Avid Panda

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Owner and HR Consultant of an HR consultancy

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We provide wide-ranging HR services to SMEs across the UK

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Avid Panda to accomplish?

• Avid Panda provided me with helpful marketing and SEO guidance. My objective was to gain clarity and professional advice that I could apply to my business, even though it wasn’t part of a large formal project

SOLUTION

How did you find Avid Panda?

• Referral
• Other

Why did you select Avid Panda over others?

• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost
• Referred to me
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Avid Panda were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

Avid Panda worked with me on improvinmg my SEO and digital marketing. The key deliverables were to enhance my company's presence online and this was achieved.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

The success of the project was masurable by my compay's online presence and leads that come from it. The project has been succesful given the amout of leads I have generated following the completion of the work

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

What was your primary form of communication with Avid Panda?

• In-Person Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

Culture, can-do

Are there any areas for improvement or something Avid Panda could have done differently?

No, as all went very well. The team was great to deal with, and the end result was very positive.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the MD of Flow Office Co

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Office Design, planning and full fit-out

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Avid Panda to accomplish?

• SEO placement
• Optimisation key word
• Goggle ranking

SOLUTION

How did you find Avid Panda?

Referral

Why did you select Avid Panda over others?

• High ratings
• Pricing fit our budget
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Avid Panda were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

After being with a compnay for years that were not delivering Avid Panda set these key objectives.

• Goal 1 - At least five of the target keywords on the first page (positions 1 - 10)
• Goal 2 - At least five of the target keywords on the first page and two in the top
• three (positions 1 - 3) 
• Goal 3 - At least fifteen of the target keywords on the first page and five in the top
• three (positions 1 -3 )

They have superceded these goals within 4 months. More than happy with the service. They have worked on oir content to give us the best service and delivery.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

Better positioning on search engines. More appealing content. More enquireis that have cinverted into business.

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

They were very responsive in emails and more than approachable. Very knowledgable

What was your primary form of communication with Avid Panda?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

Level of experitise in the team is stella. Deliverying what was promised.

Are there any areas for improvement or something Avid Panda could have done differently?

Nothing at all. Great service

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Director of Office Glass Ltd

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We supply and install glazed office partitions

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Avid Panda to accomplish?

• We needed to rebrand an existing website
• We needed to update content to reflect the new company brand
• We needed to launch the updated website asap

SOLUTION

How did you find Avid Panda?

Referral

Why did you select Avid Panda over others?

• Pricing fits our budget
• Referred to me
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Avid Panda were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

We had an existing website that was branded in our old company. We wanted to use the existing platform, but have it updated to reflect the new company name and branding. We engaged with Avid Panda to make the necessary changes, and update the content to reflect the new business. We needed the website launching quickly, and also for the traffic that would have gone to the old site address to be re-direted to the new site address. Avid Panda achieved these goals quickly and efficiently.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

The fact that the website is launched and functioning as expected. The fact that traffic is being re-directed to the new website. The fact that enquiries are being received as a result of people visiting the new website.

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

Project management was excellent. They communicated on a regular basis, and delivered to the timescales they set out. They also attended to all the requirements that we gave them at the outset, and at subsequent stages during the project.

What was your primary form of communication with Avid Panda?

Email or Messaging App

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

Their communication is great. Not too much that it gets in the way of normal business routines, but enough to gently prompt us along the way for deadlines to be met.

Are there any areas for improvement or something Avid Panda could have done differently?

Not at all. They met all of our requirements and delivered the project as we had requested.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Marketing Manager of Cheerful Buddha

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We make healthy coffee and hot beverages boosted with adaptogens, mushrooms, or CBD.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Avid Panda to accomplish?

Optimize our website to help grow our customer base and generate more sales.

SOLUTION

How did you find Avid Panda?

Knew someone working for them

Why did you select Avid Panda over others?

• High ratings
• Pricing fit our budget
• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost
• Referred to me
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Avid Panda were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

Avid Panda has helped with multiple areas of our digital marketing, always going above and beyond the scope of the project. They reviewed and optimized all of our websites upon the start of the project and recently provided feedback on the updated copy, which is going to be used on our new website. 

They look after technical SEO to ensure that our website is always up and running, and so is our GA. Their PR person is looking into ways to boost our reputation while their content writer reviews our blogs.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

Our rankings and monthly & year-on-year traffic on the website.

