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1.1M+ new subscribers in 12 months, running a DTC playbook on a digital product.

$1.7M+ in managed spend. Subscriber base doubled in a year. CPA cut in half inside 60 days. Video creative that lifted the entire account.

1440
1.1M+
Subscribers added
in 12 months
$1.7M+
Managed spend
on Adcrate-produced ads
−50%
CPA
in first 60 days
2x
Subscriber base
doubled in 12mo
01 · The challenge

Top-of-funnel that couldn't scale.

1440, the unbiased daily newsletter, had product-market fit but couldn't reliably pull in new subscribers through paid. Their existing creative approach wasn't converting cold traffic consistently, and performance kept sliding as they tried to push volume.

02 · The strategy

Run a battle-tested DTC playbook on a digital product.

We treated 1440 the way we treat our best eCommerce clients: UGC and static at high cadence, video at the core, and constant concept refresh. The playbook had been battle-tested across dozens of DTC brands. We just ported it to a digital product.

The video content we produced had a ripple effect across the whole account. It didn't just perform on its own. It lifted the performance of static and image ads too, as 1440 used the footage and messaging across the account.

03 · The results

1.1M+ subscribers. 2x base. 50% CPA drop in 60 days.

Over 12 months, Adcrate drove $1.7M+ in managed spend and added 1.1M+ subscribers, effectively doubling 1440's subscriber base inside a year. CPA dropped 50% within the first 60 days of the engagement, and multiple ads pushed six-figure individual spends.

Key outcomes

What we delivered.

Subscribers
1.1M+
Media spend
$1.7M+
CPA reduction
−50%
Subscriber base
2x

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