Poiscaille (seafood subscription): divide acquisition costs by 7

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Discover how, thanks to a Paid Ads strategy, we reduced Poiscaille's acquisition costs by a factor of 7.

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Founded in 2015, Poiscaille.fr buys directly from French fishermen to offer consumers objectively fresh, sustainable and ethical fish. The company offers subscriptions with delivery of fish baskets. It is also possible to order seafood products directly from the site and pick them up from a partner.

Poiscaille called on Growth Room to benefit from our support in Growth Ads.

The company has 3 main personas:

  • Male, 25/35 years old, couple He lives in Paris. He loves good food and regularly entertains dinner guests. He has a fast-paced lifestyle and doesn't have the time to find fresh, quality produce close to his apartment. He usually has his groceries delivered.
  • Female, 35/55 years old, couple with child She lives in La Rochelle. She's a firm believer in ecology and the benefits of short supply chains. She likes to cook for herself and her family, using fresh, quality produce. She usually goes to the market on Saturdays.
  • Female/Male, 60/75 years old, married with child : he/she lives in a suburban area. He/she is not very comfortable with digital tools: his/her children help him/her to use the internet/social networks (Facebook). He/she wants fresh French products from a short circuit. He/she looks for quality above all.

Mission objective

We had two distinct objectives.

Main objective: build a media strategy and structure that will enable us to meet our 2022 subscription targets, while anticipating the challenges of 2023.

Secondary objective: carry out an acquisition test on a product to understand its business viability and impact in terms of subscriptions.

Structuring your Ads strategy

Global media strategye

We focused our efforts on Google Ads and Meta. These two media complement each other and have enabled us to bring qualified users into the acquisition funnel.

Strategy for the main objective

As a reminder, the main objective was to build a media strategy and structure to meet 2022 subscription targets, while anticipating the challenges of 2023.

Phase Awareness: Subscriptions

Objective: Develop storytelling around the brand.

For this, we focused on Meta. We targeted the following audiences:

  • 25-65+ years ;
  • France ;
  • CSP+ ;
  • Broad interests: cooking, ecology, circular economy.

⇒ We implemented and tested ads highlighting the brand, its values and its storytelling.

Commitment phase : Subscriptions

Objective: Create brand appeal and generate new accounts.

For this phase, we launched a campaign on both media:

  • Meta : 70% of the engagement phase ;
  • Google Ads: 30% engagement phase.

For Meta, the target audience was :

  • Lookalike Subscription ;
  • Lookalike BDD ;
  • Lookalike Purchase;
  • Lookalike Add to cart.

⇒ Here, we've tested to find the audiences and ads that are most attractive.

For Google Ads, we targeted the following audiences:

  • Broad interests based on audiences that have already generated conversions;
  • Similar audiences and personalized audience segments.

⇒ We launched an acquisition campaign with generic keywords such as "Poissonnerie en ligne".

Conversion phase: Subscriptions

Objective: Generate subscriptions.

As with the engagement phase, we launched a campaign on both media:

  • Meta: 40% conversion phase ;
  • Google Ads: 60% conversion phase.

On Meta, the target audience was :

  • Add to cart / Initiated payments ;
  • People who interacted with the publications ;
  • Visitors.

⇒ We launched a remarketing campaign aimed at retargeting people who already knew about Poiscaille but hadn't subscribed.

On Google Ads, the target audience was as follows:

  • Demo and geo-area audiences, based on needs and initial performance.

⇒ We launched an acquisition campaign with keywords containing location, such as "Fish delivery Paris".

The strategy for the secondary objective

As a reminder, for the secondary objective, we carried out a acquisition test on Poiscaille e-boutique products (fish, seafood, gift cards, seafood platters) to promote understand the viability of the business and its impact on subscriptions. In other words, the aim was to generate e-shop purchases and sales.

So, as with the main objective, we worked with the three phases of the conversion funnelThese include: awareness (making the brand known), engagement (developing the first points of contact), and conversion (generating purchases).

To meet these objectives, we launched a campaign on both media:

  • Meta: 80% conversion strategy ;
  • Google Ads: 80% conversion strategy.

For Meta, the target audience was :

  • Special interests ;
  • Lookalike 1%

⇒ We launched an acquisition campaign with product-focused visuals (CSJ, oysters and smoked fish).

For Google Ads, we focused on the following audiences:

  • Demographic and geographic audiences, with the most relevant zones based on needs and initial performance.

⇒ We launched acquisition campaigns on the search network, with semantics based on the products on sale in the boutique.

