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Strategic E-commerce Boost for Canadian Retailer During COVID-19

Disciplines covered

Brand Development • Digital Marketing • Digital Transformation • Marketing Strategy • SEO

Industry sector

Fashion & Beauty • Retail

DAC Group faced a significant challenge with the Canadian fast-fashion giant, aiming to achieve ambitious revenue growth during an unprecedented global pandemic.

The Challenge

Initially tasked with delivering a 23% year-on-year increase in revenue for the retailer, the outbreak of the pandemic and subsequent lockdowns led to a sudden drop in consumer spending across the industry. Despite these hurdles, the revenue goals remained unchanged, although the media budget was slashed by 40% from March to July 2020.

Our Approach

Understanding the gravity of the economic impact caused by the pandemic, DAC Groups implemented a rigorous strategy to maximise every dollar spent:

  • Revenue Assurance: They focused on securing brand revenues by optimising bids to take advantage of reduced competition, thereby lowering cost per click and ensuring the brand maintained visibility in paid search results.
  • Targeted Exposure: The team concentrated efforts on safer markets where the brand was well-established and on consumers more likely to convert, using detailed data analysis to prioritise high-revenue product categories.
  • Agile Collaboration: Fountain Partnership maintained close communication with the client, enabling swift adaptations to changing market conditions and consumer behaviours. Real-time inventory management and budget flexibility were crucial to maximising ROI.
  • Enhanced Data Monitoring: They improved performance measurement tools, developing new dashboards that offered deeper insights into ROI, facilitating quicker strategic decisions based on real-time data.

Disciplines

  • Search Engine Marketing
  • Digital Media Strategy
  • Analytics and Marketing Science
  • Data-driven Decision Making
  • Agile Project Management

Results

The strategy implemented by Fountain Partnership yielded exceptional results, defying market trends:

  • 276% increase in ROAS, compared to the same period in 2019.
  • Revenue growth of 110% in the first half of the year, despite the pandemic’s impact.
  • Achieved ROI equivalent to nine times the Black Friday-Cyber Monday returns in the first three months of the pandemic.

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