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Target buyers mid-transaction on platforms where they are already spending, not browsers who might convert later.
50%
of the revenue on add-on sales for the first
30 days
so their risk is zero and their incentive is…
5%
lock in a longer term at
30%
revenue share
DoorDash Ads launched interest targeting, retailer targeting, and category share insights for CPG brands advertising on its platform, according to DoorDash. Brands can now segment audiences by declared interests and by which retailer a customer is ordering from, then serve ads while the order is being assembled.
The mechanism matters because the context is different from search or social. A shopper on DoorDash has already decided to buy groceries or convenience items right now. They have chosen a store. They are minutes from checkout. An ad at that moment is not interrupting consideration—it is inserting a product into an active buying session. According to DoorDash, the interest and retailer filters let a brand show a snack to someone ordering from a grocer who has demonstrated interest in fitness, or a beverage to someone ordering from a convenience store who has shown interest in energy drinks. The ad appears while the basket is still open.
This works because it eliminates intent lag. Most digital ads target people who might want something eventually. DoorDash's play targets people who are buying something now and can add one more item before the driver leaves. The friction to convert is a single tap, not a trip to a store or a separate checkout flow. The interest and retailer layers let the brand narrow the audience to the segment most likely to add the product, which improves conversion rate and keeps cost per acquisition lower than broad spray.
The steal for a small physical-product brand is to find platforms where your customer is already transacting and insert your product into that session. If you sell supplements, approach a local meal-prep service and offer to let them upsell your product as an add-on at checkout for a revenue share. If you sell outdoor gear, negotiate with a regional camping reservation platform to feature your item as an optional add-on during booking confirmation. The key is that the customer has already pulled out their wallet and is in buying mode, so the incremental decision cost is low.
Structure the deal as a test. Offer the platform 50% of the revenue on add-on sales for the first 30 days, so their risk is zero and their incentive is clear. Provide them with a one-line product description, a thumbnail image, and a single-tap add-to-cart link. Track the attach rate and the average order value lift. If the attach rate is above 5%, lock in a longer term at 30% revenue share. If it is below 2%, test a different product or a different platform. The cost is only your margin on sold units, not media spend, and the buyer is already converted on the platform, so you are drafting on someone else's acquisition work.
The broader pattern is that attention inside a transaction beats attention outside one. Find the moment when your customer is already spending, and make your product the easiest next decision.
Approach a local delivery or booking platform and offer your product as a checkout add-on for 50% revenue share on a 30-day test.
For the operator
Map your product to last-mile platforms where your target demo is already transacting and negotiate placement as an in-order upsell with performance terms.
For the house
Evaluate DoorDash Ads for CPG sampling campaigns targeting specific retailer shoppers, then measure incremental basket lift against cost per converted order.
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