📝 CASE STUDY

The Line

The Line

The Line

A New Luxury Retail Concept

A New Luxury Retail Concept

The Line had something rare in retail: an extremely clear point of view. Curated by stylists Vanessa Traina and Morgan Wendelborn, the brand operated at the intersection of fashion, design, and editorial storytelling. Their physical space, The Apartment, was a Soho loft where everything was for sale — a shoppable magazine come to life.

The question was how to build a sustainable digital business without compromising the aesthetic restraint and thoughtful curation that made The Line distinctive.

The Line had something rare in retail: an extremely clear point of view. Curated by stylists Vanessa Traina and Morgan Wendelborn, the brand operated at the intersection of fashion, design, and editorial storytelling. Their physical space, The Apartment, was a Soho loft where everything was for sale — a shoppable magazine come to life.

The question was how to build a sustainable digital business without compromising the aesthetic restraint and thoughtful curation that made The Line distinctive.

Content as Customer Acquisition

Content as Customer Acquisition

I grew in my role to ultimately lead The Line's digital marketing strategy during a critical period when editorial-driven retail needed to prove it could compete on performance metrics. Rather than defaulting to aggressive paid media tactics, I designed an approach that honored the brand's editorial roots while building a sustainable acquisition engine.

My approach centered on making content work harder across the funnel — from awareness through conversion — while establishing the performance marketing infrastructure needed for sustainable growth.

I grew in my role to ultimately lead The Line's digital marketing strategy during a critical period when editorial-driven retail needed to prove it could compete on performance metrics. Rather than defaulting to aggressive paid media tactics, I designed an approach that honored the brand's editorial roots while building a sustainable acquisition engine.

My approach centered on making content work harder across the funnel — from awareness through conversion — while establishing the performance marketing infrastructure needed for sustainable growth.

Performance meets Philosophy

Performance meets Philosophy

The results validated that content-first brands could compete on economics: we achieved a 70% lift in topline e-commerce revenue and maintained a 12x average ROAS across channels. More importantly, we proved that editorial integrity and performance marketing weren't mutually exclusive — they were complementary when executed thoughtfully.

The results validated that content-first brands could compete on economics: we achieved a 70% lift in topline e-commerce revenue and maintained a 12x average ROAS across channels. More importantly, we proved that editorial integrity and performance marketing weren't mutually exclusive — they were complementary when executed thoughtfully.

Role

Role

Role

Director, Digital Marketing

Director, Digital Marketing

Director, Digital Marketing

2015

2015

2015

2017

2017

2017

Manager, Digital Marketing

Manager, Digital Marketing

Manager, Digital Marketing

2014

2014

2014

2015

2015

2015

Marketing Intern

Marketing Intern

Marketing Intern

2014

2014

2014

2014

2014

2014

Drove a 70% lift in topline e-commerce revenue for a 12X average ROAS for The Line, focused on delivering high-value leading content to drive awareness, engagement, positive sentiment, and conversion for both e-commerce and brick and mortar retail.

Toolkit

Toolkit

Toolkit

Shopify

GA

Mailchimp

Additional Projects

Additional Projects

Additional Projects