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Recent learnings, in the order we published them.

Meta Ads
02
Sep 5, 2026 · 6 min read

Boosting with the post ID: the social proof that changes your ad results

Dark post or boosted publication? Our real data shows why reusing the post ID of a winning post beats an ad built from scratch.

F
Founder
AI
03
Sep 5, 2026 · 6 min read

ChatGPT Atlas died in 9 months: what it changes for your brand

OpenAI shut down its Atlas browser on August 9, 2026. What that failure reveals about AI search, and how to prepare your business for shopping agents.

F
Founder
Strategy
04
Sep 5, 2026 · 7 min read

Edward Bernays: 2 strategies from the 1920s that still dominate marketing in 2026

The father of public relations invented third-party authority and identity selling a century ago. How AG1, Gymshark and HexClad still apply them.

F
Founder
Email
05
Sep 5, 2026 · 8 min read

Ecommerce email marketing: flows mapped to your brand's real purchase cycle

Email should generate 25 to 30% of an online store's revenue. The method: automations mapped to your real purchase cycle, not generic sequences.

F
Founder
Lead Generation
06
Sep 5, 2026 · 7 min read

Generating leads with Google Ads: the features almost nobody uses

Lead forms, enhanced conversions, offline import: the Google Ads features that separate accounts generating customers from accounts buying clicks.

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Founder
Case Study
07
Sep 5, 2026 · 7 min read

Gymshark: from a Birmingham garage to a billion, without traditional advertising

From a garage in 2012 to a billion-pound valuation by betting on athletes and community before anyone else. Breakdown and transferable lessons.

F
Founder
Case Study
08
Sep 5, 2026 · 7 min read

HexClad: inside the celebrity endorsement that built a cookware empire

From a mocked online-only launch in 2016 to roughly $500M in sales with Gordon Ramsay as partner and investor. Inside the HexClad strategy.

F
Founder
AI
09
Sep 5, 2026 · 9 min read

GPT-6 Astra and the trillion-dollar buildout: how AI works now, and what it means for the market

Agents, computer use, $690B in data centers: how the new generation of AI actually works, and what it means for businesses.

F
Founder
CRO
10
Sep 5, 2026 · 7 min read

Checkout CRO: where online stores lose their sales

Roughly 7 carts out of 10 are abandoned. The precise frictions killing your checkout conversions, and the order to fix them in.

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Founder
Strategy
11
Sep 5, 2026 · 8 min read

Business succession: the marketing guide for Quebec's next generation of owners

Marketing is the blind spot of business transfers. What the next owner must map before the marketing lead walks out, and in what order.

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Founder
Strategy
12
Jul 7, 2026 · 7 min read

What an E-commerce Marketing Agency Really Costs in Quebec in 2026

Nobody publishes pricing, so you compare blind. Here are the real 2026 market ranges in Quebec - freelancer, boutique, big agency, in-house - and the revenue level where each option makes sense.

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Founder
Strategy
13
Jul 7, 2026 · 7 min read

Google Ads vs Meta Ads for E-commerce: How to Split the Budget in 2026

Meta creates demand, Google captures it. Judging both on the same ROAS distorts everything. Our decision framework and starting splits by budget tier: $5k, $15k, $50k+/month.

HM
Head of Media
Strategy
14
Jul 7, 2026 · 6 min read

Law 25 and Cookie Consent: Comply Without Killing Your Ad Performance

Most Quebec sites still fire GA4 and the Meta Pixel without consent. What Law 25 actually requires, what you're risking, and how to comply without sacrificing your ad signal.

F
Founder
Strategy
15
Jul 7, 2026 · 6 min read

Where Your Leads Really Come From: UTMs, GA4 and Your CRM Without Lying to Yourself

Meta says 30 leads, GA4 counts 41, the CRM has 35. No tool is lying. They measure differently. The fix isn't software: it's a UTM convention, a CRM that captures the source, and a clear rule for which number drives which decision.

HM
Head of Media
SEO
16
Jun 11, 2026 · 6 min read

E-commerce SEO: where to start when you depend on paid

90% of your revenue rides on Meta and Google Ads? Here is the exact order of SEO work that pays off in e-commerce, and what can wait.

LW
Lead Web
Meta Ads
17
Jun 9, 2026 · 6 min read

Meta Ads audit: the 10 things we check before touching anything

The exact checklist we run on every account that lands with us: structure, signal, creative, measurement. Run it yourself before paying anyone.

HM
Head of Media
Webflow
18
Jun 5, 2026 · 6 min read

Webflow vs WordPress in 2026: the honest choice for a company site

We ship Webflow sites, but the real answer depends on who keeps the site alive. The comparison without complacency: strengths, limits and 3-year total cost.

LW
Lead Web
Shopify
19
Jun 2, 2026 · 5 min read

Shopify redesign: when it pays off (and when it's a distraction)

The 5 signals a redesign will pay for itself, what it will never fix, and how to do it without sacrificing your SEO.

LW
Lead Web
Meta Ads
20
May 28, 2026 · 5 min read

Pixel + CAPI: why your Meta data lies (and how to fix it)

Platform ROAS that doesn't match Shopify, double-counted conversions, mediocre EMQ: the 4 signs your tracking lies, and the 30-minute fix.

HM
Head of Media
Strategy
21
May 14, 2026 · 6 min read

How much to invest to go from $1M to $5M in e-commerce

The question we hear at every diagnostic. No magic number, but ratios that hold up: budget on target revenue, MER floor, and the plateaus where it breaks.

F
Founder
Strategy
22
Apr 18, 2026 · 5 min read

Fractional CMO vs Agency: which to choose in 2026?

Two models, two philosophies. We break down real costs, use cases and pitfalls of each option for a brand between $2M and $20M in revenue.

F
Founder
Meta Ads
23
Apr 02, 2026 · 8 min read

How to scale a Meta account beyond $10k/day

The $10k/day plateau is real. We explain the scaling methodology we use to push our clients to $30k, $50k and beyond - without killing ROAS.

HM
Head of Media
Lead Generation
24
Mar 22, 2026 · 6 min read

5 marketing angles that convert in B2B e-commerce

Stop talking features. The 5 angles we use for our B2B clients with their actual results: lower CPL, better SQL rate, healthier pipeline.

CD
Creative Director
CRO
25
Mar 08, 2026 · 7 min read

Shopify PDP: the 7 elements that actually move the needle

We analyzed 50+ high-performing product pages. Here are the 7 elements with the biggest impact on conversion rate, ranked by implementation priority.

LW
Lead Web
Shopify
26
Feb 25, 2026 · 9 min read

Shopify migration: checklist to not break your SEO

A site migration can destroy years of SEO in 24h. Our full checklist to migrate without losing organic traffic.

LW
Lead Web
Strategy
27
Feb 11, 2026 · 4 min read

Why we turn down 60% of our prospects

Our qualification process, the red flags that make us say no, and why filtering early is the best gift you can give a prospective client.

F
Founder

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