Overall subscription performance

Increased profitability since the launch of the campaigns

Period : 21/11/22 to 31/01/23

It should be noted that, for both media, the result is based solely on generation of a single subscription. However, customers have access to 1, 2 or 4 subscriptions per month, and stay with Poiscaille for an average of 8 to 10 months. This means that Poiscaille is much more profitable than the figures currently show.

Our analysis of Meta

Two months after the launch of the campaigns, we can see that, ROAS up on Meta.

Subscription ROAS in January was up sharply on December (December was a more favorable month for purchases than subscriptions due to the end-of-year festivities), mainly due to lower costs and a higher conversion rate.

Our Google analysis

Despite a drop in costs in January, we are seeing an increase in the number of iso Subscription sales versus December.

Moreover, the cost/subscription is falling month by month: €6 in January compared with €77 in November.

Generated over 2,000 subscriptions since campaign launch

Period : 21/11/22 to 31/01/23

Overall, we can see that month after month, the lower cost per subscription thanks to the various optimizations made to the account.

These figures echo the graph above, proving Poiscaille's profitability since the launch of the campaigns.

Our analysis of Meta

We see a higher number of iso subscriptions in December and January.

It's also worth noting the sharp drop in the cost/subscription: €27 in January compared with €112 in December.

Our Google analysis

We observed a slight drop in subscriptions in January (the brand name is a little less sought-after in January).

Similarly, the cost/subscription was constantly falling: €6 in January compared with €77 in November.

Google: by campaign type

Global with brand → All campaigns

Global non-brand → Search Campaign (Subscription + Purchase) + Display Campaign

Meta: by campaign type

Overall purchasing performance

Period: 21/11/22 to 31/01/23.

It should be noted that these expenses were not based solely on purchasing. They were global expenses designed to meet the main objective.

However, our focus on subscription campaigns has, at the same time, succeeded in generating sales from purchases, which was the secondary objective.

Focus on Meta campaigns

A/B test of several Meta audiences since the start of the campaign launch

Here is a non-exhaustive list of audiences we have tested on Meta campaigns :

  • In Acquisition: we a/b test audiences by interest as well as look-a-like audiences...
  • Remarketing: we have a/b tested hot audiences (add to cart, people engaged on social networks, site visitors, non-subscriber database...).

It's these numerous tests on different audiences (both cold and warm, and both matching and not matching our personas) that have enabled us to achieve these results.

Top ads on subscription acquisition

Period : 01/12/2022 to 31/01/2023.

These are the Ads with the highest CPA.

Top ads on subscription remarketing

Period : 01/12/2022 to 31/01/2023.

These are the Ads with the highest CPA.

Top ads on purchase acquisition

Period : 01/12/2022 to 31/01/2023.

These are the Ads with the highest ROAS.

Our visual recommendations

In Poiscaille, we have made many recommendations for ad visuals and landing pages. The choice of visuals is one of the biggest factors in campaign performance.

Our landing page recommendations

Subscription

Here are our recommendations:

  • Remove menu items other than "subscribe" and "my account" ;
  • Add abo process with pictos ;
  • Set a fixed menu (follow the user as he scrolls) with the logo and headings always visible.

Purchase

Here are our recommendations:

  • Add a product banner (as on the home page) to highlight products and reassure the web user about his future purchase.

Gift card

Here are our recommendations:

  • Improved pricing strategy (e.g. crossed-out price + free locker for every 3 lockers purchased);
  • Add a "use your gift card" section instead of going through the subscription process.

Our Ads Awareness recommendations

Here are our recommendations:

  • Add Logo to all ads ;
  • Test top-of-funnel CTAs on certain ads: "Discover our site"... ;
  • Idea for a new visual creation: video.

Our Ads Engagement recommendations

Here are our recommendations:

  • Add logo and CTA to all ads (except carousels, where the first image is sufficient);
  • Integrate more relevant elements with up-to-date pricing ;
  • Idea for a new visual creation: a carousel to compare subscriptions and a carousel explaining the subscription process in pictograms.

Our Ads Remarketing recommendations

Here are our recommendations:

  • Add logo and CTA to all ads (except carousels, where the first image is sufficient);
  • Idea for a new visual creation: recipe with one of the products explained step by step (video, carousel), and customer testimonials (image/carousel).

Our Ads Achat recommendations

Here are our recommendations:

  • Add logo to all ads ;
  • If there are new coupon codes, create a new one by changing the name of the code;
  • Idea for a new visual creation: static image product focus (other than csj) ;
  • Add a simple wording.

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