How BOARDWORLD Achieved 5.3X ROAS with Paid Ads during Black Friday
BOARDWORLD launched in 2009 in Sydney, Australia, selling an extensive range of skateboards, apparel, footwear and accessories online and at their Sydney skate shop.
BOARDWORLD had previously relied solely on organic posting to drive sales during the Black Friday Sale period, this was the first time that they incorporated a multi-channel approach, utilising Facebook, Instagram, and Google Paid Ads to reach an even wider audience and drive purchases.
In the lead up to the sales, we tested various audience targeting where we gathered data on the best performing copy, content, Call To Actions (CTAs) and landing page URLs.
Whilst we aimed to drive online sales, we also encouraged the audience to visit the Brick & Mortar stores in Sydney.
During the sales period, the objective was to push certain products to the right audience to ensure old and new stock was sold.
Gravitate Digital was able to use this established brand to remarket to an audience that heavily engages with the brand via the social pages and website. We used the vision, products, audiences and the BOARDWORLD community to create targeted ads at all the stages of the sales funnel.
Over a short sales period, GRAVITATE was able to quickly learn what copy, content, (CTAs) and landing page URLs in the ads encouraged the audience to purchase.
The objective of the campaigns, using the sales funnel, was to firstly introduce the target audience to the BOARDWORLD brand. The goal of this initial stage was to find new audiences who may be interested in the BOARDWORLD products. Once this first step had been accomplished, we retarget those individuals who had already demonstrated an interest in BOARDWORLD by interacting with the social media pages and website. This retargeting phase aimed to convert these individuals into customers by providing them with targeted and personalised advertising that would encourage them to take action.
In just 5 days, paid advertising on Google and Facebook led to a significant increase in website traffic and sales. Specifically, the ads generated 3,704 visits to the website from qualified customers, who were more likely to make a purchase. Additionally, the return on ad spend (ROAS) for these ads was impressive, with a ROAS of 5.3. This means that for every dollar spent on advertising, the company received $5.30 in revenue. This highlights the effectiveness of paid advertising in driving conversions and increasing revenue for the business.
We can use the results and learnings from this paid advertising campaign to drive further success for the client in a few ways:
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Facebook:
"Saxon, Eliza, and the team at Gravitate are absolute professionals when it comes to digital marketing and paid advertising. We consider them part of our team and their advice has been invaluable. Their knowledge of Google, Facebook and Instagram is second to none. If you're looking to boost your business, I would highly recommend that you reach out to this amazing team of experts!"
- Jeremy | BOARDWORLD Business Owner
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