The performance marketing method
From your business target to every ad
We start from your monthly and quarterly targets, turn them into advertising KPIs our team tracks every day, and measure every ad by what it adds to your business results.
Example with made-up numbersThis page follows one example store with made-up numbers, to show how the numbers connect. Example Store: An online home-fragrance store in Kuwait Fictional brand
Your business KPIs are the brief
We manage your advertising against your business targets: revenue, orders and profit, not clicks.
KPIs tied to your business results, not clicks
| Revenue | 30,000 KWD |
|---|---|
| Orders | 1,200 |
| Average order value | 25 KWD |
| Budget | 7,500 KWD |
| Return on ad spend | 4.0 |
| Break-even ROAS | 2.0 |
| Cost per order | 6.25 KWD |
| Customer acquisition cost | 8.93 KWD |
| Cost per thousand impressions | 2.50 KWD |
| Click-through rate | 1.2% |
| Conversion rate | 3.33% |
01Targets
What are we working towards?
Your targets: revenue, orders and profit, for the month and the quarter.
- We start from your monthly and quarterly targets: revenue, orders, profit and new customers.
- We agree the business KPIs we answer to, and their guardrails: break-even, margin and the highest acceptable cost to acquire a customer.
- The monthly target is a third of the quarter, adjusted for seasons and the campaigns you plan.
What you getA written target sheet you approve. It opens every report.
Your partYour targets, average order value, margin and seasons.
KPIsRevenueOrdersAOVGross marginCACRetention rate
Example figures · Example with made-up numbers Quarter target 90,000 KWD This month 30,000 KWD Orders 1,200 Average order value 25 KWD Gross margin 50% Break-even ROAS 2.0 02Audience and channels
Who do we reach, and where?
A clear audience, and every channel with a job and a KPI to match.
- We map the audience: new prospects, people who have engaged with you, and past customers we bring back.
- Each channel has a role in the customer journey: discover, consider, buy or come back, and is measured on the KPI that role needs.
- We split the budget by role and phase: test, learn, then scale.
What you getThe channel and audience plan, with each channel’s job and KPI.
KPIsFrequencyCPMCTRVCRCVRROASRetention rate
Example figures · Example with made-up numbers Discover CPM · Budget 30% Consider VCR · Budget 30% Buy ROAS · Budget 30% Come back Retention rate · Budget 10% 03KPIs
How does an ad number connect to my revenue?
We translate your business target into advertising KPIs we control every day, all wired to your target.
- The budget is target revenue divided by target ROAS, and the cost-per-order ceiling is the budget divided by the orders.
- Every ad KPI is wired to the business KPI it serves: CTR matters because it leads to orders, not for its own sake.
- The guardrails are explicit: we never buy orders above break-even cost without telling you.
What you getYour KPI tree: the reference for every decision and every report.
KPIsROASBreak-even ROASCPOCACCPMCTRCVR
Example figures · Example with made-up numbers Revenue 30,000 KWD Orders 1,200 Average order value 25 KWD Budget 7,500 KWD Return on ad spend 4.0 Break-even ROAS 2.0 Cost per order 6.25 KWD Customer acquisition cost 8.93 KWD Cost per thousand impressions 2.50 KWD Click-through rate 1.2% Conversion rate 3.33% 04Tracking
How do you know what is happening, every day?
Your data sources feed one source of truth, which our team watches in real time.
- We connect your store or CRM, the ad platforms and analytics, so each order is counted once, against the campaign that drove it.
- Our team watches the KPIs in real time, helped by AI agents that flag any KPI that drifts.
- You get the picture in the mid-month and month-end reports and the monthly briefing, with the context a dashboard can’t give. Tracking setup is an add-on if you don’t have it.
AI-assistedSmart alerts when a KPI drifts
What you getOne agreed source of truth, and the list of what it counts.
Example figures · Example with made-up numbers Revenue 30,000 KWD Return on ad spend 4.0 Cost per order 6.25 KWD 05Ads and video
How do you know which ad works?
We measure every ad and every video on its KPIs, then on what it adds to orders.
- We launch several ads and videos for each audience; our team chooses what goes live.
- Videos are measured on hook rate and completion rate, ads on CTR, and all of them on conversion rate, cost per order and ROAS.
- A winning ad brings orders at or under the target cost, not just clicks.
AI-assistedPreparing multiple ad variants for testing
What you getAn ad scoreboard in every report, and briefs for new ads based on what wins.
KPIsHook rateVCRCTRCVRCPOROASFrequency
Example figures · Example with made-up numbers 1 CTR 1.4% · CPO 5.10 KWD 2 CTR 1.1% · CPO 5.60 KWD 3 CTR 1.0% · CPO 6.00 KWD 4 CTR 1.2% · CPO 6.90 KWD 5 CTR 0.9% · CPO 7.40 KWD 6 CTR 2.3% · CPO 13.80 KWD 06Optimisation
What do you do every day?
Every day we move spend to what delivers the business KPI.
- The ads, audiences and channels that perform get more budget; what misses the target is paused.
- The click trap: we may pause the ad with the highest CTR, because its cost per order is over the ceiling. It gets clicks but doesn’t sell.
- Changes within the approved plan are ours; shifts above the agreed threshold come to you for approval.
What you getA decision log: what changed, when, why, and which KPI it served.
Example figures · Example with made-up numbers 1 CTR 1.4% · CPO 5.10 KWD 2 CTR 1.1% · CPO 5.60 KWD 3 CTR 1.0% · CPO 6.00 KWD 4 CTR 1.2% · CPO 6.90 KWD 5 CTR 0.9% · CPO 7.40 KWD 6 CTR 2.3% · CPO 13.80 KWD 07Pacing
Are we on track to the target?
