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Digital Marketing Case Studies from Real Client Successes

We’ve worked with many businesses to find, connect, and engage with their ideal customers. We embrace Digital but stay human – we are business people first so we design solutions to fit our customers. Our digital marketing case studies show how these solutions have delivered real results across different industries.

Digital Marketing Case Studies from Real Client Successes

We know results matter to you. The good news is, in addition to our passion for marketing, we love delivering results.

Our customers naturally expect discretion, so we usually work within Non-Disclosure Agreements – so while we’re proud of the case studies we’ve built to prove it, we only disclose these as sectors as opposed to specific clients.

Customer-Stories-Case-Studies

B2B - Construction - Grow AI Visibility

An established customer wanted to extend their reach by being found by customers using AI search.

SECTOR: MANUFACTURING AND CONSTRUCTION

Problem Statement

SEO performance was strong but stable,  and the client was aware that AI overviews were responding to customer queries, and that customers were getting answers both there and through ChatGPT.

They asked for our help to become more visible in AI responses.

STRATEGIES USED

  • Updated site set up to become easier for LLMs to find and read
  • Monthly topic based “answer first” optimisations

RESULTS

Over an 8 month period …

  • Google AI responses have increased by 10X
  • Traffic is also coming to the website from 5 AI assistant platforms
  • 72% increase in traffic to the site from AI assistants
  • Time on site from AI traffic is 2.6X higher than the average
  • Conversion rate from LLM traffic is 4.2X higher than average

B2C - Retail - Grow Sales and Market Share through AI Visibility

A growing Retailer wanted to invest in Search Everywhere AI Visibility in order to grow market share

SECTOR: MULTICHANNEL RETAIL

Problem Statement

SEO performance was strong and stable, and Google Ads performing well.

The client was aware that their core customers use voice and AI search, and so wanted to grow visibility in AI in order to grow market share.

STRATEGIES USED

  • Updated site set up to become easier for LLMs to find and read
  • Monthly topic based “answer first” optimisations

RESULTS

Over an 8 month period …

  • Google AI responses have increased by 15X
  • Time on site from AI traffic is 3.1X higher than the average
  • LLM Conversion rate is 2.8X higher than from organic traffic

B2B - Business Services - Increase Brand Visibility in AI Platforms

A growing consultancy wanted to become more visible in AI search results

SECTOR: DIGITAL SERVICES

Problem Statement

AI is moving quickly, and so this agency wanted to establish itself in the AI space

STRATEGIES USED

  • Updated site set up to become easier for LLMs to find and read
  • Monthly topic based “answer first” optimisations

RESULTS

Over an 8 month period 

  • Google AI responses have grown by 8X
  • Traffic is also coming to the website from 5 AI assistant platforms
  • Time on site from AI traffic is 2X higher than the average
  • LLM Conversion rate is 27%  higher than from average traffic

B2C - Franchisor - Franchise Recruitment

An established franchisor wanted more relevant applications for their franchise openings

SECTOR: FRANCHISING

Problem Statement

Franchise recruitment was incorporated into the main B2C site, and was attracting people looking for jobs, rather than prospective franchisees.

Once we had resolved this issue, we were engaged to promote the new site and the franchise openings

STRATEGIES USED

  • Site build, separating the prospective Franchisee process from people looking for access to programmes
  • Built new Franchise openings section
  • Monthly SEO optimisations

RESULTS

Over the full year …

  • Organic traffic up by 31%
  • > 2x offsetting the traffic from reducing internal Ad spend.

B2C - Wellbeing - Training Course Bookings

An established client in the wellbeing sector, wanted to see continuous improvements in their training course bookings

SECTOR: WELLBEING & TRAINING

Problem Statement

The business is longstanding, and has worked with WSI Digital Advisors for >3 years.

The client had trialled Google Ads, and now wanted to partner with an agency who could optimise the campaign to promote their flagship courses.

