01 / Find the signal
Per sign-up
Put every channel on one target.
Two weeks rebuilding reports so search and social were judged by the same cost per sign-up.
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All work
Paid media
Case file No. 006
Search and social rebuilt around trial sign-ups, with weekly budget reviews against one target.
Search and social rebuilt around trial sign-ups, with weekly budget reviews against one target.
Search and social rebuilt around trial sign-ups, with weekly budget reviews against one target.
-29% cost per sign-up

Client
Kestrel Fitness
Kestrel Fitness
Kestrel Fitness
Services
Paid media, Analytics
Paid media, Analytics
Paid media, Analytics
Timeline
8 months
8 months
8 months
Year
2026
2026
2026
The case / No. 006
01 · The turning point
Few members.
Few members.
Few members.
Few members.
Few members.
Few members.
Few members.
Kestrel paid for search and social ads that brought in trial sign-ups at very different prices.
Kestrel paid for search and social ads that brought in trial sign-ups at very different prices.
Kestrel paid for search and social ads that brought in trial sign-ups at very different prices.
Kestrel paid for search and social ads that brought in trial sign-ups at very different prices.
Each channel was managed on its own, with its own targets. Nobody compared the cost of a sign-up across them.
The challenge
One target for every channel: a cheaper sign-up that turns into a member.
Kestrel paid for search and social ads that brought in trial sign-ups at very different prices.
Each channel was managed on its own, with its own targets. Nobody compared the cost of a sign-up across them.
The challenge
One target for every channel: a cheaper sign-up that turns into a member.
03 / The execution
From idea to impact
We made the new positioning work across the story, the creative and the media plan.
01 / Find the signal
$42
$42
$42
$42
Per sign-up
Two weeks rebuilding reports so search and social were judged by the same cost per sign-up.
01 / Find the signal
$42
Per sign-up
Two weeks rebuilding reports so search and social were judged by the same cost per sign-up.
02 / Make the story
TRY IT FREE.
TRY IT FREE.
TRY IT FREE.
TRY IT FREE.
Trial offer ads
Ads built around the first free week, with each version tested on a small budget first.
02 / Make the story
TRY IT FREE.
Trial offer ads
Ads built around the first free week, with each version tested on a small budget first.
03 / Follow the evidence
Weekly budget reviews
Each week, budget moved to the ads with the cheapest sign-ups that stayed past the trial.
03 / Follow the evidence
Weekly budget reviews
Each week, budget moved to the ads with the cheapest sign-ups that stayed past the trial.
04 / The outcome
8 months later
The figure that changed
The figure that changed
The figure that changed
-29
-29
-29
-29
%
%
%
%
cost per sign-up
-29
%
cost per sign-up
-29
%
cost per sign-up
-29
%
cost per sign-up
Before
24
After
33
Sign-ups per $1,000 spent
Also improved
+18%
trial to member rate
Less waste / more signal
05 / In the wild
Campaign applications
From campaign direction to landing pages. A consistent story, wherever the customer meets the brand.

01 / Trial website

01 / Trial website

02 / Offer page

02 / Offer page

03 / Social landing page

03 / Social landing page
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One target across every channel made the decisions simple. We pay less for each new member now.
One target across every channel made the decisions simple. We pay less for each new member now.
One target across every channel made the decisions simple. We pay less for each new member now.
One target across every channel made the decisions simple. We pay less for each new member now.
Sam Whitfield
/ Head of Growth, Kestrel Fitness
One target across every channel made the decisions simple. We pay less for each new member now.
Sam Whitfield
/ Head of Growth, Kestrel Fitness
One target across every channel made the decisions simple. We pay less for each new member now.
Sam Whitfield
/ Head of Growth, Kestrel Fitness
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