FYC LABS
Phase 1 Build Proposal / 5.26.2026
For Jay, Shannon & AC Direct

Show me the
money. Track
every dollar.

Triple Whale wired up through Google Tag Manager. Sturdy, simple, and untangled from Magento.

Phase 1 Build ~5 Weeks / $14K to $16K
The situation

Every ad platform's
taking credit for
the same dollar.

AC Direct spends real money on Meta, Google, Bing, Adroll, and TikTok. Each platform reports its own version of revenue. Add the numbers up and they don't match the bank account.

Triple Whale is the unified attribution layer that fixes that. The catch: it natively supports Shopify and friends, not Magento. So the install needs a smart abstraction.

We're going through Google Tag Manager. Magento stays untouched. GTM becomes the command center for every pixel and tag. When you replatform someday, the same container ports straight over.

The Investment
$14K to $16K Time + materials, billed monthly.

Working range, pre-kickoff, with the ConnectivTech partner discount baked in. We bill T&M against actual hours every month. Discovery's job is to tighten the picture, not loosen it. The cleaner we get on scope, the tighter this gets. Final number locks before we ship.

~95 to 105 Hours of engineering + QA

Engineering and QA bundled. Overhead (PM) is broken out on the scope spread.

Kickoff: 1-2 weeks from sign-off Ship: 5 weeks from kickoff
What we ship

Six pieces, all
routed through GTM.

01

GTM as the command center

Audit (or install) Google Tag Manager on Magento. Configure the data layer for PageView, View Content, Add to Cart, Initiate Checkout, and Purchase. Magento itself never gets touched.

02

Triple Pixel tag

Triple Whale's pixel deployed through GTM. Every event maps cleanly so attribution sticks instead of evaporating between sessions.

03

Ad platform tags

Meta, Google Ads (including Google Shopping), Bing, and Adroll all wired through GTM. Each platform sees the same clean event stream, with Consent Mode v2 in place so Google Ads attribution holds up in 2026.

04

Klaviyo verification

Your existing Klaviyo events get a once-over to confirm they're still firing cleanly after we ship the new container.

05

Phone click conversion

Phone number clicks fire as a proxy conversion event so you can see which ads drive calls, even though the full phone-attribution piece is parked for a later phase.

06

QA + handoff

A full dev week of QA, because attribution gremlins love hiding in edge cases. Cross-browser testing, ad platform event validation, and a Triple Whale revenue spot-check against the bank. Runbook so your team can maintain it, plus a walkthrough of Triple Whale's AI features for Jay.

Two ways to ship this

Most agencies hack
Magento. We route around it.

The usual

Magento extension, fragile by month two.

Pixel installed as a Magento extension. Custom code wired into theme files. Works at launch. Then the next Magento update lands and three of the tags stop firing. Two weeks later, the attribution data drifts. Three months in, nobody trusts the numbers.

"Why does Triple Whale show different numbers than Meta did last week?"

The FYC way

GTM container that survives anything.

All attribution emits from the data layer through Google Tag Manager. Magento doesn't know it exists. The container is portable. When you replatform to Shopify Plus down the road, the whole setup ports cleanly. Built once, ports forever.

"The dashboard reads what the bank account reads."

Most agencies touch the platform We touch the data layer
From Jay

"I'm just not interested in funding Zuck's next yacht."

Jay Vilardi
CEO, AC Direct
How we get there

Five weeks from
kickoff to handoff.

W1

GTM Setup

  • Audit (or install) GTM on Magento
  • Configure ecom data layer events
  • Deploy Triple Pixel via GTM
  • First end-to-end test of pixel firing
W2

Ad Platform Tags

  • Meta tag setup + validation
  • Google Ads + Google Shopping
  • Bing + Adroll wired in
  • Klaviyo event verification
W3

Edge Cases

  • Phone click conversion event
  • Consent Mode v2 + privacy
  • Server-side container if needed
  • Cart + multi-tab + guest checkout
W4-5

QA + Handoff

  • Cross-browser validation
  • Revenue spot-check vs Magento
  • Ad platform event sweep
  • Runbook + TW AI walkthrough
The Scope — Part 01 of 02

GTM, pixel, and ad platform tags.

Component Type Design Dev
01
GTM Setup + Data Layer
GTMConfig (incl. GA4 coexistence)
14h
02
Triple Pixel via GTM
Integration
6h
03
Ad Platform Tags
Meta + Google + Bing + Adroll
14h
04
Klaviyo Event Verification
Integration
2h
05
Phone Click Conversion
Integration
3h
06
Browser + Tracking Edge Cases
Integration
4h
07
Consent Mode v2 Configuration
Integration (Google Ads requirement)
2h
Part 01 Subtotal 0h 45h
The Scope — Part 02 of 02

Infrastructure, QA, and project overhead.

Component Type Design Dev
08
Server-Side GTM Container
BackendAPI (iOS cookie bypass)
8h
09
Cross-Browser QA Validation
QA (full dev week of gremlin hunting)
20h
10
Revenue Spot-Check + Reconciliation
Validation (vs Magento bank reads)
4h
11
Runbook + Handoff
Documentation + TW AI walkthrough
6h
Part 02 Subtotal 0h 38h
+
Project Management
15% of total hours
12h
+
Design Review
n/a, no design hours in scope
+
QA + Testing
covered in component 09 above
Project Total 0h 95h
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What happens next

Ready when you are, Jay & Shannon.

Phase 1 ships Triple Whale running clean attribution through Google Tag Manager in 5 weeks. Working range is $14K to $16K, T&M billed monthly with the ConnectivTech partner discount baked in. Reply yes and we lock kickoff for the week of your choice.

Contact

Brian Hammond
VP of Sales, FYC Labs

Reach Me

bhammond@fyclabs.com
fyclabs.com

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