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

They always reply promptly to all of our queries and adapt quickly to our communication model. They use multiple tools for keeping track of progress and communicate clearly.

What was your primary form of communication with Avid Panda?

Virtual Meeting

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

They're always happy to help, go above and beyond with explaining how everything works/will work for us, and make recommendations about other areas of our marketing in a friendly and very helpful manner.

Are there any areas for improvement or something Avid Panda could have done differently?

I don't think so.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Director of Mitchell Digital

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

WordPress experts, web design and development for small to medium businesses.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Avid Panda to accomplish?

• Increase Conversions
• Increase Search Rankings

SOLUTION

How did you find Avid Panda?

Referral

Why did you select Avid Panda over others?

• High ratings
• Referred to me

How many teammates from Avid Panda were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

We worked with Avid Panda on a project for their content marketing and SEO skills. They were required to create a content marketing strategy and deliver the content over four months.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

During the project, we saw steady organic growth. But in the last couple of weeks, we saw a dramatic rise in visits from search engines. This was due to a 15-place jump (for one search term) and other significant jumps for other terms in search rankings.

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

They used a very useful project management tool to track tasks and make it clear whose responsibility each task was. Emails were swiftly acknowledged and replied to.

What was your primary form of communication with Avid Panda?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

Their honesty and advice around their skills and expertise. There were things I was going to do differently, but they carefully explained other ways with sound reasoning. It gave us extra confidence about working with them. And they were a lovely team of people to work with.

Are there any areas for improvement or something Avid Panda could have done differently?

Nothing comes to my mind.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Director of a telecommunications company

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

a national data cabling contractor

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Avid Panda to accomplish?

• more leads
• increase profit

SOLUTION

How did you find Avid Panda?

networking

Why did you select Avid Panda over others?

Product Expertise

How many teammates from Avid Panda were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

to help generate leads for our business, for us they become a SQL when we get to carry out a survey for an upcoming project. We our surveys are free of charge so we needed a way to find people looking for cabling works. We wanted these leads quickly so this is where PPC came into play,

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

so we track the amount of leads we receive via the PPC campaign each so we can track the performance. However, we used the closed business to track the ROI of the campaign. As a result over a 9-week period we received 16 leads, we closed 2, lost 6 and 8 are still live. as it stands we're looking at 400% ROI to date, but we're expecting it to reach 1000%.

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

it feels like dealing with a proper agency, with processes. The team are good communicators and always respond quickly. They also take the time to explain to you what they recommend and why.

What was your primary form of communication with Avid Panda?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

We're impressed with the results so far! When you appoint a PPC agency you need them to know what they're doing as you're only doing it for one reason - the ROI. Avid Panda delivered on that promise even guaranteeing they wouldn't charge us any fees, unless it was successful.

Are there any areas for improvement or something Avid Panda could have done differently?

personally, I like to work with people on a face-to-face basis. But that is a personal preference

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

Spiers Group provide a range of services across the technical compliance market, including:

• PUWER inspection
• Certification
• Training and qualifications
• Software platforms for compliance activities (including safety and certification)

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Avid Panda, and what were your goals?

We were growing the business and looking to establish a strong position in the digital space amongst established giants of the industry.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

We selected Avid Panda after they demonstrated a strong interest in our business and market. They have collaborated with us to a mutually beneficial outcome to form a capacity for high value content targeted in in ways that improve our digital visibility.

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and campaigns.

Avid started by learning more about our business, our customers and and competitors. This included research in to the existing digital landscape to identify soft spots to attack and gain momentum. We then created copy for our services and general information relevant to our market that would interest our clients.

How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

We worked with up to 5 people from Avid Panda at any one time but often stayed in touch via our account manager with regular briefings.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

The results continue to be impressive. We have established and held a commanding position online across several search engines rankings for high intent terms that our clients would likely search by.

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness.

The approach to managing the workflow is very tech enabled but there is flexibility there to adapt also at times when we were overloaded by other demands.

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

Their commitment to work and rework until the result is as good as we could reasonably get is outstanding. No over promising and under delivering. There was a realism that kept expectations aligned and allowed us to plan with confidence on outcomes.

