performance media for dtc brands · durham, nc · working everywhere

performance media, run like a system.

throughpoint runs paid social the way engineers run infrastructure: instrumented, reviewed weekly, and improved on a cadence. follow the trace.

01 measured

dim a $150m+ managed meta spend behind the method, to date
dim b 6+ years in dtc performance media creative to attribution
dim c 1 verdict every ad, every week scale, watch, fix, or cut

02 the method

every dollar gets a verdict.

the quadrant that ends pause-roulette.

most accounts kill their best ad while it is resting and scale a lucky one that is dying. plotting every ad by spend and performance makes the right move obvious, and repeatable by anyone on the team.

no vibes. no theater.
a verdict on every dollar.

tp-01 · diagnose

a full-account teardown

creative concentration, attribution deltas, and every place spend is outrunning signal. two weeks, fixed fee, and you keep the memo either way.

tp-02 · decide

a verdict on every ad

each ad is scored against the framework and logged: scale, watch, fix, or cut. decisions get written down, so the account learns instead of loops.

tp-03 · compound

winners become systems

proven angles turn into briefs, tests, and a creative pipeline that survives fatigue. the machine keeps working when nobody is watching it.

03 the name

through the data, to the point.

a throughline is the argument that holds from start to finish. a point is where it lands. we named the firm after the job: taking everything your account is telling you and arriving somewhere you can act on.

note 1 · you have been following one since the top of this page.

what we run

04 what we run

svc-01

paid social

meta-first media buying: budget architecture, bid strategy, and scaling decisions made from logged evidence, not dashboard anxiety.

svc-02

creative strategy

angle maps, briefs, and iteration loops that feed the account what it actually needs next, with your editors or ours.

svc-03

measurement

attribution triangulated across platform data, incrementality checks, and blended reality, so the numbers you steer by deserve it.

field notes

05 field notes

fn-a · framework 04

did you pause the wrong ad?

the quadrant that ends pause-roulette and makes kill decisions boring.

read →

fn-b · measurement

creative fatigue is a measurement problem

why your best ad died three weeks before you killed it, and how to see it sooner.

read →

fn-c · risk

concentration risk, but for ad accounts

what a herfindahl index says about the one ad quietly carrying your whole account.

read →

three ways in

06 three ways in

01start here

the audit

for brands that want the truth about their account before anything else.

  • a full teardown in two weeks: creative concentration, attribution deltas, wasted spend
  • a written memo with a verdict on every dollar: scale, watch, fix, or cut
  • a prioritized fix list your team can run with or without us
  • fee credited if we continue together

fixed fee · two weeks

book the audit

02

the advisory

for teams that can execute and want the operating system and the judgment.

  • a weekly working call with your team, decisions logged in writing
  • a scoreboard for every engagement: the three numbers that matter, with targets
  • testing and scaling frameworks your buyers and editors run day to day

monthly retainer · your team executes

talk it through

03

full service

for brands that want the machine built and operated for them.

  • media buying on meta: budget architecture down to daily decisions
  • the creative pipeline: angles, briefs, production, and iteration on winners
  • weekly written reporting, the way an owner would report to an owner

retainer · scales with scope

see if it fits

note 2 · termsevery tier runs month to month with seven days' notice. we would rather keep you with results than with a contract.

07 the point

start with the audit.

a fixed-fee teardown of your account, delivered in two weeks as a written memo with a verdict on every dollar. if the findings do not pay for it, the audit is free.

curtis@throughpoint.co

performance media for dtc brands · durham, nc · working everywhere

performance media, run like a system.

throughpoint runs paid social the way engineers run infrastructure: instrumented, reviewed weekly, and improved on a cadence. follow the trace.

01 measured

dim a $150m+ managed meta spend behind the method, to date
dim b 6+ years in dtc performance media creative to attribution
dim c 1 verdict every ad, every week scale, watch, fix, or cut

02 the method

every dollar gets a verdict.

the quadrant that ends pause-roulette.

most accounts kill their best ad while it is resting and scale a lucky one that is dying. plotting every ad by spend and performance makes the right move obvious, and repeatable by anyone on the team.

no vibes. no theater.
a verdict on every dollar.

tp-01 · diagnose

a full-account teardown

creative concentration, attribution deltas, and every place spend is outrunning signal. two weeks, fixed fee, and you keep the memo either way.

tp-02 · decide

a verdict on every ad

each ad is scored against the framework and logged: scale, watch, fix, or cut. decisions get written down, so the account learns instead of loops.

tp-03 · compound

winners become systems

proven angles turn into briefs, tests, and a creative pipeline that survives fatigue. the machine keeps working when nobody is watching it.

