Why Co-Op Advertising Is Broken

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There is no clean way to run a ROAS-focused direct response campaign that draws from a broad endemic audience, and no meaningful way for the brand to measure sell-through of its specific SKUs. The result is a co-op line item that neither side is fully happy with. Brands can't prove performance. Retailers can't grow the pie.", "marks": [] } ] }, { "_type": "block", "_key": "1ba989309bd9", "style": "h2", "markDefs": [], "children": [ { "_type": "span", "_key": "1bbdf65c1424", "text": "Co-Op, Unlocked Across an Entire Network", "marks": [] } ] }, { "_type": "block", "_key": "8ed87c26707f", "style": "normal", "markDefs": [], "children": [ { "_type": "span", "_key": "30cfba387e08", "text": "Armanet takes the same co-op dollars and puts them to work across the largest network of endemic publishers in the firearms and outdoor space. 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When a brand can point at a real ROAS number tied to real sell-through, CFOs stop approving small, unmeasurable awareness line items and start signing off on significantly larger, sales-focused budgets. The co-op program stops being an obligation and starts being a growth channel.", "marks": [] } ] }, { "_type": "block", "_key": "04b242fa511a", "style": "h2", "markDefs": [], "children": [ { "_type": "span", "_key": "33792d4fb4bf", "text": "Two Ways to Set Up the Handoff", "marks": [] } ] }, { "_type": "block", "_key": "f12c755bb73f", "style": "normal", "markDefs": [], "children": [ { "_type": "span", "_key": "2201e88a4b8e", "text": "There is no single required path. A retailer can pass a brand's earmarked co-op budget and creative through to Armanet, or the brand can hand budget and creative directly to Armanet and we set up the co-op with the retailer on their behalf. 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