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Baby Monitor Brand Owlet Cut Back On Search – And Sales Didn't Drop
Baby tech company Owlet discovered that cutting paid search during an FDA-forced budget reduction didn't hurt sales, revealing that generic terms like "baby monitor" were driving unqualified traffic from shoppers expecting a camera rather than the brand's wearable smart sock. The company has since resumed search spending but now focuses on intent-based targeting rather than broad keyword coverage. Owlet's narrow acquisition window of six to nine months per customer makes channel efficiency critical, and more than half of buyers already discover the product through word of mouth.
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