03 the name

through the data, to the point.

a throughline is the argument that holds from start to finish. a point is where it lands. we named the firm after the job: taking everything your account is telling you and arriving somewhere you can act on.

note 1 · you have been following one since the top of this page.

what we run

04 what we run

svc-01

paid social

meta-first media buying: budget architecture, bid strategy, and scaling decisions made from logged evidence, not dashboard anxiety.

svc-02

creative strategy

angle maps, briefs, and iteration loops that feed the account what it actually needs next, with your editors or ours.

svc-03

measurement

attribution triangulated across platform data, incrementality checks, and blended reality, so the numbers you steer by deserve it.

field notes

05 field notes

fn-a · framework 04

did you pause the wrong ad?

the quadrant that ends pause-roulette and makes kill decisions boring.

read →

fn-b · measurement

creative fatigue is a measurement problem

why your best ad died three weeks before you killed it, and how to see it sooner.

read →

fn-c · risk

concentration risk, but for ad accounts

what a herfindahl index says about the one ad quietly carrying your whole account.

read →

three ways in

06 three ways in

01start here

the audit

for brands that want the truth about their account before anything else.

  • a full teardown in two weeks: creative concentration, attribution deltas, wasted spend
  • a written memo with a verdict on every dollar: scale, watch, fix, or cut
  • a prioritized fix list your team can run with or without us
  • fee credited if we continue together

fixed fee · two weeks

book the audit

02

the advisory

for teams that can execute and want the operating system and the judgment.

  • a weekly working call with your team, decisions logged in writing
  • a scoreboard for every engagement: the three numbers that matter, with targets
  • testing and scaling frameworks your buyers and editors run day to day

monthly retainer · your team executes

talk it through

03

full service

for brands that want the machine built and operated for them.

  • media buying on meta: budget architecture down to daily decisions
  • the creative pipeline: angles, briefs, production, and iteration on winners
  • weekly written reporting, the way an owner would report to an owner

retainer · scales with scope

see if it fits

note 2 · termsevery tier runs month to month with seven days' notice. we would rather keep you with results than with a contract.

07 the point

start with the audit.

a fixed-fee teardown of your account, delivered in two weeks as a written memo with a verdict on every dollar. if the findings do not pay for it, the audit is free.

curtis@throughpoint.co

performance media for DTC brands · durham, nc · working everywhere

performance media, run like a system.

throughpoint runs paid social the way engineers run infrastructure: instrumented, reviewed weekly, and improved on a cadence. follow the line.

$150m+in managed Meta spend behind the method
6+years in DTC performance media, creative to attribution
1verdict on every ad, every week: scale, watch, fix, or cut

01 · the method

every dollar gets a verdict.

the quadrant that ends pause-roulette.

most accounts kill their best ad while it is resting and scale a lucky one that is dying. plotting every ad by spend and performance makes the right move obvious, and repeatable by anyone on the team.

no vibes. no theater.
a verdict on every dollar.

01 · diagnose

a full-account teardown

creative concentration, attribution deltas, and every place spend is outrunning signal. two weeks, fixed fee, and you keep the memo either way.

02 · decide

a verdict on every ad

each ad is scored against the framework and logged: scale, watch, fix, or cut. decisions get written down, so the account learns instead of loops.

03 · compound

winners become systems

proven angles turn into briefs, tests, and a creative pipeline that survives fatigue. the machine keeps working when nobody is watching it.

02 · the name

we get you through the data, to the point.

a throughline is the argument that holds from start to finish. a point is where it lands. we named the firm after the job: taking everything your account is telling you and arriving somewhere you can act on.

you have been following one since the top of this page.

what we run

03 · what we run

paid social

meta-first media buying: budget architecture, bid strategy, and scaling decisions made from logged evidence, not dashboard anxiety.

creative strategy

angle maps, briefs, and iteration loops that feed the account what it actually needs next, with your editors or ours.

measurement

attribution triangulated across platform data, incrementality checks, and blended reality, so the numbers you steer by deserve it.

field notes

04 · field notes

framework 04

did you pause the wrong ad?

the quadrant that ends pause-roulette and makes kill decisions boring.

read the note →

measurement

creative fatigue is a measurement problem

why your best ad died three weeks before you killed it, and how to see it sooner.

read the note →

risk

concentration risk, but for ad accounts

what a herfindahl index says about the one ad quietly carrying your whole account.

read the note →

three ways in

05 · three ways in

01start here

the audit

for brands that want the truth about their account before anything else.

