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How We Achieved 5.63x ROAS for a Luxe Swimwear Brand in Winter

Overcoming a ROAS Plateau and Boosting Sales

Our client, WET Swimwear, is a high-end luxe swimwear brand. They partnered with EmberTribe because they needed a little help in becoming profitable in the US market.

We’ve been working with WET Swimwear for about a year, helping them create a long-term sustainable growth system. Most recently we set a goal with this client to overcome a 2x ROAS plateau and increase sales.

 

Selling Luxury Products With Testing

The biggest obstacle we faced was having a relatively unknown swimwear brand selling $200+ swimsuits, and having users want to buy them.

Our approach to testing for this client included:

  • Experimenting with different ad types. 
  • Testing images, from polished and professional to less polished user-generated content. 
  • Running ads targeting interest-based and lookalike audiences. 

As time went on and we were able to validate testing by bringing in more purchases, we were able to convince our client’s parent brand to scale their ad spend.

Developing Data-Backed Ad Strategies

Experimenting with different ad types helped us uncover the most effective creative for WET Swimwear. 

After rapidly testing ad creative, we discovered that our client’s ads couldn't appear “homegrown” or less polished. From our learnings, we learned their primary consumer base engages more with ads that reflect the value of the product. With that knowledge, we made sure to honor the luxe, high-end concept throughout our entire workings with this client.

WET Swimwear ad example

 

Testing image types allowed us to determine what assets were most likely to perform and cut out wasted ad spend on ineffective images. 

We used all forms of ad types to test what ads brought in the most conversions. It turned out that every ad creative type was unsuccessful except single image ads, which is the main form we use today because we know that it’s more likely to convert.

We quickly learned the best audiences to target. 

Initially, we were using interest-based clients. Over time, we realized that lookalike audiences were getting us better and more qualified leads than the interest-based audiences did.

Achieving 5.63x ROAS for Swimwear in the off Season

We achieved a 5.63x ROAS for our client in the month of February.

WET case study results

This shows that it’s possible to sell swimwear in the dead of winter! Our method of rapid testing proves that it doesn’t have to be sunny and warm to move swimwear. With the right approach and strategy, you can reach the right audience that’s ready to purchase.