Michael McBride
Founder & CEO, Atelier Commerce
Michael McBride
Founder & CEO, Atelier Commerce
We replatformed Pro Fab to BigCommerce, rebuilt the storefront mobile-first, reset GA4 and ecommerce tracking so every partner optimized against the same numbers, and let a joint feedback loop with Add People turn site quality into paid efficiency. The first 5.5 months tell the story: sessions up +65.9%, revenue up +30.8% to $244K, AOV up +4.9% to $232.42, and paid revenue up +68.2% to $139.7K with paid share of total revenue climbing from ~44% to 57%. Mobile is now 66% of revenue. Every dollar Add People put into the market hit a faster, cleaner site, and the site hit a tighter paid mix. The replatform and the paid relaunch compounded each other.
We replatformed Pro Fab to BigCommerce, rebuilt the storefront mobile-first, reset GA4 and ecommerce tracking so every partner optimized against the same numbers, and let a joint feedback loop with Add People turn site quality into paid efficiency. The first 5.5 months tell the story: sessions up +65.9%, revenue up +30.8% to $244K, AOV up +4.9% to $232.42, and paid revenue up +68.2% to $139.7K with paid share of total revenue climbing from ~44% to 57%. Mobile is now 66% of revenue. Every dollar Add People put into the market hit a faster, cleaner site, and the site hit a tighter paid mix. The replatform and the paid relaunch compounded each other.
Atelier brands succeed at a rate outpacing industry benchmarks.
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Average CTR Improvement
Helping brands make their mark online.
Average CTR Improvement
Helping brands make their mark online.
Autonomous CRO Resolutions
Our designs engage millions globally.
Autonomous CRO Resolutions
Our designs engage millions globally.
Average client growth YOY
We build long-term partnerships through proven results.
Average client growth YOY
We build long-term partnerships through proven results.
Years of expertise
Decades of experience in delivering impactful digital solutions.
Years of expertise
Decades of experience in delivering impactful digital solutions.
Atelier brands succeed at a rate outpacing industry benchmarks.
Find out why.
Average CTR Improvement
Helping brands make their mark online.
Autonomous CRO Resolutions
Our designs engage millions globally.
Average client growth YOY
We build long-term partnerships through proven results.
Years of expertise
Decades of experience in delivering impactful digital solutions.
POWERING EXPERIENCES THAT PERFORM
POWERING EXPERIENCES THAT PERFORM
Creative challenges
Pro Fab came into the engagement on aging infrastructure that was capping conversion, mobile performance, and merchandising flexibility. The fastest way to lift revenue on a high-AOV considered-purchase catalog is to throw more paid budgets at the legacy site and hope. That approach hits a ceiling fast, the site can't render the configuration story, the checkout leaks on mobile, and every incremental click pays for a session that wasn't going to convert. The work was to replatform first, so the paid budget had somewhere worth landing.
The second challenge was tracking. Pre-launch, gaps between the platform, Google Ads, and GA4 made every optimization decision a guess. Add People couldn't tell which campaigns were actually profitable, and Atelier couldn't tell which on-site changes were moving the needle. We reset GA4 events, rebuilt ecommerce tracking, and reconciled conversions across the stack so both teams optimized against the same numbers, faster. The third challenge was holding AOV against a wider top of funnel. Paid budget scaling almost always softens AOV and cheaper clicks pull in less-qualified shoppers. We accepted a controlled widening of the funnel (sessions +65.9%, checkouts initiated +80.4%) in exchange for a basket that held its shape: AOV climbed +4.9% to $232.42, transactions grew +24.7%, and total revenue grew +30.8%. Volume and value, not one at the expense of the other.
Creative challenges
Pro Fab came into the engagement on aging infrastructure that was capping conversion, mobile performance, and merchandising flexibility. The fastest way to lift revenue on a high-AOV considered-purchase catalog is to throw more paid budgets at the legacy site and hope. That approach hits a ceiling fast, the site can't render the configuration story, the checkout leaks on mobile, and every incremental click pays for a session that wasn't going to convert. The work was to replatform first, so the paid budget had somewhere worth landing.
