Gut Reset Cleanses - $10.7M sold DTC
$1.9M ad spend, 24.6% MER, no marketing agency, since 03/20
How it worked
- Bone broth offer stuck under 50k/mo, then product was positioned into 4 day gut cleanse
- Founder used insights from their personal health journey (Ayurveda and Chinese Medicine) to craft a new offer:

- Solution provided great results for a specific avatar, initial users became case studies
- Authentic video testimonials + UGC were gathered
- Viral video ads were created using the video testimonials, UGC, and founder hooks
- Directed the traffic to a simple landing page


- Validated the offer and CAC with a minimum viable funnel
- Engaged with top customers to refine market message resonance
- To increase conversion + lower cost to acquire customers (CPM), iterated the winning ads and expanded partnerships
- Additionally, educational video guides and blogs based on current trends and common questions


- To snowball the customer lifetime value and promote sustainable results for customers, backend email automations, newsletters, and content pieces were built out to educate and inspire healthy living
- Including recipes, tips, and rituals, based around the brand philosophy and products



- Founder became a spokesperson for the brand and a role model for the niche




- While scaling, the founder and brand gained credibility, and unpaid endorsements began to flow in



- Lastly, focus shifted to increasing efficiency of customer acquisition and retention
- A lean, in-house creative team was installed to upkeep and continue scaling