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Slow Fashion eCommerce Case Study

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SLOW FASHION ECOMMERCE CASE STUDY

How we increased transactions conversion rate in 2 months with Conversion Rate Optimization strategies

ABOUT THE CLIENT

The client is a slow fashion Shopify eCommerce brand operating in the USA which sells exclusive items produced in limited quantities to put a stop to repetitive mass production.

CHALLENGE

The client struggled to understand why their products weren’t selling, even though they were running digital marketing efforts and advertising campaigns on Google Ads and Facebook Ads that were getting users to view their website and products. Despite this, the users weren’t adding the products to their carts.

SOLUTION

After setting up the first campaigns on Google Ads, the results were not as expected. Using Google Analytics, we discovered that there were a good number of visitors, product viewers, and some add-to-carts, but no purchases. To better understand the issues preventing conversions, we developed a CRO strategy and used Hotjar to analyze user behavior on the website. This allowed us to identify friction points on the website, such as users trying to zoom in on the products but being unable to do so. We scheduled a meeting with the client and presented the insights we gathered and the actions that needed to be taken to improve the website and increase conversions.

RESULTS

After making some initial improvements to the website, we saw a huge increase in conversion rate of 3,600% month over month, a 400% increase in transactions, and a significant increase in revenue of 1,700%. These changes had a positive impact on Conversions, Revenue, and ROAS, with ROAS going up by a staggering 17,353%.

SERVICES

PPC MANAGEMENT: Google Shopping, Search, Performance Max, Facebook Ads, Instagram Ads

CONVERSION RATE OPTIMIZATION: Heatmaps Analysis, Session Recording Analysis, Surveys

I am extremely happy with the CRO and Google Ads services provided by Midsummer Agency. Since implementing their strategies, my website’s conversion rate has significantly increased, and we have seen a noticeable increase in transactions. The team at Midsummer Agency was professional, knowledgeable, and efficient throughout the entire process. They took the time to understand my business and its goals thoroughly and then developed a tailored plan to drive results. I highly recommend Midsummer Agency to anyone looking to improve their website’s performance. They truly know how to deliver results, and I am confident they can do the same for any business.

Angela – Founder

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Lifestyle Fashion eCommerce Case Study

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Lifestyle Fashion eCommerce Case Study

How we prevented advertising budget waste during a promo for a lifestyle eCommerce brand.

ABOUT THE CLIENT

The client is e-commerce based in the US, with jewelry and silk slip dresses being signature pieces for this brand. With a global presence and a reputation for bold, stylish fashion, the brand is also known for its commitment to important causes.

CHALLENGE

The challenge here was that the client was involved in a promo for a non-profit foundation about a well-known sports celebrity that, at the time, had recently passed away. Considering that the brand wouldn’t have made any money from this activity, but the search volume was extremely high, the waste of advertising budget was around the corner.

SOLUTION

To address this challenge, we developed a targeted advertising procedure that promptly identified and negated keywords related to the limited-time collection designed for the foundation. This meant that ads would not be shown when users searched for these keywords, even if the search volume was high. By implementing this strategy, the client could effectively support the non-profit foundation’s promo campaign without incurring unnecessary advertising costs. We also made sure to closely monitor the account’s performance and make adjustments as needed to ensure that it ran efficiently and effectively, using our proven methodology.

RESULTS

Despite not bidding on the highly sought-after keywords, we achieved impressive performance results for the client account while being mindful of their advertising budget, saving an estimated $4.2K. In particular, we saw a 107% increase in traffic, a 70% increase in transactions, and a 61% increase in revenue. By being strategic and targeted in the advertising efforts, we reached excellent results while maximizing the return on the advertising investment.

SERVICES

PPC MANAGEMENT: Google Shopping, Product Feed Management, Search, Microsoft Ads, Performance Max

From the beginning, the Midsummer team was professional, responsive, and dedicated to helping me achieve my marketing goals. They took the time to thoroughly understand my business and developed a customized strategy that was tailored to my specific goals. One of the things that really stood out to me about Midsummer was their transparency and communication. They provided regular reports and updates on the progress of the campaigns, and they were always available to answer any questions or concerns I had. They truly go above and beyond to deliver exceptional results for their clients.

Jodie S. – Owner

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Black Friday Fashion eCommerce Case Study

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BLACK FRIDAY FASHION E-COMMERCE CASE STUDY

How we increased YoY sales during the Black Friday week with performance max campaigns for a high-end women’s fashion retailer

ABOUT THE CLIENT

Our client is a luxury fashion store based in the US. They have four physical boutiques in the major cities and an e-commerce shop, investing $30K monthly in Google Ads Campaigns. The eCommerce store sells the most famous fashion brands from all over the world.

