Jamie Canavan · Customer Success Portfolio

Customer Success, powered by evidence.

I help e-commerce teams turn AdTech SaaS into measurable adoption, retention and growth - combining trusted account leadership with hands-on experimentation.

About

A customer advocate with a commercial, analytical edge.

I’m a Customer Success professional specialising in AdTech & MarTech SaaS, e-commerce and product-data optimisation.

I enjoy making complex platforms useful; understanding what a customer is trying to achieve, finding the clearest route to value and bringing internal and external stakeholders with me. My work spans strategic account ownership, experimentation, paid-shopping performance, enablement, transformation programmes and commercial growth.

£80k+Monthly recurring revenue

Combined value of the managed client portfolio

+95%Google Shopping Revenue (YoY)

Laithwaites Wine

+65%Google Shopping CTR (YoY)

Footasylum

+55%Google MyBusiness Impressions (3-months)

Pure Electric - Local SEO Project

Portfolio value is shown in aggregate. Client-level contract values and confidential account information are intentionally omitted.

Featured case study 01

Footasylum: turning image evidence into a catalogue-wide rule.

A clear creative hypothesis, a controlled 30-day test and a result strong enough to change the way footwear was presented at scale.

Image optimisation · Google Shopping

From a single side-view shoe to an angled pair shot.

Objective

Improve the clarity and shelf presence of footwear images in the shopping carousel.

Action

Replaced the main on-site image with alternate image one for a balanced footwear cohort.

Outcome

The alternative won on reach, engagement and cost efficiency, supporting permanent rollout.

+31.32%Clicks
-3.46%Avg. CPC
+£168kRevenue
Before

Single side-view product image.

After

Angled pair shot.

BeforeBoot: Footasylum shoe image before the experiment
AfterBoot: Footasylum angled pair image after the experiment
BeforeCream trainer: Footasylum shoe image before the experiment
AfterCream trainer: Footasylum angled pair image after the experiment
BeforeBlack trainer: Footasylum shoe image before the experiment
AfterBlack trainer: Footasylum angled pair image after the experiment
BeforeRed trainer: Footasylum shoe image before the experiment
AfterRed trainer: Footasylum angled pair image after the experiment

The test was made permanent across applicable footwear products. Images are representative examples supplied from the original experiment.

Featured case study 02

Pure Electric: a stronger local-search presence across UK stores.

What began as a quality concern became a structured Google Business Profile improvement programme with measurable customer actions.

01 · Identify

Raised the opportunity

Flagged inconsistent and under-optimised location profiles, then defined a repeatable approach across the store network.

02 · Optimise

Built the system

Completed keyword research, improved store information, introduced product listings and promotional posts, and created review-support materials.

03 · Prove

Made the result visible

Compared August and September performance across the profile estate and presented the improvement story to the board.

+13%brand searches
+49%discovery searches
+55%search views
+21%map views
+20%website actions
+13%phone calls

Every tracked location improved across the programme’s reporting period. Percentages above are portfolio-level changes reported in the supplied project presentation.

Optimisation Library: More Success Stories

More hypotheses that produced a positive signal.

Visibility. Relevance. Conversion. All improved under my careful guidance. Expert knowledge utilised to improve product titles, descriptions, images and product type taxonomy.

Football-kit product type taxonomy improvements

Objective
Match product types to high-intent kit searches and improve campaign relevance.
Positive outcome
+43.13%clicks
+42.87%CTR
+7.58%ROAS

Influencer terms utilised in product titles & descriptions

Objective
Test whether adding a relevant influencer term could capture incremental, qualified demand.
Positive outcome
+124.08%clicks
+28.64%ROAS

Seasonal & offer-led terms added to product type taxonomy

Objective
Use seasonal product-type language to reach deal-led shoppers more efficiently.
Positive outcome
+21.56%clicks
−9.20%average CPC
+0.68%ROAS

Christmas sale copy added to product descriptions

Objective
Introduce concise sale copy during the peak festive trading window.
Positive outcome
+25.20%ROAS
+3.63%CTR

Autumn / Winter seasonal experimentation

Objective
Improve discovery of the seasonal range using focused product taxonomy.
Positive outcome
+15.36%clicks
+47.86%ROAS

Adding Festive/Gifting terms to product types, descriptions and highlights

Objective
Build gift-led product types around seasonal intent without sacrificing efficiency.
Positive outcome
+15.24%clicks
−1.21%average CPC
+10.44%ROAS

Full product type rebuild

Objective
Replace weak taxonomy with clearer, search-aligned product classifications.
Positive outcome
+1,531.58%clicks
+170.65%ROAS

Adding competitor terms to backend data fields

Objective
Test competitor-aware taxonomy as a route to higher-value traffic.
Positive outcome
+51.98%ROAS

Cleaner product type taxonomy

Objective
Remove low-value wording from product types so the remaining taxonomy carried clearer intent.
Positive outcome
+48.35%clicks
+1.21%ROAS

Strengths

Four capabilities anchor my customer work.

