Cadence SEARCH

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the COO of Cynergy Technology

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We bring together expertise from Cynergy Technology and our global family of manufacturers, distributors and solution specialists to design, implement and manage solutions that are effective, reliable and state-of-the-art.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire CadenceSEO to accomplish?

• Increase organic web traffic
• Improve our standing in web search results
• Tune our web presence to accurately communicate our centers of excellence

SOLUTION

How did you find CadenceSEO?

Cadence outbound marketing

Why did you select CadenceSEO over others?

• Pricing fit our budget
• Great culture fit
• Focus on results

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

When we began, our web presence was a "bookmark on the internet". Through a series of activities such as web page/structure tunes, creation of an ongoing content stream, and integration of keyword tagging, development of location and/or product/service specific content, Cadence has exponentially increased our visibility to our potential clients and created a web presence that accurately reflects the many areas of excellence our team supports.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

There are numerous KPIs we track via scheduled meetings and reports. The most important of these are organic traffic flow, keyword rankings, and content creation. We also watch search engine results for specific words and phrases and have seen consistent positive trending toward first page (and many times first organic) results placement.

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

Two words - very efficient. Cadence conducts a regular flow of touchpoint meetings during which we review the stats, discuss development and set priorities for future activity. Cadence is always on time, always prepared and always effective in their use of our collective time. We end every meeting with a clear understanding of where we are and where we are headed. We could not ask for a better project management experience.

What was your primary form of communication with CadenceSEO?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

WIth all the quantitative results data they present, it is CadenceSEO's ability to build a personal relationship with us that I have found most impressive. It feels like they actually care about our team. When we get an award or have a good press release, they are genuinely happy for us. When we have a challenge or an issue to address, they make it their challenge as well. They are simply part of the Cynergy family.

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

There is no relationship that is perfect. Cadence got to know us over time. We got to know them. As relationships do, ours has matured into a familiar rhythm. 

Through the time we've worked together, I know that, if there was something that needed improvement, I can describe what I want to change and how I'd like to change it. Cadence will tell me what is possible, what they recommend, and then let me make the best decision for our organization. They listen to us - we listen to them. We wouldn't change a thing about that.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Director of Marketing of Specialized Dental Partners

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

As a Dental speciality service organization, we partner with dental practices and provide business support so our doctors can focus on their patients.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire CadenceSEO to accomplish?

• Build online authority via SEO
• Support our website migration during our rebrand

SOLUTION

How did you find CadenceSEO?

Online Search

Why did you select CadenceSEO over others?

• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from CadenceSEO were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

• SEO Audit: identified technical issues holding usendopartners.com back from ranking in search engines. Implementation of this audit has started, our goal is to improve overall page indexing and keyword visibility.  
• Competitor & Keyword Research: gain insights into the competitive landscape and identify opportunities to improve non-branded keyword rankings. We are using this research to allocate the best keywords to every page in link building, content creation and optimization campaigns aimed at improving keyword ranking. Link building: New high-quality backlinks have been built to improve domain authority and improve overall site rankings. Links have been allocated to priority pages helping rank for seed terms. 
• Page Optimization:  Created effective and compelling titles, meta descriptions and headers for navigation pages which has led to an improvement in keyword ranking for priority keywords and pages

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Website metrics, 2022 - 2023 

• 92% increase in total users  
• 89% increase in total Sessions 
• 127% increase in organic search 

Successful transition to new site domain

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

Cadence is not only incredibly responsive to what I know we needed to do, but they also attended to key items that were essential to the project success that I didn't know to ask for. They felt like our own staff and worked tirelessly to make sure we hit our goals and stayed informed. 

They will educate you on the "what, how and why" so you leave interactions with them with new capabilities. Our team is now smarter and able to do so much more than before the engagement. I couldn't be happier.

What was your primary form of communication with CadenceSEO?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

The dedication - our goals became their goals and sometimes I almost felt they were more committed to doing the right things than I was.

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

Not that I can think of. They are only limited by what you are asking them to do but even then, they will make sure to think of the items you missed.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Co-Founder of Bstuff LLC dba BankersHub

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Leader in providing online, web education to professionals in the financial services industry.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire CadenceSEO to accomplish?

