Field Notes on profitable growth.
The work and thinking behind measurement, performance experiments, creative testing, and scaling.
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Performance testing hierarchy
Getting more from any channel isn't about testing more. It's about testing the right opportunities, in the right sequence, from foundation up.
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2026
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Performance testing hierarchy
Getting more from any channel isn't about testing more. It's about testing the right opportunities, in the right sequence, from foundation up.

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The $2M Mistake
Attribution doesn't just get the magnitude wrong. Sometimes it picks the wrong winner entirely.

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A lift study is not a report
Most brands run the lift study, get the results, and stop there. But the whole point of measurement is to drive profitable growth. That happens in the decisions you make after the study.

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Calibration is a system, not a study
Brands calculate a multiplier once, coast on it for months, and make budget decisions on a number that no longer reflects reality. Here's the system that keeps it honest.

- Your calibration multiplier has an expiration date A brand runs a lift study in Q3. The result: a 0.5x calibration multiplier. Six months later, they overhauled their creative strategy, changed attribution windows, and shifted budget across funnel stages. The calibration multiplier hasn't moved.
2025
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