Hallo and happy Wednesday! Has your brand already started gearing up for Black Friday/Cyber Monday? 👀 We want to hear from you.
Have you started thinking about testing creatives/messaging for Black Friday?
In this newsletter, you’ll find:
Let’s dive in: 👇
The lead-up to Labor Day is the perfect time to take advantage of the influx in valuable traffic and high purchase intent to test your boldest marketing tactics before the holidays.
The window of opportunity here is short. The Pilothouse team is here to help you stay ahead of the curve with early promotional spending, funnel optimization, and initiatives to maximize your reach will allow you to jump over your competitors and feel confident that your brand can maximize your return on investment (ROI) for a record-breaking year.
Check out our write-up to start the holidays off with a bang!
🛏️ DTC Archive - Davie Fogarty - The Oodie: on getting to $400 Million FAST
📧 AKNF 331 - Jogo's Retention Bootcamp - The Welcome Series (2 of 3)
💥 Ned Samuelson - Criteo: Critical Q4 Tips
🐶 Jordan Karcher - Grounds and Hounds Co.: Spilling the Coffee Beans on Product-Centric 8-Figure Growth
🤖 Ben Kruger: Opening Pandora's Search Box: Google vs AI
🏗️ AKNF 329 - Jogo's Retention Bootcamp: The Pristine Data Framework
(Part 1 of 3)
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Prepare your creative team for this highly competitive take on conventional carousel ads! This new initiative from Meta presents various challenges that fundamentally change how you’ll approach your creative workflow.
While likely more affordable and accessible than your average Meta ad placement, you’ll find much stronger competition, with each brand vying for our consumer’s attention.
There will be more visual noise to cut through, unpredictable brand associations to combat, and shared assets between all of the creatives to truly challenge your creative process. We’ve got you covered with a few tips to get your brand ahead of the game in Multi-Advertiser Ads.
Check out our guide here.
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🎵 TikTok published its new holiday marketing guide. Key highlights include all of the significant days in Q4, including holidays and shopping days, along with insights for pre-holiday preparations.
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DTC Newsletter is written by Rebecca Knight and Michael Venditti. Edited by Claire Beveridge and Eric Dyck.
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