CHALLENGE

The challenge was to scale the account during Black Friday week. Considering that luxury brands are competitive on Google, especially during seasonality, we expected a very high cost per click (CPC) and consequently higher costs and lower return on ad spend (ROAS).

SOLUTION

  1. After analyzing the market, we reduced the investments during the first two weeks of November by cutting all the non-performing areas. We ran a Geographic analysis and paused 12 locations with lower performance. We focus our strategy and budget on only the Top 25 brands with an Average Order Value (AOV) of around $700. Thanks to this, we could allocate the remaining budget for Black Friday Week.
  2. We launched new Performance Max Campaigns with high-quality display assets instead of using search brand campaigns on the brands’ names as keywords. This action allowed us to promote these brands without competing against them on the search network.
  3. We have segmented the audience based on their position in the purchase funnel and created promo-oriented creative assets and ad copies.

RESULTS

Revenue on Google Ads was 157% higher than the previous year, despite the investment staying the same at $30K for the entire month. The eCommerce conversion rate was 201% higher because our audience lists were well-defined. In fact, despite the traffic being stable, the number of purchases went up by 186%. Also, the ROAS was significantly higher: 1143% compared to 333% in the previous year. We were also able to control the CPC, which decreased by 12%.

SERVICES

PPC MANAGEMENT: Budget optimization, Google Shopping, Product Feed Management, Search Campaigns, Performance Max Campaigns

The Midsummer Team has worked in synergy with our eCommerce department, achieving an amazing return on ad spend using the previous year’s data to smash the market. We are very happy of the results and overall performance of this year Black Friday strategy.

Sophia – Ecommerce Marketing Manager

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DESIGNER CLOTHING ECOMMERCE CASE STUDY

How we increased revenue from $0 to $35K+/month in 12 months for a designer eCommerce brand.

ABOUT THE CLIENT

The client is a US brand operating in the premium denim industry. They focus on the concept and production of high-quality, made-to-measure jeans through an eco-friendly and sustainable workflow.

CHALLENGE

The client needed to begin advertising through a brand new account. For this reason, there was no previous data available. The main goal was to hit a specific return on ad spend (ROAS) while maximizing exposure. Since the name of the client’s brand was similar to other brand names in different business fields, achieving the main goal was difficult.

SOLUTION

Our first task was the collection of data ceaselessly cleared through our proven methodology and specific activities. This allowed us to focus on identifying the right audience targeted through different campaigns.

While collecting data after the first period, we expanded the account with shopping campaigns, and proper product feed optimization, remarketing, and display campaigns. In this way, we supported the client’s brand awareness activities through the different funnel stages while simultaneously bringing revenue to the desired ROAS goal.

Finally, the recurring launch of new collections and promotions let us refresh the account and constantly find new customers while maintaining relationships with past customers.

RESULTS

After 12 months of management, revenue went from $0 to $35K+ per month, doubling the client’s ROAS goal of $1.5 to $3. In particular, this was done while supporting the activities of brand awareness run by the client through other channels.

SERVICES

PPC MANAGEMENT: Google Shopping, Product Feed Management, Search, Display, Microsoft Ads

I had an exciting opportunity to work with the Midsummer Agency and they were absolutely amazing. We needed a PPC advertising agency as part of our fashion eCommerce brand launch and they did an incredible job. I was thrilled with their quality and attentiveness, and would definitely recommend them to anyone looking for an online marketing agency.

Mark – eCommerce Manager

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INTERNATIONAL FASHION ECOMMERCE CASE STUDY

How we leveraged Google local campaigns and multi-country Google shopping for a luxury fashion eCommerce.

ABOUT THE CLIENT

The client is a US-based luxury fashion brand serving clients in more than 20 countries worldwide via an eCommerce channel and physical retail stores. Its catalog counts thousands of products with continuous seasonal updates. The monthly budget allocated for Google Ads PPC is in the $160K – $180K range.

CHALLENGE

The client wanted to drive more traffic to the physical stores in the US market and increase eCommerce sales in the international market. Our main goals were:

  1. Drive selected geo-targeted traffic to the physical stores without compromising the online channel performance.
  2. Expand the brand presence and its current product feed to three additional countries with different currencies, shipping terms, and brand penetration.

SOLUTION

We set up local campaigns with driving directions conversion. These campaigns allow potential customers to discover products and “get directions” to their nearest store after viewing an ad. We implemented the catalog extension to serve the additional markets via a third-party feed management tool. This solution allowed us to set up custom rules that assign specific attributes to the thousands of catalog items according to the market peculiarities. We streamlined the product feed management without losing any possibility of feed optimization at a deep level. This is especially important for our customer’s need to run sale initiatives and seasonal updates frequently.

