Ecomm Cowboy

Chris Hall x Colin Dougherty

DTC's daily show — what's now/next in ecommerce so marketers can survive and thrive.

  1. 4d ago

    Goodles x Barilla | Temu Spends $962M on Fake Creators | GoPro Acquired: Pivots to Defense

    Goodles takes on Barilla in the better-for-you mac and cheese fight, GoPro gets acquired and pivots to defense (with suspicious timing next to Markiplier's stake), Fortune reports 73 of the top 100 creators in Temu's $962M Meta partnership ads are likely fake, and Jake Paul's anti-fund invests in Archive. It's the consumer's daily show — Ecomm Cowboy — where we break down the stories moving retail and DTC, then sit down with the operators building through it. Today guest host Jimmy Kim (Co-Founder & CEO, eCom Email Marketer) joins Chris Hall and Colin Dougherty. ON TODAY'S EPISODE Phil Kyprianou — Founder & CEO, Hubbvee & GothRider CoffeeWe dig into the rare dual perspective of running the agency and the brand at once — building on Shopify since 2012 (back at 42,000 merchants), the unglamorous system behind scaling GothRider to 200+ retail doors, whether chasing those doors cannibalized DTC margins, the real LTV math that made a $60 CAC still work post-iOS 14.5, and being publicly skeptical of AI-tool hype while demanding measurable 90-day outcomes. Kevin Espiritu — Founder & CEO, Epic GardeningWe dig into one of the clearest content-to-commerce flywheels in DTC — the $35,000 personal bet importing raised garden beds from Australia that turned a hobby blog into a real commerce business, the buy-not-build call acquiring Botanical Interests instead of building a private-label seed line, and doing the live math on a 10-million-person mission against 3.6M current followers. Bryan Bumgardner — Northbeam Weather ReportThe five-platform forecast is back — reading the storm fronts across the ad landscape and telling you where CPMs are clear and where it's about to pour. ALSO ON THE SHOW- Intelligems ships a "Buy X Get Y" feature - Drake Maye joins L.L.Bean - Shake Shack's Reese's shake - A $5K cowboy hat - Peptides for veterans - A quiet operator hits a first $500K month ------------------------------------- Daily newsletter: https://newsletter.ecommcowboy.com/ Made possible by: Proppel - https://www.weareproppel.com/ecomm-cowboy-proppel Tie - https://meettie.com/ TrendTrack - https://www.trendtrack.io/ Sathi - https://www.mysathi.io/champions/ecomm-cowboy Slash - https://www.slash.com/ Richpanel - https://www.richpanel.com/?utm_source=Ecomm+Cowboy+Show&utm_medium=Show&utm_campaign=Ad+Read&utm_id=Ecomm+Cowboy Postscript - https://postscript.io/?utm_source=Ecomm+Cowboy+Show&utm_medium=Show&utm_campaign=Ad+Read&utm_id=Ecomm+Cowboy Seguno - https://www.seguno.com/?utm_source=Ecomm+Cowboy+Show&utm_medium=Show&utm_campaign=Ad+Read&utm_id=Ecomm+Cowboy Intelligems - https://www.intelligems.io/?utm_source=Ecomm+Cowboy+Show&utm_medium=Show&utm_campaign=Ad+Read&utm_id=Ecomm+Cowboy ROKT Aftersell - https://www.aftersell.com/offers?utm_source=Ecomm+Cowboy+Show&utm_medium=Show&utm_campaign=Ad+Read&utm_id=Ecomm+Cowboy Proxima AI - https://www.proxima.ai/?utm_source=Ecomm+Cowboy+Show&utm_medium=Show&utm_campaign=Ad+Read&utm_id=Ecomm+Cowboy Northbeam: http://northbeam.io/?utm_source=Ecomm+Cowboy+Show&utm_medium=Show&utm_campaign=Ad+Read&utm_id=Ecomm+Cowboy Universal Ads - https://www.universalads.com/?utm_source=Ecomm+Cowboy+Show&utm_medium=Show&utm_campaign=Ad+Read&utm_id=Ecomm+Cowboy Follow Ecomm Cowboy: https://x.com/ecommcowboy https://www.linkedin.com/company/ecommcowboy https://www.instagram.com/ecommcowboy/ https://www.tiktok.com/@ecommcowboy https://open.spotify.com/show/0q1Pp0rW8j6cehXToNTeJc https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ecomm-cowboy/id1761749693

