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John S.
John S.

Dir. of Ecom @ Agency → Ecom founder (sold) → Fractional CMO for 8 and 9 figure brands. Sharing insights.


🧠 Is Your Ad Budget Capturing Demand or Creating It?

🧠 Is Your Ad Budget Capturing Demand or Creating It?

Five readiness checks for deciding when an ecommerce brand should add paid awareness alongside direct response.

Sep 8, 2026

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5 min read

🧠 How to Determine Your 2026 BFCM Offer

🧠 How to Determine Your 2026 BFCM Offer

What I am reviewing from last year's client performance, what has changed, and how the evidence will shape each 2026 BFCM plan.

Sep 1, 2026

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5 min read

🧠 Is Google’s Aug 17 Bidding Change Behind the CPC Spikes?

🧠 Is Google’s Aug 17 Bidding Change Behind the CPC Spikes?

Budget-limited tCPA and tROAS campaigns now chase their targets more consistently. Public reports show sharp swings and uneven outcomes.

Aug 26, 2026

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3 min read

🧠 You Need To Connect To Your Ecom Stack to AI via MCP

🧠 You Need To Connect To Your Ecom Stack to AI via MCP

Once your ad, analytics, email, commerce, POS, and content data are available in one analysis session, a model can look for relationships your channel reports never test.

Aug 18, 2026

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4 min read

🧠 The Ecom Heads Slack community is here

🧠 The Ecom Heads Slack community is here

Apply to become one of 50 founding members and get free access for life.

Aug 11, 2026

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2 min read

🧠 Your Marketplace Revenue Needs a Customer Cohort

🧠 Your Marketplace Revenue Needs a Customer Cohort

A 1,000-consumer survey puts 44% of first brand purchases on marketplaces. Track contribution and repeat behavior before calling that growth.

Aug 4, 2026

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4 min read

🧠 Audit Your Catalog Before AI Starts Taking Orders

🧠 Audit Your Catalog Before AI Starts Taking Orders

Six catalog and checkout checks for Shopify agentic storefronts and Google UCP.

Jul 28, 2026

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4 min read

🧠 Your Shopify Tracking Has an August 26 Deadline

🧠 Your Shopify Tracking Has an August 26 Deadline

Shopify can auto-upgrade the pages after the deadline. Check your scripts, pixels, and incompatible apps before then.

Jul 21, 2026

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3 min read

🧠 New Organic Search Report Launched: AI Overview Impressions

🧠 New Organic Search Report Launched: AI Overview Impressions

How to interpret it and more.

Jun 4, 2026

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4 min read

🧠 AI Max for Shopping: My 2 Week Test Results

🧠 AI Max for Shopping: My 2 Week Test Results

It's only two weeks, but the results are pretty stark.

May 19, 2026

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4 min read

🧠 You're Sending Too Many Email Campaigns

🧠 You're Sending Too Many Email Campaigns

See for yourself through this data from Klaviyo's 2026 OmniChannel Benchmark report.

May 12, 2026

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4 min read

🧠 Order Returns Increase Lifetime Value?

🧠 Order Returns Increase Lifetime Value?

Returns suck, but they're an opportunity to create a lasting customer.

May 8, 2026

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8 min read

🧠 This SMS flow has a 22% response rate. 3x higher than email.

🧠 This SMS flow has a 22% response rate. 3x higher than email.

Plus, it has some hidden perks.

Apr 28, 2026

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7 min read

🧠 On-Site Pop Ups Are Growing Ineffective

🧠 On-Site Pop Ups Are Growing Ineffective

Here's how to pivot

Apr 21, 2026

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9 min read

🧠 The Ecommerce Loyalty Appreciation Gap

🧠 The Ecommerce Loyalty Appreciation Gap

67% of your loyal customers think you like new buyers more than them

Apr 14, 2026

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1 min read

🧠 Fire Your (Static) Creative Agency

🧠 Fire Your (Static) Creative Agency

How To Automatically Generate Infinite Creatives (Based On Real Competitor Data)

Apr 7, 2026

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1 min read

🧠 How To Use Claude for Ads Performance Review

🧠 How To Use Claude for Ads Performance Review

I had Claude build me an ads analysis tool. It took less than an hour and I use it every week.

Mar 31, 2026

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1 min read

🧠 Post-Purchase Upsell - Have You Tried It?

🧠 Post-Purchase Upsell - Have You Tried It?

There's a moment after every order where you have your customer's full attention. Most stores respond with a receipt.

Mar 24, 2026

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1 min read

🧠 You Need More Ad Creatives To Succeed

🧠 You Need More Ad Creatives To Succeed

Same budget, same product. CPA doubled. You need more creatives.

Mar 18, 2026

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1 min read

🧠 2026 in Ecommerce - A Look Ahead

🧠 2026 in Ecommerce - A Look Ahead

Plus a quick question for you at the top!

Jan 6, 2026

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1 min read

Turn BFCM Impulse Buyers Into Customers

Turn BFCM Impulse Buyers Into Customers

Rare weekend issue - must be important!

Nov 24, 2025

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1 min read

🧠 Priority 0 - The Ecommerce Data Layer

🧠 Priority 0 - The Ecommerce Data Layer

Understanding its fundamental importance.

Nov 4, 2025

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1 min read

🧠 You're Losing Visitors You Paid For

🧠 You're Losing Visitors You Paid For

Not everyone makes it to cart, but you can still get them to convert.

Oct 9, 2025

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1 min read

🧠 Use Your Other Facebook Account

🧠 Use Your Other Facebook Account

Founder led ads work, in my experience.

Oct 2, 2025

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1 min read

🧠 Product Pages That Rank and Convert: How to Nail Descriptions

🧠 Product Pages That Rank and Convert: How to Nail Descriptions

Walk the line between aesthetics and SEO

Sep 23, 2025

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1 min read

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