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The Paid Traffic Truth : Paid Traffic Enters Q4 Cheaper Than It Left August
Oct 5, 2026 by Scott Desgrosseilliers
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The Paid Traffic Truth : Why Meta's New Customer Cost Fell Four Weeks Straight
Sep 28, 2026 by Scott Desgrosseilliers
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The Paid Traffic Truth : Why YouTube's New Customer Cost Just Reset
Sep 21, 2026 by Scott Desgrosseilliers
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Why Your Holiday Marketing Reports Lie to You Twice
Sep 18, 2026 by Scott Desgrosseilliers
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The Paid Traffic Truth : Why Holiday Demand Pays Meta and Bills Google
Sep 15, 2026 by Scott Desgrosseilliers
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The Monday Morning Report Is Eating Your Agency's Week
Sep 11, 2026 by Scott Desgrosseilliers
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The Paid Traffic Truth : Why Labor Day Made Your Ads Look Smarter Than They Are
Sep 9, 2026 by Scott Desgrosseilliers
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Why One Channel Looks Too Cheap and Too Expensive at Once
Sep 2, 2026 by Scott Desgrosseilliers
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The Paid Traffic Truth : The 159% Markup Hiding Inside Your Blended CAC
Aug 31, 2026 by Scott Desgrosseilliers
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How to Track SEO & Content ROI in 2026 (Zero-Click Era)
Aug 27, 2026 by Scott Desgrosseilliers
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The Paid Traffic Truth : Why Your Priciest Ad Channel Grows the Fastest Customers
Aug 24, 2026 by Scott Desgrosseilliers
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Why 7-Day Attribution is Killing Your 2026 New Customer Acquisition
By Scott Desgrosseilliers on Feb 16, 2026, 9:00:02 AM
Why 7-Day Attribution is Killing Your 2026 New Customer Acquisition
Short attribution windows undercount top-of-funnel success and train marketers to cut profitable long-term campaigns. To scale in 2026, brands must measure "Delayed Profit" using cohort lifetime value.
Topics: Wicked Reports performance marketing Top of Funnel Attribution Modeling Marketing Data Customer Consideration Cycle
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Diagnosing Rising nCAC: Why Your Offer Might Not Be the Problem
By Scott Desgrosseilliers on Feb 2, 2026, 9:00:00 AM
Diagnosing Rising nCAC: Why Your Offer Might Not Be the Problem
When your paid media costs start creeping up, the natural reaction is to panic. Most founders and agencies immediately start "thrashing"—changing the offer, the landing page, the product bundles, and the creative.
Topics: Wicked Reports Marketing Attribution New Customer Acquisition Cost (NCAC) ad spend optimization Top of Funnel Data Accuracy
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3 Mistakes Killing Your Top-of-Funnel Performance
By Scott Desgrosseilliers on Dec 26, 2025, 9:00:01 AM
The 3 Mistakes Killing Your Top-of-Funnel Performance
Top-of-funnel is where you introduce your brand to new, high-potential customers. It is the lifeblood of sustainable growth, and it is also where even sophisticated brands quietly sabotage themselves without realizing it. If your top-line revenue has stalled or your new customer acquisition cost is creeping up, the cause is usually one of three top-of-funnel mistakes. Here they are, and how to fix each.

