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D2C Performance Marketing in India: The 2026 Playbook

upGrowth Free Intermediate India

Frames Google spend as one piece of an Indian D2C brand's blended channel mix (with a suggested 25-30% allocation to Shopping/PMax), useful for deciding how much of your budget Google should actually get.

  • Suggested channel mix allocation including Google Shopping/PMax
  • India-specific CAC and margin context
  • How Google fits alongside Meta and WhatsApp in the budget
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It answers 3 questions

  1. Should I exclude low-margin products from my Google campaigns?
  2. Is it worth hiring a Google Ads agency in India, or should I run it myself?
  3. What LTV:CAC ratio should my Indian D2C brand actually be targeting?

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