Andrew Faris has been growing ecommerce brands since 2014 as everything from a media buyer to the head of strategy at Common Thread Collective to the CEO of 4x400, a DTC aggregator. Join him every week to learn the nuts & bolts of how to grow ecommerce brands, always shared with refreshing candor.
Testing landing pages effectively in Meta Ads requires shifting the objective from finding a single winning page to scaling total ad spend. Rather than relying on noisy A/B split tests, the most efficient approach involves duplicating high-performing ads and attaching new landing pages to them, allowing Meta’s algorith...
E-commerce growth relies on shifting capital from inefficient ad distribution toward aggressive creative production. While many operators fear wasting money on content, creative assets serve as the essential fuel for marketing engines. Adopting a venture-capital mindset is critical; accept that most creative tests will...
New York’s recent AI disclosure law mandates that advertisers conspicuously label content featuring synthetic performers—computer-generated avatars intended to mimic real people. Beyond this, ecommerce brands face significant legal exposure from deceptive pricing practices, particularly when using strikethrough prices ...
Building an emotionally resonant brand requires prioritizing deep customer connections and maintaining a consistent mission over tactical growth hacks. Little Words Project achieves this by centering its identity on kindness, using beaded bracelets as a vehicle for community and shared experiences rather than mere merc...
Sarah Resnick, founder of Zollie, joins Andrew Faris to audit her Meta ad account following a significant decline in advertising spend and performance. The business, which sells color-theory tools for makers, faces challenges in scaling spend beyond seasonal holiday peaks. Andrew identifies that the account structure i...
Fashionphile operates as a $400 million ultra-luxury resale platform, bridging the gap between high-end sellers and value-conscious buyers. Founded in 1999 by Sarah Davis, the business maintains physical authentication centers in major cities to ensure quality and trust, a critical differentiator in a competitive marke...
Meta’s ad retrieval system is shifting toward an engagement-based model, mirroring the content delivery style of TikTok to match specific ads with hyper-targeted audiences. This evolution necessitates a high volume of diverse creative to leverage Meta’s increasing AI and compute capabilities. A significant upcoming dev...
The fundamental principles of building a successful e-commerce brand remain constant despite rapid technological shifts. E-commerce entrepreneur Ezra Firestone argues that business growth relies on three unchanging pillars: a high-quality product, a compelling marketing promise, and efficient operations. While new traf...
Navigating the tension between rapid AI innovation and sustainable business growth requires distinguishing between genuine utility and the "hype cycle." While new tools like Higgsfield offer potential for creative optimization, immediate adoption often masks operational challenges and lacks proven ROI. Data from 2025 i...
Successful e-commerce growth relies on four foundational marketing pillars that scale alongside a business. First, develop a robust performance marketing engine that prioritizes high-volume, diverse, direct-response creative rather than relying solely on media buying. Second, build a serious creator content program, tr...
She’s Birdie achieved a dramatic business turnaround by shifting from a high-spend, low-profit model to a strategy centered on financial intelligence and sustainable unit economics. After facing significant debt and a deliberate 65% year-over-year revenue decline in Q4, the company restructured its operations to priori...
Retention strategies in e-commerce often fail because operators prioritize high retention rates without accounting for the complex trade-offs involving customer acquisition cost (CAC), average order value (AOV), and total contribution margin. While subscription models typically boast superior rebuy rates, they frequent...
Meta recently launched an affiliate shopping program on Instagram and Facebook, enabling creators to tag up to 30 products per reel and drive transactions through third-party platforms like Shopify and Amazon. This reactive move aims to counter TikTok Shop’s success by incentivizing content creation and addressing Meta...
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