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The Paid Traffic Truth : Why Last-Click Attribution Cuts Meta's ROAS and Pays Search
Aug 10, 2026 by Scott Desgrosseilliers
10 min read
The Paid Traffic Truth : Why Your Best ROAS Channels Bring the Fewest New Customers
Aug 3, 2026 by Scott Desgrosseilliers
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The Paid Traffic Truth : Why Your Meta Cost Rose but Your Click Price Didn't
Jul 28, 2026 by Scott Desgrosseilliers
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Every Platform Grades Its Own Homework : Scott on the ROAS Trap
Jul 27, 2026 by Scott Desgrosseilliers
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The Paid Traffic Truth : The ROAS Trap Held a Second Week — and Got Wider
Jul 22, 2026 by Scott Desgrosseilliers
10 min read
The Paid Traffic Truth : Your best ROAS channel costs the most per new customer
Jul 14, 2026 by Scott Desgrosseilliers
8 min read
The Paid Traffic Truth : Meta's New Customer Conversion Just Jumped 66%
Jul 8, 2026 by Scott Desgrosseilliers
8 min read
The Paid Traffic Truth : The New Customer Markup Your Dashboard Hides
Jul 6, 2026 by Scott Desgrosseilliers
6 min read
Your Data Is Being Estimated — And Nobody Told You
Jun 15, 2026 by Scott Desgrosseilliers
6 min read
Three Attribution Shifts That Changed This Week — And What They Mean for Your Revenue
Jun 8, 2026 by Scott Desgrosseilliers
14 min read
How Meta, Google, and TikTok Changed Your Numbers Without Telling You
Jun 5, 2026 by Scott Desgrosseilliers
12 min read
How Link Necklaces Cut Meta nCAC 22% and Nearly Doubled New Customers
May 28, 2026 by Scott Desgrosseilliers
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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
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Meta Customer Acquisition in 2026: Signal Architecture, Not Audiences
By Scott Desgrosseilliers on Mar 2, 2026, 9:00:00 AM
The Meta acquisition game has changed.
And if you’re still trying to win it with audience hacks, you’re already behind.
Topics: Wicked Reports lower ncac meta ads 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
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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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Why View-Through Conversions Are Dangerous for Your Ad Budget
By Scott Desgrosseilliers on Feb 9, 2026, 8:59:59 AM
Why View-Through Conversions Are Dangerous for Your Ad Budget
It’s a bold statement, but if you’ve ever seen your in-platform ROAS skyrocket while your bank balance stays flat, you know it’s the truth. At Wicked Reports, we see it all the time: platforms using view-throughs to manufacture confidence where there is none.
Topics: Wicked Reports view-through conversions First-Party Data marketing ROI Ad Platform Transparency Click-Based Attribution
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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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Meta Advantage+ Isn’t Broken, But Your Reward Signal Is
By Scott Desgrosseilliers on Jan 26, 2026, 9:00:01 AM
Meta Advantage+ Isn’t Broken, But Your "Reward Signal" Is
Many eCommerce founders feel like Meta Advantage+ is a "black box" that works for a while and then suddenly hits a wall. You see the purchases coming in, but your new customer growth has flatlined.

