The new startup was trying to sell a hemp drink and wanted to use Facebook and Instagram Ads without getting their account shut down. I worked with Aplos and Facebook to get their account white listed so we could launch Facebook ads to direct people to their Shopify website to purcahse.

Existing challenges within the account limited their ability to test new prospecting strategies and limited their growth potential. For example, prior to our involvement, the majority of the budget was dedicated toward branded search campaigns, as many competitors were bidding on their branded terms in hopes to capture away TaxJar's most valuable traffic. Unfortunately, this fierce competition resulted in higher-than-expected costs and required much of the focus, energy, and budget.

Even after successfully freeing up budget from the branded search issues, profitably acquiring new business was no easy feat. Tax services are consumed on an as-needed basis. A brand awareness effort would only be effective if the messaging was powerful and the timing was perfect. That is, even if a business owner hears about TaxJar and thinks they should sign up for the services, it’s typically something that is pushed on the back-burner.

More than ever, if would be crucial to meet their potential customers when they are actively in the market for tax services and in the medium in which they would best respond to our messaging.

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The Cognac category has one majority share category leader and a slew of brands fighting for their fair share. Courvoisier Cognac, once a massive player in the category has decided to throw it's hat in the ring and once again capture the hearts of the "Urban Culture Connoisseur". My work as Account Director grew the brand 400% vs the category with the launch of the Honor Your Code campaign and the TTL In Honor Of Your City Program.