Growth hacking marketing agency for faster, measurable scaling

High-tempo experiments across acquisition, activation and retention, tied to CAC payback, LTV and revenue not vanity metrics.

Weekly sprint experimentation cadence
Unlimited creative production included
Real-time performance dashboard

What growth hacking means

A growth hacking marketing agency runs high-tempo, cross-functional experimentation to find scalable growth levers. It blends marketing, product thinking and analytics to improve the full funnel: acquisition, activation, retention, referral and revenue. The difference from traditional agencies is accountability to outcomes. Every sprint starts with a hypothesis and ends with a decision: scale it, iterate, or stop. That approach reduces waste and accelerates learning, especially when budgets are tight or channels are saturated.

AARRR funnel ownership

Align acquisition, activation, retention, referral and revenue metrics, so experiments improve the whole system rather than one channel in isolation.

ICE scoring and backlog

Prioritise tests by impact, confidence and effort, so the team ships the highest-leverage ideas first and avoids low-signal busywork.

Scale winners, kill losers

Use fast feedback loops to double down on what works, reduce wasted spend, and keep learning velocity high week after week.

Speed without chaos

Growth hacking is often misunderstood as random tactics and short-lived hacks. That approach creates noisy data and fragile results. We use the growth hacking mindset, but with discipline: clear hypotheses, clean measurement, and a repeatable sprint cadence. Experiments are designed to be scalable and aligned to unit economics, so improvements hold up as spend increases and markets shift.
  • High-tempo, structured testing
  • Scalable tactics, not gimmicks
  • Unit economics protected

Acquisition experiments that scale

We test acquisition like a system, not a set of disconnected campaigns. That includes paid social and search where intent exists, plus SEO and content velocity for compounding demand capture. We also look for practical growth loops, such as organic-to-paid amplification or referral triggers built into onboarding. Creative is treated as a core lever: we test hooks, proof and offers at pace, then scale winning patterns across channels. The goal is lower CAC and faster learning, not a temporary spike.

Paid social and search tests

Run structured tests on audiences, offers and creatives, with clean conversion events so you can scale budgets without losing performance.

SEO and content flywheels

Build topic clusters and landing pages tied to intent, so organic traffic compounds and reduces reliance on paid spend over time.

Loop-ready acquisition paths

Design acquisition paths that naturally create sharing, referrals or repeat use, so growth improves without proportional increases in spend.

Activation, retention, measurement

Growth hacking fails when teams only optimise the top of funnel. We improve activation and retention alongside acquisition, so scaling does not break payback. That means CRO on key landing pages and onboarding flows, lifecycle journeys that reduce time to value, and churn prevention based on behaviour signals. Measurement is built for the privacy era: first-party events, sensible attribution, and reporting that supports weekly decisions. You get clarity on what is driving real growth, not just attributed conversions.

CRO on bottleneck steps

Use analytics and qualitative insight to find friction, then test messaging and UX changes that increase conversion without more traffic.

Lifecycle automation and churn

Build behaviour-triggered journeys that improve activation and retention, so LTV increases and you can afford to scale acquisition.

Incrementality minded reporting

Combine platform data with cohort trends and practical lift checks, so growth decisions remain sound when attribution is imperfect.

Execution built for scale

Siloed teams slow growth. When creative, media and analytics are split across suppliers, experimentation becomes slower and less reliable. We operate as a complete growth pod that integrates like internal staff. Specialists can scale up or down as your bottleneck changes, and delivery runs on weekly sprints. You get faster iteration and clearer accountability than managing freelancers or multiple agencies.
  • One team across the funnel
  • Weekly sprint shipping cadence
  • Scale resources on demand

SEO that compounds, not a checklist

Organic growth is a mix of technical hygiene, content that earns clicks, and authority building that is genuinely deserved. We treat SEO as a product, with a backlog and a cadence, rather than a one-off project. Technical work covers crawlability, site architecture, Core Web Vitals, schema markup and index management. On-page work is driven by search intent and the real questions buyers ask at each stage. Off-page focuses on link earning through useful assets, partnerships and digital PR rather than spam. For example, for a B2B brand we might build a set of comparison pages for demand capture, a small research piece to earn links, and a library of problem-led articles that support sales calls. The outcome is more qualified traffic, better brand credibility, and lower dependency on paid media over time.

