon’s Meta Ad can be more conversion focused
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🆕 Leaning into Product Drops on Meta
What if you could increase your average order value by 34% overnight?
For DTC brands, the answer lies in one of the most powerful and most underutilized growth levers available today: product drops.
Forget lengthy campaigns and complicated funnels. The brands quietly processing thousands of orders aren't doing anything complicated.
They're simply executing drops the right way, and the playbook is simpler than you think.
The Pilothouse Meta team has seen ongoing success with product drops, especially with brands in the apparel and home goods space.
This format helps brands grow through creative, targeting, and agile scaling with same-day budget increases during the day of the launch on product drop and evergreen campaigns.
Here are some recent results from scaling up during a product drop for a fashion brand compared to the period prior to the drop:
Although cost per purchase increased slightly, the average order value was significantly higher with the product drop, resulting in a higher ROAS from hitting higher value audiences.
Here are a few keys to success for product drops:
1️⃣ Create urgency
Make your product drop feel exclusive by emphasizing limited stock.
Typically, this encourages faster decision-making and can improve conversion rates.
2️⃣ Creating contrasting creative
Using a mix of dynamic and static content helps show the product in multiple ways and can tap into different audiences.
Pilothouse found the most success with static content in the first week of launch and created additional new content based on the winner to continue fuelling the campaign.
3️⃣ Optimize launch timing
Schedule your drops on peak days of the week based on your brand’s Shopify performance to maximize reach and sales on the first day of launch.
💡 Pilothouse Tip: To see your strongest days in Shopify, go into the “sales over time” report.
On the right, change the dimensions to “days of the week” to view the strongest days for revenue.
The takeaway?
Ultimately, product drops are a powerful tool for driving sales for a large portion of DTC brands.
By creating urgency, using diverse creatives, and optimizing timing, you can maximize your drop’s success and build momentum for your brand.
How Bobbie Won 91% of the Conversation with 4% Market Share
Kim Chappell is Chief Brand Officer at Bobbie, the mom-founded infant formula brand that’s crossed $100M in revenue and is trying to change how formula gets talked about in America.
In this episode, she breaks down how Bobbie built a brand parents are proud to buy in a category that used to be driven by guilt, and why trust beats sheer creative volume when the old Meta scale-button playbook stops working.
Inside the episode:
Little Spoon’s Digestible Meta Ad Content
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This is a great informative visual. Not only does it educate new parents and use fun, textured product imagery, but it also highlights how Little Spoon is a brand that grows with you and your baby.
Ads like these don’t just sell a product. It sells the brand by helping customers think of you as a partner rather than a one-stop shop.
Since Little Spoon has a subscription model, including the pricing (e.g., starting at $ per meal) or an evergreen offer can help.
Another way to make this more conversion-driven is to focus on subscription in that top section. Reinforce the headline used, calling out convenience (e.g., "These products can be shipped straight to your door.").
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DTC Newsletter is written by Rebecca Knight and Frances Du. Edited by Eric Dyck.
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