STRATEGIES USED

  • Reworked user journey on the site so that the site was easier to navigate and find relevant courses
  • Set up the campaign to promote the flagship courses in Google Ads
  • Managed the campaign, flexing it between courses depending on booking status

RESULTS

Over the last full year from a level cost base …

  • Traffic up by 18%
  • Conversions up by 38%

B2C - Cinema - Online Sales & Lead Generation

A high end Cinema approached us to help improve the efficiency of their Google Ads campaign.

SECTOR: ENTERTAINMENT

Problem Statement

The client had a Google Ads account, but had lost access during people handovers.

The campaign was tired, and needed regular refreshes to reflect new content and additional hospitality usage of the cinema building.

STRATEGIES USED

  • Reclaimed the Google Ads account & updated it
  • Managed the Google Ads campaign across text, display and video formats

RESULTS

Over a 9 month period …

  • Attracted High Intent traffic – with a 16% conversion rate
  • Achieved an exceptional ROI of 17:1
  • The campaign has been extended to promote new areas of the business

B2B - Construction - Lead Generation

An established client in the construction sector, wanted to see continuous improvements in both traffic and leads generated through the website.

SECTOR: CONSTRUCTION

Problem Statement

The business is established, and has worked with WSI Digital Advisors for > 3 years.

The business wants to grow, but without over-stretching resources and compromising quality of work.

Traffic quality is therefore as important as the quantity.

STRATEGIES USED

  • Regular monthly SEO activity & Content optimisation
  • Google Ads
  • Site development to enhance user experience and conversion
  • Introduction of GEO activity

RESULTS

Over the full year from a level cost base …

  •  Traffic up by 15%
  • Google Ads CPC down by 15%
  • Contacts via the site up by 27%
  • Page content cited by AI Overview, ChatGPT, AI Mode and Gemini

B2C – Multichannel Retail – Grow Online Sales

This established multi-site and multi-product large format retailer approached us as their customers were increasingly expecting to be able to find and order the full range online.

SECTOR: MULTICHANNEL RETAIL

Problem Statement

The business is a successful multi-site bricks and mortar business.

The ecommerce offer was limited, and based on click and collect. Clients were increasingly expecting
delivery, so were disappointed.

The challenge was to grow ecommerce without cannibalising the existing store sales.

STRATEGIES USED

  • SEO refresh upgrade for the site
  • Google Business Profile refreshes for the stores
  • Ongoing SEO activity
  • Content planning and regular blogs
  • Google Shopping Ads
  • RESULTS

    In year 2 of working with WSI Digital Advisors …

    • Traffic to the site up by 46%
    • 50x increase in conversions from Google Ads, with a ROAS of 12:1
    • Store locations are 3 of the top 4 most clicked pages from Google
    • Ecommerce sales up by 147%

    B2B – Interiors Construction – Generate Leads

    This successful Construction business wanted its website to start to generating leads for them.

    SECTOR: CONSTRUCTION

    Problem Statement

    The business is a successful office fit out company.

    They had been winning leads through word of mouth, but wanted their website to work harder for them.

    They had never previously invested in Digital Marketing and their site was not set up to be found by
    Google

    STRATEGIES USED

  • SEO refresh for the site
  • Ongoing SEO activity
  • Google Analytics set-up and reporting
  • RESULTS

    Over a 4 month period vs the prior period…

    • A 4000% increase in visibility in Google for targeted top 10
      keywords
    • A 13-fold increase in visits to the
      website
    • An average 11 contact events a month through the website (previously none)

    B2C – Online Retail – Grow online Sales

    This online Retailer approached us as they wanted to invest in digital marketing to grow their business.

    SECTOR: ONLINE RETAIL

    Problem Statement

    The business was established, and ready to grow.

    Offline activity had become
    restrained by people resources, so the client needed some digital
    strategies.

    However, competition was high and they were simply not being
    found on Google.

    STRATEGIES USED

  • SEO refresh for the site
  • Ongoing SEO activity
  • Content planning and regular blogs
  • Insta Ads
  • Google Shopping Ads
  • RESULTS

    Over a 4 month period vs the prior year…
  • Traffic to the site up by 107%
  • 46% increase in pages viewed per session
  • 132% increase in orders
  • B2C and B2B eCommerce – more effective and efficient marketing

    An online e-commerce business approached us because their site visitor numbers were dropping, yet their Online Advertising costs were becoming increasingly expensive.