01

Strategic Customer Success

  • Retention and renewal
  • Executive business reviews
  • Adoption and enablement
02

Adept Technical Expertise

  • Results driven mindset
  • Data analysis
  • Scale-up decisions
03

e-Commerce Knowledge

  • Consumer behaviour
  • Data optimisation
  • Campaign performance
04

Commercial Ownership

  • Account expansion
  • Project delivery
  • Stakeholder alignment

Customer success outcomes

Trusted relationships protected and expanded accounts.

01

Retention

Proven track record of delivering great results, building strong relationships and retaining my clients.

02

Turnaround

Took over dissatisfied strategic accounts, rebuilt direction and delivered new optimisation outcomes.

03

Re-engagement

Reactivated long-standing self-serve customers through targeted training and clearer use cases.

04

Expansion

Converted successful trials and service outcomes into module, service and capacity upgrades.

Transformation delivery

I make complex change understandable and actionable.

Data migrations

Re-mapped and rebuilt product-data structures for continuity, cleaner data and new campaign opportunities.

Brand repositioning

Supported simultaneous website, range and data change without losing customer momentum.

Account cleanup

Removed outdated rules and discontinued logic to simplify workflows and improve usability.

Inventory strategy

Introduced stock-aware campaign controls to reduce spend on weak product availability.

How I work

Insight becomes a repeatable decision system.

01

Diagnose

Clarify the customer goal, baseline performance and data constraints.

02

Hypothesise

Select a high-value change with a measurable success criterion.

03

Test

Create a balanced experiment and protect against timing or seasonality bias.

04

Interpret

Read the full performance picture, not one metric in isolation.

05

Scale

Make winning logic permanent, repeatable and easy for the customer to own.

Brand experience

Trusted across ambitious retail and e-commerce organisations.

Arsenal logo
PrettyLittleThing logo
Burberry logo
Pets at Home logo
Footasylum logo
Fitbit logo
Samsung logo
The White Company logo
River Island logo
Fenwick logo
Epson logo
TK Maxx logo
GHD logo
Avon logo
Wowcher logo
Childrensalon logo
House of Bruar logo
Laithwaites logo
Hobbs logo
Phase Eight logo
Whistles logo
Pure Electric logo
NotOnTheHighStreet logo
OddBalls logo
LK Bennett logo

Career journey

Built for Customer Success in AdTech SaaS.

2017-2021

BSc Marketing

Built a rigorous grounding in consumer insight, marketing strategy and commercial decision-making at the University of Plymouth.

2022

Digital Marketing Internship

Initiated and delivered a multi-location search-presence programme, supported launch content and presented the outcome to senior leaders within an e-mobility retailer.

2022–2023

MSc Digital & Social Media Marketing

Completed a masters degree, specialising in areas such as SEO, social media marketing & data analytics.

2023–2026

AdTech SaaS Customer Success

Owned a mix of mid-market & enterprise strategic e-commerce accounts across adoption, experimentation, migrations, retention, enablement and expansion.

Board-level

Outcome storytelling

Turned local-search analysis into an evidence-led programme and presented the result to senior leadership.

2 degrees

Marketing specialism

Combined undergraduate marketing foundations with postgraduate digital and social media expertise.

Multi-account

Strategic ownership

Balanced adoption, performance, renewal and expansion across a varied e-commerce customer portfolio.

Education & credentials

Formal marketing education supports practical SaaS experience.

MSc
Digital & Social Media MarketingUniversity of Plymouth · 2022–2023
BSc (Hons)
MarketingUniversity of Plymouth · 2017–2021
Certificate
Digital & Data Driven MarketingInstitute of Data & Marketing

Additional learning includes Fundamentals of Digital Marketing and Marketing in the 21st Century.

Digital and Data Driven Marketing certificate awarded to Jamie Canavan
Professional marketing certificate