TikTok ads cost an average of $4 to $13 CPM and $0.74 to $1.50 CPC for ecommerce brands in 2026, making it 25 to 40% cheaper than Meta on a…

A good ROAS for Google Ads in ecommerce is not a single number. It is a range that varies by product margin, category, campaign type, and whether you account for…

AI ads attribution in 2026 requires three separate measurement approaches because ChatGPT, Google AI Mode, and Perplexity each handle tracking differently. ChatGPT uses an impression-based CPM model with inconsistent UTM…

Connected TV ads for ecommerce are not worth it for most SMB DTC brands yet. The media minimums are low, often starting around $500 per campaign on self-serve platforms, but…

Paid media for educational toys brands works differently from almost every other DTC category because the buyer and the end user are never the same person. Parents, grandparents, and gift…

Paid media for home fragrance ecommerce brands requires solving a creative problem that most other DTC categories do not face: how do you sell a sensory experience through a visual…

Paid media for jewelry ecommerce brands works differently from every other DTC category because the buyer moves slowly, the AOV is high, and the demand calendar runs on gifting occasions…

Paid media for wellness ecommerce brands requires a fundamentally different campaign architecture than almost any other DTC category. Since January 2025, Meta has blocked wellness and fitness brands from using…

Paid media for apparel ecommerce demands more creative volume, more channel diversity, and more calendar precision than almost any other DTC category. Google apparel CVR hit 3.99% in 2025, the…

Paid media for baby ecommerce brands works best when it treats safety compliance as a creative input, not a legal afterthought. Parent buyers evaluate products through a risk-first lens, and…