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Meridian Bank · Fintech · SMB banking · 2024

Performance overhaul for a digital-first SMB bank

A measurement spine, channel rebuild and lifecycle programme that pulled CAC in by a third and pushed LTV up by 42%.

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Engagement
Quarterly retainer · 18 months
London
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Halftone × Meridian Bank
Vol.03
PerformanceLifecycleEditorial
−34%
blended CAC
+42%
LTV (12-month cohort)
+312%
paid efficiency
5/wk
experiments shipping
01 · Brief

The brief

Meridian had spent 18 months scaling paid without a measurement layer they trusted. We were brought in to fix attribution, rebuild the channel mix, and run lifecycle as one system.

02 · Approach

How we worked

We started with a 30-day attribution audit (MMM + GA4 + warehouse), then rebuilt acquisition as a single creative engine across paid social, search and ABM. Lifecycle runs on Customer.io with our editorial team writing inside their tool, not as briefs.

03 · Outcome

What landed

Eighteen months in, blended CAC is down 34% on 2.6× the ad spend. LTV (12-month cohort) up 42%. The team ships five experiments a week and reads results in their own warehouse.

04 · In their words
“We finally have a growth engine that survives a quarter without us holding it together. Halftone built it, then taught us to run it.”
Priya Mahajan
Head of Growth, Meridian Bank
Meridian Bank
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