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Field notes from the retail media front line.

Playbooks, benchmarks and strategy from the team behind $19.7M+ in client sales across every major retail network.

FEATURED
Strategy · 9 min read

The cross-network playbook: why running retailers in silos is costing you share

How to coordinate budget, audiences and creative across Amazon, Walmart and Target so each network makes the others stronger.

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Pricing
Pricing · 8 min

What an Amazon Advertising Agency Really Costs in 2026

Real 2026 price ranges for Amazon ad management, the five billing models, and why a flat retainer beats a cut of your spend.

Amazon
Playbook · 9 min

The 23-Point Amazon PPC Audit We Run Before We Touch a Single Bid

The 23 concrete checks we run across structure, keywords, bids, placement, catalog, and profit before we touch a single bid.

Walmart
Strategy · 8 min

Walmart Connect vs Amazon Ads: Where to Spend Your Next Dollar

Decide Walmart Connect vs Amazon Ads by marginal return, not last year's budget split.

Amazon
Measurement · 8 min

Amazon DSP, Explained for Brand Owners Who Care About Profit

What Amazon DSP is, how it differs from Sponsored Ads, and the four conditions that decide whether it makes you money.

Strategy
Strategy · 8 min

Retail Media: Agency or In-House Team?

The honest total cost of an in-house Amazon hire versus an agency retainer, and how to choose.

Amazon
Benchmarks · 7 min

What is a good TACoS: benchmarks by category

A good TACoS is not a number off a chart, it is the highest spend your contribution margin can carry while every incremental dollar still earns profit.

Walmart
Playbook · 7 min

Launching on Walmart Connect without cannibalizing Amazon

A sequencing framework for brands expanding to their second network.

Measurement
Deep dive · 11 min

AMC for operators: audiences that actually move profit

Practical clean-room queries that change how you bid, not just how you report.

Target
Strategy · 5 min

Roundel on-site vs off-site: where the incremental sales are

How to split budget across Roundel placements for measurable lift.

Grocery
Playbook · 8 min

Kroger + Instacart: the closed-loop grocery duo

Why CPG brands should run these two together, and how to measure it.

Creative
Guide · 6 min

Listing creative that wins the click and holds the margin

The conversion-first content system we deploy on every new account.

The retail media brief.

One sharp email a month, benchmarks, network changes, and playbooks. No fluff.

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