  2. 5d ago

    David x HallPass: $2.2B Valuation | YouTube & Amazon Partnership | Zuck’s AI Warpath

    Medici lands a $2.2B valuation, YouTube creators can now tag Amazon products, Meta's Muse voice transcription undercuts the market at $0.18/hr, and colleges are about to start running out of students. It's the consumer's daily show — Ecomm Cowboy — where we break down the stories moving retail and DTC, then sit down with the operators building through it. Today guest host Nate Lagos (Founder, Shootin' Doubles) joins Chris Hall and Colin Dougherty. ON TODAY'S EPISODE Steve Rekuc — Director of Data, Common Thread CollectiveWe dig into the quantitative backbone behind CTC's growth claims — geo-holdout incrementality testing productized for mid-market brands, the gap between platform-reported ROAS and actual incrementality (AppLovin averaging 171% across 18 tests), the Spend/aMER model that told an apparel brand to cut spend from $2.14M to $1.06M a month, the internal fight when the data says spend less, and the new Prophit Engine forecasting revenue within 3% across $3B in GMV. Erika Lee — Head of Brand, CorgiWe dig into building a community brand on a commoditized product — the AI-insurance startup (YC S24, ~$630M valuation) betting on a 24/7 FiDi cafe, branded buses, and an in-house newspaper over billboards, the local-TV-news-to-startup storytelling path, landing the job via a cold X DM, and why the Corgi Cafe doesn't need to make money on coffee. ALSO ON THE SHOW - AfterSell unboxing - Calvin Klein x Sadie Sink - Farmer Bill's steak sticks - An 1847 Oregon Trail sourdough starter that's still alive - Quince's first sample sale sold out 6 hours early - TikTok Shop as liquidation, not growth - Koast.ai: Facebook ads without a Facebook account ------------------------------------- Daily newsletter: https://newsletter.ecommcowboy.com/ Made possible by: Proppel - https://www.weareproppel.com/ecomm-cowboy-proppel Tie - https://meettie.com/ TrendTrack - https://www.trendtrack.io/ Sathi - https://www.mysathi.io/champions/ecomm-cowboy Slash - https://www.slash.com/ Richpanel - https://www.richpanel.com/?utm_source=Ecomm+Cowboy+Show&utm_medium=Show&utm_campaign=Ad+Read&utm_id=Ecomm+Cowboy Postscript - https://postscript.io/?utm_source=Ecomm+Cowboy+Show&utm_medium=Show&utm_campaign=Ad+Read&utm_id=Ecomm+Cowboy Seguno - https://www.seguno.com/?utm_source=Ecomm+Cowboy+Show&utm_medium=Show&utm_campaign=Ad+Read&utm_id=Ecomm+Cowboy Intelligems - https://www.intelligems.io/?utm_source=Ecomm+Cowboy+Show&utm_medium=Show&utm_campaign=Ad+Read&utm_id=Ecomm+Cowboy ROKT Aftersell - https://www.aftersell.com/offers?utm_source=Ecomm+Cowboy+Show&utm_medium=Show&utm_campaign=Ad+Read&utm_id=Ecomm+Cowboy Proxima AI - https://www.proxima.ai/?utm_source=Ecomm+Cowboy+Show&utm_medium=Show&utm_campaign=Ad+Read&utm_id=Ecomm+Cowboy Northbeam: http://northbeam.io/?utm_source=Ecomm+Cowboy+Show&utm_medium=Show&utm_campaign=Ad+Read&utm_id=Ecomm+Cowboy Universal Ads - https://www.universalads.com/?utm_source=Ecomm+Cowboy+Show&utm_medium=Show&utm_campaign=Ad+Read&utm_id=Ecomm+Cowboy Follow Ecomm Cowboy: https://x.com/ecommcowboy https://www.linkedin.com/company/ecommcowboy https://www.instagram.com/ecommcowboy/ https://www.tiktok.com/@ecommcowboy https://open.spotify.com/show/0q1Pp0rW8j6cehXToNTeJc https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ecomm-cowboy/id1761749693