    SECTOR: B2C ECOMMERCE

    Problem Statement

  • A significant drop off in both organic and paid search traffic was directly affecting the sales line.
  • The existing paid search campaign was becoming increasingly expensive and inefficient
  • STRATEGIES USED

  • Site and Search campaign audit to identify root causes
  • Text and Shopping Ad campaigns
  • RESULTS

    Over a 3 month period …

    • Site traffic increased by 3,300 visitors
    • Site conversion improved by 80%
    • Average revenue for the campaign +900% versus the
      prior month

    B2C eCommerce – User Experience, Paid Search and Content Marketing

    This online retailer came to us for help as their Cost per Customer Acquisition was high and their Conversion Rate was low.

    SECTOR: ONLINE RETAIL

    Problem Statement

  • High overall spend, with lack of clarity as to whether it was achieving their commercial objectives
  • High cost per customer acquisition
  • Quality of traffic was low, leading to weak on site conversion
  • STRATEGIES USED

  • Site and User Experience Analysis
  • Adaptive SEO
  • Paid Search on Google and Facebook
  • Content Marketing and Social Media
  • Fractional CMO support
  • RESULTS

  • Reduced peak month Ad spend by 93% and CPC by 65%
  • Paid clicks increased by 199%
  • Average monthly site traffic increased by 368%
  • Average monthly organic traffic increased by 492%
  • Bounce rate down by 54%
  • Local SEO – Bricks-and-Mortar Retail

    A bricks-and-mortar retailer approached us when their Google Business Profile was hacked, causing a potentially disastrous impact on their shop.

    SECTOR: RETAIL

    Problem Statement

  • A 3rd party had hacked their Google Business Profile, and were passing themselves off as him. His business reputation was on the line and calls to the shop had dropped by 70%
  • They had contacted Google, who were slow to respond
  • STRATEGIES USED

  • Championed their cause with Google and got their GBP fixed
  • Optimised their GBP
  • Built a new website which is now securely anchored to his GBP to prevent this scenario
  • RESULTS

  • Phone calls to the shop are up by 80% on normal levels
  • Media interest in this story means business is booming!
  • Community Interest Company – New Website

    This Community Interest Consultancy was established to support business owners during the pandemic. The demand continues to grow post-pandemic, so they engaged with us to create a professionally designed, more functionally rich website.

    SECTOR: CONSULTANCY

    Problem Statement

    • The business launched quickly in response to the pandemic – their website was poorly planned
    • Implementation of high editorial and creative standards affected visibility on search engines and compromised mobile responsiveness

    STRATEGIES USED

  • Developed a Creative Brief for the various content types – enabling them to be read by search engines and seen by potential clients and partners
  • Built a new WordPress site, developing a set of templates that supported the company’s high creative ambitions
  • Mobile first site build
  • RESULTS

  • Site delivered on time and to budget
  • We continue to work together to enable their latest new creative concepts
  • Achieving healthy visibility within Search Engines within 3 months of launch
  • Specialist Consulting Firm – New Business Development

    This Consultancy approached us as they wanted to grow by adding new business development methods, enabling them to access more UK contacts and to open up International markets

    SECTOR: CONSULTANCY

    Problem Statement

  • A mature business who recruited new customers predominantly through their referral network. The management team wanted to add new methods of developing new business
  • Wanted to explore methods of entering new markets
  • STRATEGIES USED

  • Digital Blueprint, giving them a clear strategy to follow
  • Set up an implemented a CRM
  • Social Selling campaigns
  • Paid Search on Google
  • Adaptive SEO
  • Content Marketing
  • RESULTS

    Over a 12 month period…
  • UK site visits up by 22% year on year
  • Traffic in new target International markets increased by 27%
  • The client now has a full order book
  • Manufacturing – New Product Website

    An established business with a new technology product to bring to market engaged us to build a new website for them.

