Expand your knowledge about ecommerce, data-driven analytics and how to achieve profitable growth
How to make sure your marketing spend is aligned with your inventory and brand strategy
Henrik Hoffman - 2024-08-26
Step-by-step analysis for D2C leaders to avoid costly misaligned ad spend that hurt your brand and sell-through. If you're not doing this, you’re missing out.
Why ROAS can't be trusted and what to use instead to maximize contribution margin
Henrik Hoffman - 2024-02-21
Explore the shortcomings of using ROAS as the sole metric for e-commerce success and discover "epROAS" as a superior metric of marketing efficiency. This post delves into practical and theoretical examples, offering insights into essential data requirements for aligning marketing strategies with true profitability.
Mastering the art of marketing budget allocation is more crucial than ever. As someone who scaled a multi-brand e-commerce venture in the 2010s, Dema Co-Founder Marcus has experienced firsthand the provoking task of managing a substantial marketing budget across diverse markets and thousands of products.
A comprehensive introduction to AI Data Analysis in e-commerce
Henrik Hoffman - 2024-01-08
AI data analysis enhances decision-making in e-commerce, offering rapid, precise insights for optimizing products, marketing, and profitability using ML.
How e-commerce companies should allocate marketing budget between markets to maximize profitable growth
Marcus Tagesson - 2023-11-14
Why you should not use ROAS when allocating your marketing budget between markets: since variable costs naturally differ a lot between countries, you need to use a profit-based metric, such as Profit ROAS, which we call epROAS.
Contribution margin 1, 2, and 3: the key components of e-commerce profitability
Henrik Hoffman - 2023-09-12
The importance of Contribution Margins (CM) in e-commerce focuses on three levels of CMs: CM1, CM2, and CM3. CM1 is the initial product margin after returns and discounts, while CM2 includes logistic costs like shipping and customs, which can vary significantly based on product type and destination. CM3 then considers marketing costs, emphasizing the need for real-time, granular tracking and optimization of these costs for a global e-commerce business using tools like Dema's e-commerce analytics platform.
Optimize your ecommerce marketing for maximum profitability
Henrik Hoffman - 2023-08-31
Proven tactics and cutting-edge techniques enable you to shift from optimizing only for sales to profitable growth. Learn how to optimize for epROAS with Dema.
This is an introduction to E-commerce Profitability: what it is—and what it's not—how to optimize for profitability—and why it is extra important in 2024.