Afnan Perfumes Case Study

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Overview

Afnan Perfumes is an Egyptian fragrance brand offering oriental and western-inspired perfumes targeting the mid-to-premium segment. The brand had strong local recognition but relied heavily on physical retail with limited digital presence.

Our engagement focused on transitioning the brand's revenue mix toward e-commerce, building a performance marketing engine that would complement their retail presence.

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Objectives

✦ Build a scalable e-commerce revenue stream through paid social

✦ Achieve ROAS above 4x while growing monthly online sales by 100%+

✦ Build brand awareness in the competitive Egyptian perfumes market

✦ Create a loyal online customer base with high repeat purchase rates

✦ Implement proper digital tracking for data-driven decision making

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Challenges

⚠️ Egyptian perfumes market is competitive with heavy discounting from commodity brands

⚠️ Conveying scent experience and premium positioning through digital ads requires creative innovation

⚠️ No existing e-commerce infrastructure — required building from the ground up

⚠️ Attribution challenges between online and offline sales channels

⚠️ Creative fatigue happens fast in lifestyle categories — needed consistent new content

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Strategy

We positioned Afnan as a premium lifestyle brand rather than just a perfume seller. Top-of-funnel content focused on the experience, emotion, and occasion of wearing the fragrance, not just the product itself. This approach built a more engaged audience that converted at higher rates.

We also leveraged TikTok early for organic-style ads that felt native to the platform, reaching younger Egyptian consumers aged 18–28 who were underserved by the brand's traditional channels.

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Execution

→ Built e-commerce infrastructure and connected tracking stack: Pixel + CAPI + GA4 + GTM

→ Created premium video content: lifestyle shots, occasion-based storytelling, unboxing experiences

→ Launched TikTok campaigns with UGC-style content targeting younger demographic

→ Implemented seasonal campaigns: Valentine's, Ramadan (gifting angle), summer, Eid

→ Built product collection campaigns grouping fragrances by occasion and gender

→ Created gift set bundles for high-value occasions — outperformed single products by 70% ROAS

→ Weekly creative testing with clear performance criteria and rotation schedule

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Results

5.0x

ROAS

+150%

Online Sales

4.4%

Avg CTR

3.8%

CVR

$250K+

Spend Managed

+80%

Repeat Purchase Rate

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Performance Metrics

ROAS 5.0x

CTR 4.4%

CVR 3.8%

Sales Growth +150%

Repeat Purchase +80%

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Key Learnings

💡 Occasion-based creative (Valentine's, Eid gifts) outperforms generic product ads by 60%+ ROAS.

💡 Gift set bundles consistently deliver 70%+ higher ROAS than individual product campaigns.

💡 TikTok UGC-style ads reach younger Egyptian consumers at 40% lower CPM than Meta.

💡 Lifestyle storytelling (emotion, occasion, experience) builds higher-converting audiences than product-focused content.

💡 CAPI integration was critical — recovered 18% of conversions lost to iOS14+ tracking limitations.

Afnan Perfumes عطور عفنان

📋 Overview

🎯 Objectives

⚡ Challenges

🧠 Strategy

⚙️ Execution

📈 Results

📊 Performance Metrics

💡 Key Learnings