Onboarding 3 new brands for Q1 2027

Spend less.

Sell more.

We run

Meta

Google

TikTok

YouTube

Pinterest

Margin is a performance marketing studio for ecommerce and app brands. We run paid social, search and ad creative as one weekly testing loop, and judge every dollar by profit, not clicks.

60+ ecommerce and app brands trust Margin with their monthly ad budget.

Two friends laughing while looking at their phones in the sun

$240M+

in ad spend managed

Live test ยท Hook B

Day 6

New hook is beating the control ad on cost per purchase.

Winner

CPA โˆ’34%

Scaling brands across ecommerce, apps and subscriptions

What we believe

Since 2016 ยท London & Austin

Clicks

are

cheap.

Profit

is

the

only

number

we

chase.

Ad platforms will happily report record numbers while your bank balance says otherwise. We measure what actually reaches your margin, then spend accordingly.

See how we work

1

owner

One strategist, start to finish

The person on your calls runs your ads.

7

days

Every test, one week

Then the budget follows the winner.

0

lock-in

Stay because it works

Month-to-month after the first sprint.

Services

Everything your ads need, under one roof.

No juggling a media buyer, a creative shop and a data freelancer. One team plans it, makes it, runs it and measures it.

Meta, TikTok and Pinterest campaigns built around a few strong creative angles instead of dozens of tiny ad sets.

Meta

TikTok

Pinterest

Account structure

Woman holding a skincare product at the beach

01 / Paid social

Results, last 12 months

Twelve months, by the numbers.

Our clientsโ€™ numbers, not platform estimates. Every figure here comes from their own revenue data.

Saltmere ยท return on ad spend

+42% in 12 months

4.4x

Up from 3.1x, while monthly ad spend tripled.

Cost per purchase

60 days

โˆ’36%

Outdoor gear brand, first two months.

$54

Before

$35

After

Client revenue

Year over year

+168%

Average growth for brands that have worked with us for 12 months or more.

$240M+

Ad spend managed

Renewals

After first sprint

89%

Of brands stay on after their first sprint, with no contract asking them to.

Saltmere ยท return on ad spend

+42% in 12 months

4.4x

Up from 3.1x, while monthly ad spend tripled.

Cost per purchase

60 days

โˆ’36%

Outdoor gear brand, first two months.

$54

Before

$35

After

Client revenue

Year over year

+168%

Average growth for brands that have worked with us for 12 months or more.

$240M+

Ad spend managed

Renewals

After first sprint

89%

Of brands stay on after their first sprint, with no contract asking them to.

Saltmere ยท return on ad spend

+42% in 12 months

4.4x

Up from 3.1x, while monthly ad spend tripled.

Cost per purchase

60 days

โˆ’36%

Outdoor gear brand, first two months.

$54

Before

$35

After

Client revenue

Year over year

+168%

Average growth for brands that have worked with us for 12 months or more.

$240M+

Ad spend managed

Renewals

After first sprint

89%

Of brands stay on after their first sprint, with no contract asking them to.

Process

A simple weekly loop.

Plan on Monday, launch by Wednesday, decide on Friday. Then do it again, a little better.

Step 1

Audit

We go through your ad accounts, tracking and creative line by line and show you exactly where money is leaking.

Week 1

Week 1

Step 2

Launch

Clean tracking, a simpler account structure and the first batch of new ads go live, all inside accounts you own.

Weeks 2โ€“4

Weeks 2โ€“4

Step 3

Scale

Weekly tests. Winners get more budget, losers get switched off the same day, and every week starts from a better baseline.

Week 5 onward

Week 5 onward

Fridays

A five-minute video walkthrough of the weekโ€™s numbers, recorded by your strategist.

Monthly

A planning call where we agree next monthโ€™s budget and test plan together.

Why brands switch

Why brands leave their old agency.

We hear the same complaints on almost every first call. Hereโ€™s how we answer them.

Most agencies

The usual agency

VS

With Margin

Margin

An account manager

Your contact

The strategist running your ads

The strategist running your ads

Clicks and impressions

Reports

Profit and cost per purchase

Profit and cost per purchase

Outsourced, slow to arrive

Creative

Made in-house every week

Made in-house every week

A cut of your ad spend

Fees

One flat monthly fee

One flat monthly fee

Long contract up front

Commitment

Month-to-month after sprint

Month-to-month after sprint

Held by the agency

Ad accounts

Yours, always

Yours, always

You pay for

Busy work

You pay for

Profit

Client stories

Clients, in their own words.

Founders and marketing leads on what changed once we took over their ads.

Saltmere skincare campaign at the beach

4.4x

Return on ad spend

01 / 04

โ€œ

On the first call they showed us which campaigns were losing money. We switched them off that afternoon and never looked back.

Noor Haddad

Head of E-commerce, Saltmere

Ways to work together

Simple pricing. Cancel anytime.

Flat fees, never a percentage of your ad spend. Start with a free audit and decide from there.

Start here

Ad audit

A senior strategist goes through your ad accounts with you, live.

Free

ยท 45 minutes

  • Line-by-line account review

  • Your 3 biggest money leaks

  • Written summary within 48 hours

Start here

Ad audit

A senior strategist goes through your ad accounts with you, live.

Free

ยท 45 minutes

  • Line-by-line account review

  • Your 3 biggest money leaks

  • Written summary within 48 hours

Most clients start here

Popular

Growth sprint

Sixty days, one profit target agreed before we start.

$15k

ยท 60 days

  • Tracking and account rebuild

  • 8 new ads every month

  • Weekly video report from your strategist

  • Miss the target and month 3 is free

Most clients start here

Popular

Growth sprint

Sixty days, one profit target agreed before we start.

$15k

ยท 60 days

  • Tracking and account rebuild

  • 8 new ads every month

  • Weekly video report from your strategist

  • Miss the target and month 3 is free

After the sprint

Retainer

Ongoing ads, creative and measurement once the sprint pays off.

$8k

/ month

  • Everything in the sprint, ongoing

  • Monthly planning with your team

  • Month-to-month, cancel with 30 days' notice

After the sprint

Retainer

Ongoing ads, creative and measurement once the sprint pays off.

$8k

/ month

  • Everything in the sprint, ongoing

  • Monthly planning with your team

  • Month-to-month, cancel with 30 days' notice

FAQ

Good questions to ask any agency.

Have another one? Ask us on the audit call.

Most clients spend between $20k and $1M a month on ads. Below $20k, the free audit and a clear plan are usually more useful than a retainer.

Free ad audit

See where your ad budget is leaking.

Share a few details. A strategist will review your ad accounts before the call, so the 45 minutes are spent on your numbers, not our pitch.

We reply within one business day.

Two people laughing at something on a phone

What happens next

  1. 1

    We review your ad accounts and tracking first.

  2. 2

    45-minute call with a senior strategist, not a salesperson.

  3. 3

    A written plan with your 3 biggest leaks within 48 hours.

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