Kody Nordquist

Kody Nordquist

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Founder of Nord Media | Performance Marketing Agency for 7 & 8-figure eCom brands

Separate Campaigns Prevent ROAS Inflation and Prospecting Starvation
SocialApr 14, 2026

Separate Campaigns Prevent ROAS Inflation and Prospecting Starvation

Your Meta campaign is feeding past purchasers and starving new customers. You just can't see it in the ROAS. So we run a 3-to-4 campaign architecture. When you consolidate cold, warm, and retention into one campaign, the algorithm gravitates toward the...

By Kody Nordquist
Focus on Meta Until $50M Revenue, Skip Distractions
SocialApr 14, 2026

Focus on Meta Until $50M Revenue, Skip Distractions

Because would rather find a problem elsewhere than fix what's truly wrong with their funnel. Most brands should put 90% of their focus on Meta exclusively until $50M+ in revenue.

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Turn Top UGC Ads Into Partnerships, Cut CPA 19%
SocialApr 13, 2026

Turn Top UGC Ads Into Partnerships, Cut CPA 19%

Many operators have a best-performing UGC ad, and they've never run it as a Partnership Ad… …that's on average a 19% CPA reduction sitting in your ad library untouched. Even after you optimized the hook, the format, the creative. Run this test, and...

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IA Outperforms BAU in $100k A/B Test
SocialApr 12, 2026

IA Outperforms BAU in $100k A/B Test

A/B test results against BAU vs IA test All creative / setup the exact same about $100k in spend so far IA is the top result - very curious if these will continue to hold. https://t.co/BBA731MpGN

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Button Color Drives Massive CTA Performance Boost
SocialApr 12, 2026

Button Color Drives Massive CTA Performance Boost

Legit - changed the color of a button. We did some analysis and testing on ads of color theory and how their audience responded. We found drastic changes based on color of CTA. So we applied that to the website.

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Stuck in the Past: Meta Spend Misaligned with Growth
SocialApr 11, 2026

Stuck in the Past: Meta Spend Misaligned with Growth

pov: you take over a brand spending $500K/month on Meta and this is what you find: - built a wall around what worked at $100K - same "20% off" offer since day one - 90% of spend running to remarketing, zero prospecting -...

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Check CPM, Attribution, and ROAS Before Tweaking Campaigns
SocialApr 11, 2026

Check CPM, Attribution, and ROAS Before Tweaking Campaigns

3 things shifted on April 1st that make this week's dashboard the hardest data read of the quarter. Don't touch your campaigns until you've checked all three. > ROAS is down > CPMs are up Don’t panic though… run these checks first: CHECK...

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Simple Button Color Tweak Dramatically Boosts Conversions
SocialApr 11, 2026

Simple Button Color Tweak Dramatically Boosts Conversions

We made a single change for this brand on Thursday and it absolutely crushed. We simply changed the color of their ATC button. That’s all - we ran some testing and found their audience responded better to certain colors. So we implemented...

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Don’t Blame Ads—Optimize Post‑click Funnel Performance
SocialApr 11, 2026

Don’t Blame Ads—Optimize Post‑click Funnel Performance

Way too common for brands to ignore issues with their funnel (poor ATC, high bounce rate etc…) Easy to pump more creatives or blame the ad account for bad performance. It’s super important what they do after the click as well.

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ROAS Misleads When New Customer Rate Falls Below 80%
SocialApr 10, 2026

ROAS Misleads When New Customer Rate Falls Below 80%

ROAS is the most deceptive metric in your ad account • ROAS looks healthy: your new customer rate is quietly declining • You push into cold audiences: ROAS drops so you pull back • You pull back: you recirculate warm demand through the...

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Unlock $15K‑20K Monthly with 11 Essential Email Fl
SocialApr 10, 2026

Unlock $15K‑20K Monthly with 11 Essential Email Fl

A brand doing $200K/month can capture $15-20K/month from one automation they didn't have turned on. Pull your email dashboard right now. What % of total revenue is coming from flows? If it's under 20-30%, you built your launch setup and stopped. 11 flows...

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Great Hires and Work Drive Success Effortlessly
SocialApr 10, 2026

Great Hires and Work Drive Success Effortlessly

This is what it's about. Hire good people, do good work and watch the rest unfold. https://t.co/wJp7sUsSVd

By Kody Nordquist
Meta's New Attribution Inflates Conversions by 30‑35%
SocialApr 8, 2026

Meta's New Attribution Inflates Conversions by 30‑35%

Meta’s over attribution over performance the last 2 weeks has been absolutely horrendous. Some of the worse case brands are showing 30-35% more conversions on Meta than is being shown on Shopify. Truly feels like they broke something when updating the attribution.

