The Short-Term Measurement Tax on Growth
Sushant Ajmani8 minMarch 2026
The Short-Term Measurement Tax on Growth

Over-optimizing for short-term ROAS quietly hollows out demand; full-funnel budget planning is how you reclaim that lost growth.

Full-Funnel Planning

Marketing measurement

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The Hidden Cost of What Your MMM Can’t See
Sushant Ajmani14 minMarch 2026
The Hidden Cost of What Your MMM Can’t See

Most MMMs zero out long-term brand effects, quietly starving future demand while short-term ROAS still looks great.

Long-Term Effects

MMM

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Auction Dynamics vs. Consumer Response: The Two-Stage Truth in MMM
Sushant Ajmani9 minMarch 2026
Auction Dynamics vs. Consumer Response: The Two-Stage Truth in MMM

Why traditional MMM blurs auction costs with consumer behavior, and how LiftLab’s two-stage model delivers precise, full-funnel guidance.

Auction Dynamics

MMM

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Experiments as Truth Serum: Why Your MMM Needs a Reality Check
Sushant Ajmani8 minMarch 2026
Experiments as Truth Serum: Why Your MMM Needs a Reality Check

MMM guesses saturation from history; integrated experiments recalibrate it with causal proof, so budgets stop flying blind.

Experiments

MMM

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Forecast-Led Planning Delivers 19% Revenue Lift
VP PerformanceApril 2025
Forecast-Led Planning Delivers 19% Revenue Lift

Facing an aggressive year-end target, Quicken used LiftLab forecasting, geo tests, and scenario modeling to win more budget and drive +19% gross revenue.​

Full-Funnel Budget Planning

MMM

+19% gross revenue in the critical year-end window
Increased spend while maintaining overall iROAS and efficiency
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Unlocking Global Jewelry Growth with mROAS
VP PerformanceNovember 2024
Unlocking Global Jewelry Growth with mROAS

Pandora paired agile MMM with geo tests to shift just 2% of the budget, driving +9.5% revenue and +12.4% profit across key channels.​

Full-Funnel Planning

Retail Jewelry

+9.5% revenue from a +2% budget reallocation.
+12.4% profit via smarter search and shopping mix
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Scaling Channel Mix While Protecting Profit
VP PerformanceAugust 2024
Scaling Channel Mix While Protecting Profit

Cinemark used LiftLab mROAS curves to see last-dollar impact, expand from 7 to 13 channels, and reallocate weekly to maximize ROI.​

Entertainment / cinema

Marginal ROI optimization

Expanded from 7 → 13 channels in under three years.
Weekly mROAS-driven spend shifts across the full media mix
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Slashing Brand Search Spend, Growing Profit
VP PerformanceAugust 2024
Slashing Brand Search Spend, Growing Profit

A geo-experiment on Google brand search revealed heavy overspending, enabling an 87% budget cut while maintaining volume and increasing profit.​

B2B SaaS

Incrementality Test

-87% Google brand search spend vs. baseline
+3.5% profit with only -2.0% order impact
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Turning CAC Targets Into Scalable Growth
VP PerformanceAugust 2024
Turning CAC Targets Into Scalable Growth

Struggling to control CAC across 13 channels. Thrive used LiftLab experiments + AMM to rebalance spend and unlock efficient new-member growth.

CAC Optimization

Ecommerce Grocery

Optimized investment across 13 paid channels with weekly forecasts
TikTok scaled from a small test to the second-largest transaction driver
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