Jaye is the CEO and Founder at Launch, a B Corp performance marketing agency powered by happiness. For the last 13 years they’ve been helping brands grow long term, by mixing smart data and creative thinking. Clients include Weird Fish and Iceland Air.
In this episode, Jaye shares why brand clarity and customer understanding now sit at the heart of effective acquisition. You’ll learn how to break out of channel-focused thinking and start building marketing that creates real demand, loyalty, and long-term growth.
Dive in:
[06:11] Brand Strategy & Business Clarity
[10:05] "Unified Brand and Performance Strategy"
[14:20] "Top Funnel Focus in Marketing"
[17:00] Cohesive Teams Drive Customer Loyalty
[18:48] Customer Insights for Brand Growth
[24:12] Customer Acquisition Strategies Unveiled
[25:00] Insider Tips from Jaye!
A strong brand drives cheaper and more effective acquisition
Many brands are still relying on bottom-of-funnel ads to “harvest intent,” but that approach is getting more expensive and less effective. A clear and meaningful brand makes customers feel something, and that emotional connection increases conversion and retention. When your creative and messaging reflect what the brand stands for, customers are more likely to buy at full price and stay longer. This approach builds salience in the zero-click world where customers may discover you without ever visiting your site. Brand clarity gives you compounding returns that short-term discount campaigns can’t deliver.
Break down silos — brand and performance must work as one team
Many eCommerce orgs have separate brand teams and performance teams. This leads to fragmented messaging, wasted media spend, and inconsistent customer experience. The best results come when both teams share goals, language, insights, and feedback loops. Every campaign should both drive results and build brand memory at the same time. The companies that integrate product, creative, customer insights, and performance will outperform the ones that don’t.
Customer insights are worth more than attribution models
Attribution is messy, incomplete, and often misleading. Instead of obsessing over which ad “gets credit,” smart eCommerce operators are talking directly to customers. Focus groups, informal interviews, ambassador programs, and real-world observation reveal motivation and sentiment that dashboards can’t measure. This intel should shape product development, messaging, and creative strategy. The brands closest to their customers will build loyalty faster and cheaper than those relying only on analytics.
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