Case Study · Retail

A 14:1 return that turned a sales target into a sales record.

A retail brand needed more than steady growth — it needed to find customers it didn’t know it had yet. AlwaysOn Digital turned purchasing data into a prospecting engine that beat sales expectations and lifted brand engagement along the way.

Discover the strategy
01

The Challenge

The retailer needed to spearhead two things at once: grow sales volume and strengthen brand visibility within its key demographics. That meant going beyond its existing customer base to identify emerging customer profiles the brand hadn’t fully engaged yet — and doing it in a way that kept those customers engaged over time, not just acquired once. The brand needed a strategy built for continuous engagement and an optimized customer experience, not a single-touch campaign.

02

Strategy & Approach

AlwaysOn Digital built the strategy around the retailer’s own purchasing data — curating fashion-focused Private Marketplace deals and pairing them with an aggressive prospecting push across multiple formats.

14:1 Return on Ad Spend
1.27% Engagement Rate (High Watermark)
Fashion PMP Core Deal Type
Display + Video + Mobile Media Mix
1

Purchasing Data Targeting

Used the retailer’s distinctive purchasing data to identify and prioritize high-potential customer profiles.

2

Fashion-Focused PMP Deals

Curated Private Marketplace deals in premium fashion inventory to reach shoppers in brand-relevant environments.

3

Prospecting Strategy

Deployed a comprehensive prospecting push to identify and engage new customers beyond the existing base.

4

Multi-Format Execution

Spanned display, video, and mobile tactics to ensure robust, consistent reach across the customer journey.

03

Execution Timeline

Phase One

Data & Deal Curation

Analyzed purchasing data and curated fashion-oriented PMP deals to align inventory with the target audience.

Phase Two

Prospecting Launch

Deployed the multi-format prospecting strategy across display, video, and mobile to reach new customer profiles.

Phase Three

Measure & Optimize

Tracked engagement and sales performance throughout, optimizing toward the highest-performing segments.

04

Results

The campaign exceeded its predefined objectives, with a consistent upward trajectory in brand engagement throughout its duration and a return that made the case for continued investment.

Campaign Performance
14:1 Return on Ad Spend
1.27% Engagement Rate
23% Incremental Sales
$74 New Customer Rate
What Happened Next

A Strategy Built to Repeat

The results underscored the potency of the data-driven approach and paved the way for future initiatives. With a proven playbook for identifying and converting emerging customer profiles, AlwaysOn Digital and the retailer carried the strategy forward as a repeatable model for future campaigns.

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