Kids case study: plan for ₹40,000 to ₹47,742 monthly revenue in 2 months
01 · Plan
Week by week
Weekly plan
| Week | Phase | Planned ad spend | Projected revenue | Projected ROAS | Projected purchases | Projected cost per purchase |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At enquiry, self-reported | – | – | ₹40,000 | – | – | – |
| Week 1 | Learning | ₹5,106 | ₹9,539 | 1.87x | 9 | ₹567 |
| Week 2 | Learning | ₹4,781 | ₹8,966 | 1.88x | 8 | ₹598 |
| Week 3 | Learning | ₹4,868 | ₹9,247 | 1.90x | 8 | ₹608 |
| Week 4 | Learning | ₹4,873 | ₹9,088 | 1.86x | 8 | ₹609 |
| Week 5 | Scaling | ₹5,252 | ₹10,169 | 1.94x | 9 | ₹584 |
| Week 6 | Scaling | ₹5,983 | ₹11,297 | 1.89x | 10 | ₹598 |
| Week 7 | Scaling | ₹6,333 | ₹11,939 | 1.89x | 10 | ₹633 |
| Week 8 | Scaling | ₹6,451 | ₹12,147 | 1.88x | 11 | ₹586 |
| Week 9 | Scaling | ₹6,457 | ₹12,359 | 1.91x | 11 | ₹587 |
| Total | ₹50,104 | ₹94,751 | 1.89x | 84 | ₹596 |
02 · Funnel
Projected funnel, first view to purchase · the last 4 weeks
- Impressions1,84,699
- Link clicks3,5491.92% of impressions
- Landing-page views2,48670.05% of link clicks1.346% of impressions
- Added to cart29811.99% of landing-page views0.161% of impressions
- Checkout started14247.65% of added to cart0.077% of impressions
- Purchases4229.58% of checkout started0.023% of impressions
0.023% of impressions became purchases
03 · Mix
Where the planned budget goes · the last 4 weeks
| Segment | Planned ad spend | Share of spend | Projected purchases | Projected ROAS | Projected cost per purchase |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ₹16,044 | 63.6% | 26 | 1.89x | ₹617 | |
| ₹9,180 | 36.4% | 16 | 1.90x | ₹574 |
| Segment | Planned ad spend | Share of spend | Projected purchases | Projected ROAS | Projected cost per purchase |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Instagram Reels | ₹7,398 | 29.3% | 12 | 1.89x | ₹616 |
| Instagram Feed | ₹6,153 | 24.4% | 10 | 1.94x | ₹615 |
| Facebook Feed | ₹5,416 | 21.5% | 9 | 1.85x | ₹602 |
| Facebook Reels | ₹3,764 | 14.9% | 7 | 1.97x | ₹538 |
| Instagram Stories | ₹2,493 | 9.9% | 4 | 1.76x | ₹623 |
| Segment | Planned ad spend | Share of spend | Projected purchases | Projected ROAS | Projected cost per purchase |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prospecting (cold audiences) | ₹20,754 | 82.3% | 34 | 1.89x | ₹610 |
| Retargeting (warm audiences) | ₹2,868 | 11.4% | 5 | 1.96x | ₹574 |
| Lookalike audiences | ₹980 | 3.9% | 2 | 1.84x | ₹490 |
| Advantage+ shopping | ₹622 | 2.5% | 1 | 1.89x | ₹622 |
04 · Creatives
Planned creative mix · the last 4 weeks
New ads per month
| Creative type | Tier | Planned ad spend | Projected purchases | Projected ROAS | Projected cost per purchase |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catalogue (dynamic product ads) | Moderate | ₹6,408 | 11 | 1.98x | ₹583 |
| Static image | Moderate | ₹3,949 | 7 | 1.97x | ₹564 |
| Video | Moderate | ₹12,268 | 20 | 1.87x | ₹613 |
| UGC / creator video | Moderate | ₹1,331 | 2 | 1.80x | ₹666 |
| Carousel | Watchlist | ₹1,268 | 2 | 1.59x | ₹634 |
05 · How we'd help
How we'd help, why, and how it works
Research & offer · Week 1 to 2
What we'd do
The booking named turning visits into orders first, so the opening week on this smaller store goes there. Before budget rises, close the gaps that stop a visitor buying: missing reviews, an unclear return window, no about page and no prepaid incentive. Add cart-value offers that step up at set basket sizes to lift order value.
Why
The enquiry came from a smaller kids brand that wants to grow monthly revenue in 2 months, from ₹40,000 to ₹1.5L (3.8x). Fewer than one in ten of our measured accounts grew that fast in the same time, so the plan aims at the pace of that top tenth, holds budget where return would slip, and does not force the target. At booking, the brand named turning visits into orders as its main problem. Every rupee of ads is capped by how well the store turns visits into orders. A larger basket spreads the cost of each order over more revenue.
