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Use cases

The problems we solve

Real situations from brands we work with, anonymised. Each one shows what we found in the data, what we changed, and how we measure whether it worked. Results are shown only where an engagement is complete.

Cosmetics · NZ and AUEcommerce Optimisation
In progress

Ads fill the cart, the website loses the sale

A cosmetics brand saw cost per purchase climb while ad metrics looked stable. Click-through rate, cost per click and add-to-cart rate were all holding, yet fewer shoppers were reaching checkout.

What we found
  • Cart to checkout dropped from about 25% to 19% while every ad metric held steady, which pointed at the site, not the ads
  • Browser inspection of the cart and checkout found layout shift (CLS) and script errors on the pages that matter most
  • Swatch videos were the strongest creative, but budget was spread into ad sets that couldn't convert it
What we did
  • Ran a week-on-week funnel analysis to isolate the break to one step
  • Inspected every page in the purchase path and wrote a prioritised brief for the web developer
  • Moved budget towards the lowest-CPA ad sets and graduated the best swatch video into the scale campaign
  • Introduced a weekly written report so the founder sees cause, effect and next action
What we measure
  • Cart to checkout back above 25%
  • Cost per purchase at or under $50
  • Blended sales per $1 of Meta spend above 1.5
Fashion · AU, US, UKPaid Media and Creative
In progress

Volume for cash flow without giving up profit

A fashion label needed a short-term lift in sales volume to fund stock, and was comfortable with a blended 2x return. The risk was that pushing spend would let weaker ads absorb the budget.

What we found
  • Increasing budgets lifted volume but pulled blended return below target within days
  • Testing and scaling were competing for the same budget, so new creative starved proven ads
  • List-building ads were generating subscribers cheaply but weren't being counted as value
What we did
  • Split the account into a capped global scale campaign and a separate testing campaign
  • Set daily caps per ad set so spend flowed to proven creative first
  • Gave AI voiceover ads their own capped budget after they outperformed
  • Tracked email sign-ups from lead ads as part of the return, not as wasted spend
What we measure
  • Blended return at or above 2x while weekly orders rise
  • No single ad set above its daily cap
  • New subscribers per week from lead ads
Luxury fragranceGrowth Partnership
Complete · 30 days

A beautiful brand with a quiet store

A luxury fragrance brand had strong product and aesthetic, but thin traffic, low conversion and idle stock.

What we found
  • Paid social wasn't reaching buyers already primed for premium fragrance
  • Product pages described the scent but didn't sell the experience
  • Checkout drop-off was higher than it needed to be
What we did
  • Full-funnel audit across traffic, product pages and checkout
  • Sharpened positioning and aligned every touchpoint to the brand's dark, sensory identity
  • Built paid social and SEO-led content around buyers with purchase intent
  • Conversion work on product pages and checkout
+257%Total sales
+240%Orders
+120%Conversion rate
Sold outOne variant in 30 days

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Premium beauty accessoriesEcommerce Optimisation
Complete · 30 days

A great product on a site that didn't sell it

A TGA-approved beauty accessories brand had launched with a website that didn't reflect its premium positioning and wasn't converting.

What we found
  • The site didn't give buyers a reason to choose quality over cheaper alternatives
  • Clinical credibility (TGA approval) was buried
  • Traffic wasn't targeted at buyers looking for premium solutions
What we did
  • Restructured the website around a premium, credible identity
  • Led messaging with TGA approval and clinical credibility
  • Launched targeted paid social and refined product pages, copy and checkout
+1.2K%Total sales
+433%Orders
+773%Conversion rate
Sold outHero product in 30 days

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Food and wellnessRevenue Modelling and Strategic Planning
Strategy engagement

Getting the numbers ready for a sale

An established wellness food brand was preparing for conversations with potential buyers and needed a clear, defensible view of revenue, margin and growth potential.

What we found
  • Revenue was reported by channel, but contribution margin by product and channel wasn't visible
  • Buyers ask the same questions: repeat rate, customer value, acquisition cost and how much growth is left
  • Growth scenarios needed to be grounded in real data, not a single optimistic forecast
What we did
  • Built a revenue and contribution margin model by product and channel
  • Created best-case, base and conservative growth scenarios tied to paid media budgets
  • Prepared clear answers and supporting numbers for buyer due-diligence questions
What we measure
  • A model the founder can update monthly
  • Scenario ranges buyers can test
  • Clear unit economics by product
Hair and beautyGrowth Partnership
In progress

Turning first orders into repeat customers

A hair and beauty brand wanted more revenue from the customers it already had, without leaning harder on paid ads.

What we found
  • The automated email flows weren't doing enough of the selling
  • Follow-ups weren't timed to when a product actually runs out
  • The post-purchase journey could do more to teach results, which drives reviews and repeat orders
What we did
  • Mapped and rebuilt the core Klaviyo flows: welcome, abandoned cart, browse, post-purchase and win-back
  • Added replenishment timing by product and a cross-sell sequence
  • Built review requests into the post-purchase flow to feed social proof back into ads
What we measure
  • Email share of revenue
  • Repeat purchase rate at 60 and 90 days
  • Reviews collected per month
"Since working with Growth Alchemy, one of the biggest things I've gained is time back and clarity on numbers... a better understanding of Meta advertising, and we've seen growth in our results too."Founder, hair and beauty brand
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