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Margin is invisible to most algorithms. That creates expensive growth.

Algorithms optimize for what they can see. If margin is not part of the signal system, the algorithm cannot optimize toward profitable business outcomes.

Sophia Båge · AI & E-Commerce

Most advertising systems optimize toward: clicks, conversions, ROAS engagement. But none of those metrics necessarily reflect profitability.

A product can generate high ROAS while destroying contribution margin. Another product can generate lower platform efficiency while creating long-term profitable growth.

Algorithms optimize for what they can see. If margin is not part of the signal system, the algorithm cannot optimize toward profitable business outcomes. That creates hidden waste.

We help companies connect product margin, operational costs, business priorities, inventory logic and customer value to the systems making decisions every day. The value is not just better advertising performance. The value is control over what actually scales.

About the author

Sophia Båge

Co-Founder, Untangle Collective

Sophia Båge is Co-Founder of Untangle Collective. She works with ecommerce leaders to reconnect performance marketing with profitable growth. Identifying where revenue and margin become disconnected, and what should scale instead.

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