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RULER  ×  OSTRACON Digital Growth Case Study Q1 2026 vs Q4 2025 Campaign: Science in Motion

From losing money
to a 10× return.

In a single quarter, Ruler took Ostracon’s paid account from 0.29× ROAS — under a euro back for every euro spent — to 2.90×, and turned it into a pipeline of qualified professional demand.

The Results

One quarter. A different business.

0.29×
0×
ROAS
10× higher return on advertising spend
under 1
~0/ day
Leads per day
+416% in professional enquiries · ~90% qualified, confirmed by Ostracon’s internal follow-up
1
0
Online sales / quarter
+1,200% growth in e-commerce sales
~3× target
0%
Cost per result
reduced from roughly three times the target to the desired acquisition level

The Client

A premium portfolio with a high-consideration buying journey.

Ostracon provides professional equipment and technology for physiotherapy, rehabilitation, fitness and wellness businesses across Greece and Cyprus. Its customers are professionals evaluating equipment for clinics, practices, rehabilitation centres, gyms and wellness facilities — not impulse purchases, and the value of each qualified enquiry can be commercially significant.

Markets

Greece & Cyprus

Channels

Meta & Google

Buyers

  • Physiotherapy & rehab clinics
  • Gyms & fitness facilities
  • Wellness & spa businesses

Why lead quality is everything here

A lead here isn’t a click. It’s the start of a long-term equipment partnership.

Ostracon is trusted to represent premium international brands — specified by physiotherapy clinics, rehabilitation centres and elite training facilities. These are considered, high-value investment decisions, researched carefully and often finalised through direct relationships. So we optimised for the metric that actually moves the business: not how many enquiries, but how good they are. Around 90% of the leads we generated were qualified, confirmed by Ostracon’s own follow-up.

Trusted to represent
INDIBA/HYROX/CENTR/ISKRA/AKUIS

It’s why online ROAS tells only part of the story — the most valuable decisions in this category are shaped online and completed offline, through relationships this system set in motion.

The Challenge

A strong business with an underperforming digital growth engine.

Ostracon had the products, the expertise and the market credibility — but its advertising performance didn’t reflect the strength of the business. This is the account Ruler took over:

0.29×
ROAS — just €0.29 back for every €1 spent
< 1
contact-form lead per day, on average
~3×
the target cost per conversion
1
online sale in the entire quarter

The challenge wasn’t simply to improve individual campaigns. It was to build a connected system that reflected how Ostracon’s customers discover, evaluate and purchase professional equipment.

The Strategy

We didn’t just optimise the ads. We rebuilt the funnel.

One connected growth system across awareness, consideration and conversion — each stage with a clear role, audience, message and objective.

01Awareness

Build recognition.

We introduced Science in Motion as a clear campaign platform connecting Ostracon’s scientific expertise, premium products and professional credibility.

Video, carousel and brand-led campaigns increased visibility across Facebook, Instagram and Google, while establishing a stronger position against competitors.

VideoCarouselsBrand-ledMeta + Google
02Consideration

Capture active demand.

We restructured Google Search campaigns around commercial intent, relevant product categories and competitive opportunities.

Improved campaign architecture, smart bidding and ongoing optimisation increased search visibility while reducing the average cost per click.

Google SearchCommercial intentSmart bidding
03Conversion

Convert qualified prospects.

We developed dedicated lead-generation and e-commerce campaigns using audience segmentation, creative testing, Meta Instant Forms and Dynamic Creative.

The objective wasn’t simply more form submissions. It was to reach professionals with genuine interest in Ostracon’s premium equipment solutions.

Instant FormsDynamic CreativeA/B testingAudience segments

The Business Impact

More leads — and, more importantly, the right leads.

Ostracon moved from fewer than one enquiry per day to about five — and confirmed that ~90% were qualified through its own review and follow-up. In a high-consideration category, the growth came from genuine prospective clients, not low-value noise. Lead generation became a consistent source of new commercial opportunities.

€0.290

Returned on every euro of ad spend. We didn’t fine-tune a healthy account — we turned a money-losing one around. Same budget, +902% ROAS.

Contact-form leads / dayunder 1~5
Online sales / quarter113
Cost per result3× targeton target

Why it worked

One connected system.

01

One connected system

Awareness, search, lead generation and e-commerce campaigns worked together instead of competing for budget.

02

Creative guided by performance

Video, carousels, messaging and audience variations were tested continuously, letting evidence guide creative decisions.

03

Commercial strategy before automation

Platform automation and AI-assisted tools improved efficiency — but strategy, positioning and human judgment stayed in control.

Premium products need more than advertising.

Ostracon already had the expertise, the portfolio and the market credibility. Ruler built the system that connected those strengths to qualified demand and measurable growth.

In the client’s words

[Client testimonial goes here] — a specific line about the partnership and the results.”

Name, Title — Ostracon

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