We compare revenue and orders to date with the target’s pace, and act at mid-month.
- We see month-to-date revenue and orders against the target line, and spend against the budget.
- At mid-month we read the pace and act: every gap gets a plan, not an excuse.
- Day-to-day swings and learning phases are normal; we judge on the month.
What you getThe mid-month report.
Example figures · Example with made-up numbers Actual · To date 13,200 KWD Target pace 15,000 KWD 08Reports
What will I receive?
Two reports a month that read advertising against your business KPIs, then a briefing call.
- A mid-month and a month-end report: ad results against your business KPIs, the decisions we took, and why.
- Every channel with its role and KPI, and its contribution to revenue: ROAS, cost per order and the cost to acquire a customer.
- Then the monthly briefing call with your team.
What you getTwo reports a month and a briefing call.
Example figures · Example with made-up numbers Revenue 13,200 KWD Return on ad spend 3.67 Cost per order 6.82 KWD Channel A 1,500 KWD · ROAS 5.00 Channel B 1,200 KWD · ROAS 3.50 Channel C 900 KWD · ROAS 1.67 09Strategy and budget
How do we grow?
We rebalance the budget every month, review the strategy every quarter, and recommend more budget when the numbers support it.
- Every month we move budget between channels by marginal return: the channel whose next dinar returns more gets more.
- Every quarter we review the strategy: targets, channels, audiences, creative direction and retention.
- We recommend more budget when ROAS holds at or above target, the channel still has audience headroom, and the cost to acquire a customer stays under its ceiling. You approve every budget in writing.
What you getA budget proposal every month and a strategy review every quarter, each with its reasons.
KPIsROASCACLTVFrequencyRetention rateMER
Example figures · Example with made-up numbers Channel A ROAS 5.00 Channel B ROAS 3.50 Channel C ROAS 1.67 1090 days
What should I expect, and when?
A clear rhythm of work, not a forecast of results.
- Weeks 1–2: targets, the KPI tree, a tracking check, the channel plan, the ads, then launch.
- Weeks 3–6: learning and testing. The numbers swing; we judge the trend.
- Month 2: optimising towards the cost-per-order and ROAS targets. Month 3: the opening quarterly review, and scale decisions on evidence.
What you getA steady rhythm of plans, reports and reviews from day one.
Example figures · Example with made-up numbers Weeks 1–2 Set up and launch Weeks 3–6 Learn and test Month 2 Optimise Month 3 Review and scale Quarterly review Month 3
Try it with your numbers
Enter your monthly target and your store’s figures, and see your KPI tree.
Arithmetic on your numbers, not a forecast of results. Your numbers are never sent or stored.
| Orders needed | 1,200 |
|---|---|
| Break-even ROAS | 2.00× |
| Monthly budget at the target ROAS | 7,500 KWD |
| Target cost per order | 6.25 KWD |
| Break-even cost per order | 12.50 KWD |
| Cost to acquire a customer | 8.93 KWD |
Everything you get
- 01The target sheet
- 02Your KPI tree
- 03The channel and audience plan
- 04The ad scoreboard
- 05The decision log
- 06Mid-month and month-end reports
- 07The monthly briefing call
- 08A monthly budget proposal
- 09The quarterly strategy review
What the KPIs mean
- Revenue Business KPI
- Sales that come from the ads during the period.How it is calculated: Orders × average order value
- Orders Business KPI
- The number of orders that come from the ads.How it is calculated: Revenue ÷ average order value
- Average order value AOV Business KPI
- What a customer spends on one order, on average.How it is calculated: Revenue ÷ orders
- Gross margin Margin Business KPI
- What is left of each dinar of sales after the cost of goods.How it is calculated: (Revenue − cost of goods) ÷ revenue
- Customer acquisition cost CAC Business KPI
- What it costs to win one new customer.How it is calculated: Ad spend ÷ new customers
- Retention rate Retention Business KPI
- The share of customers who buy again within a set period.How it is calculated: Returning customers ÷ customers in the period
- Customer lifetime value LTV Business KPI
- The average profit from a customer over their whole relationship with you, and the ceiling on what to spend to win one.How it is calculated: AOV × margin × orders per customer
- Marketing efficiency ratio MER Business KPI
- All your revenue against all your ad spend, independent of each platform’s attribution.How it is calculated: Total revenue ÷ total ad spend
- Break-even ROAS Business KPI
- The ROAS at which the ads neither make nor lose money.How it is calculated: 1 ÷ gross margin
- Return on ad spend ROAS Ad KPI
- The revenue each dinar of ad spend brings back.How it is calculated: Revenue ÷ ad spend
- Cost per order CPO Ad KPI
- The ad spend behind one order.How it is calculated: Ad spend ÷ orders
- Cost per thousand impressions CPM Ad KPI
- What a thousand ad impressions cost.How it is calculated: Spend ÷ impressions × 1,000
- Click-through rate CTR Ad KPI
- The share of people who saw the ad and clicked it.How it is calculated: Clicks ÷ impressions
- Conversion rate CVR Ad KPI
- The share of clicks that ended in an order.How it is calculated: Orders ÷ clicks
- Hook rate Ad KPI
- The share of people shown the video who watched its opening three seconds.How it is calculated: 3-second views ÷ impressions
- Video completion rate VCR Ad KPI
- The share of plays watched to the end.How it is calculated: Complete views ÷ plays
- Frequency Ad KPI
- How many times one person saw the ad, on average. When it climbs, the audience is tiring.How it is calculated: Impressions ÷ people reached
Let’s start your campaign.
Send your request and our team starts scoping it with you.
- Send your requestA short note on your goal, audience and materials.
- We write the scope with youDeliverables, schedule and review rounds, approved by you before we start.
- Our team gets to workWith one point of contact until delivery.