  3. 6d ago

    FTC Sues Amazon | Grok Bot Agentic Commerce | Markiplier x GoPro

    The FTC and 22 states sue Amazon over a secret ad-surcharge scheme that allegedly overcharged more than a million advertisers, Dr. Squatch and IShowSpeed run a $1M speedrun, Markiplier becomes GoPro's largest shareholder, and Happy Dad x Big John golfs 450M IG views in 90 days. It's the consumer's daily show — Ecomm Cowboy — where we break down the stories moving retail and DTC, then sit down with the operators building through it. Today guest host Oren John (Partner, Darkroom) joins Chris Hall and Colin Dougherty. ON TODAY'S EPISODE Oren John — Partner, DarkroomWe dig into building Valuable Studios in public — Americana car-culture luxury goods developed open-source, with factories public unless they opt out, taste-lab SKUs over revenue-max merch, and a creative-director POV on what DTC gets wrong about logo-flex and copying. Plus what "the first AI-native advertising agency" actually means at Darkroom, building with Grok, and why there are no boring niches, only boring content. ALSO ON THE SHOW - Slash Platinum Card unboxing - Brian Blum on running with no outbound sales - Aimé Leon Dore's JP Morgan controlling stake - Dyson's $500 AI-powered toothbrush - SpongeBob x One Piece at McDonald's - Molson Hart: Vietnam to your door - Handwritten outreach vs. AI slop ------------------------------------- Daily newsletter: https://newsletter.ecommcowboy.com/ Made possible by: Proppel - https://www.weareproppel.com/ecomm-cowboy-proppel Tie - https://meettie.com/ TrendTrack - https://www.trendtrack.io/ Sathi - https://www.mysathi.io/champions/ecomm-cowboy Slash - https://www.slash.com/ Richpanel - https://www.richpanel.com/?utm_source=Ecomm+Cowboy+Show&utm_medium=Show&utm_campaign=Ad+Read&utm_id=Ecomm+Cowboy Postscript - https://postscript.io/?utm_source=Ecomm+Cowboy+Show&utm_medium=Show&utm_campaign=Ad+Read&utm_id=Ecomm+Cowboy Seguno - https://www.seguno.com/?utm_source=Ecomm+Cowboy+Show&utm_medium=Show&utm_campaign=Ad+Read&utm_id=Ecomm+Cowboy Intelligems - https://www.intelligems.io/?utm_source=Ecomm+Cowboy+Show&utm_medium=Show&utm_campaign=Ad+Read&utm_id=Ecomm+Cowboy ROKT Aftersell - https://www.aftersell.com/offers?utm_source=Ecomm+Cowboy+Show&utm_medium=Show&utm_campaign=Ad+Read&utm_id=Ecomm+Cowboy Proxima AI - https://www.proxima.ai/?utm_source=Ecomm+Cowboy+Show&utm_medium=Show&utm_campaign=Ad+Read&utm_id=Ecomm+Cowboy Northbeam: http://northbeam.io/?utm_source=Ecomm+Cowboy+Show&utm_medium=Show&utm_campaign=Ad+Read&utm_id=Ecomm+Cowboy Universal Ads - https://www.universalads.com/?utm_source=Ecomm+Cowboy+Show&utm_medium=Show&utm_campaign=Ad+Read&utm_id=Ecomm+Cowboy Follow Ecomm Cowboy: https://x.com/ecommcowboy https://www.linkedin.com/company/ecommcowboy https://www.instagram.com/ecommcowboy/ https://www.tiktok.com/@ecommcowboy https://open.spotify.com/show/0q1Pp0rW8j6cehXToNTeJc https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ecomm-cowboy/id1761749693

