E-Commerce Growth Diagnostic Audit

Strategic clarity for ecommerce brands that have plateaued, slowed down, or outgrown their current marketing.

If your sales have flattened, acquisition costs are climbing, or growth feels harder than it used to, the answer usually isn’t simply “run more ads.”

Most ecommerce businesses don’t just have a traffic problem.

They have a structural growth problem.

❋ Warm audience dependency
❋ Declining conversion rates
❋ Unclear positioning
❋ Disconnected marketing
❋ Low repeat purchase rates
❋ Halted conversion channels

The challenge is figuring out which issue is actually constraining growth before spending more money trying to fix the wrong thing.

That’s where the E-Commerce Growth Diagnostic comes in.

❋ Offer fatigue
❋ Weak retention systems
❋ Confusing product architecture

Ready to understand what’s really holding you back?

What this is:

This is not a surface-level marketing audit.

It’s a strategic commercial review designed to identify:

  • what’s slowing growth

  • where the biggest opportunities sit

  • what should be prioritised first

  • and what foundations need strengthening before scaling further

The review looks at the broader commercial ecosystem of your business, not just isolated marketing channels.

Over the past 15+ years, I’ve worked across retail and FMCG businesses spanning both bricks-and-mortar and ecommerce environments. That experience shapes how I approach these reviews.

Rather than looking at ads in isolation, I assess how acquisition, conversion, retention, customer experience, product structure, positioning, and lifecycle marketing work together.

Because sustainable ecommerce growth rarely comes from one single tactic.

Who this is for:

This is designed for ecommerce brands that:

  • have plateaued after a period of growth

  • have experienced a noticeable sales decline

  • feel overly reliant on paid ads

  • have strong traffic but weak conversion or retention

  • want clearer strategic direction before investing further into marketing

  • are preparing to scale and want stronger foundations first

  • have outgrown disconnected or reactive marketing activity

It’s particularly valuable for founder-led brands who know there’s still potential in the business, but need clarity around what’s actually holding growth back.

What’s included:

Revenue & Performance Review

A high-level analysis of sales trends, conversion performance, AOV movement, discount behaviour, returning customer rates, and revenue drivers.

Acquisition Analysis

Review of acquisition quality across channels including paid media, organic traffic, retention channels, and customer intent.

Customer Journey Review

Assessment of the end-to-end customer experience, including:

  • homepage

  • landing pages

  • product pages

  • cart and checkout

  • mobile experience

  • post-purchase journey

  • trust signals and friction points

Retention & Lifecycle Review

Analysis of repeat purchase opportunities, lifecycle marketing gaps, email flows, retention systems, and customer nurturing opportunities.

Product & Offer Structure

Review of:

  • bundles

  • upsells

  • cross-sells

  • product hierarchy

  • merchandising opportunities

  • AOV levers

  • offer positioning

Strategic Recommendations

A prioritised action framework identifying:

  • immediate revenue opportunities

  • medium-term structural improvements

  • scalability constraints

  • retention opportunities

  • acquisition priorities

Strategy Walkthrough Call

A dedicated walkthrough session to unpack findings, answer questions, prioritise next steps, and discuss implementation opportunities.

What you’ll walk away with:

By the end of the review, you’ll have:

  • a clearer understanding of what’s constraining growth

  • visibility over your biggest commercial opportunities

  • prioritised next steps rather than disconnected ideas

  • stronger strategic direction for future marketing investment

  • practical recommendations across acquisition, conversion and retention

  • a clearer path toward scalable growth

Why businesses engage me for this:

A lot of ecommerce support focuses heavily on isolated channels.

Ads. Email. Social. SEO.

But businesses don’t operate in silos.

A brand can have great ads and still struggle because:

  • the offer isn’t compelling

  • the website doesn’t convert

  • retention is weak

  • the customer journey has friction

  • the product ecosystem is underdeveloped

  • messaging no longer reflects the market

This process connects the dots.

The goal is not simply to generate more activity.

The goal is to identify what will create sustainable commercial growth.

Investment - $995 + GST

Includes:

  • strategic review document

  • commercial growth analysis

  • prioritised recommendations

  • action roadmap

  • strategy walkthrough call

Following the review, ongoing support can be provided where required.

This may include:

  • strategic marketing management

  • paid agency management and briefing

  • email and retention strategy

  • organic social direction

  • campaign planning

  • ecommerce optimisation

  • Shopify project coordination

  • reporting and growth planning

Support can be structured on either an hourly or retainer basis depending on the scope of work required.

Ready to Understand What’s Actually Holding Growth Back?

If your business feels stuck, reactive, or overly dependent on tactics that no longer scale the way they used to, this review is designed to give you strategic clarity before making your next move.

To enquire or discuss whether this is the right fit for your business, get in touch.

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