Seth Godin wrote about the state of DTC advertising and why it always leads to ruin.
His solution is simple, though not easy:
Your (current) customers need to bring you your (new) customers.
Eric Davis
Get a complete view of your customer behavior
The cohort analysis in Repeat Customer Insights will automatically build cohorts for all of your customers. It has the ability to go back through your entire store history so you can get a complete view of your customer behavior.