Client case · Bol.com

Urntjes grows 34% with Sponsored Products

Urntjes sells urns and memorial products on Bol. With focused campaigns at the bottom of the funnel, revenue grew by 34% — while dependence on paid advertising went down at the same time.

The results

What it delivered

+34%

Revenue growth compared to the same period last year.

5.52x

Blended ROAS across all Sponsored Products campaigns combined.

5.6%

TACoS, improved from 7.0% — an efficiency gain of 21%.

Growing while becoming less dependent on advertising

The 34% revenue growth did not come from more ad budget. It came from two things underneath it: visitors converting more often, and customers spending more per order. Sponsored Products did exactly what it should do at the bottom of the funnel — capture purchase intent — without costs rising along with it.

Where the growth came from

  • Conversion from 4.1% to 4.4%, an increase of 8.6%
  • Average order value +26.0%, the biggest driver of revenue
  • 6.7% more orders and 8.1% more units sold
  • TACoS from 7.0% to 5.6%: a 21% gain in advertising efficiency

That last point matters most. A falling TACoS alongside rising revenue means growth increasingly does not have to come from paid traffic. Of the revenue in this period, 31% was directly attributable to advertising; the other 69% came in organically.

White ceramic mini urn with a gold heart and a lit tea light Two people at a table holding a white ceramic urn Beige ceramic pet urn with the silhouette of a cat

Two markets, both double digit

The Netherlands grew fastest in revenue. Belgium combined solid revenue growth with the strongest rise in orders and conversion — a sign the approach lands in both markets.

Netherlands

+36% revenue and 4% more orders. The strongest revenue growth of the two markets.

Belgium

+33% revenue, 9% more orders and 7% conversion growth — the strongest increases across the board.

Combined

+34% revenue and 8% more units sold across both countries.

Return per product group

Twelve campaigns across four product groups. The white ceramic urn leads the way: the higher the advertising efficiency per group, the larger its share of total growth.

Product groupCampaignsImpressionsClicksCTRROAS
White ceramic urn466,7071,7312.6%6.36x
Mini urn331,5741,0113.2%3.57x
Pet urns331,1155241.7%3.62x
General / other247,9631,2082.5%5.29x
Total12177,3594,4742.5%5.52x

Where we stand in the funnel

This case is deliberately not finished. We started at the bottom, where return shows up fastest, and build upward from there.

Awareness — after that

Building brand awareness, so buyers already know Urntjes before they start searching.

Consideration — next step

Branded Shelves. The logical next step to continue growth among buyers who are still comparing.

Conversion — now

Sponsored Products. The bottom of the funnel, where buyers are ready to decide. This is the current focus.

Methodology

How we measure these numbers

What period do these figures cover?

1 October 2025 through 17 July 2026, each compared with the same period a year earlier. The source is Bol Seller Insights combined with the Sponsored Products reports.

How are TACoS and ROAS calculated?

TACoS is total advertising spend divided by total revenue excluding VAT — not just the revenue coming from ads. ROAS is ad revenue divided by ad spend. The advertising figures are lifetime figures since the campaigns started.

How much of the revenue comes from advertising?

31% of revenue in this period is directly attributable to advertising. The other 69% came in organically. With a falling TACoS, that share keeps shifting further towards organic.

Is revenue including or excluding VAT?

Excluding. Revenue from Bol Seller Insights includes VAT and was converted back to an amount excluding VAT for this calculation.

How we did it

Grow without your ad costs rising with it?

In the free potential scan we look at where your conversion, order value and advertising efficiency leave room — and what that is concretely worth.