  4. Aug 31

    Infinite AI Livestreams | ChatGPT Ads Are Back? | Festivals x GenZ

    MiniMax AI is generating infinite livestreamed video, OpenAI is streamlining ChatGPT ad-campaign creation, Bubba takes its new brand identity to Lollapalooza, and American farmers are bringing Southern olive oil back. It's the consumer's daily show — Ecomm Cowboy — where we break down the stories moving retail and DTC, then sit down with the operators building through it. Today guest host Chris Orzechowski (Owner, Orzy Media) joins Chris Hall and Colin Dougherty. ON TODAY'S EPISODE Andreea Moise — Founder, Hype MavenWe dig into the contrarian thesis that brands should own their influencer program, not rent it — ten years building six- and seven-figure in-house influencer engines for DTC, SaaS, and B2B, the 90%-posting-rate seeding playbook, hitting positive ROI within 90 days on four-figure spends, blunt operator truths like "influencer pricing will never be regulated," and debunking every reason brands give for why influencer marketing "doesn't work." ALSO ON THE SHOW - Surreal's overnight oats ready in minutes - The Crumbl x Minecraft collab - 100% American-made shirts make a comeback - The greatest toy commercial ever made - Photon Matrix builds an Iron Dome for mosquitoes - A DTC founder group takes off on X ------------------------------------- Daily newsletter: https://newsletter.ecommcowboy.com/ Made possible by: Proppel - https://www.weareproppel.com/ecomm-cowboy-proppel Tie - https://meettie.com/ TrendTrack - https://www.trendtrack.io/ Sathi - https://www.mysathi.io/champions/ecomm-cowboy Slash - https://www.slash.com/ Richpanel - https://www.richpanel.com/?utm_source=Ecomm+Cowboy+Show&utm_medium=Show&utm_campaign=Ad+Read&utm_id=Ecomm+Cowboy Postscript - https://postscript.io/?utm_source=Ecomm+Cowboy+Show&utm_medium=Show&utm_campaign=Ad+Read&utm_id=Ecomm+Cowboy Seguno - https://www.seguno.com/?utm_source=Ecomm+Cowboy+Show&utm_medium=Show&utm_campaign=Ad+Read&utm_id=Ecomm+Cowboy Intelligems - https://www.intelligems.io/?utm_source=Ecomm+Cowboy+Show&utm_medium=Show&utm_campaign=Ad+Read&utm_id=Ecomm+Cowboy ROKT Aftersell - https://www.aftersell.com/offers?utm_source=Ecomm+Cowboy+Show&utm_medium=Show&utm_campaign=Ad+Read&utm_id=Ecomm+Cowboy Proxima AI - https://www.proxima.ai/?utm_source=Ecomm+Cowboy+Show&utm_medium=Show&utm_campaign=Ad+Read&utm_id=Ecomm+Cowboy Northbeam: http://northbeam.io/?utm_source=Ecomm+Cowboy+Show&utm_medium=Show&utm_campaign=Ad+Read&utm_id=Ecomm+Cowboy Universal Ads - https://www.universalads.com/?utm_source=Ecomm+Cowboy+Show&utm_medium=Show&utm_campaign=Ad+Read&utm_id=Ecomm+Cowboy Follow Ecomm Cowboy: https://x.com/ecommcowboy https://www.linkedin.com/company/ecommcowboy https://www.instagram.com/ecommcowboy/ https://www.tiktok.com/@ecommcowboy https://open.spotify.com/show/0q1Pp0rW8j6cehXToNTeJc https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ecomm-cowboy/id1761749693

  5. Aug 28

    Good Good vs. Callaway | BrewDog Gives Equity to Customers | Ninja Filter Goes Viral

