Bekir Mustafić
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03 · CPG · UNIT ECONOMICS

Cutting
CAC
in half

A supplements brand was launching ads without knowing what a customer really cost. I built the model that showed it, then implemented it.

Blended CAC
$40sDown from $86, with lower weekly spend.
SMS share
16.6%Of revenue, up from 5.4%.
Flow revenue
39%Of email revenue, up from 19%.
3xWeekly SMS revenue, in seven weeks.

Before
and after

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Blended CACLower is better
Before
$86
After
Low $40s
SMS share of revenue
Before
5.4%
After
16.6%
Flow share of email revenue
Before
19%
After
39%
Bars to scale within each row.
One
MODEL
SHOWED WHAT A CUSTOMER REALLY COST

The
model

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INPUTSAD SPENDORDERSSUBSCRIPTIONSUNIT ECONOMICS MODELSHOWSCACMARGINLTV + PAYBACKWEEKLY KPI TRACKER · 30+ METRICS
Recreated. Flow is accurate, data is not shown.

What
changed

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CAC cut in half
From $86 down to the low forties, blended, while weekly spend went down.
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SMS became a real channel
Rebuilt segmentation and cadence. Weekly SMS revenue tripled in seven weeks.
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Automation doing more of the work
Built the missing flows: browse abandonment, replenishment, post-purchase and win-back.
Next case study →First retention reporting ever