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Accelerating Customer Growth with Data Intelligence

Facing increased demand for efficiency ahead of the 2024-2025 winter season, Polaris sought to elevate its Snowmobiles customer acquisition strategy on Meta. The powersports brand partnered with Ovative to transform how its paid social program harnessed data, aiming to maximize personalization and efficiency while minimizing friction across every step of the customer journey.

1,260%

increase in new leads

  • PAID SOCIAL
  • EMRge™ AUTOMATED OPERATIONS
APPROACH

Driving full-funnel efficiency with real-time data signals

Leveraging its EMRge™ marketing intelligence platform, Ovative experts developed a data-rich, full-funnel strategy designed to find more qualified buyers and drive conversion efficiency on Meta—without increasing spend. Expanding Polaris’ digital approach beyond traditional drive-to-site tactics, Ovative integrated real-time, first-party signals with Meta’s API-powered tools.

Ovative introduced Meta’s Instant Lead Forms to power real-time measurement and targeting. In key U.S. and Canadian markets, Polaris activated Automotive Model Ads (AMA) to feed mid-funnel consideration using structured product data. Leveraging proprietary Meta bid modifiers within EMRge™, Ovative enabled Polaris to maximize impact by dynamically bidding up in select markets.

Adaptive creative refreshes aligned with peak buying windows ensured timely, relevant messaging. To round out its full-funnel strategy, Ovative experts deployed Advantage+ Shopping Campaigns (ASC) optimized for content views, efficiently retargeting customers across the funnel.

Throughout the campaign, Ovative continuously monitored performance using Meta’s Ads Manager and Polaris’ PowerBI dashboards, enabling real-time optimizations based on evolving trends and results. Ovative’s transformative infusion of first-party signals with Meta’s API-driven ad solutions powered measurable business growth—all with just 84% of the previous year’s budget.

IMPACT

Data-rich Meta strategy drove customer growth

Ovative’s data-rich Meta strategy enabled Polaris Snowmobiles to achieve remarkable customer acquisition growth while improving efficiency. Due to the campaign’s transformative impact on Polaris’ marketing performance, Meta awarded Ovative the “Best Use of Data and Signals” award at its first-ever Meta Agency Awards—underscoring Ovative’s proven ability to deliver measurable impact through integrated media and measurement.

1,260%

increase in new leads

92%

decrease in cost per lead

48%

increase in qualified traffic

616%

increase in purchases YoY

1.79x

higher ROAS

1.5x

more efficient CPA

+32%

lift in casting call application submissions

+27%

lift in ad recall

+7%

lift in purchases