MUSE Gold

2026

Driving Profitable Growth for The Cover Guy

Entrant

Hawke Media

Category

Advertising - Advertising Campaign

Client's Name

The Cover Guy

Country / Region

United States

The Cover Guy partnered with Hawke Media to scale revenue more efficiently across paid search while navigating rising competition and evolving consumer search behavior. The goal was simple but challenging: drive meaningful growth without increasing waste or sacrificing profitability.
Rather than increasing spend to chase results, Hawke Media restructured the paid search strategy around efficiency, precision, and adaptability. On Google, the team reduced investment by 7% year-over-year while generating 32% more revenue. This resulted in a 22% decrease in cost per acquisition and an exceptional 2360% return on ad spend.
On Microsoft, Hawke Media identified scalable opportunity and increased budgets by 21%, driving a 68% increase in ad-attributed revenue, a 12% reduction in CPA, and a 2148% return on ad spend.
These results were driven by precise geo segmentation, product category-level targeting, and continuous optimization of high-performing audiences. Hawke Media also proactively adapted to emerging search trends and shifting user behavior, ensuring campaigns stayed aligned with how and where customers were searching.
The campaign proves that performance marketing doesn’t require excessive spend to be effective. By combining disciplined execution with data-driven decision-making, Hawke Media helped The Cover Guy unlock sustainable, profitable growth across two major paid search platforms.

More Gold Winners
Video
2026
2026 MUSE Creative Awards Winner - Multicultural Mosiac Film Series : Candy Cane
Singapore Kindness Movement

Entrant

Singapore Kindness Movement

Category

Video - Nonprofit

Country / Region

Singapore

Experiential & Immersive
2026
2026 MUSE Creative Awards Winner - Yokai Immersive Experience Exhibition

Entrant

Hitohata.inc

Category

Experiential & Immersive - Exhibition Experience

Country / Region

Japan

Branded Content
2026
2026 MUSE Creative Awards Winner - Innovation at Altitude

Entrant

Lumen Technologies

Category

Branded Content - B2B

Country / Region

United States

Video
2026
2026 MUSE Creative Awards Winner - CHARISMA – A Cross-Cultural Music Experience

Entrant

AKAMEDIA Inc.

Category

Video - Cultural

Country / Region

Japan