How it works
Site fixes are handed over in the first weeks, before budget rises. Offers are tuned to the order values that already sell.
Measurement & targets · Week 1 to 9
What we'd do
Write week-by-week targets with the brand's team that climb from ₹40,000 to ₹1.5L, and open every review with the week-to-date number against them. Keep a shared daily sheet with the ad platform's revenue next to real store orders. Set a written rule: no budget step in a week where return would fall too far to pay for it.
Why
No return on ad spend was given at booking; the starting return is what measured kids stores of that size hold. A missed week shows up early instead of at the end of the plan. Platform attribution over-counts, so budget decisions sit on the store-side number.
How it works
Each budget step is argued against the written target. Budget decisions are read off store numbers, not the ad platform alone. Where return would slip too far, the week keeps last week's budget.
Creative testing · Week 1 to 4
What we'd do
Lead the testing layer with video, catalogue ads and static image, building to about a dozen new ads a month by the last four weeks, keeping carousel on a short leash because its return trails the account. Lead with video that carries trust: creators, customer feedback and founder-led pieces. Test catalogue ads state by state and city by city, with close lookalikes of past buyers. Work in creative batches with a fixed read window each.
Why
In most accounts we measured, video that carried trust held its return. Kids' demand varies by region and season. A fixed window stops spend chasing a creative before it has been read.
How it works
Low-quality UGC is pulled and founder-led video takes its place. Regions that convert keep their catalogue sets; the rest are cut. Batches that do not convert are cut; winners get the budget. New ads rise with the budget, most of them video, then catalogue ads.
Scaling · Week 5 to 9
What we'd do
Scale through Week 5 to Week 9 as far toward ₹1.5L as return allows as the budget rises gently while return holds, with Instagram Reels taking the largest share of spend and Instagram Feed the next. Recover abandoned checkouts with WhatsApp messages as traffic grows. Move budget in three-to-four-day windows at campaign level.
Why
In Week 5 to Week 9 the modelled budget rises gently, while return on spend holds. Four of these weeks stop their budget step where return would slip too far. Return holds through these weeks because each budget step stops where return would slip. WhatsApp is cheaper than paid retargeting for buyers who already reached checkout.
How it works
WhatsApp recovery runs alongside paid retargeting, not instead of it. Each window is read on purchases and cost per purchase before the next move. Most of the last four weeks's spend sits on Instagram Reels, then Instagram Feed. Most spend reaches people who have not bought yet; past visitors return more per rupee.
06 · Milestones
Projected milestones by week
- Week 1
First, the set-up: the first ads run on a small daily budget while tracking is checked against store orders. The store fix list is live, with reviews on product pages and a prepaid offer. Store orders and ad-platform revenue are checked side by side.
- Projected revenue ₹9,539
- Projected ROAS 1.87x
- Planned ad spend ₹5,106
- Week 2
The first read of the ads is in, and the ones that do not convert stop. With budget holds, return on spend holds.
- Projected revenue ₹8,966
- Projected ROAS 1.88x
- Planned ad spend ₹4,781
- Week 3
Offers and store fixes switch on as the first orders confirm.
- Projected revenue ₹9,247
- Projected ROAS 1.90x
- Planned ad spend ₹4,868
- Week 4
The learning phase ends with a buyer identified and a winning ad chosen.
- Projected revenue ₹9,088
- Projected ROAS 1.86x
- Planned ad spend ₹4,873
- Week 5
Scaling begins: catalogue sets are kept in regions that convert and cut elsewhere. With budget holds, return on spend rises.
- Projected revenue ₹10,169
- Projected ROAS 1.94x
- Planned ad spend ₹5,252
- Week 6
Budget moves in short windows at campaign level. Only the part of the step that return supports is taken: with budget steps up, return on spend holds.
- Projected revenue ₹11,297
- Projected ROAS 1.89x
- Planned ad spend ₹5,983
- Week 7
New creator and customer-feedback videos join the account. Only the part of the step that return supports is taken: with budget holds, return on spend holds.
- Projected revenue ₹11,939
- Projected ROAS 1.89x
- Planned ad spend ₹6,333
- Week 8
A new batch goes live after the last one is read.
- Projected revenue ₹12,147
- Projected ROAS 1.88x
- Planned ad spend ₹6,451
- Week 9
Abandoned checkouts get WhatsApp follow-ups. Only the part of the step that return supports is taken: with budget holds, return on spend holds. Revenue ends below ₹1.5L, the target set at enquiry, because budget stops rising where return would slip. Each order costs about what it did while learning.
- Projected revenue ₹12,359
- Projected ROAS 1.91x
- Planned ad spend ₹6,457
07 · Learnings
Learnings from Kids brands we measured
After a fall: pick hero categories, fix the pixel, and bring in festive creator content.
Tested WhatsApp messages to abandoned checkouts and new arrivals to lift a 12–13% repeat rate
Recover abandoned checkouts and lift repeat orders with WhatsApp messages.
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