• Greater visibility to search engines
• Developing intellectual content and articles for website
• General IT support and assistance

SOLUTION

How did you find CadenceSEO?

Online Search

Why did you select CadenceSEO over others?

• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost
• Company values aligned

What was the size of CadenceSEO’s team?

2-5 Employees

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

Work involved reviewing and enhancing the SEO effectiveness of BankersHub.Com, with deliverables being the measured, statistical improvement in search results, clicks, page views, etc. Additional work including authoring new articles on the site in order to drive new searches and visibility. Cadence has also proven critical with daily input on new site revisions and other technical support concerns, often going above and beyond the initial project scope.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• Google search rankings
• Weekly page visits and new/unique visitors
• Actual articles posted

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

The Cadence team ALWAYS responded within hours and certainly same-day. Delivery items were on time or earlier along with regularly scheduled review calls and meetings. Very professional and exceeded expectations when compared with other vendors previously.

What was your primary form of communication with CadenceSEO?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

The technical skills were very impressive but more than anything else, it was attention to personal details and service. All tasks were focused on meeting the objectives, with no pressure to upsell or pad the original budget or scope.

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

None.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Principal, Managing Director of Thomas/Ferrous, Inc.

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We are a marketing communications and design agency.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire CadenceSEO to accomplish?

• Acquire new business leads.
• Improve search ranking
• Create database outreach program

SOLUTION

How did you find CadenceSEO?

Other

Why did you select CadenceSEO over others?

Other

What was the size of CadenceSEO’s team?

6-10 Employees

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

Cadence SEO provided hands-on services in website strategy, navigation, page organization, key word research and integration, content strategy, copywriting, database marketing, email outreach strategy, email content, website search and traffic analytics.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• Website search ranking for our business category
• Outbound email marketing success

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

Weekly in-person status meetings, maintained project schedules, tracked progress with custom spreadsheets, always available for additional meetings or consultation, fast response time, knowledgable technical support for database set-up and implementation, invested in achieving business success for us

What was your primary form of communication with CadenceSEO?

Virtual Meeting

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

CadenceSEO is vey knowledgable about SEO and outbound email marketing. They do not overpromise or make claims they can't support. They are well-staffed and always accessible. They share insight regarding what they have learned in the process of growing their own business. They are always friendly, helpful and patient and want our work together to be successful. They represent a good value for the fees that they charge and it's clear they value long-term relationships.

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

We are working together to make some revisions to process tracking and documentation. This is mainly so that we have a more comprehensive overview on our end. They are flexible and willing to revise and adapt their existing tool sets to meet their client's needs.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

We are a manufacturer's sales representative. While we don't manufacturer anything we are the exclusive sales arm of major industrial automation manufacturers. We leverage our customer relationships in a consultative manner to help those customers find solutions for the challenges they face within their processes. I am the VP of Operations and Marketing.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

SEO Optimization - we have had a website for years and recently added an online buying presence. CadenceSEO played a huge part in helping us take both of those platforms to a new level from an SEO standpoint.

SOLUTION

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

Customer Service - Responsiveness -- these guys are incredible!

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

Overall SEO Optimization - keywords, current website clean up (H1, H2), content writing and posting.

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

In the two years we had an exclusive team. We only worked with 3-4 people directly. They were fantastic!

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Web traffic increase

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

Ongoing Google Doc Spreadsheet - made what we needed to provide and feedback very easy.

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

Great people!!!

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

No. We really enjoyed working with Cadence and are only leaving to consolidate resources. We're a HubSpot Shop and found a resource that can help us leverage our Hubs account and incorporate the SEO aspect. If it weren't for that, we'd have stayed with Cadence!

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am Product Marketing Manager for Chief, a brand of Legrand AV. We manufacturer commercial and residential TV mounts and related AV (audio visual) accessories.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We hired CadenceSEO to do an SEO audit of our site, make optimization recommendations and write content on a monthly basis that will help boost our organic search ranking.