The second challenge was tracking. Pre-launch, gaps between the platform, Google Ads, and GA4 made every optimization decision a guess. Add People couldn't tell which campaigns were actually profitable, and Atelier couldn't tell which on-site changes were moving the needle. We reset GA4 events, rebuilt ecommerce tracking, and reconciled conversions across the stack so both teams optimized against the same numbers, faster. The third challenge was holding AOV against a wider top of funnel. Paid budget scaling almost always softens AOV and cheaper clicks pull in less-qualified shoppers. We accepted a controlled widening of the funnel (sessions +65.9%, checkouts initiated +80.4%) in exchange for a basket that held its shape: AOV climbed +4.9% to $232.42, transactions grew +24.7%, and total revenue grew +30.8%. Volume and value, not one at the expense of the other.
CONNECTED TO CONVERSION & EXPERIENCE
CONNECTED TO CONVERSION & EXPERIENCE
A faster site, a tighter paid mix
A replatform on its own is a foundation. A paid relaunch on its own is a temporary lift. Run together, with shared tracking and a joint feedback loop, they compound. Atelier rebuilt the BigCommerce storefront mobile-first and mobile is now 69% of sessions and 66% of post-launch revenue at $161K. We fixed the PDP and configurator flow for high-AOV considered purchases, and laid an SEO foundation (redirect mapping, technical SEO, structured data) that protected organic through the replatform. Organic sessions actually grew +27.6% post-launch, and direct sessions grew +62.8%, a halo that most replatform projects spend a year recovering from rather than capturing.
Add People rebuilt the Google Ads campaign structure around intent and profitability, cut wasted spend with tighter negatives, and expanded Shopping and PMax against the new feed. Paid sessions climbed +121%, paid transactions +61%, paid revenue +68.2%, and Shopping went from a negligible $226 line to $6,690 in revenue and 30 orders. Paid share of total revenue moved from ~44% to 57%. The joint loop — landing-page issues fixed quickly, ad messaging matched to on-site CTAs, one shared view of performance — is the part most agency pairings never build, and the part that made every metric in the table below move at the same time.
A faster site, a tighter paid mix
A replatform on its own is a foundation. A paid relaunch on its own is a temporary lift. Run together, with shared tracking and a joint feedback loop, they compound. Atelier rebuilt the BigCommerce storefront mobile-first and mobile is now 69% of sessions and 66% of post-launch revenue at $161K. We fixed the PDP and configurator flow for high-AOV considered purchases, and laid an SEO foundation (redirect mapping, technical SEO, structured data) that protected organic through the replatform. Organic sessions actually grew +27.6% post-launch, and direct sessions grew +62.8%, a halo that most replatform projects spend a year recovering from rather than capturing.
Add People rebuilt the Google Ads campaign structure around intent and profitability, cut wasted spend with tighter negatives, and expanded Shopping and PMax against the new feed. Paid sessions climbed +121%, paid transactions +61%, paid revenue +68.2%, and Shopping went from a negligible $226 line to $6,690 in revenue and 30 orders. Paid share of total revenue moved from ~44% to 57%. The joint loop — landing-page issues fixed quickly, ad messaging matched to on-site CTAs, one shared view of performance — is the part most agency pairings never build, and the part that made every metric in the table below move at the same time.
supporting growth marketing
supporting growth marketing
A faster site, a tighter paid mix
A replatform on its own is a foundation. A paid relaunch on its own is a temporary lift. Run together, with shared tracking and a joint feedback loop, they compound. Atelier rebuilt the BigCommerce storefront mobile-first and mobile is now 69% of sessions and 66% of post-launch revenue at $161K. We fixed the PDP and configurator flow for high-AOV considered purchases, and laid an SEO foundation (redirect mapping, technical SEO, structured data) that protected organic through the replatform. Organic sessions actually grew +27.6% post-launch, and direct sessions grew +62.8%, a halo that most replatform projects spend a year recovering from rather than capturing.
A faster site, a tighter paid mix
A replatform on its own is a foundation. A paid relaunch on its own is a temporary lift. Run together, with shared tracking and a joint feedback loop, they compound. Atelier rebuilt the BigCommerce storefront mobile-first and mobile is now 69% of sessions and 66% of post-launch revenue at $161K. We fixed the PDP and configurator flow for high-AOV considered purchases, and laid an SEO foundation (redirect mapping, technical SEO, structured data) that protected organic through the replatform. Organic sessions actually grew +27.6% post-launch, and direct sessions grew +62.8%, a halo that most replatform projects spend a year recovering from rather than capturing.
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