Nativ3

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I work for a nonprofit that develops and mentors young leaders (ages 18-25). I am the chief operating officer.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Nativ3?

Nativ3 provided web services and digital marketing for our growing nonprofit. As a nonprofit, we are always in need of developing new donors and recruiting students into our programs. They helped us run ads on Facebook to target donors and students to be recruited into our programs. They also provided re-targeting and email marketing to develop those leads.

What were your goals for this project?

To grow our donor base and to recruit talented young leaders into our programs.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

Nativ3 came highly recommended and they were competent and professional in their areas of expertise.

Describe the scope of their work in detail.

Nativ3 provided Paid Targeted Facebook Ads, Maintenance of Social Media pages, Nativ3 Site Mining, Audience Targeting and Remarketing, and Content Strategy/SEO.

What was the team composition?

I've working closely with Nativ3 at all levels of the project, from design, Facebook targeting, content development, and execution of campaigns. Every step of the way their team was professional and experts in their fields.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

Nativ3's targeting led to thousands of new leads from donors and students that led to new donors and new recruits into our program.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Communication and workflows were extremely effective.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

Every step of the way, Nativ3 showed themselves to be experts and handled themselves professionally at all times.

Are there any areas for improvement?

As a growing business, they can work on onboarding processes.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I am a manager at Life365 Portraits, a photography studio.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Nativ3?

We engaged Nativ3 to build a new website for us.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

Our CEO wanted to move quickly with this project, so in the span of 3–4 weeks, Nativ3 developed our website’s frontend and incorporated our existing system into the backend. This required Nativ3 to build a custom API.

What is the team composition?

We worked with 5–6 people from Nativ3’s team, but Dominik (Project Manager, Nativ3) and Craig (Web Development Manager, Nativ3) served as our main points of contact.

How did you come to work with Nativ3?

Our CEO decided to hire Nativ3, and I am unsure of that selection process.

How much have you invested with them?

I’d estimate that we spent $11,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

Our project spanned February–March 2019.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Thanks to the new website, we’ve seen an uptick in web sessions and online bookings. Additionally, we are now able to track the activity on our site through Google Analytics, which is helpful because we did not have that set up correctly on our previous website.

Our team loves the website, and we’re all very excited about it. It’s much cleaner and simpler, and it’s exactly what we were looking for. I think our customers, too, find it easy to use. On both spectrums, it’s been very successful.

How did Nativ3 perform from a project management standpoint?

We communicated with their team and organized through Basecamp. Nativ3’s team answered messages day or night. We felt comfortable knowing that we could reach them at any time. We wanted to move quickly, and Nativ3’s project management style allowed us to do so. In that regard, we could tell how dedicated they were to the project.

What did you find most impressive about them?

Nativ3’s staff has a trained eye for what people look for when they’re online. Further, they are great communicators, which was refreshing considering that we found it challenging to receive honest answers from past website developers.

Are there any areas they could improve?

No, they delivered everything that we needed.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

Aside from simply recommending Nativ3, I would advise future clients to make sure they have their ideal styles or designs in mind. If they know what they want and can communicate it well, Nativ3 can work much faster.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I was the campaign manager of Johnson for Governor, a 2018 gubernatorial campaign in Minnesota.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Nativ3?

We hired Nativ3 to manage our social media accounts and our digital advertising efforts, first for the primary election and later for the general election.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

To start the engagement, we developed a content calendar for our social media pages. Nativ3's main requirement was to both write and post content and to fill that calendar. Our internal designer worked closely with the Nativ3 team to determine the look of all of our materials. In addition to running our Facebook and Twitter accounts, we relied on Nativ3 to post display ads and Facebook ads, produce and place YouTube pre-roll advertising, and oversee our SEO and Google Ads campaigns. As we approached Election Day in both the primary and the general election, we increased the amount of money they spent on our behalf. In all, they spent several hundred thousand dollars for us.

Our targeting strategy was probably the most complex that I’ve ever seen in a campaign. We determined several custom universes of possible voters based on gender, region, and a number of other factors. By the time of the general election, we had 21 or so unique audiences that received tailored messages. To facilitate that, Nativ3 built around 30 landing pages that we could direct people to.

What is the team composition?

We worked with a team of 5–6 people, but I primarily interacted with Max (Partner, Nativ3) and Jon (Founder, Nativ3).

How did you come to work with Nativ3?

Before working with Nativ3, I managed all of our social media. Once we secured the party endorsement for the primary, we began to scale our operation to the point that I no longer had the time to be responsible for that. Max is well-known in political circles in Minnesota given his role as an activist. He and Nativ3 emerged as the best options for our campaign.

