Earlybird CBD | Programmatic Ads
Result:
Return on Ad Spend (ROAS)
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Reduction in Blended CAC
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Increase in Monthly Sessions
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Lift in Average Order Value (AOV)
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Problem Statement
Earlybird CBD faced the classic “Golden Handcuffs” of the cannabis industry:
Platform Suppression
Strict anti-CBD policies on Meta (Facebook/Instagram) and Google Ads led to frequent account bans and limited reach, stifling growth.
High Market Noise
In a saturated "hemp-wellness" market, the brand struggled to differentiate its premium, full-spectrum efficacy from low-tier competitors.
Attribution Gaps
Inability to track the full customer journey from "curiosity" to "conversion" across different devices and platforms.
Rising CAC
Reliance on organic SEO and influencer marketing alone led to stagnant growth curves and diminishing returns.
Spokes Solutions
We bypassed the “Big Tech” filters by deploying a specialized, compliant tech stack designed for the CBD industry’s unique demands.
We utilized a Demand Side Platform (DSP) with direct access to "CBD-friendly" publishers, ensuring 100% ad delivery without risk of account suspension.
- First-Party Data Expansion: Leveraged the client’s existing customer list to build "Lookalike" models in a programmatic environment.
- Contextual Guardrails: Placed ads on high-authority health, wellness, and lifestyle publications where the audience was already in a "research-and-buy" mindset.
Developed high-impact HTML5 and Native units that focused on wellness outcomes rather than restricted "cannabis" terminology, ensuring compliance while maintaining high CTR.
Implemented advanced tracking to follow users from mobile discovery (discovery phase) to desktop checkout (conversion phase), providing a unified view of the ROAS.
Deployed AI-driven bidding logic to prioritize inventory that historically yielded the lowest CPC and highest conversion rates, ensuring no dollar was wasted on low-intent traffic.