SOLUTION

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

We reached out to CadenceSEO at the suggestion of our digital marketing director. We had already been working with an SEO contractor and were looking for a business we could truly partner with and be transparent in their communication and metrics.After some initial consultations and receiving a quote, we decided to work with CadenceSEO for at least three months.

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

Scope included:

1. SEO & visibility audit
2. Keyword research
3. Optimizing site for target keywords
4. Ongoing content creation to engage and inform

Build authority Deliverables included:

• How to improve rankings
• list of pages with broken backlinks
• list of non-indexable URLs in sitemap
• list of pages missing from sitemap
• missing canonicals
• internal broken links
• duplicate content
• optimization recommendations for page titles and header tags
• suggestions for metadata
• list of images that are too large or missing alt text
• extensive list of keyword rankings and ongoing blog content creation.

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

I first worked with CadenceSEO's Director of Sales and eventually worked with one of the principals of the business for ongoing content optimization and creation. I've also been in touch frequently with their Director of Account Management who helped keep project timelines on track and worked with various content writers who produced our monthly blog topics and content.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Our site has seen increases in clicks and impressions from organic traffic month over month. Kevin has also been a proactive and invested partner in our success by continually calling attention to negative metrics and actions that can be taken to overcome them.

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

We've been very impressed with the open, timely, and transparent communication from CadenceSEO. Their passion for their business and ours is always apparent. We also appreciate their flexibility to work around our timeline and budget and still deliver results.

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

The time and care they've put into learning our business, so they can write truly relevant content. Their personal investment in our success while helping us understand the tools of their trade and metrics.

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

Not that I can think of at this moment. I've really enjoyed working with their team and look forward to continuing our partnership.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the Chief Marketing Officer for a global digital engineering services company.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We engaged CadenceSEO to help us grow our organic web traffic through cultivation of domain authority across a range of strategic content areas.

SOLUTION

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

I've worked with a lot of SEO service providers over the course of my career. I've never been more impressed by any of them than I am by Christy's insight, strategic thinking and get-it-done mindset. She and her team are head-and-shoulders better than any other SEO strategist I've ever worked with.

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

We defined strategic content areas that are important to supporting our growth agenda. Christy did keyword analysis, and together we prioritized our content strategy.

After fixing the legacy issues with our digital assets, Christy and team now propose and then create new content to advance our domain authority every month.

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

3-4. Christy is our lead, and there are 2-3 support resources who periodically join meetings or do work for our team.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Our organic traffic is up over 100% YOY. Having been close to the process, I know how it happened... but it never would have happened without CadenceSEO's guidance and executional support.

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

We have a weekly call, and the rest of our collaboration is asynchronous (through emails and GoogleDocs). It works extremely well

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

Christy is an SEO genius and she is tons of fun to work with.

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

Honestly, nothing comes to mind.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the marketing manager of a greenhouse garden center and landscaping company.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with CadenceSEO?

We wanted to boost our site’s ranking on Google and needed help with SEO.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

CadenceSEO provides SEO services. Specifically, they optimize the backend of our site. Their efforts include conducting keyword research and implementing specific keywords in meta descriptions. The team also ensures that Google has no trouble scanning our site.

Additionally, the CadenceSEO team gives us suggestions for our content in terms of our blog and other site content. They’ve written and published some copy, but they primarily provide SEO consulting services to help us rank better on Google.

What is the team composition?

I work mainly with a project manager, who is also our SEO consultant. There are also several teammates working in the background.

How did you come to work with CadenceSEO?

They actually found our website when they were researching sites that had experienced dramatic decreases in rankings. The team reached out to us, and I thought they were a good fit. 

How much have you invested with them?

We’ve spent around $50,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

The project started in April 2021, and it’s ongoing.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement? 

Thanks to CadenceSEO, we’ve seen a dramatic improvement in our rankings on Google. Their work has definitely led to an increase in leads. 

Overall, they’ve exceeded our expectations — I’m 100% satisfied with the team.

How did CadenceSEO perform from a project management standpoint?

They go above and beyond to ensure that they always stick to our deadlines. CadenceSEO also does a great job of shifting things around to keep the project within our budget.

We primarily communicate via email, but we also have Zoom meetings twice a month.