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Too Much Creative Similarity Drives Up CPMs
SocialApr 7, 2026

Too Much Creative Similarity Drives Up CPMs

Once your Creative Similarity Score hits 60%+, Meta practically kills your ad. I'm seeing this across accounts right now. When your ads look too similar… → Same format → Same visual style → Same angle Andromeda clusters them together regardless of how many...

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Meta’s Ad Sequencing Works—Just Undocumented Setup Steps
SocialApr 4, 2026

Meta’s Ad Sequencing Works—Just Undocumented Setup Steps

> Get excited about Meta's ad sequencing announcement > Try to set it up realize it requires lifetime budgets, not daily > Realize it needs Target Frequency, not the default optimization > Realize the sequencing toggle doesn't even appear until after...

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AI Shopping Generates Unattributed Conversions, Skewing Metrics
SocialApr 4, 2026

AI Shopping Generates Unattributed Conversions, Skewing Metrics

AI shopping is sending buyers to your store but NONE of them show up in your attribution. 39% of consumers already use AI for product discovery, and 23% of Americans bought something via AI in the past month. These are the...

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Use AI only Where Real Content Is Impossible
SocialApr 3, 2026

Use AI only Where Real Content Is Impossible

The AI creative debate is simpler than people make it: Use it where real content is impossible or impractical. A mattress brand that can't ship product to creators. AI fills that gap at a fraction of the cost, and we're seeing...

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Don't Kill Winners: Wait 5+ Days Before Cutting
SocialApr 3, 2026

Don't Kill Winners: Wait 5+ Days Before Cutting

You've probably killed at least one winning ad this year… And the data would've told you not to. Both relearn and fatigue produce identical surface symptoms: → CPM rises → CTR drops → ROAS declines The difference is what's happening underneath. The "premature execution...

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Leverage View-Through Attribution to Boost Meta Campaign ROI
SocialApr 2, 2026

Leverage View-Through Attribution to Boost Meta Campaign ROI

Something we're noticing across multiple 8-figure brands we're managing. After the changes to click attribution Meta started to heavily favor and over-utilize view-through attribution. As we swapped some brands over to 1DC/7DC exclusive optimization the total back-end performance and profitability is growing...

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High Ad Frequency Signals Creative Fatigue, Not Spend Problem
SocialApr 1, 2026

High Ad Frequency Signals Creative Fatigue, Not Spend Problem

Scaling an ad that's fatiguing accelerates your costs. The sign that most operators miss: CPA holds but frequency is climbing. The ad is still converting - just the same people, over and over. Check frequency before you touch the budget....

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Cost per New Customer Reveals Winning Creative
SocialApr 1, 2026

Cost per New Customer Reveals Winning Creative

> open Meta Ads Manager > go to your active campaigns > pull the breakdown by creative > if you're tracking new vs. returning customers, filter for new customer conversions only > sort by cost per result > that number...

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Consolidating Campaigns Boosts Profitability and Spend Efficiency
SocialApr 1, 2026

Consolidating Campaigns Boosts Profitability and Spend Efficiency

Consolidation inside the ad account has been one of the best overall improvements to performance recently. Have a brand spending $600k/month that’s been consolidated into 2 campaigns. We took this account over and consolidated data and spend while improving overall profitability and...

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Growth Metrics Can Be Deceptive; Watch These Danger Signs
SocialMar 31, 2026

Growth Metrics Can Be Deceptive; Watch These Danger Signs

7 danger signs that tell you if your growth is real: > CAC above 30% of AOV: margin gone before order ships > CPM above $15 sustained: losing the auction > New customer rate below 50%: reacquiring who you already have > Frequency...

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Stale Ads Kill Growth: Evolve or Lose ROI
SocialMar 31, 2026

Stale Ads Kill Growth: Evolve or Lose ROI

Almost every brand I take over at $500K/month has the same problem. They found something that worked at $100K - a creative, offer, or structure. And they built a wall around it. Didn't change the hook Didn't test a new...

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Survive Q2: Validate Offer, Refresh Creative, Know Break‑Even ROAS
SocialMar 30, 2026

Survive Q2: Validate Offer, Refresh Creative, Know Break‑Even ROAS

Operators enter Q2 with the same targets they exited Q1 with. CPMs are about to rise 20-35% Creative fatigue compounds faster And the brands that survive it answered these 3 questions before April 1: 1. Does your offer convert at current CPMs...

