You're spending Rs 1-10 Lakh / month on paid ads for your beauty brand in Chennai. Platform ROAS looks fine but blended ROAS is weak + CAC is rising. The problem is not that paid marketing doesn't work - it's that you need attribution + creative velocity + retention loops working together, not isolated Meta or Google campaigns.
Who this playbook is for
This is for founders + marketing managers + growth leads at makeup, cosmetics for Indian skin tones in Chennai. Whether you have launched 3 months ago or 2 years ago, whether you are at Rs 10 Lakh / month revenue or Rs 2 Crore, the frameworks here apply to your stage - adjusted for your AOV + category + revenue tier.
Why Chennai is different for beauty + cosmetics brands
Chennai's traditional + modern consumer mix. Tamil + English creative essential. Strong jewellery (T Nagar hub), fashion + lifestyle categories.
For beauty + cosmetics brands in Chennai, this shapes channel mix, creative language, pricing display, festive calendar + landing-page copy. The playbook is portable; the execution is local.
Our full-stack approach
We rebuild attribution first (Chennai needs Meta CAPI + Google Enhanced Conversions + GA4 + CRM-based offline conversion imports), ramp creative velocity 3-5x (20-30 ad units / month at Growth tier), set up WhatsApp Cloud API + email + SMS lifecycle flows, launch marketplace channel at Rs 50 Lakh+ / month revenue, and orchestrate the full funnel against blended ROAS not platform-reported.
What is included at every engagement
- Attribution rebuild - Meta Pixel + CAPI + GA4 + Google Enhanced Conversions + CRM-based offline conversion imports
- Full channel stack: Meta + Google + Nykaa + Instagram
- 20-30 creative units / month at Growth tier (10-15 at Starter). Mix: 60% creator UGC + 25% studio + 15% lifestyle
- Landing page design + build + CRO testing per campaign angle
- Shopify + Klaviyo (email) + Postscript / Attentive (SMS) + WhatsApp Cloud API integration
- Monthly on-site content shoot + weekly Reels production (Growth + Enterprise tiers)
- Weekly performance report + monthly on-camera QBR with LTV / CAC + cohort + marketplace revenue tracking
- Marketplace orchestration (Nykaa + Amazon + Flipkart) at Rs 50 Lakh+ / month revenue
- GCC + US + UK expansion blueprint at Rs 1 Cr+ / month revenue (Enterprise tier)
- Honest INR pricing: Rs 75,000 Starter / Rs 1.5 Lakh Growth / Rs 3 Lakh+ Enterprise. Ad spend pass-through, zero markup.
Channels we use for beauty + cosmetics brands
Primary channels for beauty + cosmetics brands in Chennai: Meta + Google + Nykaa + Instagram. Mix depends on AOV + sales cycle + category maturity.
Platform-reported ROAS lies in 2026. Meta over-counts 25-45% of iOS 14+ conversions. If you bid against platform ROAS of 5x you might be at blended ROAS 2.3x. Rebuild attribution first, measure blended weekly, then run performance marketing.
Transparent pricing in INR
Ad spend is pass-through, billed by you directly on Meta + Google - zero markup from us.
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