What did you find most impressive about them?

I’ve worked with several vendors, but what makes CadenceSEO stand out is how much they prioritize us. They put a lot of care and attention into tailoring their work specifically for our organization.

Furthermore, the CadenceSEO team makes a point of being on top of the project — they complete tasks in a timely and efficient manner.

Are there any areas they could improve?

Sometimes they come up with too many fantastic content suggestions, and we don’t have the capacity to utilize all of them. However, that’s not really a bad thing. I’ve been highly satisfied with the team overall.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

Know what you’re capable of and communicate this clearly with the team. This will help CadenceSEO adjust to your budget and time limitations.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the retail marketing generalist at Kalmbach Feeds, an animal nutrition company based in Ohio. We make feeds for animals of all shapes and sizes but mainly for farm-type animals, such as livestock, horses, and chickens.  

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Cadence SEO?

We hired CadenceSEO to dive into the world of SEO and help Kalmbach with its organic search rankings.  

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

CadenceSEO has been helping us move our website higher in search rankings for people searching for animal feeds. Their team has done plenty of legwork for us, and we talk multiple times a week. I specifically have a weekly chat with Kevin (VP of Growth). 

In the beginning, the CadenceSEO team delved into our website to find errors like broken links or pages that no longer existed and needed to be redirected. Since our website was only recently redesigned, it had plenty of issues and wasn’t completely set for SEO. After finding such errors on the website and doing a site audit, the CadenceSEO resources worked to fix them.  

We also designed a plan around how to target keywords, and the plan included creating more content for the website. It previously had minimal content, so search engines had a hard time finding and crawling it. To fix that, we put up a blog page where we could create content that focused on our target keywords. On top of that, CadenceSEO has also helped us create press releases to build backlinks to other credible websites. That way, we improved the amount and quality of the website’s content.

At present, we continue to create content for the website to further optimize it. We will soon be picking up another brand with CadenceSEO — we have multiple brands — and we’ll have more in-depth and strategic collaboration with them for many of our brands. 

What is the team composition?

Our lead project manager is Kevin, and everything has gone through him. We’ve also worked with Destiny (Senior Project Manager), though she’s taken another role within the company. Many other people from their team work in the background, but Kevin has been our main point person. 

How did you come to work with CadenceSEO?

CadenceSEO reached out to us and brought to our attention that our newly redesigned and relaunched website was having major issues from an SEO standpoint. We were no longer ranking in Google, and people wouldn’t find us online in the near future if we continued down that path. That was how we started working with them.

How much have you invested with them?

So far, we’ve invested around $10,000 in their services. 

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working together in June 2021, and the project is ongoing. 

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement? 

Success metrics are hard to pinpoint down to any certain time because they change weekly. In any case, during the last 60 days, we’re up in 383 rankings across several Google searches that are related to our business. Those terms include words and phrases that we aren’t even targeting. Our ranking continues to go up every week, and that’s been exciting to watch especially as we add more content to the website. That being said, we have to wait for around six months to see more optimal results from Google; we’re about three and a half months into the engagement. 

Meanwhile, CadenceSEO has done an incredible job of improving our website from its sad and poor state to one that ranks in multiple terms. Overall, it has been a neat experience working with them.

How did CadenceSEO perform from a project management standpoint?

Working with CadenceSEO has been extremely beneficial for us. They truly help us manage this side of our marketing efforts, and they come to us every week with new plans and suggestions. Our teams also stick to a good timeline and rhythm in everything we need to do, and they manage everything for us. We mainly communicate over emails and Zoom. They use AgencyAnalytics, where we can access our updated data points every single day — this is our main dashboard. 

What did you find most impressive about them?

The most impressive thing about CadenceSEO is the personalization of their work. They try to maintain a face-to-face interaction with us even though we’re on opposite sides of the country. Everything has been so personal, so it’s been great working with them. 

From a business standpoint, it’s always nice to know that they truly care about us. They want to see us succeed especially in this area of marketing. As a company, we’ve known little about SEO, but CadenceSEO has been helpful in teaching us about its importance all along the way. 

Are there any areas they could improve?

No, there aren’t any.