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Active Iron AI
Marketing Intelligence

We built Active Iron a custom marketing intelligence platform that consolidates 5 data sources into one real-time dashboard - powered by AI that reads live campaign data and tells the team exactly what to do next.

React + TypeScript 5 API Integrations AI-Powered Insights Real-Time Data
dashboard.activeiron.com
Active Iron
Dashboard
Google Ads
Meta Ads
Shopify
Email
Traffic
AI Insights

Consolidated Overview

Last 30 days All Markets
Total Users
22,847
↑ 12.3%
Sessions
31,204
↑ 8.7%
Orders
186
↑ 15.2%
Revenue
€6,024
↑ 22.1%
Users Over Time

Google Ads Performance

Google Ads
Spend
€3,712
Clicks
4,891
Conv. Rate
3.8%
Campaign Performance
Brand - Ireland
€1,240
Generic - UK
€980
Shopping - All
€752

Meta Ads - Awareness vs Conversion

Meta
Awareness
Reach142K
Impressions287K
ThruPlays18.2K
CPM€6.61
Conversions
Clicks3,847
CPC€0.49
CTR2.1%
Cost/Conv€12.40

Shopify Revenue

Ireland UK
Revenue
€6,024
Orders
186
AOV
€32.39
Top Products
Active Iron Pregnancy+€2,140
Active Iron Original€1,860
Active Iron Advance€1,200

Email Performance

MailerLite
Subscribers
26.3K
Open Rate
57.2%
CTR
4.8%
57%
Opened
Unopened

Traffic Sources

Auto-Classified
Organic Search
google / organic
8,421
36.8%
Paid Search
google / cpc
4,891
21.4%
Paid Social
meta / paid
3,847
16.8%
AI Traffic
chatgpt, perplexity
312
NEW

AI-Generated Insights

AI
High Priority
Google Ads CPC in UK increased 23% this week. Consider pausing low-performing generic keywords and reallocating budget to brand campaigns showing 4.2x ROAS.
Opportunity
Email open rates are 2.3x industry average. Recommend increasing send frequency from 2x to 3x per week to capitalize on high engagement.
Trend
AI-driven traffic (ChatGPT, Perplexity) grew 156% month-over-month. Consider creating AI-optimized content to capture this emerging channel.

All your marketing data, consolidated into one real-time view

High Impact Numbers

The metrics that matter most to Active Iron's marketing team, updated in real time.

22.8K
Monthly Users
186
Shopify Orders
57%
Email Open Rate
5
Data Sources
Client
Active Iron
Global Iron Supplement Brand
Timeline
6 Weeks
Design to Deployment
Scope
Full Build
Custom AI Dashboard
Services
AI Dashboard Analytics API

The Challenge

Active Iron's marketing team was managing campaigns across Google Ads, Meta Ads, Shopify, Google Analytics, and MailerLite - but had no unified view of performance. Every reporting cycle meant logging into five platforms, exporting CSVs, and manually stitching together insights.

The result: reports were always a week behind, country-level segmentation didn't exist, and awareness vs. conversion metrics were muddled together. The team was flying blind on a daily basis.

They needed a single source of truth - a live dashboard that could ingest all their data, segment it by market, and use AI to surface the insights that actually matter.

The Solution

A custom-built marketing intelligence platform with five integrated views, AI-powered insights, and real-time data from every channel.

5 API Integrations

Google Analytics, Google Ads, Meta Ads, Shopify, and MailerLite - all feeding into one platform via secure edge functions.

Market Segmentation

One-click Ireland vs. UK filtering across every metric. See exactly how each market performs independently.

AI-Powered Analysis

AI models consume live campaign data and generate specific, actionable recommendations - not generic summaries.

Smart Traffic Analysis

Intelligent source/medium classification with AI traffic detection, duplicate merging, and clean attribution.

Always Live

No exports, no delays. Every metric updates in real time with flexible date range presets (7d, 14d, 30d, 90d).

Visual Proof

GA4
22.8K
Users
Google
€3.7K
Spend
Meta
€1.9K
Spend
Shopify
186
Orders
Email
26.3K
Subs
Blackbird Dashboard
All Channels, One View
LIVE
Output
Country Reports
Output
AI Insights

Data Architecture

Five platform APIs feed into a single, always-live dashboard. No exports. No delays. No guesswork.

GA4
22.8K
Google
€3.7K
Meta
€1.9K
Shopify
€6K
Email
57%

Monthly Snapshot

Every key metric - from 22.8K website users to 186 Shopify orders to 57% email open rates - visible instantly.

The Results

Before vs. After

Before Blackbird
  • Manual CSV exports from 5 platforms
  • Reporting always a week behind
  • No country-level segmentation
  • Awareness and Conversion metrics muddled together
  • No AI-powered analysis or recommendations
  • Messy traffic source attribution
After Blackbird
  • One live dashboard, all platforms unified
  • Real-time data, always current
  • Instant Ireland vs. UK filtering
  • Meta metrics split by campaign objective
  • AI-generated insights and strategic recommendations
  • Clean, intelligent traffic source classification
5
API Integrations
Live
Data Freshness
8+
Dashboard Views
2
Markets Segmented
The Blackbird Standard

Built to Scale, Not to Break.

This isn't a static report or a one-off build. It's a living product - architected with secure backend functions, date-range filtering, and intelligent data processing that evolves with the business.

Secure Edge Functions

All API keys and credentials stored securely in cloud functions - never exposed to the browser.

Flexible Date Ranges

Custom date picker with presets (7d, 14d, 30d, 90d) - every section responds to the selected period instantly.

AI That Reads Your Data

Not generic summaries - AI models consume live campaign data and generate specific, actionable recommendations.

Tech Stack
React + TypeScript Frontend
Tailwind CSS + shadcn/ui UI
Cloud Edge Functions Backend
Recharts Charting
React Query Data Layer
9 Edge Functions API Layer

What the Dashboard Delivers

Every view is purpose-built for a specific decision the team needs to make.

Consolidated Overview

Cross-channel funnel from total users to sessions to orders to revenue. Includes GA4, Shopify, and ad spend in one view.

Google Ads Performance

CPC, CTR, conversions, ROAS - with campaign-level breakdown and AI-generated strategic recommendations.

Meta Ads (Split by Objective)

Awareness shows reach, impressions, thruplays. Conversions shows CPC, CTR, cost per conversion. Clean separation, clean decisions.

Shopify Revenue

Orders, revenue, AOV, top products - filterable by Ireland or UK. Visual trends over time with daily granularity.

Email Performance

MailerLite campaign metrics: open rates (57%+), CTR, subscriber counts, and individual campaign breakdowns.

Traffic Analysis

Intelligent source/medium classification - with AI traffic detection, duplicate merging, and clean attribution across all channels.

"We went from toggling between five platforms every morning to opening one dashboard. Everything we need is right there - live, segmented by market, and with AI telling us what to do next."
AI
Marketing Team
Active Iron