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- Your Spend Is Lopsided. Fix It.
Your Spend Is Lopsided. Fix It.
Growth takes more than paid media. Build a budget that actually supports long-term scale.

Too many ecommerce teams burn their marketing budget without clarity. A better model?
Divide your spend evenly across:
Awareness (top of funnel)
Acquisition (offers, paid media)
Retention (loyalty and habit-forming)
Brand marketing (long-term equity)
Today’s Margin Insight:
Are you balancing your spend - or betting everything on one outcome?
See you tomorrow,
— The Daily Margin