RESULTS

The local campaigns generated an average of 3000 monthly interactions of users getting directions to physical shops, with a cost per action (CPA) under $3. Within the first few weeks, the campaigns targeting foreign markets with the extended product feed yielded a return on ad spend (ROAS) of 600% and an Impression Share above 95% for the brand keywords.

SERVICES

PPC MANAGEMENT: Google Shopping, Product Feed Management, Search, Local Campaigns

I must say that I am really happy with Midsummer Agency. They were really helpful with international pay per click campaigns for our fashion brand. They are very knowledgeable and professional, and I have been in touch with them for a few years now. Midsummer Agency helped us, and we would recommend them to any company looking for advertising help..

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FASHION ECOMMERCE CRO CASE STUDY

How we leveraged user behavior and customer feedback to double the website conversion rate.

ABOUT THE CLIENT

SEASE is an Italian outdoor fashion brand offering a contemporary wardrobe for passion-driven lifestyles.

CHALLENGE

Increase the eCommerce conversion rate on luxury price tag products and improve the add-to-cart rate.

SOLUTION

We set up the traffic monitoring infrastructure – heatmaps, session recordings, and surveys – to identify patterns among users leaving the checkout page without making a purchase and those visiting the product page without adding products to the shopping cart.

We discovered two types of barriers:

  1. Product perceived value, which was directly related to a low add-to-cart rate
  2. UX gaps that were mostly connected with the checkout process

Knowing this allowed us to support the client’s teams with website optimization solutions, intervene on both aspects, and accurately measure before/after results.

RESULTS

We doubled the overall website conversion rate just one month after implementing our suggested optimization techniques. A similar uptrend continued during the following months, hitting an overall +288% conversion rate after seven months.
Thanks to session recordings analysis, we also resolved an ongoing issue that hindered users from completing orders for weeks without the client or dev even noticing it.

SERVICES

CONVERSION RATE OPTIMIZATION: Heatmaps, Session Recordings, Surveys, Net Promoter Score

PPC MANAGEMENT: Paid Social, Google Shopping, Product Feed Management, Search, Display, Retargeting

With Midsummer Agency’s help, we hit the highest e-commerce revenue in the last quarter. The team was a pleasure to work with. Their communicative and strategic nature allowed us to integrate seamlessly within our in-house team. Their experience in the fashion industry was outstanding.

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Lorenzo S. – eCommerce Manager

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GOOGLE PERFORMANCE MAX CASE STUDY

How we increased overall business performance with Performance Max campaigns through advanced brand segmentation and feed management.

ABOUT THE CLIENT

The client is a fashion eCommerce retailer on Shopify, selling to the US and Canada. With a complex product catalog of 17.000 different items grouped in 10 categories, 80% of the total revenue comes from printed t-shirts. New collections are online every two weeks.

CHALLENGE

The client’s product feed was frequently updated. New t-shirts were printed depending on customers’ demand, so there was no inventory. This meant no best-selling products and no promo on remaining stock, making it difficult to run campaigns on specific products.

SOLUTION

We launched brand-dedicated performance campaigns (pMAX) in order to personalize the asset groups with dedicated images and ad copies, each linked to each brand of the client’s portfolio.

We expanded the reach across multiple channels, including youtube, shopping, display, and search. This way, we could easily manage prospecting and remarketing strategy based on seasonality.

Thanks to the PMax campaigns, the account structure has been simplified to focus more on strategy and optimization, thus pursuing a higher efficiency level.

In the second phase, we used external tools (Optmyzr, Google Analytics, Google TrendS) to find what made t-shirts successful. It was not only the brand but also the size. 70% of the revenue was coming from 20% of the sizes.

With the help of the feed management tool Data Feed Watch, we grouped t-shirts based on size and excluded poor-performing t-shirts from the campaigns. We could maximize budget and returns on the most profitable categories and best-selling sizes. Also, newly added products would automatically land in the optimized campaign.

RESULTS

Overall, we achieved a higher conversion rate of 30% thanks to higher-quality traffic. This which resulted in an increase in revenue by 7%, also thanks to the average order value improved by +73% compared to the previous period.

SERVICES

PPC MANAGEMENT: Performance Max, Google Shopping, Product Feed Management, Microsoft Ads

We are quite impressed with Midsummer Team’s catalog and performance analysis. We loved the idea of a different approach, and these sizes were definitely the most important and purchased, thus a good indicator of potential sell-through.

Michael – Owner

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