  • a full teardown in two weeks: creative concentration, attribution deltas, wasted spend
  • a written memo with a verdict on every dollar: scale, watch, fix, or cut
  • a prioritized fix list your team can run with or without us
  • fee credited if we continue together

fixed fee · two weeks

book the audit

02

the advisory

for teams that can execute and want the operating system and the judgment.

  • a weekly working call with your team, decisions logged in writing
  • a scoreboard for every engagement: the three numbers that matter, with targets
  • testing and scaling frameworks your buyers and editors run day to day

monthly retainer · your team executes

talk it through

03

full service

for brands that want the machine built and operated for them.

  • media buying on meta: budget architecture down to daily decisions
  • the creative pipeline: angles, briefs, production, and iteration on winners
  • weekly written reporting, the way an owner would report to an owner

retainer · scales with scope

see if it fits

every tier runs month to month with seven days' notice. we would rather keep you with results than with a contract.

06 · the point

start with the audit.

a fixed-fee teardown of your account, delivered in two weeks as a written memo with a verdict on every dollar. if the findings do not pay for it, the audit is free.

curtis@throughpoint.co

meta-first paid social for DTC brands · durham, nc · working everywhere

performance media, run like a system

instrumented, reviewed weekly, improved on a cadence: throughpoint runs paid social the way engineers run infrastructure. follow the line.

managed meta spend behind the method$150m+
years in DTC performance media, creative to attribution6+
verdict per ad, per week1

01 · the method

every dollar gets a verdict

the quadrant that ends pause-roulette.

most accounts kill their best ad while it is resting and scale a lucky one that is dying. plotting every ad by spend and performance makes the right move obvious, and repeatable by anyone on the team.

no vibes. no theater.
a verdict on every dollar.

01 · diagnose

a full-account teardown

creative concentration, attribution deltas, and every place spend is outrunning signal. two weeks, fixed fee, and you keep the memo either way.

02 · decide

a verdict on every ad

each ad is scored against the framework and logged: scale, watch, fix, or cut. decisions get written down, so the account learns instead of loops.

03 · compound

winners become systems

proven angles turn into briefs, tests, and a creative pipeline that survives fatigue. the machine keeps working when nobody is watching it.

the four verdicts: scale, watch, fix, cut.

every ad, every week, one of four calls

02 · the name

we get you through the data, to the point

a throughline is the argument that holds from start to finish. a point is where it lands. we named the firm after the job: taking everything your account is telling you and arriving somewhere you can act on.

you have been following one since the top of this page.

what we run

03 · what we run

paid social

meta-first media buying: budget architecture, bid strategy, and scaling decisions made from logged evidence, not dashboard anxiety.

creative strategy

angle maps, briefs, and iteration loops that feed the account what it actually needs next, with your editors or ours.

measurement

attribution triangulated across platform data, incrementality checks, and blended reality, so the numbers you steer by deserve it.

field notes

04 · field notes

framework 04

did you pause the wrong ad?

the quadrant that ends pause-roulette and makes kill decisions boring.

read the note →

measurement

creative fatigue is a measurement problem

why your best ad died three weeks before you killed it, and how to see it sooner.

read the note →

risk

concentration risk, but for ad accounts

what a herfindahl index says about the one ad quietly carrying your whole account.

read the note →

three ways in

05 · three ways in

01start here

the audit

for brands that want the truth about their account before anything else.

  • a full teardown in two weeks: creative concentration, attribution deltas, wasted spend
  • a written memo with a verdict on every dollar: scale, watch, fix, or cut
  • a prioritized fix list your team can run with or without us
  • fee credited if we continue together

fixed fee · two weeks

book the audit

02

the advisory

for teams that can execute and want the operating system and the judgment.

  • a weekly working call with your team, decisions logged in writing
  • a scoreboard for every engagement: the three numbers that matter, with targets
  • testing and scaling frameworks your buyers and editors run day to day

monthly retainer · your team executes

talk it through

03

full service

for brands that want the machine built and operated for them.

  • media buying on meta: budget architecture down to daily decisions
  • the creative pipeline: angles, briefs, production, and iteration on winners
  • weekly written reporting, the way an owner would report to an owner

retainer · scales with scope

see if it fits

every tier runs month to month with seven days' notice. we would rather keep you with results than with a contract.

06 · the point

start with the audit

a fixed-fee teardown of your account, delivered in two weeks as a written memo with a verdict on every dollar. if the findings do not pay for it, the audit is free.

curtis@throughpoint.co

subject line: the audit · you will get dates and a fixed fee, not a deck