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Top-line analysis
AI-enhanced models read across ad, store and retention data to surface where growth is coming from and where it is leaking.
AI-first
The AI-first approach to ecommerce growth
Being AI-first means AI-enhanced models and optimizations are built into how we work, not bolted on. At Bolstered Media that covers four areas: top-line analysis, creative, innovation and performance, across Facebook & Instagram ads and email & SMS retention for DTC brands.
The four pillars
Where AI changes the work
Each pillar is applied to both acquisition and retention.
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Creative
AI speeds up concepting, iteration and testing so more creative ideas reach the market and winners are found sooner.
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Innovation
We keep testing new AI tools and workflows so your brand benefits from what works before it becomes standard.
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Performance
AI-enhanced optimizations guide budgets, audiences, flows and campaigns toward profitable performance.
Across both channels
AI in paid media and email & SMS
Acquisition
Paid media
AI-assisted creative concepting and testing, plus AI-enhanced budget and audience optimization for Facebook & Instagram ads.
Retention
Email & SMS
AI-assisted copy and creative iteration, segmentation insights and performance analysis on Klaviyo and Attentive.
AI + people
AI speeds up the work. People own the decisions.
AI makes analysis, iteration and testing faster. Strategy, brand judgment and accountability stay with our team, who bring 15+ years of DTC ecommerce experience to every decision.
Official partners
Official partner of the platforms that run DTC
Bolstered Media is an official partner of Meta, Klaviyo, Attentive and Shopify.
Results
Case studies
Life-Time Partner
+122%
Total sales growth · 2020 → 2025 (6 years)
Challenge: Sustaining profitable growth year after year with a long-term partner brand.
What we did: Paid media strategies and retention plans that compounded profitable growth every year.
Profitable Acquisition
+27%
Total sales growth YTD · 2026 YTD (through Nov 5)
Challenge: Grow top-line new customer revenue with the first purchase profitable.
What we did: Paid acquisition held a 4.0x ROAS while reducing new customer CPAs, driving $2.7M in total sales YTD.
Efficient Scale
14.8%
Ad spend percentage (down from 17.6%) · 2026 YTD vs full year 2025
Challenge: Scale ad spend without increasing ad spend as a percentage of revenue.
What we did: 2025: $1.5M spend → $8.5M revenue at 17.6%. 2026 YTD: $1.6M spend → $10.8M revenue at 14.8%, with November and December still ahead.
FAQ
AI-first FAQ
What is an AI-first marketing agency?
An AI-first agency builds AI-enhanced models and optimizations into its core work rather than treating AI as an add-on. For Bolstered Media that means top-line analysis, creative, innovation and performance.
Does AI replace your team?
No. AI speeds up analysis, creative iteration and optimization; strategy, judgment and accountability stay with our team.
How do you use AI?
We use AI-enhanced models and optimizations across four areas: top-line analysis, creative, innovation and performance. That applies to both Facebook & Instagram ads and email & SMS.
Ready when you are
Let's map your next stage of growth
Book a strategy call. We'll look at your paid social and email & SMS and show you where the next growth should come from.