Case Study #27

Case Study #27

Introduction

Alex Jude is an Americana/Pop artist with six albums and 2.3K monthly listeners at campaign start. The objective was to scale that existing organic foundation into sustained streaming growth through a structured Meta Ads campaign. Over 10 weeks, MeansMGMT ran a dual-song strategy promoting "To The Edge" and "Leaving Egypt" on Meta, with a combined $7,000 budget routed through FeatureFM smart links to Spotify.

Year

2026

Client

Spotify Streaming Campaign

Timeline

10 Weeks

Introduction

Alex Jude is an Americana/Pop artist with six albums and 2.3K monthly listeners at campaign start. The objective was to scale that existing organic foundation into sustained streaming growth through a structured Meta Ads campaign. Over 10 weeks, MeansMGMT ran a dual-song strategy promoting "To The Edge" and "Leaving Egypt" on Meta, with a combined $7,000 budget routed through FeatureFM smart links to Spotify.

Year

2026

Client

Spotify Streaming Campaign

Timeline

10 Weeks

Quick look: 2.3K to 19,394 monthly listeners, 127K streams, 8,651 saves
Spotify growth: 2.3K to 19,394 monthly listeners, 8.4x growth

Strategy & Results

Strategy & Results

A T1/T2 split structure across both singles created a controlled A/B comparison. "Leaving Egypt" outperformed on CPC ($0.22 vs $0.25), generating 879,600 video views and 29,764 FeatureFM clicks at $0.235 average CPC.

Every click was routed through FeatureFM to Spotify, where listener behavior (streaming, saving, playlisting) generated organic algorithmic signals. This compounding effect triggered Spotify's discovery algorithms, generating additional organic reach beyond the ad budget alone.

The 6.8% save rate (well above the 2-4% independent average) confirms listeners were engaging deeply with the music, not just clicking through.
Alex Jude case study cover slide showing campaign overview
Quick look: 2.3K to 19,394 monthly listeners, 127K streams, 8,651 saves
Per-single breakdown: To The Edge vs Leaving Egypt performance
Monthly streams and spend chart across the 10-week campaign
Engagement metrics: save rate, playlist adds, audience retention
Spotify growth: 2.3K to 19,394 monthly listeners, 8.4x growth
Results: scaled 2.3K to 19K+ ML in 10 weeks, 6.8% save rate
Closing slide with final metrics and MeansMGMT branding

Campaign Results

Campaign Results

In 10 weeks, Alex Jude scaled from 2.3K to 19,394 monthly listeners (8.4x growth), accumulated 127,429 streams, and earned 8,651 song saves with 9,032 playlist adds fueling ongoing organic discovery.

Cross-platform spillover drove YouTube to 418 subscribers, TikTok to 1,143 followers, and Instagram to 2,956 followers. Spotify popularity score jumped from 10 to 22.

The campaign demonstrates what happens when you combine a strong existing foundation with a disciplined paid strategy: a 6.8% save rate, thousands of playlist adds, and cross-platform growth that continued organically after the campaign window.

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