Gruvtowl (Groove-Towel)  was a new product entering a golfing market full of big, established brands. The product (a golf towel with integrated brush) was innovative and well designed, but entering a category with no direct competitor meant there was no established product to pitch against.

The marketing budget was modest and the stakes were high – the client had to prove the product worked and deliver fast sales to fund future investment.

At ConvertKit, I focused on building educational content in the form of emails, short-form social media videos, courses, and webinars. The unique challenges I faced revolved around keeping up with the consistently-changing digital economy in order to know the best content to teach and the purpose behind it.

It led to a lot of weekly research, interviews, and constantly making adjustments where necessary to ensure I was catering to our target audience.

Their challenge was that they are unable to scale new users acquisitions.

Infinity Canopy offers modular, slide-on-wire canopy shades designed to be beautiful and durable while also being easy to install and easy to modify. The shade systems can be used in residential or commercial spaces, though it is a much larger investment than a backyard sail shade or pop-up canopy. Targeting and educating the right consumers when search behavior tends towards broad queries had been a challenge for the brand. Covid presented a new round of challenges when every restaurant was looking to install or update shaded, outdoor seating.