Daniel Thompson
daniel thompson .digital
Digital Strategy & Ecommerce Growth

I work with brands to unlock their full digital potential online, combining ecommerce expertise, performance marketing, and AI-powered technology to drive real, measurable growth and results.

Experience

Global Marketplace 2022 – 2025 · 3 yrs
Head of Marketing Click Frenzy · Power Retail · GrabOne 2023 – 2025

Achievements

  • Led end-to-end marketing for Australia's premier e-commerce sale event across Free-to-Air TV, DOOH, Radio, Meta, TikTok, and Google Ads
  • Established a multi-year co-branded partnership with PayPal, driving a major integrated sales event across digital and traditional media
  • Launched a new WordPress site delivering a 56% increase in display ad revenue through improved UX and ad placement monetisation
  • Rebuilt the Braze CRM recommendation engine with AI, delivering personalised content to customers on a one-to-one basis
Kogan.com 2013 – 2022 · 7 yrs
Director of Marketing 2021 – 2022
Head of Marketing Content 2015 – 2021
Email Marketing & Digital Designer 2013 – 2015

Achievements

  • Led a 30+ person team across performance marketing, CRM, and digital strategy at Australia's largest pure-play online retailer
  • Grew Kogan First loyalty program to 300,000+ paid subscribers, generating $10M+ in subscription revenue
  • Managed a $70M marketing budget spanning SEM, SEO, email, social, content, direct mail, and affiliates
  • Grew Kogan Active customer count by 80%+ through strategic scaling of spend and data-driven targeting
Trauve.com.au 2022 – Present
Co-Founder 2024 – Present

Achievements

  • Co-founded a bootstrapped digital marketplace, onboarding 50+ merchants and 3,000+ products using CS-Cart
  • Developed and executed full digital marketing strategy including email, Google Ads, SEO, and on-site merchandising
  • Built bespoke stock synchronisation features, improving automation and operational efficiency

Services

Digital Marketing
Ecommerce
Website Development
Email/CRM

Performance Marketing

Drive measurable results across every paid channel — Google Ads, Meta, TikTok and beyond. I build AI-enhanced, data-driven strategies that put your brand in front of high-intent audiences and convert efficiently at scale.

  • Paid search & shopping (Google, Bing)
  • Paid social (Meta, TikTok, Pinterest)
  • Full-funnel strategy, attribution & reporting
  • Creative direction & copy optimisation
Performance

Ecommerce Optimisation

Whether you're launching or scaling, I help brands build ecommerce operations that convert. I identify the friction killing your revenue and engineer the commercial engine your brand deserves — from platform strategy to growth experimentation.

  • Platform strategy & migration (Shopify, WooCommerce, CS-Cart)
  • Conversion rate optimisation & UX audits
  • Merchandising, pricing & promotional strategy
  • Analytics setup & performance reporting
Ecommerce

Website Development

Your website is your most powerful sales asset. I build fast, modern, mobile-first sites and storefronts — architected to convert, optimised for search, and built to grow with your brand.

  • WordPress, Shopify & custom storefronts
  • Mobile-first, performance-optimised builds
  • SEO architecture & technical foundations
  • Ongoing support & iterative improvement
Web Dev

Email & CRM

Turn one-time buyers into loyal customers. I design and automate intelligent lifecycle flows using AI-driven segmentation to increase retention and maximise lifetime value — from welcome sequences to win-back campaigns.

  • Welcome, abandonment & win-back flows
  • AI-powered segmentation & personalisation
  • Platform setup & migration (Klaviyo, Braze, Mailchimp)
  • List growth, deliverability & campaign strategy
Email CRM

Portfolio

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Get In Touch

Hi, I'm Daniel — a digital specialist with over a decade at the sharp end of ecommerce and performance marketing. Currently residing in Floreal, Mauritus, I work with brands to solve real commercial problems through digital technology.