The Playground™

Testing, testing, testing. Winner.

The Playground is an ad account management style and testing framework that was born from managing nearly $600MM in ad spend over the last nine years.

We’ve managed hundreds of ad accounts and noticed a simple formula that, when applied, yielded incredible results. The three-pronged foundational principle is simple: rapid testing & failing fast; thorough ICP formulation; and laser-focused creative evolution.

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You've never seen anything like it.

It's so simple, yet so effective. We're Playground royalty.

Rapid Testing

Leveraging leading indicators, ECG has been able to create an algorithm which grades the performance of an ad account’s assets (campaigns, ad sets, audiences, ad creatives, and ad copy) on an A+ - F- scale. This grading output indicates whether a particular asset is likely to succeed or fail, long before a sizable amount of ad spend has been realized. This allows us to more effectively utilize budget and very early on cut losers and scale winners.

ICP Formulation

ECG formulates over 20 various ideal customer profiles and striates each profile by Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary interests. When plugged in to our testing environment, we are quickly able to marry that interest level with the most likely-to-success creative. This testing matrix is then put through the algorithm, yet again, to yield an additional grading report. Once again, another testing environment is created where the introduction of copy-specific assets are introduced. This process generates the most effective combination of audience, creative, and copy. As an ad’s performance begins to sunset — which is caught early on by way of the grading scale — a new series of tests are spun up to quickly replace the aging ad.

Creative Evolution

During the scaling phase of a high-performance ad’s lifecycle, and before that ad begins to sunset, we are constantly A/B testing minor variations of the ad. This allows for a mature and scientific approach to creative pivots which, in theory should produce even greater results. These iterations of testing further aligns your brand with the Prospect’s interests in what we call, Deep Product. Of course, these new iterations are also graded through the algorithm and are only allowed to compete against the winning ad if they generate a grade which is greater than, or equal to, the original ad’s grade.

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Results. The only thing that matters.

The Playground™ is transforming ad account performance.

Something magical happens when you deploy a unique testing framework, proprietary algorithms, and a time-tested management style.

The results speak for themselves.

The outcomes were taken from a 60-day study of 17 ad accounts (across Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Google, and Amazon), spend ranging from $100 - $10,000/day, and compared results from identical campaigns that were launched without the help of The Playground™.

Experience The Difference 

1. Lower Blended CPMs

CPMs across all funnel segments were, on average, 22% lower than ads launched without BIGBrain™.

2. Higher CTRs

Clickthrough Rates were 79% higher on BIGBrain™ campaigns.

3. Better Acquisition Costs

Acquisition costs across all funnel segments were reduced by 31%.

4. ROAS Doubled

ROAS nearly doubled, returning a 92% increase in ROI compared to non-The Playground™ ads.

Featured Case Studies

Have a sec? You'll want to read the client results.

Epona Valley

How we helped a luxury fashion brand's ROAS go from 0.65 to 2.71X

Epona Valley came to ECG seeking to improve the performance of their Facebook & Instagram Ads

Tom & Teddy

How we accomplished 6 month goals in less than 90 days for this apparel brand

Tom & Teddy needed help breaking into the US market. We achieved their results in less than 90 days.

The Classic T-Shirt

How we profitably scaled this premium basics brand's ad spend from $200/day to over $3,000/day

The Classic T-Shirt needed to quickly and profitably scale their ad spend. Mission accomplished.

Schoolyard Snacks

How we helped a low carb cereal brand launch a perfect go-to-market strategy

Cereal School was launching in a hyper-competitive space and needed help with a perfect launch

Teeccino

How we helped this brand reduce spend on branded keywords while growing revenue and reducing ACoS

Teeccino, the leader in Herbal Teas, needed help growing a stagnant Amazon Ads account

KissMyKeto

How we helped an industry-leading brand launch their most challenging product

KissMyKeto brought on ECG to help launch their bread to market. We exceeded their expectations.

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Your agency isn't using The Platground™, and it shows.

Real Clients. Real Results.

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"The results speak for themselves"

This review is incredibly easy to leave. Working with ECG has shown us what a good advertising agency looks like. My team is personable, on top of things, and wildly talented. Taking a look at our ad account before we started working with ECG and after they took over, well the results speak for themselves.

Shelly Atkinson

CEO of T3Gear

"We couldn't be happier"

When we hired ECG to take over our advertising, we were in a really bad place. Our previous agency were consistently underperforming and blamed everything on creative and iOS issues. Since working with ECG we've seen an incredible lift in performance -- using the same creatives, mind you -- and we couldn't be happier.

Caroline MacDougall

CEO of Teeccino

"Nothing short of incredible"

These guys are the real deal. There's no other way to put it. Daniel and his team are nothing short of incredible; always going the extra mile. They have truly become an indispensable addition to our marketing efforts.

Jeff Snyder

Director of eCommerce, iFixit

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