    SharkNinja's viral product-design machine gets dissected, Nike drops the Caitlin 1, and Callaway faces a cover-up question. It's the consumer's daily show — Ecomm Cowboy — where we break down the stories moving retail and DTC, then sit down with the operators building through it. Today guest host Rabah Rahil (CMO, Tie) joins Chris Hall and Colin Dougherty. ON TODAY'S EPISODE Josh Lekach — CEO, Sport DrinkWe dig into taking on Gatorade off the back of a single Instagram post — the defiantly plain-spoken electrolyte brand with the most honest SKU names in beverage ("No Flavor with Sugar," "No Yellow 5 Lemon Lime"), a real-ingredient formula riding the clean-label wave, the three-owner structure with one anonymous partner, and a chronically-online founder voice that does the marketing a legacy brand would spend millions failing to buy. Bob Phibbs — CEO, The Retail DoctorWe dig into the hard economics of physical retail experience — $15/hr labor against roughly $400/hr in incremental sales from a staffed fitting room — a direct challenge to the "organized retail crime" narrative closing fitting rooms, AI-roleplay sales training for DTC brands opening their first stores, and the mystery-shop benchmark most operators have never seen quantified, from a practice that's trained 250,000+ associates. Michael Morelli — Founder, PawgenWe dig into bringing the human biohacking playbook to dogs — K9-REPAIR, a weight-dosed BPC-157 and TB-500 peptide stack made in the USA, the rescue dog Choo Choo as both emotional and data engine, the "built $100M+ in health, lost it, built again" arc, the $CHOO memecoin that discounts orders and burns supply, and a full canine-longevity roadmap: repair, nourish, measure, monitor, recover. ALSO ON THE SHOW - Hot Jobs - BrewDog co-founder returns with a "last drink" beverage - Nike ACG Picklejus - Costco reimburses a purchase after 6 years - Meta CPMs are crushing brands again - Perogies Bro x GTA 6 ------------------------------------- Daily newsletter: https://newsletter.ecommcowboy.com/ Made possible by: Proppel - https://www.weareproppel.com/ecomm-cowboy-proppel Tie - https://meettie.com/ TrendTrack - https://www.trendtrack.io/ Sathi - https://www.mysathi.io/champions/ecomm-cowboy Slash - https://www.slash.com/ Richpanel - https://www.richpanel.com/?utm_source=Ecomm+Cowboy+Show&utm_medium=Show&utm_campaign=Ad+Read&utm_id=Ecomm+Cowboy Postscript - https://postscript.io/?utm_source=Ecomm+Cowboy+Show&utm_medium=Show&utm_campaign=Ad+Read&utm_id=Ecomm+Cowboy Seguno - https://www.seguno.com/?utm_source=Ecomm+Cowboy+Show&utm_medium=Show&utm_campaign=Ad+Read&utm_id=Ecomm+Cowboy Intelligems - https://www.intelligems.io/?utm_source=Ecomm+Cowboy+Show&utm_medium=Show&utm_campaign=Ad+Read&utm_id=Ecomm+Cowboy ROKT Aftersell - https://www.aftersell.com/offers?utm_source=Ecomm+Cowboy+Show&utm_medium=Show&utm_campaign=Ad+Read&utm_id=Ecomm+Cowboy Proxima AI - https://www.proxima.ai/?utm_source=Ecomm+Cowboy+Show&utm_medium=Show&utm_campaign=Ad+Read&utm_id=Ecomm+Cowboy Northbeam: http://northbeam.io/?utm_source=Ecomm+Cowboy+Show&utm_medium=Show&utm_campaign=Ad+Read&utm_id=Ecomm+Cowboy Universal Ads - https://www.universalads.com/?utm_source=Ecomm+Cowboy+Show&utm_medium=Show&utm_campaign=Ad+Read&utm_id=Ecomm+Cowboy Follow Ecomm Cowboy: https://x.com/ecommcowboy https://www.linkedin.com/company/ecommcowboy https://www.instagram.com/ecommcowboy/ https://www.tiktok.com/@ecommcowboy https://open.spotify.com/show/0q1Pp0rW8j6cehXToNTeJc https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ecomm-cowboy/id1761749693

  6. Aug 27

    Meta’s AI Plan Implodes | GLP-1s Boost Apparel + Cheesecake | Oasis Health Needs Lawyer