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Scale DTC Faster by Optimizing Creative, Tests, and ROAS
SocialMar 30, 2026

Scale DTC Faster by Optimizing Creative, Tests, and ROAS

Things that scale DTC brands faster than budget: 1. Faster creative cycles. 2. Cleaner offer tests. 3. Fewer hooks tested cleanly beats more hooks tested dirty. 4. Ad says one thing. Page says another - that's your conversion problem. 5....

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Automations Outperform Campaigns, Driving Majority of Revenue
SocialMar 30, 2026

Automations Outperform Campaigns, Driving Majority of Revenue

Your automations are making $5.96 per email… …Your campaigns are making $0.67… …But you're still spending most of your time on campaigns. @omnisend dug into 717 agencies to find out why, and the difference was brutal. The top 10% built automations first, and campaigns...

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Strategic Success Lies in Fewer, Data‑Driven Changes
SocialMar 29, 2026

Strategic Success Lies in Fewer, Data‑Driven Changes

One of the best traits that makes a good strategist right now? The ability to not make changes. Too many agencies and brands try to react to performance and/adjustments to frequently. Limiting the volume of changes and ensuring there’s true data &...

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Choose Now, Start Doing, Figure It Out Later
SocialMar 29, 2026

Choose Now, Start Doing, Figure It Out Later

Some of the best advise I ever received was “just make a choice” Don’t think if it’s perfect or if there’s better ways to do it. Make the choice - get started and figure the rest out as you go. Too many...

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Hire Right: Clarify Expectations, Train, Motivate
SocialMar 28, 2026

Hire Right: Clarify Expectations, Train, Motivate

The two biggest lessons I've learned running an agency for 13 years… Came from watching things fail in front of me and figuring out why. I wish I could’ve told this to my younger self. 1. THE BROKEN HIRING SYSTEM I watched us waste...

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Prioritize New Customer Rate Over ROAS for Growth
SocialMar 27, 2026

Prioritize New Customer Rate Over ROAS for Growth

ROAS is quietly the most deceptive metric that nobody knows how to track. The moment you push into cold audiences, ROAS can drop. And every operator trained on it pulls back exactly when they should push. Almost every account we inherit has...

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Master Three Metrics to Scale Beyond Q2 Chaos
SocialMar 27, 2026

Master Three Metrics to Scale Beyond Q2 Chaos

You just spent 3 crazy months reacting to • Tariff chaos • Targeting changes • Algorithm shifts But ask yourself these 3 questions to help you scale consistently in Q1 without worrying about any chaos in Q2. QUESTION 1: Does your offer convert...

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Flex Ads Sunset; New Approach Launching April
SocialMar 27, 2026

Flex Ads Sunset; New Approach Launching April

This is very true. Unfortunately flex ads are being sunset :/ A “new approach” is rolling out in April and Flex ads will slowly be turned off. Happened to a few clients of ours. Flex ads randomly got turned off and can’t turn...

By Kody Nordquist
Growth Requires New Strategies, Not Past Success Playbooks
SocialMar 26, 2026

Growth Requires New Strategies, Not Past Success Playbooks

It doesn’t matter if you’ve scaled past $5M, $10M, or $20M. You’ll fail if you think the same strategies will get you to your next milestone. • The offer • Creative approach • Targeting • Product lineup • The team All can change at each...

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From Loss to 65% Growth and 80% Margin Boost
SocialMar 26, 2026

From Loss to 65% Growth and 80% Margin Boost

We took a jewelry brand from negative first-order margins to 65% revenue growth YoY and 80% improvement in contribution margins. This is the full breakdown of the strategy: https://t.co/UFkv7SnYzQ

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Meta Ignores Year‑old Duplication Bug Harming Advertisers
SocialMar 25, 2026

Meta Ignores Year‑old Duplication Bug Harming Advertisers

Saw this post about Meta's horrible user experience. Spoiler: It's been happening forever. Meta has known about the duplication bug for over a year. They've tried to fix it, but for some reason just can't get it done. Every agency I know has dealt...

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Free 5‑day Migration Eliminates Email Chaos
SocialMar 24, 2026

Free 5‑day Migration Eliminates Email Chaos

Your email platform isn't working… but the only reason you haven’t made the switch is because migration causes a week full of chaos. It's not about the cost, but the time, the broken flows, the re-importing contacts, the week you don't...