Why Growthcurve

Growthcurve is a growth hacking marketing agency designed for speed and accountability. We provide a complete marketing department in one package, integrating like your internal team. Unlimited ad creative production is included and we charge no commission on ad spend. You also get proprietary AI marketing tools and a real-time performance dashboard, delivered on monthly rolling terms so you can stay flexible.
  • Unlimited creative production included
  • No commission on spend
  • Monthly rolling engagement
What is a growth hacking marketing agency in plain terms?
A growth hacking marketing agency runs rapid, structured experiments to grow acquisition, activation, retention and revenue. It is less about big campaigns and more about improving the funnel week by week. Instead of relying on opinions, each sprint tests a hypothesis, measures impact, then decides whether to scale, iterate or stop. The work is grounded in metrics like CAC payback, activation rate and LTV, so growth stays sustainable.
How is growth hacking different from traditional performance marketing?
Performance marketing often focuses on buying traffic efficiently and optimising within ad platforms. Growth hacking goes wider: it also targets activation, retention and referral loops, and it is willing to change landing pages, onboarding and offers. That broader scope matters because many businesses do not have an acquisition problem, they have a conversion or retention problem. By fixing the whole system, you can scale with less spend and more stability.
What do you typically test in the first few weeks?
Early tests usually focus on the highest-leverage bottleneck. That might be creative and targeting to improve lead quality, landing page changes to lift conversion, or onboarding tweaks to increase activation. We start with an audit of tracking and funnel data, then build a prioritised backlog using impact, confidence and effort. The aim is quick learning with clean measurement, not running many low-quality tests at once.
Do you build referral loops and viral growth mechanics?
Yes, when the product and economics support it. Referral loops work best when there is a clear incentive, a simple sharing action, and a natural moment to ask, such as after a user reaches value. We treat referrals as a system: message, incentive, placement, and measurement. If the loop does not improve unit economics, we do not force it. The goal is compounding growth, not gimmicks that inflate sign-ups.
How do you keep experiments from harming the brand?
We run experiments within guardrails. That means clear brand rules, sensible creative QA, and test designs that avoid risky swings. Not every change should be tested everywhere at once. We also track leading indicators like complaint rate, unsubscribes and support tickets alongside conversion metrics. Growth should not come at the expense of trust. The aim is better performance with messaging that still feels on-brand and credible.
How do you measure impact with cookie loss and privacy changes?
We focus on first-party conversion events and consistent definitions across ad platforms and analytics. This reduces confusion when attribution does not match between tools. Where tracking is imperfect, we use pragmatic measurement: cohort trends, funnel stage movement and controlled budget changes to validate impact. The goal is decision confidence. You should know what to scale and what to stop, even when last-click attribution is unreliable.
What tools and data sources do you typically work with?
We commonly work with analytics and data sources like GA4 and product analytics tools, plus ad platforms such as Google, Meta, TikTok and LinkedIn. For lifecycle, we often use CRM and email tools to trigger journeys based on behaviour. Tool choice depends on your stack and stage. The priority is not more tooling, it is clean events, clear reporting, and a workflow that supports weekly iteration without slowing execution.
How fast should we expect results from growth hacking?
You can often see early improvements within weeks, especially from creative iteration and conversion fixes. Sustainable scaling takes longer because it depends on repeatable learnings and stable unit economics. The main driver of speed is cadence. If experiments ship weekly and reporting is clear, learnings compound quickly. If changes happen monthly, progress slows and results are more volatile. We focus on building a system that keeps improving.
Why choose Growthcurve as a growth hacking marketing agency?
Growthcurve gives you a complete growth team without the time and cost of hiring. We integrate like internal staff and run weekly sprints across paid media, creative, CRO, lifecycle and analytics. Unlimited ad creative production is included and we charge no commission on ad spend. You also get a real-time performance dashboard and monthly rolling terms, so you can move fast and stay flexible with clear accountability. Book a call

Lifecycle marketing that increases LTV

If you only optimise acquisition, you end up paying more for the same customers. We build lifecycle systems that raise retention and expansion, using email, SMS where relevant, and CRM workflows that feel personal without being creepy. We set up segmentation based on behaviour and value, then design flows for onboarding, activation, replenishment, win-back and referral. In practice that can include RFM modelling for ecommerce, lead scoring for B2B, or product usage triggers for SaaS. We also help you capture first-party and zero-party data with preference centres and progressive profiling, so targeting stays resilient as privacy changes. When we ran a lifecycle audit for one team, we found revenue sitting in overlooked moments, like post-purchase education and renewal risk signals. The outcome is a healthier blended CAC and a marketing engine that keeps paying you back.

Measurement you can trust and use

Attribution arguments waste time and block good decisions. We set measurement up so it is good enough to guide spend, creative and roadmap choices, and we are honest about what is knowable. Tracking work can include GA4 hygiene, conversion event design, server-side tracking where appropriate, and consistent UTMs. Reporting lives in a real-time dashboard, with views that match how you run the business, such as channel performance, funnel conversion, cohort retention and creative learnings. We also use incrementality thinking where it matters, like geo holdouts or controlled tests for bigger budget shifts. For example, if brand search rises after a video push, we look at the whole picture rather than declaring victory based on last click. The outcome is faster iteration and fewer surprises in board meetings.

Operating rhythm, SLAs and ways of working

Good marketing is mostly good operations. We set a working rhythm that keeps delivery moving and prevents strategy decks from becoming a comfort blanket. You get a named lead, specialist channel owners, and access to top-tier US and UK talent, scaled up or down based on your needs. We agree response times, approval flows and who owns what across creative, landing pages, tracking and budget changes. Campaign planning happens in short cycles, with clear priorities and a shared backlog, so work does not disappear into a black box. We also help your internal stakeholders, like product, sales and finance, stay aligned with what marketing is doing and why. The outcome is a calm, consistent cadence, less context switching, and a team that behaves like your internal staff while staying on a monthly rolling basis.

Why Growthcurve

Growthcurve is built for teams who want senior thinking and fast delivery without the overhead of building it all in-house. Our marketers have scaled startups to nine-figure valuations, and our clients have raised over $700M in funding, so we understand what investors and boards look for. You get a complete marketing department in one package, with specialists who integrate as your internal staff and can scale up or down as priorities change. We are an official Meta, Google, TikTok and Snap agency partner, and we have a deep creative engine, including unlimited ad creative production, because most growth ceilings are creative ceilings. You also get a proprietary suite of AI marketing tools and a real-time performance dashboard to keep decisions grounded. No long-term contracts, no commission fees on ad spend, just accountable work on a monthly rolling basis.

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