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Notes from inside live accounts

What we learn running Meta ads, creative and creator programmes for ecommerce brands — written for operators rather than for search engines. Every post answers the question in its title in the first paragraph, because that is the only useful way to write one.

Meta Ads6 min read

How the Meta algorithm really allocates spend

Meta does not reward the account with the neatest structure. It rewards the account that gives it the clearest signal about which creative actually works. What that means for consolidation, budget steps and the campaigns people refuse to switch off.

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Clipping5 min read

A clipping strategy for product launches

Long-form gives you the raw material; clipping gives you the volume. How to build a launch-week clip calendar that keeps you visible between media pushes, and how to know which clips to pay behind.

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Meta Ads6 min read

Your ROAS is lying to you, and it is costing you margin

Platform-reported ROAS counts revenue that comes back, ignores discount dependency and cannot see the customers who would have bought anyway. Here is how to rebuild the number around contribution margin — and what changes in the account once you do.

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