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How to Build UTM Tracking Links in Wicked Reports

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Every Platform Grades Its Own Homework : Scott on the ROAS Trap

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The Paid Traffic Truth : Meta's New Customer Conversion Just Jumped 66%

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The Paid Traffic Truth : The New Customer Markup Your Dashboard Hides

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Why Agencies Shouldn't Fear the Numbers

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Your Data Is Being Estimated — And Nobody Told You

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Three Attribution Shifts Every DTC Brand Should Know

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How Meta, Google, and TikTok Changed Your Numbers Without Telling You

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Meta Is Now Charging to Reach Your Customers

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How Link Necklaces Cut Meta nCAC 22% and Nearly Doubled New Customers

Scott Desgrosseilliers

Scott Desgrosseilliers


Recent posts by Scott Desgrosseilliers

7 min read

The Attribution Lie: Why Your Best Campaigns May Fail You

By Scott Desgrosseilliers on Apr 15, 2026, 10:15:01 AM

The Attribution Lie: Why Your Best Campaigns May Be Failing You

There is a particular kind of expensive mistake that is almost impossible to see from inside a platform dashboard. It looks exactly like success. The ROAS is strong, conversion volume is solid, your campaigns hit their efficiency targets, and every month you confidently pour more budget into the channels that are "working." The problem is they are not working. They are claiming credit for work done somewhere else. I call these Attribution Lies, and once you learn to spot them, you cannot unsee them.

Topics: Wicked Reports Marketing Attribution New Customer Acquisition Cost (NCAC) true new-customer ROAS marketing measurement Ad Attribution
5 min read

Why High ROAS Isn’t Enough : Scaling with the Outcome Force

By Scott Desgrosseilliers on Apr 13, 2026, 9:15:00 AM

Why High ROAS Isn't Enough: Scaling with the Outcome Force

Here’s a scary truth for eCommerce operators: you can have great ROAS and still be wasting money. Many campaigns look profitable in-platform, but in reality, they’re recycling customers you already have, giving you an inflated sense of performance.

Topics: Wicked Reports Marketing Attribution ad spend optimization Five Forces Methodology Outcome Force Scaling Growth
10 min read

The Retargeting Trap: How Tier 11 Cut nCAC 34% (Case Study)

By Scott Desgrosseilliers on Apr 13, 2026, 8:39:35 AM

A real conversation with the Tier 11 team about what happens when the scoreboard is wrong — and what it costs you every single month.

Topics: Wicked Reports Digital Marketing Insights New Customer Acquisition Cost (NCAC) marketing_attribution_platform fix ROAS nmer
5 min read

Data Isn’t Power — Action Is

By Scott Desgrosseilliers on Apr 6, 2026, 9:30:00 AM

Data Isn't Power — Action Is

If your data doesn’t change your behavior, it’s decoration. Here’s how the Action force turns attribution into execution.

From data to decisions

Metrics alone don’t grow your business. If your data doesn’t change your behavior, it’s just decoration.

Topics: Wicked Reports Decision Making Five Forces Methodology Ad Attribution Data Analytics Meta Ads Optimization
6 min read

Are Your Campaigns Failing — Or Are You Just Measuring Too Soon?

By Scott Desgrosseilliers on Mar 30, 2026, 9:29:59 AM

Are Your Campaigns Failing — Or Are You Just Measuring Too Soon?

 

The Expectation force fixes false negatives, aligns your Northstar KPIs, and gives you confidence in your ad spend.

Topics: Wicked Reports Marketing Attribution Data-Driven Decisions eCommerce Operations Measurement Windows
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Why Your Best ROAS Campaign Might Be Hiding Your Growth Problem

By Scott Desgrosseilliers on Mar 23, 2026, 9:00:03 AM

Why Your Best ROAS Campaign Might Be Hiding Your Growth Problem

Align campaign intention with the right metric — and finally make dashboards mean something.

Topics: Wicked Reports Marketing Attribution ROAS vs ROI new customer acquisition Performance Marketing Strategy Campaign Intention
4 min read

Marketing Success Isn’t Luck — It’s a System

By Scott Desgrosseilliers on Mar 16, 2026, 9:00:03 AM

 

 

Marketing Success Isn't Luck — It's a System

Introducing the Five Forces that turn marketing data into predictable, profitable growth.

Topics: Wicked Reports performance marketing Data-Driven Marketing eCommerce Strategy Scaling Shopify Five Forces Methodology
11 min read

Attribution Isn’t Your Problem. Decisions Are.

By Scott Desgrosseilliers on Mar 9, 2026, 9:00:04 AM

Attribution Isn't Your Problem. Decisions Are.

Teams stare at dashboards every day.  They debate numbers.  They argue attribution. They wait. And while they wait, money leaks out of the account. Not because they’re running obvious losers — but because they’re letting quiet losers linger for weeks.

Topics: Wicked Reports Marketing Analytics Customer Acquisition Scaling Paid Media Ad Optimization Marketing Operations
4 min read

Meta Customer Acquisition 2026 : Signal Architecture

By Scott Desgrosseilliers on Mar 2, 2026, 9:00:00 AM

Meta Customer Acquisition in 2026: Signal Architecture, Not Audiences

The Meta acquisition game has changed, and if you are still trying to win it with audience hacks, you are already behind. Meta's algorithm is now better at finding audiences than any media buyer. The real leverage in 2026 is not who you target, it is what you teach the algorithm to value. That is signal architecture: the system that tells Meta what success actually looks like for your business, instead of letting it optimize for whatever is easiest to convert. Get it right and you escape the retargeting trap, lower new customer acquisition cost, and build repeatable growth instead of volatile performance. Here is the 2026 acquisition stack that is working right now.

Topics: Wicked Reports meta signal architecture meta retargeting trap meta customer acquisition meta ads optimization 2026
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Why One KPI Is Breaking Your Marketing (And What to Do Instead)

By Scott Desgrosseilliers on Feb 23, 2026, 9:00:00 AM

Measure by intention, not by ego metrics — and unlock calmer decisions, faster growth, and more profitable scaling.

Watch the full video here.
Topics: Wicked Reports roas Marketing Attribution Marketing KPIs growth marketing eCommerce Analytics Platform Measure By Intention new customer acquisition