Lily Hecht-Leavitt runs marketing at Rootine, a US-based DTC brand. Gil David is the founder of a performance marketing agency specialising in scaling DTC brands. Unsurprisingly, this ep is about growing DTC brands.

In this episode we discuss:

The role of brand in growing DTC brands
The challenges of using Meta (that’s Facebook and Instagram to old folk) to build sales
Impact of Apple’s iOS update on Meta advertising
Why ROAS is a flawed metric and what should replace it
The impact of discounting and should brands do it
TOPTIPS for DTC brands coming into Black Friday and Christmas
A brief look at NFTs and their future
The challenges of band reputation and when using famous influencers

A Word From Our Sponsor

This episode is sponsored by Learn Inbound. One of the best marketing conferences in Ireland returns to Dublin on Thursday 27 October 2022 after a Covid break. Learn Inbound is where marketers go to thrive and the team behind the event are putting together an amazing line up of speakers.

Already confirmed is Jono Alderson, Head of SEO for Yoast and he’ll be joined by some of the world’s best digital marketers. One piece of bad news… Andi will be hosting the event!

A limited number of super early bird tickets are available for €175 +VAT (reduced from €449) and include full access to all the talks, exhibition area, lunch, coffee & drinks and access to After Party.

What you need to know:

Single track conference
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Thursday 28 October, 9am-5pm
Super Early Bird tickets are €175 +VAT
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Lily Hecht-Leavitt

Lily is an accomplished digital and ecommerce business strategist.

After getting her MA at Georgetown she entered the digital world of startups. She has helped build successful D2C startups developing their online presence through performance marketing strategy, paid acquisition channels, conversion rate optimization, social media growth and content strategy, affiliate and influencer marketing, digital campaign management, sponsored content and podcast buys, email retention, partner and athlete relationships, and team leadership.

She is also heavily connected in the professional sports space having worked with athletes and agents spanning all sports over the past nine years.

Find Lily on LinkedIn, Twitter

Gil David

Gil is known as one of the world's leading authorities on Facebook Ads but has a well-rounded experience having spent over 15 years in sales, marketing and business management roles after graduating from the prestigious Lancaster University Business School with a BSc Hons Degree in Marketing. He has over 8 years' experience running Facebook Ads and specialized in performance marketing since setting up the Run DMG agency in 2017.

In the 5 years since, he has worked with a range of brands but the agency now focuses more on scaling eCommerce/DTC clients. Brands he has worked with include Benetton, Telefonica, TUI, Crooks & Castles, Ford, Toyota, Kaspersky and many more. Gil also regularly speaks at events and delivers bespoke Facebook Ads training to businesses and agencies.

Find Gil on LinkedIn, Twitter

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