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Cost per acquisition from $415 to $51.33.

A new rental marketplace had little to no sales, no inventory, no sales process and no marketing channels. We ran go-to-market, conversion work, ads and organic video. Cost per acquisition fell from $415 to $51.33, and the catalog grew to more than 32,252 listings.

Client name withheld at their request
$415 → $51.33cost per acquisition
32,252listings on the marketplaceup from no inventory
Videosite traffic rose each time a new video went up
The headline result

A much lower CPA, and a catalog that filled in.

This was a new category: a rental marketplace, starting with no inventory and almost no sales. We helped take it to market with conversion work, ads and organic video. Cost per acquisition fell from $415 to $51.33, and the marketplace grew to more than 32,252 listings.

$51.33later CPA
$415earlier CPA
32,252listings

Why you won't see a name or a logo

This client asked us to keep their name private, and we agreed. The playbook behind these numbers is a real competitive edge, and they'd rather competitors didn't copy it from a case study. So we've left out the brand, its products, its people and the posts themselves. The numbers are real. They come from the campaign results we keep on file.

The challenge

A new marketplace, starting from zero.

The client was building a rental marketplace in a category that barely existed online. At the start there was little to no sales, no inventory, no sales process and no marketing channels.

They needed a way to get in front of buyers and owners, fill the catalog, and bring the cost of a customer down far enough to grow.

What we ran

Go-to-market, ads, and organic video.

  • GTMpositioning and conversion work for a new rental marketplace
  • Adspaid campaigns run alongside the organic video
  • Videoshort organic videos, posted on an ongoing cadence
The results

The catalog grew. CPA fell.

32,252listingsfrom no inventory
$51.33later cost per acquisitiondown from $415
Trafficwebsite sessions rose each time a video was postedshown on a mid-November to mid-December chart
What it means for you

Even a niche marketplace can grow, and that growth can lower CPA.

Start from zero, still test

No inventory and no channels is a hard place to start. The work is still the same: find a message, put it in front of the right people, and read the cost.

Video can still move a marketplace

Organic video ran alongside the ads. Site traffic rose when a new video went up.

Organic and paid, one plan

We run both and measure both, so content and ads point at the same goal: a lower cost to acquire a customer.

Want a growth story of your own?

Book a free strategy session and we'll show you how paid and organic could lower what you pay for a customer.

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