    Reuters details how Mark Zuckerberg's plan to replace Meta staff with AI imploded, GLP-1 users are spending more on clothes (Victoria's Secret up, Cheesecake Factory down — the duality of man), and the Oasis health app is seeking a lawyer. It's the consumer's daily show — Ecomm Cowboy — where we break down the stories moving retail and DTC, then sit down with the operators building through it. Today guest host Jimmy Kim (Co-Founder & CEO, eCom Email Marketer) joins Chris Hall and Colin Dougherty. ON TODAY'S EPISODE Luke Thorburg — Co-Founder & CCO, StreetTalkWe dig into the viral street-interview format behind ads for IM8, Grüns, and Cal AI — the bet that people trust people, real conversations with real strangers cut into paid and organic creative that educates, entertains, and converts. Plus coining "Conversation Creative" into a category and a Digiday 2026 finalist run, the stranger-turned-co-founder origin with Josh Suggs, scaling in NYC with zero outside capital, and the affiliate and funnel economics — AOV, subscription paths, and EPC — beneath the format. ALSO ON THE SHOW -Emma Chamberlain x J.Crew -Chili's fills the Good Good void -Pollen Robotics' $400 open-source robot -Goodia: apple cider in a squeeze bottle -Japan's pixelated video-game bandage -Instinct is building a personal AI agent ------------------------------------- Daily newsletter: https://newsletter.ecommcowboy.com/ Made possible by: Proppel - https://www.weareproppel.com/ecomm-cowboy-proppel Tie - https://meettie.com/ TrendTrack - https://www.trendtrack.io/ Sathi - https://www.mysathi.io/champions/ecomm-cowboy Slash - https://www.slash.com/ Richpanel - https://www.richpanel.com/?utm_source=Ecomm+Cowboy+Show&utm_medium=Show&utm_campaign=Ad+Read&utm_id=Ecomm+Cowboy Postscript - https://postscript.io/?utm_source=Ecomm+Cowboy+Show&utm_medium=Show&utm_campaign=Ad+Read&utm_id=Ecomm+Cowboy Seguno - https://www.seguno.com/?utm_source=Ecomm+Cowboy+Show&utm_medium=Show&utm_campaign=Ad+Read&utm_id=Ecomm+Cowboy Intelligems - https://www.intelligems.io/?utm_source=Ecomm+Cowboy+Show&utm_medium=Show&utm_campaign=Ad+Read&utm_id=Ecomm+Cowboy ROKT Aftersell - https://www.aftersell.com/offers?utm_source=Ecomm+Cowboy+Show&utm_medium=Show&utm_campaign=Ad+Read&utm_id=Ecomm+Cowboy Proxima AI - https://www.proxima.ai/?utm_source=Ecomm+Cowboy+Show&utm_medium=Show&utm_campaign=Ad+Read&utm_id=Ecomm+Cowboy Northbeam: http://northbeam.io/?utm_source=Ecomm+Cowboy+Show&utm_medium=Show&utm_campaign=Ad+Read&utm_id=Ecomm+Cowboy Universal Ads - https://www.universalads.com/?utm_source=Ecomm+Cowboy+Show&utm_medium=Show&utm_campaign=Ad+Read&utm_id=Ecomm+Cowboy Follow Ecomm Cowboy: https://x.com/ecommcowboy https://www.linkedin.com/company/ecommcowboy https://www.instagram.com/ecommcowboy/ https://www.tiktok.com/@ecommcowboy https://open.spotify.com/show/0q1Pp0rW8j6cehXToNTeJc https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ecomm-cowboy/id1761749693

  7. Aug 26

    Good Good Golf Canceled | Meta Owes $17B: Major Changes for Youth Users | Apple’s “Human Slop” Ad

