Executive Summary
July 2026 was the strongest month of the year for onlydeluxe.co.za. Website sessions more than doubled to 39,729 (+126.2% on June) and orders climbed to 225 (+36.4%), lifting revenue to R327,433.60 — a 2026 high. AOV held steady at R1,255.87 while conversion rate settled at 0.57% against the much larger traffic base. Google Ads had an exceptional month, posting a year-best 8.20× ROAS on trimmed spend of R17,714.61 and R145,184.48 in conversion value. Meta Business Manager rebounded sharply to a 7.28× ROAS with R107,342.80 in conversion value, while Meta Boosted returned 8.4×. Email more than doubled its revenue to R85,085.20 on 60 orders as automated flows fired strongly. SEO continued to climb — clicks +15.4% to 2,997 and impressions +5.8% to 195,180 — with organic AOV rising to R1,431.56.
Website Performance
SEO · Organic Traffic
Key Takeaways
- Organic clicks rose 15.4% to 2,997 and impressions gained 5.8% to 195,180 — the recovery that began in May is now clearly compounding.
- Organic revenue jumped to R162,820.40 as organic AOV climbed to R1,431.56 — the team notes organic purchases up 86.1% and checkout starts up 82.0% month-on-month.
Recommendations
- Prioritise the August focus areas flagged by the team: cart and checkout drop-off, plus recovery of the laser and skincare landing pages.
- Work through the queued technical fixes to protect click and impression momentum, and layer structured data on top treatment pages to capture AI-overview visibility.
Google Ads
| Month | Spend | Clicks | Impressions | CTR | CPC | Conv. Value | Cost/Purchase | ROAS |
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Key Takeaways
- Google Ads delivered a year-best 8.20× ROAS on trimmed spend of R17,714.61 — pulling budgets back drove a sharp jump in efficiency.
- Cost per purchase fell to R170.33 (from R317.25 in June) on 104 conversions and R145,184.48 in conversion value — the account's most efficient month of 2026.
- The Brand and Treatments search campaigns hit their highest ROAS in recent months; Core Brands matched its conversions on lower spend at a 7.57× return.
Recommendations
- Shift budget away from the Shopping Main campaign, which ran too aggressively, and consolidate spend into the proven Core Brands and Treatments campaigns.
- With efficiency this strong, test a measured spend increase on the top campaigns to grow volume while holding ROAS above target.
Email Marketing
Key Takeaways
- Email revenue jumped to R85,085.20 from 60 orders — roughly double June — driven largely by strong automated flows.
- The Welcome flow generated R30,787.60 and the Abandoned Cart flow R5,528.00, while Mailer 3 led the broadcasts with R26,272.90 from 19 orders.
Recommendations
- Clean and segment the list next month — broadcast open rates of 10–11% suggest a meaningful share of inactive contacts diluting engagement.
- Investigate why Mailer 2 converted only 2 orders and test stronger subject lines, offers and CTAs against the Mailer 3 template that performed best.
Meta Ads · Boosted Posts
Key Takeaways
- Boosted posts drove R26,251.70 in conversion value from R3,123.36 spend across 21 purchases — an 8.4× return, led by the Christmas-in-July carousel and Juanita Reel.
- Reach of 10,789 and 37,970 views drove 163 profile visits and 292 interactions; the Winter Skincare post was softer but still returned 5.4×.
Recommendations
- Lean into the Christmas-in-July creative angle that outperformed — replicate the carousel and reel formats for August boosts.
- Pair high-view content with a clear profile CTA to convert the 37,970 views into more profile visits and follows.
Meta Ads · Business Manager
Key Takeaways
- Meta Business Manager rebounded to a 7.28× ROAS with R107,342.80 in conversion value from 70 purchases — a decisive recovery from June's 2.75×.
- The 30% Off Christmas-in-July campaign was the standout, generating R47,915.30 at an 11.93× ROAS, with Karlie 30% Off close behind at 7.12×.
- Spend held near flat at R14,748.45 while efficiency improved sharply; CPC settled at R4.07 across 2,327 link clicks.
Recommendations
- Scale the winning Christmas-in-July and Karlie promotional angles while they're converting, and refresh the softer Laser creative (1.63×).
- Maintain the full-funnel structure (broad prospecting plus BOF retargeting) that underpinned the month's rebound.
- Watch reach (77,598, down on June) — with ROAS this strong, there's room to widen prospecting audiences to grow volume.
Organic Social
Key Takeaways
- Instagram views held strong at 272,899 — broadly level with June and well above the Jan–Apr baseline — sustaining the elevated reach established mid-year.
- Content interactions ticked up to 1,802 (+4.6%) and the account added net followers to reach 17,080, continuing steady community growth.
- Reach normalised to 30,540 after June's year-high, and external link taps settled at 487 as the content mix shifted.
- Influencer collaborations added meaningful reach on top of owned content — five creator posts drove 69,926 additional views in July.
Recommendations
- Formalise the influencer programme — July's creator posts (Juanita, Paula, Caryn, Karlie) delivered strong incremental reach worth building into a monthly cadence.
- Convert high views into site traffic by pairing top content with a clear link-in-bio offer to lift profile visits (2,260) and link taps.
- Sustain the Reels-led format holding views above 270k, and test stronger CTAs to grow interactions further.
YTD Overview
Across the first seven months of 2026, onlydeluxe.co.za has generated R1,909,435.21 from 1,087 orders and 168,931 sessions. July was the strongest month of the year, with a major traffic and revenue surge driven by the Christmas-in-July campaign across paid and organic channels. Google Ads posted its best ROAS of the year in July (8.20×), Meta Business Manager rebounded to 7.28×, and email revenue more than doubled month-on-month. Organic Instagram continues to average well over 270,000 views per month across the Apr–Jul period, now complemented by a growing influencer programme.
Website Trend
Organic Trend
Google Ads Trend
Email Trend
Meta Ads Trend
Organic Social Trend
YTD Summary
Key Takeaways
- The store has generated R1,909,435.21 across 1,087 orders and 168,931 sessions Jan–Jul, with July delivering the year's strongest month on the back of the Christmas-in-July campaign.
- July marked a shift back to volume alongside value: sessions surged to 39,729 and orders to 225, while revenue reached a 2026 high of R327,433.60.
- Google Ads posted its best ROAS of the year (8.20×) and Meta Business Manager rebounded to 7.28×, showing both paid channels can scale efficiency when creative and budgets align.
- Email more than doubled month-on-month to R85,085.20, and organic Instagram sustained 270k+ views while a new influencer programme added incremental reach.
- Google Ads cost per purchase fell to R170.33 and email flows (Welcome, Abandoned Cart) delivered R36k combined — automation and paid efficiency are compounding.
Recommendations
- Carry Christmas-in-July learnings into a structured August promotional calendar, replicating the winning 30%-off creative across Meta and Google.
- Protect July's efficiency gains: hold Google Ads budget on proven campaigns and refresh Meta creative before fatigue sets in.
- Convert the elevated site traffic with focused cart and checkout optimisation — the biggest near-term revenue lever given July's session base.
- Build the influencer collaborations into a repeatable monthly programme to compound organic reach.
Key Takeaways
Recommendations