Case Studies

CRO and paid social case studies. The tests behind the numbers.

What we changed for DTC brands, and what it earned. Every number published with permission.

Parah Group case studies show the specific tests and changes behind each result, from Salt & Stone’s $7M in additional annual revenue to Grab Green’s 80 percent higher average order value. Each one lists the problem, what we tested, what shipped and the outcome.

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AG1
NHL
Adidas Outdoor
USA Today Sports
Chicago Tribune
Volcom
Ancient Nutrition
Medterra
1UP Nutrition
CordaRoy's
Grunt Style
StackSocial
Grab Green
Waterleaf Paper Co.
Hammitt
We The People Holsters

Results at a glance

BrandIndustryResult
Salt & StonePersonal careAdded over $7,000,000 in additional annual revenue
Grab GreenCPG, cleaning productsIncreased AOV by 80% through bundling
STRNG SeedsCannabis, DTCIncreased revenue per visitor (RPV) by 90% in 6 months
Combat Iron ApparelApparelIncreased conversion rate by 35% in 6 months
BinoidHemp, DTCPaid social cost per acquisition fell 30% in four months
Willie’s Remedy Seed Co.Cannabis, DTCConversion rate +20%, AOV +25%, subscription take rate +75% in three months

Each brand came with a different problem: low order values, a low conversion rate, expensive paid traffic, or paid traffic that was scaling fast. Most followed the same process: research what real shoppers do, test the changes most likely to move profit, ship the winners and report the losers honestly.

Case studies

Salt & Stone products
Salt & Stone

Personal care

Salt & Stone, a premium personal care brand, came to us looking for ways to improve its conversion rate.

Services
CRO, Post-purchase upsells
Strategy
  • Removed friction found in session recordings
  • Rebuilt the navigation around the most-clicked links
  • Experimented continuously on high-impact areas
  • Tested product placement for merchandising
  • Added post-purchase upsells
Results
Added over $7,000,000 in additional annual revenue

Read the Salt & Stone case study →

Grab Green cleaning products
Grab Green

CPG, cleaning products

An 8-figure cleaning products brand came to us struggling with low average order values and high customer acquisition costs.

Services
CRO, Landing pages, Offer development, Post-purchase upsells, Subscription optimization
Strategy
  • Tested free-shipping thresholds
  • Gamified the cart with a progress bar
  • Added bundles and multi-packs
  • Added value badges on larger sizes
  • Ran price tests
Results
Increased AOV by 80% through bundling

Read the Grab Green case study →

STRNG Seeds products
STRNG Seeds

Cannabis, DTC

STRNG Seeds, a fast-growing DTC brand in the cannabis space, came to us to improve low average order values and a low conversion rate.

Services
CRO, Landing pages, Offer development, Post-purchase upsells, Subscription optimization
Strategy
  • Added multi-packs to product pages
  • Introduced free gifts over a set cart size
  • Built custom landing pages for paid traffic
  • Implemented post-purchase upsells
  • Added filters to collection pages
Results
Increased revenue per visitor (RPV) by 90% in 6 months

Read the STRNG Seeds case study →

Combat Iron Apparel
Combat Iron Apparel

Apparel

This lifestyle apparel brand came to us struggling with a low conversion rate.

Services
CRO, Post-purchase upsells, Offer development
Strategy
  • Rebuilt the homepage around social proof and reviews
  • Reduced unnecessary pop-ups
  • Optimized product pricing
  • Gamified the free-shipping progress bar
  • Introduced a free gift over a set cart size
  • Implemented post-purchase upsells and offers
Results
Increased conversion rate by 35% in 6 months

Read the Combat Iron Apparel case study →

Binoid CBD logo
Binoid

Hemp, DTC

Binoid, a DTC hemp brand, wanted paid social to scale without its acquisition costs scaling with it.

Services
Landing pages, Offer development
Strategy
  • Launched multiple landing pages every month
  • Ran offer tests
  • Developed new offers and funnels
Results
Paid social cost per acquisition fell 30% in four months

Read the Binoid case study →

Willie's Remedy logo
Willie’s Remedy Seed Co.

Cannabis, DTC

Willie’s Remedy Seed Co., a DTC cannabis brand, was scaling paid traffic and needed the store to convert that traffic profitably.

Services
CRO, Post-purchase upsells, Subscription optimization
Strategy
  • Ran a research-first testing cycle
  • Tested checkout extensions through Intelligems
  • Added post-purchase offers through Rebuy
  • Gamified the cart with a progress bar
Results
Conversion rate +20%, AOV +25%, subscription take rate +75% in three months

Read the Willie’s Remedy Seed Co. case study →

More results from client programs

  • Momentous. DTC supplements on Shopify. Came to us after their previous partner plateaued; we rebuilt the roadmap around business metrics. Subscription take rate rose 10 percent, and one shipping test alone added $2M in profit.
  • Bounce Nutrition. DTC supplements. Paid social customer acquisition cost fell 20 percent in three months once social proof, a gamified cart progress bar, offer tests and post-purchase upsells were run alongside the ads. More on our supplement marketing work.
  • Optimize Minerals. Paid-traffic landing pages lifted conversion 40 percent during the brand’s move from organic into paid.
  • Westlake Serial Company. “The 25% increase in AOV and 21% lift in conversion rate thanks to Parah Group has fueled our growth more than we thought possible.” Michael Edell, CEO.
  • BMI Doctors. “With Andrew, our profits have soared and our addiction to paid ads diminished.” Farshad Tafazzoli, Co-Founder.

What these programs have in common

  • Research first. Session recordings, heat maps, reviews and surveys decided what to test.
  • Profit over vanity metrics. Results are reported as revenue, order value, subscription rate and acquisition cost, not clicks.
  • Past the landing page. Most programs went beyond the landing page into the cart, checkout or post-purchase.
  • The founder on every account. Andrew Cowan runs every account personally.

See how the work is run on The CRO Program, ecommerce CRO, landing page design and the paid social agency page, or meet the consultant behind them on the CRO consultant page.

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Case study FAQs

01Are these results real? +

Yes. Every number on this page was published with the client’s permission, and each case study lists what we changed to produce it.

02Which services produced these results? +

Mostly the CRO Program, landing pages, offer development, post-purchase upsells and subscription optimization, run as one monthly program. Some programs also included paid social.

03How long do results like these take? +

The fastest results here came within three months; others built over six. Results typically compound across the first quarter.

04Can you get these results for my store? +

No honest agency can promise a number before research. The intro call gives you a first read on where your store leaks, and the research phase tells us how big the opportunity is.

Your store has more profit in it.

Book an intro call and we will show you where.

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