    SECTOR: MANUFACTURING

    Problem Statement

    The business was pivoting into a new technology service product and needed a new website to support:

    • Showcasing new products
    • Showcase contextual solution
      design
    • Demonstrate depth of
      partnerships in the industry
    • A platform to influence policy

    STRATEGIES USED

  • Shared advice based on our broad commercial experience and website presentation record
  • New website delivery to tight timescales to support the launch communications plan
  • RESULTS

  • Site launched on time and to budget to support the product launch
  • Events Company – New Site and Marketing

    A start-up busines came to us to create a website with membership and ticketing functionality for their launch. Subsequently engaged with us to create a microsite and marketing to support their first festival event.

    SECTOR: EVENTS

    Problem Statement

  • A business start-up who needed a new website with event management and ticketing functionality to launch
  • As an LGBTQ+ site, privacy was a key concern
  • STRATEGIES USED

  • New website with membership and events functionality
  • Mini-site to support their flagship event
  • Google and Facebook Paid Search Ads
  • RESULTS

    Over the last 12 month period…

    • Site visitors grew by a 700%
    • Audience acquisition results were sufficient to give them the confidence to launch their first festival eventX. The event sold
      out

    Golf Club – New Site and Marketing

    This club needed to attract new members and more casual golfers. They approached us to help them create a new, easier-to-maintain website, and to provide support for their marketing campaign.

    SECTOR: SPORTS

    Problem Statement

  • The club needed to attract new members
  • The club also wanted to attract more casual golfers
  • The website was outdated – it didn’t showcase the course and was hard for the office staff to maintain
  • STRATEGIES USED

  • Geo-targeted Paid Search campaigns
  • Email marketing
  • Local SEO
  • Surveyed members for their opinions on the website
  • Built a more visually impactful and functionally rich website
  • RESULTS

    • Casual golfers up year on year over Summer peak by 120%
    • The club chairman isn’t sharing the data, but has expressed happiness regarding new memberships
    • The head greenkeeper can update the course status from
      his phone in real time

    Manufacturing – Lead generation

    An established manufacturing business moved location and needed to support the Sales team by improving lead generation through their website. They engaged with us to create a multi-strand approach.

    SECTOR: MANUFACTURING

    Problem Statement

    The business had changed physical location, and needed to increase their visibility online in order to acquire more customers.

    Website traffic was low, and and Contacts via the website were almost non-existent.

    STRATEGIES USED

    • Keyword research and SEO
      refresh.
    • Monthly SEO updates.
    • Blog strategy and creation.
    • Google Ads – the key area of focus for year 2

     

    RESULTS

    For the last full year …

    • Traffic from Google ADs +117% from a 23% increase in Ad spend
    • Reduction in cost per click of 32%, and reduction in cost per conversion of 60%
    • Contacts to the business via the website up by 33%

    Manufacturing – Strategy Development, New Website with B2B E-Commerce and Marketing support

    An established business supplying light industrial products had multiple difficult-to-manage websites, under-potentialised online sales and websites focused on the English language, despite operating in multiple markets. They approached us to help them rework their strategy to make their internal operations more efficient, the customer journey easier, and to improve online sales

    SECTOR: MANUFACTURING

    Problem Statement

  • Online strategy needed to be updated
  • Multiple sites – difficult to manage for the team and confusing for customers
  • Under potentialised online sales
  • English language only, despite operating internationally
  • STRATEGIES USED

  • Developed a refreshed online strategy for the business
  • Merged multiple websites (inc ecommerce) into a cohesive single site with translation capability
  • Adaptive SEO, focused on the product set
  • Tactical use of Paid Search to compete vs their competition
  • RESULTS

  • Site launched on time and to budget
  • Site now automatically translated into 3 languages
  • Site visits up 116%
  • Pages served to customers up 351%
  • Online sales up >400%
  • These digital marketing case studies highlight how WSI Digital Advisors partners with businesses to achieve measurable growth through strategic online solutions.

    We’d love for you to be our next client success story.

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