Funnel diagnostics, paid efficiency, lifecycle programs, conversion optimization, and attribution models that defend the number to your board. Not pixel dust. Not vanity dashboards. The funnel as a forecastable system.
Most marketing is optimized. Few funnels are forecastable.
Most teams optimize channels they can't tie to revenue. Forecast accuracy comes from the funnel architecture, not the channel mix. Every stage has a measured leak; every channel has a defensible CAC; every model can be stress-tested by the CFO.
Field note · 40+ engagements
× DIAGNOSTICSNo baseline measurement. You're optimizing channels without knowing where the leaks are.
× ATTRIBUTIONLast-click dashboards. Every channel reports a win; nobody can defend the actual blended CAC.
× LIFECYCLEAcquisition spend, zero retention engineering. New customers in, old ones out, silently.
× FORECASTPipeline models built on extrapolation, not the funnel. Boards stop trusting the number after one miss.
§ 02WHAT WE DOCapabilities · 05
Five disciplines, one instrumented system.
funnel diagnostics, paid where it pays, lifecycle & retention, conversion optimization, attribution & forecasting. None of these work alone, and none of them scale without an architect. We work all five at once.
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Funnel diagnostics
Baseline measurement, leak analysis, opportunity sizing. Where the work starts.
We instrument every stage of your funnel before recommending a tactic. Where conversions drop, where CAC inflates, where lifecycle leaks, where attribution overstates. The output is a sized list of leaks ranked by expected lift, not a generic 'optimize the landing page' memo.
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Paid where it pays
Channel-mix optimization, CAC discipline, spend efficiency by cohort.
We run paid only where the unit economics work. Search, social, programmatic, partnerships, all on the table. So is killing channels that don't pay back. CAC measured by cohort, not by attribution-window guesswork. Every dollar tracked to a forecast input, not a vanity dashboard.
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Lifecycle & retention
Email, in-app, expansion programs. The underrated channel.
Most teams overspend on acquisition because retention is broken. We instrument the lifecycle (onboarding, activation, expansion, win-back) and ship the programs that compound. Email, in-app, push, partner-comms, all wired to the funnel diagnostic so you know which stage each program lifts.
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Conversion optimization
Landing pages, A/B testing, ad creative. Build the funnel, don't hope for it.
Conversion is engineering, not magic. We design experiments, build variants (landing pages, ads, lifecycle creative), run the tests, and ship what wins. Every test is sized for statistical power before it runs. Every winner is documented and paired with the funnel stage it moved.
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Attribution & forecasting
Multi-touch models, board-defensible dashboards. The differentiator.
Most agencies can't tell the CFO why the number moved. We can. Multi-touch attribution wired to your CRM and warehouse, blended-CAC models that survive cohort comparison, forecasts the board can stress-test against scenarios. The funnel becomes a system you can plan against, not a dashboard you have to defend.
§ 03HOW WE WORKMethod · 04 phases
Four phases, one engagement.
Diagnose the funnel before recommending a tactic. Architect a system before shipping channel work. Ship and measure at the test level. Compound by reallocating against what worked.
PhaseWk 1–3
01
Diagnose
Full funnel instrumentation. Baseline measurement at every stage. CAC by channel by cohort. Lifecycle leak analysis. Attribution audit. The output is a sized work order, not a generic recommendation.
Outputs
Funnel baseline · all stages
CAC by channel · by cohort
Lifecycle leak analysis
Sized work order · 90 days
PhaseWk 4–6
02
Architect
Channel-mix plan. Lifecycle program design. CRO experiment roadmap. Attribution model spec. The work order becomes a system you sign off on before we ship.
Outputs
Channel-mix model
Lifecycle program plan
CRO experiment queue
Attribution model spec
PhaseWk 7+ · ongoing
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Ship
Programs go live. Tests run on a sized cadence. Lifecycle creative ships weekly. Paid budgets reallocate against the model. Performance tracked at the test level so we know which experiments compound and which don't.
Outputs
Live channel programs
Weekly experiment cadence
Lifecycle creative pipeline
Per-test performance tracking
PhaseQuarterly
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Compound
Quarterly forecast review against actuals. Reallocation toward what compounded. Retire what didn't. The forecast model gets sharper each cycle.
Outputs
Quarterly forecast review
Reallocation memo
Retired channels list
Sharpened forecast model
§ 04EVIDENCEEvidence · aggregate + cases
Twelve engagements, numbers that move.
−28%
Median blended CAC
across paid programs
+34%
Median retention lift
lifecycle engagements
+47%
Median conversion lift
winning CRO tests
0.82
Forecast accuracy R²
model vs. actual
Case · 01Series C · Consumer DTC12-month engagement
−43% blended CAC
Rebuilt channel mix from 70% Meta to balanced search / social / podcast. Blended CAC dropped, payback period halved. Forecast model now used for board reporting.
Lifecycle nurture rebuilt from a 3-email drip into a 12-touch behavioral program. Landing-page funnel A/B tested into a 1.6× converter. Sales team got fewer leads but better ones.
Retention engineering on the activation funnel. First-week engagement program lifted the 12-month LTV cohort. Acquisition budget reallocated to channels that actually compound LTV, not just spike GMV.
We work in the tools your team already runs, you already own.
ANALYTICS
GA4MixpanelAmplitudeHeap
ATTRIBUTION
Triple WhaleNorthbeamHyrosRockerbox
PAID
Google AdsMetaLinkedInRedditTikTok
LIFECYCLE
Customer.ioBrazeIterableKlaviyo
CRO
VWOOptimizelyWebflowFigma
WAREHOUSE
SnowflakeBigQuerydbtLookerHex
§ 06HOW TO ENGAGEEngagement · pricing
Three ways in.
Most engagements start as a diagnostic. The retainer is where the work compounds.
WAY · 01 · START
Funnel Diagnostic
$15K/ flat
3 weeks
Funnel baseline · all stages
CAC by channel · by cohort
Lifecycle leak analysis
Sized 90-day work order
WAY · 02 · RETAINER
Embedded Marketing Engineering
$30K/ month
6-month minimum
Lead + paid + lifecycle + CRO embedded
Weekly test cadence
Monthly forecast vs. actual review
Includes diagnostic + attribution model
WAY · 03 · PROJECT
Forecast Build
$40K+/ scoped
8 weeks
Multi-touch attribution model
Blended-CAC dashboards
Forecast model · scenarios
CFO + board hand-off package
§ 07QUESTIONSFAQ · 05
Stuff people ask before they sign.
Q · 01
What's the difference between digital marketing and growth?
'Growth' usually means scrappy experimentation; 'digital marketing' usually means channel ops. We do both. The work is engineered: instrumented, forecastable, defensible. The label matters less than whether the funnel actually moves.
Q · 02
How long until we see lift?
First measurable lift typically lands in 30 days, off the funnel diagnostic alone (most teams find their biggest leak in the first audit). The full system takes 90 days to mature. The forecast model gets sharper every quarter.
Q · 03
Are you replacing our marketing team or augmenting them?
Almost always augmenting. The best engagements have a head of marketing or growth in place; we're the senior architect they don't have headcount for. We've also stood up greenfield programs but always work toward a hire.
Q · 04
What stage works best?
Series B through D, $5M+ ARR, with an established customer base. Earlier and the data isn't there to forecast against. Later and the politics outweigh the engineering. We've made exceptions; ask.
Q · 05
Do we need to be on a specific stack?
No. We work in your stack. Minimum is a CRM, an analytics platform, and a warehouse (or something we can stand up in 30 days). Beyond that we're stack-agnostic and we don't push migrations unless the math is undeniable.
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