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Blu Dot surpasses 2,000% ROAS with self-serve CTV ads

Home furniture brand Blu Dot blew up on CTV with help from Roku Ads Manager. Here’s how:

After a test campaign reached 211,000 households and achieved 1,010% ROAS, the brand went all in to promote its annual sales event. It removed age and income constraints to expand reach and shifted budget to custom audiences and retargeting, where intent was strongest.

The results speak for themselves. As Blu Dot increased their investment by 10x, ROAS jumped to 2,308% and more page-view conversions surpassed 50,000.

“For CTV campaigns, Roku has been a top performer,” said Claire Folkestad, Paid Media Strategist, Blu Dot. “Comping to our other platforms, we have seen really strong ROAS… and highly efficient CPMs, lower than any other CTV partner we've worked with.”

Using Roku Ads Manager, the campaign moved from a pilot to a permanent performance engine for the brand.

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⚡ 5 THINGS TO KNOW RIGHT NOW — BEFORE THE BELL

1. 🛢️ Oil Is the Story of the Morning — WTI settled near $82/barrel (+5%) and Brent near $88 Monday as Iran demanded U.S. compensation before reopening the Strait of Hormuz. XOM and XLE both ripped 3.7–4.2% Monday, and Energy is the lone green sector premarket.

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🌍 MACRO BACKDROP — THE BIG PICTURE

Monday's session was a two-headed macro story: a softer-than-expected July jobs report (payrolls -23,000) that cooled rate-hike odds and gave rate-sensitive sectors room to breathe, colliding head-on with a 5% oil rally driven by a stalled Strait of Hormuz negotiation. The 10-year yield still climbed six basis points to 4.71% Monday, telling us the bond market is more worried about energy-driven inflation than it is comforted by a soft labor print. Softer U.S. jobs data reduces the chance of another interest rate hike and can ease pressure on mortgages, credit cards and auto loans, while Strait of Hormuz risks are keeping oil elevated, feeding into fuel and transport costs. tipranks

That tension is exactly what's showing up in premarket sector data: Energy is the only sector with real green (+0.50%), Financials and Real Estate are red, and Tech is mixed as traders wait to see whether Wednesday's CPI print settles the "soft jobs vs. sticky inflation" fight.

Overnight, the dominant narrative shifted from "will there be an oil truce" to "there almost certainly won't be one this week" — Iran's foreign ministry reiterated its naval blockade demand, and Trump himself said the U.S. is now "low-keying it" on negotiations while making sweeping new compensation demands of Tehran.

This is a HEADLINE-DEPENDENT session. With Trump's plane-switch story fresh, an unconfirmed 2:30 PM rumor circulating on X, and CPI two days out, expect volatility to spike on any Iran or Fed-speak headline.

🗓️ TODAY'S ECONOMIC CALENDAR

🏦 SECTOR PERFORMANCE SNAPSHOT

🟢 ADVANCING (Pre-Market)

🤖 STOCK MARKET NEWS — SECTOR BY SECTOR

🔥 HOT SECTOR #1: ENERGY 🛢️

Hormuz Standoff Turns Into a Cash-Flow Story

Oil's 5% Monday rally isn't just a headline trade anymore — it's showing up directly in earnings. ExxonMobil traded roughly 4.2% higher and closed at $159.79 as the Hormuz standoff drags into its sixth month with no resolution in sight. XLE gained nearly 3.8% Monday and is extending gains premarket (+0.50%), making Energy the only clean green sector on the board this morning. Google FinanceRobinhood

The setup here is unusually durable for a geopolitical trade: Iran's demand for compensation before reopening the strait, combined with Trump's hardened "low-keying it" stance, suggests this isn't resolving before Wednesday's CPI print — meaning energy tailwinds likely persist through the week.

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