    Good Good Golf is canceled, Apple runs an ad about "human slop," Reuters details how Meta's plan to replace staff with AI imploded, and Meta agrees to pay US states $16B to settle social-media addiction lawsuits. It's the consumer's daily show — Ecomm Cowboy — where we break down the stories moving retail and DTC, then sit down with the operators building through it. Today guest host Nate Lagos (Founder, Shootin' Doubles) joins Chris Hall and Colin Dougherty. ON TODAY'S EPISODE Jared Gutstadt — Founder, Rebel AudioWe dig into how "Jingle Jared" turned music placements on Chappelle's Show into Jingle Punks — a 500,000-song catalog that scored 1,000+ TV series before a WME acquisition — and now Rebel Audio, the "Canva of podcasting" that clones a creator's voice to translate a show into 30+ languages, and why brands should treat media as IP, not an expense. Matt D'Elia — Writer/Director & Host, "Matt D'Elia Is Confused"We dig into rebuilding a creative career as a direct-to-audience business — the SXSW-breakout American Animal he refused to cut for streaming, walking away from Hollywood for a Patreon-first model with ~3,000 members, and running a live show across X, YouTube, Twitch, Kick, and Instagram where platforms are for reach but ownership lives on Patreon. JT Sarafa — Founder, JTS Growth; Co-Owner, Pop Daddy SnacksWe dig into scaling Pop Daddy Snacks to ~$15M GMV on TikTok Shop — the SKU change from single-flavor bags to nine-flavor variety packs that unlocked $700K GMV in a month, the content-then-affiliate-then-offer playbook, and TikTok Shop's halo on Amazon and retail. Alex McEachern — Head of Marketing, Intelligems QUICK DRAW SEGMENT We dig into the profit-per-visitor gospel — testing prices, shipping, and offers the way brands test creative, why most persona work tells you nothing about what to do next, and being the first experimentation platform with an official Claude connector. ALSO ON THE SHOW - A look at the daily schedule of a 100+ client ecom agency - Ninja's countertop take on Brita - Saint James iced tea and MSG in a bag - FDA allows insect fragments in everyday foods - Victoria's Secret is up 300% - Nike is rudderless in the algorithm era ------------------------------------- Daily newsletter: https://newsletter.ecommcowboy.com/ Made possible by: Proppel - https://www.weareproppel.com/ecomm-cowboy-proppel Tie - https://meettie.com/ TrendTrack - https://www.trendtrack.io/ Sathi - https://www.mysathi.io/champions/ecomm-cowboy Slash - https://www.slash.com/ Richpanel - https://www.richpanel.com/?utm_source=Ecomm+Cowboy+Show&utm_medium=Show&utm_campaign=Ad+Read&utm_id=Ecomm+Cowboy Postscript - https://postscript.io/?utm_source=Ecomm+Cowboy+Show&utm_medium=Show&utm_campaign=Ad+Read&utm_id=Ecomm+Cowboy Seguno - https://www.seguno.com/?utm_source=Ecomm+Cowboy+Show&utm_medium=Show&utm_campaign=Ad+Read&utm_id=Ecomm+Cowboy Intelligems - https://www.intelligems.io/?utm_source=Ecomm+Cowboy+Show&utm_medium=Show&utm_campaign=Ad+Read&utm_id=Ecomm+Cowboy ROKT Aftersell - https://www.aftersell.com/offers?utm_source=Ecomm+Cowboy+Show&utm_medium=Show&utm_campaign=Ad+Read&utm_id=Ecomm+Cowboy Proxima AI - https://www.proxima.ai/?utm_source=Ecomm+Cowboy+Show&utm_medium=Show&utm_campaign=Ad+Read&utm_id=Ecomm+Cowboy Northbeam: http://northbeam.io/?utm_source=Ecomm+Cowboy+Show&utm_medium=Show&utm_campaign=Ad+Read&utm_id=Ecomm+Cowboy Universal Ads - https://www.universalads.com/?utm_source=Ecomm+Cowboy+Show&utm_medium=Show&utm_campaign=Ad+Read&utm_id=Ecomm+Cowboy Follow Ecomm Cowboy: https://x.com/ecommcowboy https://www.linkedin.com/company/ecommcowboy https://www.instagram.com/ecommcowboy/ https://www.tiktok.com/@ecommcowboy https://open.spotify.com/show/0q1Pp0rW8j6cehXToNTeJc https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ecomm-cowboy/id1761749693

  8. Aug 26

    Peptides for Dogs | Shein’s Valuation Crashes 73% | Frictionmaxxing

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