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

We would like to further our data integration to more easily track conversions and value for ROI. This is tricky for low traffic sectors like ours but we are working together to find the best solution and adapting based on our successes.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the main operator. We are a leading pet advice and puppy buyer and breeder interaction service.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Avid Panda, and what were your goals?

We wanted to expand our traffic and increase revenue. The main goal was to be consistently in the top half of the first page for our keywords

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

We contacted multiple agencies, and selected the Avid Panda team due to their willingness to help and above industry knowledge of the 'science' behind SEO

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and campaigns.

Avid Panda have ran everything from our SEO standpoint. They have set our strategy and implemented it. Key scopes of work include: Website architecture and liaison with developers to implement best SEO practices. Backlinking campaigns. Blog writing campaigns.

How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

3. Alex the CEO and his team have been beyond fantastic. The knowledge in the team is the best in the business, and the passion they have for the industry is rare to come by.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

We consistently rank top half of the 1st page for our specified keywords, and many more that Avid identified for us. Traffic has increased roughly 10 fold since engaging them

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness.

Avid use a mixture of google docs and notion to communicate clearly. They are available to discuss our challenges/ needs within a very fast timeframe.

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

The level and depth of their SEO knowledge are incredible. The whole team live and breathe marketing and SEO. I have never met people who know the inside workings of google and other search engines better AND tirelessly continue to keep on top of the new things that change daily.

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

Never change guys...

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the Director of a software company. We develop our own software as well as mobile apps and web services for other businesses.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Avid Panda, and what were your goals?

We are growing our software business for our Ad-lister software and expanding the outreach. We hired Avid Panda to provide full-scale SEO services to improve the traffic and more significantly the number of licenses.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

We have in the past had our own SEO business and therefore understand the processes of the tasks involved. We followed a rigorous interview process cutting through the false promises and checking on Avid Panda's testimonials. We had no doubt they were the perfect fit.

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and campaigns.

Our engagement process began with explaining the software to Avid Panda. Ensuring they understood our goals and the competition. They helped us with setting up Google Tag Manager as well as keyword research. From here they advised us on what on-site changes were created and created new collateral with our suggestions and keywords. The team also assist us with monthly blogs and mails shots targeting the appropriate demographic.

How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

We were assigned a project manager who put together a thorough plan for execution. We also had 1 other SEO specialist involved in communication with us throughout the campaign.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

Since the campaign was setup we have been gaining more trials each month of our software and we are now ranking in the top 10 on page 1 for Google for several keywords. Our site traffic has increased by 33% and we are extremely happy with the results.

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness.

The team are great at communicating with regular monthly meetings. We speak on the phone and via email.

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

We were impressed with their professionalism and attention to detail on the SEO and PPC services. The desire to understand what we do as a company also showed throughout the campaign.

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

Nothing that comes to mind! We will be using them again on our other software services towards the end of the year.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am a freelance marketer and I work on various marketing projects for a company offering services such as distribution, POS installation, project management and fulfilment.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Avid Panda, and what were your goals?

We have working with Avid Panda to improve visibility of our website, the main goal being to acquire more traffic to our website, leading to an increase in enquiries for the company's services and to aid new business development.

SOLUTION

How did you select Avid Panda and what were the deciding factors?

Avid Panda were recommended to us by another company and following a meeting with them, we were impressed with their knowledge and previous results.

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and campaigns.

The project was to re-vamp elements of our website and help us improve visibility of our website on the search engines. The project involved working through the website and improving the news articles and blog to help build links to the company website. Throughout the campaign regular reporting was given by Avid Panda, to enable us to monitor the number of hits to the website, to see the improvement in visibility. The project is ongoing and includes key article being written to aid the link building.

How many people from the Avid Panda team worked with you, and what were their positions?

I work with 3 members of the team, two of them I work with to develop website pages and articles and I work with Alex on quarterly reviews of the projects.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

I have regularly monitored the results from the SEO work and I can say that traffic to the website has increased substantially over the last 18 months which we are very pleased with.

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness.

Avid Panda are in very regular contact with us and send monthly reports on progress, we also receive quarterly video reports, which are informative and useful in understanding the SEO work.

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

Their dedication to doing whatever they can to help us to improve our online presence is impressive.

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

No were very happy with the way the projects have run.