Profitability Unlocked by Data-Driven Clarity

Songfinch was growing revenue but burning margin. After partnering with Onward to build a reliable data foundation, they unlocked full visibility into performance and made a sustained shift toward profitability.
John Williamson
CEO
results

140%

Increase in Contribution Margin

33.9%

ROAS Improvement Post-Onward

5 Quarters

ROAS Improvement
Company
Songfinch
Industry
DTC
Personalized Music
Scale
9-figure annual revenue
Stage
Growth

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Songfinch Achieves 5 Straight CM Positive Quarters

Songfinch was scaling quickly, but profit wasn’t keeping pace. Data lived across spreadsheets and platforms, leaving the team without a clear view of ROAS, payback, or margin. Decisions were slowed by guesswork, and contribution margin was slipping negative.

"Previous to Onward, we tried a bunch of different agencies... but I would go back to my tried and true, which was a single Google sheet with 100 tabs... but in this world it was, what if I saw this customer data, combine with this transactional data, combine with this marketing data." - John Williamson, CEO, Songfinchsongifnch

We changed that. By rebuilding the data foundation, we gave Songfinch clarity, control, and speed. Instead of scattered numbers and lagging insights, leadership had a single source of truth to guide strategy and execution.

Here’s what we put in place:

  • Unified Data Warehouse connecting marketing, customer, and transactional sources
  • Centralized Dashboards with clean, consistent metrics
  • Campaign -> Ad Level Insights into ROAS, payback, and margin
  • Operational Support to keep data aligned with growth goals

“Clarity turned into control, and control turned into profit.” - John Williamson, CEO, Songfinch

The results spoke for themselves:

  • 5 consecutive profitable quarters
  • Contribution margin flipped from negative to positive
  • ROAS and payback visibility improved
  • Campaign-level decision-making unlocked

Beyond the numbers, Songfinch gained a true partner. One that worked shoulder to shoulder, matched their hustle, and helped transform fast growth into sustained profitability.

"I'm up at 1:30 in the morning trying to get answers on data, and in my Slack are 2–3 people from Onward... And they're matching that hustle... I've never had that in a data partner."
John Williamson
CEO
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