How much have you invested with them?

We spent $25,000 for their services throughout our campaign.

What is the status of this engagement?

Our engagement spanned June–November 2018.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We were pleased with the results of their digital advertising methods. Our SEO and Google Ads campaigns successfully targeted our designated audiences.

How did Nativ3 perform from a project management standpoint?

I was able to work directly with Max, and we interfaced about 10–12 times a week in person and through video meetings. His team generated weekly reports of our metrics. They are organized to the point that we never worried about incomplete tasks

What did you find most impressive about them?

Our targeting strategy was quite a sophisticated operation that included many small and niche subsets that received a wide array of messages. It was a complex undertaking to keep tabs on all possible voter universes and executing all of the media buys. I was impressed by Nativ3’s ability to manage all the moving parts of our campaign’s targeting efforts.

Are there any areas they could improve?

No, I cannot determine anything that needed improvement.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

As Nativ3 continues to grow and add people that are as invested as the current team, future clients will remain in capable hands.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I was a Lt Governor candidate for the state of Minnesota

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Nativ3?

Create and execute a digital and social media strategy for our campaign. They built out our website, facebook, instagram, twitter, tiktok accounts. They crafted messages and managed our email list (>100k subs).

SOLUTION

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

I spoke to previous clients who were very pleased with the work Nativ3 completed. I felt like they really understood the nuances of our challenges. Nativ3 is very nimble, which is essential in a political campaign as the landscape is ever changing.

Describe the project in detail and walk through the stages of the project.

Basically Nativ3 was responsible for creating and managing all of our social media accounts, digital marketing, and advertising spend (billboards, radio, TV). They were instrumental in crafting messaging across all of the platforms.

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

My point of contact was Max - I can't speak to who from the team worked on our account.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

Social media following of over 500k, digital fundraising efforts broke all previous records for a campaign ($$$ and individual donors).

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

We had weekly meetings to review the strategy and set the goals for that week but Max was available 24/7 to listen and always willing to pivot if necessary. I felt like Nativ3 were heavily invested in our success.

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

Very nimble. Our strategy was customized for us and our needs, not some boiler plate approach. Also, a political campaign is highly visible and heavily scrutinized. Never once did I feel like the pressure got to the Nativ3 folks.

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

Nothing

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I’m a financial advisor with a firm that provides financial planning, investing, insurance, and 401k plans.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Nativ3?

We needed website updates.

What were your goals for this project?

We wanted a fresh look and a website that’s faster, smarter, and a better representation of who we are and what we do.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

I know Max (Partner, Nativ3) and I also liked their posts online.

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

They developed and launched our new site.

What was the team composition?

I worked with several people from their team.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any information that demonstrates the impact that this project has had on your business?

I’m more comfortable directing customers to our new site.

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

We communicated by phone and email and used Basecamp for project management.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

They listened and responded quickly.

Are there any areas for improvement?

No, nothing comes to mind.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the marketing VP of Stella’s Fish Cafe & Prestige Oyster Bar. Stella’s is a casual, contemporary seafood restaurant in the heart of Minneapolis’ Uptown neighborhood.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Nativ3?

We hired them to improve our SEO.

What were your goals for this project?

Our goal is to triple our banquet room business. To do so, we needed to book more private dining and rooftop events by maximizing our web presence.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

We chose them based on their reputation and our past associations.

Describe the project in detail.

After assessing our site, they presented specific SEO strategies and goals.

What was the team composition?

We had direct contact with the owner of Nativ3.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any statistics or metrics that speak to the quality of their work and impact of the engagement?

They provide great value. As soon as they started executing their proposed work, we immediately saw a nice uptick in key areas. For example, our ranking on six keywords has gone from zero to the first four Google results pages.

How did Nativ3 perform from a project management standpoint?

They are always in communication and open to new needs or requirements.

What impresses you about Nativ3?

They provide excellent customer care and results.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the owner of Hammer & Forge Chiropractic.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Nativ3?

I hired Nativ3 to create my website and to handle all of my SEO and online marketing.

What were your goals for this project?

I wanted a functional and attractive website. Additionally, I needed to see my business rank competitively in Google searches.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

I heard about Nativ3 through a friend. I knew they did great work and offered competitive prices.

What was the team composition?

I worked with one of the owners directly. I don’t know who else was part of the team.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

My website is fantastic and fully functional. Within 3 months, I was on the first page of many popular Google searches.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

They communicated clearly and were great to work with.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

Nativ3 really focused on accomplishing what I wanted. My contact kept in touch with me to make sure the team always put my needs first. They worked hard to get results.

Are there any areas for improvement?

No.