Canada's Fastest-Growing Company in 2016 as Canada Drives ranked #1 in Canadian Business magazines Profit 500 list and was the winner of EY's Entrepreneur of the Year Pacific division’s Fintech category.

The client had developed a new website in WordPress, and the web developer called me in at the eleventh hour to check the site's organic optimization. I very quickly determined that the client's organic footprint would suffer badly by taking the site live. The client then redeveloped the site in Magento, and I took the lead in all matters related to organic optimization, including keyword research, content development and on-page optimization.

The major issue this client had was finding someone reliable to strategize and implement email marketing campaigns to their existing list. They have tried several agencies and freelancers, but the quality of work and results were not there.

• No Campaign Strategy: There was no developed campaign strategy.
• Poorly Designed Emails: Previous campaigns were poorly designed.
• Excluding Certain Products: Certain products had to be excluded from all promotions.

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.