Harnessing HubSpot for Measurable Growth

THE CHALLENGE

The Goddard team sought a marketing firm that could convert high-impact leads and understand technical concepts. Like many B2B companies, Goddard didn’t want an agency to bring in thousands of contacts. Instead, they needed a partner who could bring in the right prospects, and align sales and marketing to nurture qualified leads down the funnel. 

Unfortunately, Goddard struggled with agencies in the past because they typically went over budget and did not communicate effectively. That's why they were focused on finding a team that would produce a clear ROI on marketing efforts and heighten brand awareness.

Before working with Ironpaper, Goddard implemented various marketing efforts, but they did not have the team to foster a cohesive, omnichannel strategy. The team's in-house marketer was an excellent writer, but she needed a partner to design the content strategy and run ads, which was new to the organization.

We began with critical SEO updates like:

• Developed pillar pages around highly relevant terms with good search volume.
• Redesigned homepage menu for a better user experience.
• Drove Goddard’s content strategy through keyword-focused blogs and web
pages.
• Executed internal linking and optimization strategy.
• Fixed technical SEO issues such as broken links, missing meta tags, and more.
• Improved website speed

Using HubSpot for Conversion Rate Optimization

Our content team’s research efforts took a deep dive into Goddard’s buyer definition. By first looking at who the buyer is and building an Ideal Customer Profile (ICP) in a descriptive, defined way, Ironpaper understood exactly whose needs we are addressing. Working with Goddard, we narrowed down the ICP and avoided targeting everyone. Instead, we focused our energy on a niche group of buyers so we could address their needs on a deeper level.

After defining these buyers, we wanted to understand their specific pain points, exploring how these prospects solve their problems, the array of options available, the cost of not solving these pain points, and who exactly experiences them. Another critical purchase-driver we analyzed was market forces. These macro-influencers trigger buyers to take action in key industries and contextualize Goddard's unique value.

Paid Social

Ironpaper created LinkedIn ads that targeted the awareness and consideration stages in the sales funnel. By matching content offers to where buyers were in the sales funnel, we got in front of the key demographic that would likely use Goddard’s services.

We had considerable success with LinkedIn Carousel ads. The industry standard for average cost per lead with LinkedIn ads ranges; most industry sources point to $75 per lead. Our LinkedIn Carousel ads only cost Goddard $42.11 per lead, well below industry benchmarks.

To date, we have a healthy total conversion rate of 12% across all campaigns tested, and the total cost per contact well below the LinkedIn average ($130-$150). Using the HubSpot ads tools, we could aggregate data on the dashboard to identify which ads perform the best.

HubSpot’s Lead Management and Intelligence

Goddard had deep insight into who went to their website, what they did while there, and whether they converted thanks to HubSpot Marketing Hub.

Before working with Ironpaper, the Goddard team lacked that insight, so they could not make strategic marketing decisions. Using HubSpot, Ironpaper can vet each lead and update their lifecycle stage to see how they convert along the sales funnel.

These improvements will continue to grow over time and have a positive impact on qualified lead generation.

Ironpaper helped Goddard learn key insights about their buyers. We discovered what content resonated with this audience and used our insights reports and dashboard to monitor progress in HubSpot. Broad themes did not perform as well as specific guide content that addressed channels of specific verticals such as medical. Ironpaper also found that LinkedIn carousel ads performed much better than any other ad type.

As we continue our work with Goddard, we look forward to iterating a strategic campaign full of insights that resonate with their buyers. We will continue to surface insights using the HubSpot reporting tools to understand buyer challenges and inform new content that will best educate buyers.