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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OptionsSwing is an investment education company teaching investors how to make money through stock options trading and other stock investments. I advise their Director of Marketing, Warwick Gorman, on social media strategies to increase brand awareness and member subscription rates.

LCI Paper benefits from a loyal consumer base, oftentimes event planners, calligraphers, and other professional roles that demand buying high-quality paper in bulk. Without a central way of engaging its audience on a regular basis, LCI Paper wasn’t fully leveraging its buying potential.

In 2017, Unity’s affiliate program was live but rudderless and underperforming. When we were brought on board in late that year, Unity wanted to see immediate wins or the program was to be shuttered in its entirety.