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Meta Ad Sequencing Isn't Broken—Just a Learning Curve
SocialMar 23, 2026

Meta Ad Sequencing Isn't Broken—Just a Learning Curve

I've talked to so many operators about Meta's ad sequencing… They’ve all had the same experience: → Excited by the announcement → Confused by the setup → Gave up thinking it was broken It’s not actually broken. There's a quick learning curve to...

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One‑click Sync that Works Even While Skydiving
SocialMar 21, 2026

One‑click Sync that Works Even While Skydiving

Every expense tool claims one-click sync to QuickBooks. But how many of them can do it in 60 seconds while you’re skydiving lol?

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If Email Revenue <20%, You’re Missing 11 Essential Flows
SocialMar 20, 2026

If Email Revenue <20%, You’re Missing 11 Essential Flows

Pull your email dashboard right now. What % of total revenue is coming from flows? If it's under 20% you built your launch setup and stopped. There are 11 total flows everyone needs to run 🧵

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Prioritize Fresh Creative, Precise ROAS, and Margin‑based Budgeting
SocialMar 19, 2026

Prioritize Fresh Creative, Precise ROAS, and Margin‑based Budgeting

You don’t need weekend plans. You NEED to: • Launch net-new creative concepts (not iterations) • Pull your 7-day ncROAS, not blended • Spend 7-10x AOV before killing a creative • Move losing ads into a Zombies campaign • Audit your creative angles, not just...

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Meta's Slow Rollout of Ad Spend Allocations Sparks Doubt
SocialMar 19, 2026

Meta's Slow Rollout of Ad Spend Allocations Sparks Doubt

Meta is rolling out per ad spend allocations. Very slow roll out - do you think this will be useful or is it providing people more than they need/will use? https://t.co/x2ezS2RsvK

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Stunt‑Driven Guerrilla Campaign Sold Out Lingerie Overnight
SocialMar 19, 2026

Stunt‑Driven Guerrilla Campaign Sold Out Lingerie Overnight

Sydney Sweeney draped bras over the Hollywood Sign at 2 am and sold out a lingerie brand because of it. No paid ads, and not because she’s famous. The "controversy" was planned. The Chamber of Commerce investigation extended coverage 48+ hours...

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New Brand Onboarded, Strategies Prove Effective
SocialMar 19, 2026

New Brand Onboarded, Strategies Prove Effective

New brand onboarded with us 2 weeks ago. Safe to say our new strategies are working well. https://t.co/tJcD1VHCQ8

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Invest in These DTC Essentials, Not Fancy Extras
SocialMar 18, 2026

Invest in These DTC Essentials, Not Fancy Extras

A few things that are actually worth the money (for DTC operators): • A founder who will record videos • Knowing contribution margin before opening Ads Manager • A creative producer you can text at 9 am and have content ASAP • Raw over...

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Diversify Ad Spend: Single-Platform Reliance Risks Revenue
SocialMar 18, 2026

Diversify Ad Spend: Single-Platform Reliance Risks Revenue

Pinterest's CEO blamed tariffs for the company's weak Q4 2025 performance. > Stock dropped nearly 17% > They laid off 15% of the workforce. Tariffs had nothing to do with it… Pinterest's ad auction was being propped up by a handful of large...

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Stop Micromanaging Meta Ads; Let Algorithm Learn
SocialMar 17, 2026

Stop Micromanaging Meta Ads; Let Algorithm Learn

The operators losing money on Meta aren't spending too little. They're touching the account too much. What a $50K+/month account actually looks like: 1-3 campaigns max ↓ Broad audiences only (no manual targeting) ↓ 6-10 creative variants per ad set ↓ CBO at...

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Unified Attribution Solves Conflicting Credit Across Platforms
SocialMar 17, 2026

Unified Attribution Solves Conflicting Credit Across Platforms

The eCom world is obsessed with making decisions based on attribution data...but Meta and Google are claiming the credit for the SAME conversion • You recalculate your break-even ROAS. • You shift budget. • You scale what looks like a winner. But if the...

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Testing Offers Can Add $80K Monthly Revenue
SocialMar 17, 2026

Testing Offers Can Add $80K Monthly Revenue

You've never tested your offer. → Same "20% off" since day one. → A 20% AOV lift + 10% CVR lift moves a $100K/month account to $330K. → That's $80K+ a month. From the offer. NOT the ads. 5 offer types...

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