AdToro

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the President of Superhuman Bikes

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We make performance electric bikes and skateboards. 

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• Run our digital advertising campaigns
• Manage Email Marketing Campaigns
• Improve SEO

SOLUTION

How did you find AdToro?

Online Search

Why did you select AdToro over others?

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

How many teammates from AdToro were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

Digital Advertising:

• Campaign Management: Strategy, setup, and optimization across multiple channels.
• KPI Optimization: Daily performance enhancements with periodic reviews.
• Media Planning: Options for ad spend allocation.
• Reporting: Live performance dashboard and regular reports.
• Communication: Regular coordination and recap calls.

Influencer & Affiliate Marketing:

• Discovery: Understanding brand, objectives, and audience.
• Strategy: Clear goals, performance indicators, and campaign messages.
• Outreach: Contacting and negotiating with influencers and affiliates.
• Content Planning: Creating and strategizing engaging content.
• Campaign Execution: Managing posts and promotional activities.
• Reporting: Monitoring progress and optimizing in real-time.

Organic SEO:

• Site Audit: Implementing technical improvements.
• Keyword Research: Targeted keywords for optimization and content.
• Competitor Analysis: Strategic insights from competitors.
• User Optimization: Enhancing user experience and conversion rates.
• Content Creation: Delivering monthly blog content.
• Task Prioritization: Focusing on impactful SEO tactics.

Email Marketing:

• Strategy: Tailored email marketing plans.
• Klaviyo Integration: Utilizing advanced features for segmentation and automation.
• Creative Development: Designing engaging emails.
• Campaign Execution: Precise automation and single sends.
• Reporting: Detailed performance analysis and optimization.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We've seen impressive results with AdToro. Our sales have increased, our SEO presence and organic traffic have improved significantly, and our new affiliate program, set up by AdToro, has generated over $50K in revenue.

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

Adtoro's project management has been good. They deliver detailed performance reports via weekly calls. They're quick to respond when we send something their way or ask for adjustments. I was impressed by their proactive drive to find solutions to problems we were not even aware of - when the easy thing would be to just ignore it and save the work. 

What was your primary form of communication with AdToro?

Virtual Meeting

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

The team at Adtoro, led by Chris are a passionate bunch really striving to get results for their clients. They nerd out on marketing and are obsessed with finding the strategies that will deliver for their clients. 

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

In meetings Chris gets so much momentum going that it can be challenging to get a word in. We've learned to raise our digital hands which has worked great. 

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Creative Services Manager of TeamSupport

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

 TeamSupport provides ticketing and live chat customer support software that make resolving complex issues simple.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• SEO Content
• Paid ad campaigns
• Monitor site health

SOLUTION

How did you find AdToro?

We had worked with them at a previous company

Why did you select AdToro over others?

• High ratings
• Pricing fit our budget
• Good value for cost
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from AdToro were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

1. Media Plan - PPC ad campaigns & execution 
2. Organic and Google Ads keyword research & tracking
3. Initial Technical and Content SEO Audit
4. Content plan & weekly blog writing 
5. Ongoing website traffic monitoring and conversion tracking 
6. Marketing operations and design work as needed

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Our keyword rankings continuously go up each week & month. We have launched several successful PPC campaigns with Google, LinkedIn, etc. We have a broad selection of SEO-friendly content that continues to drive traffic to our site. Any technical issues are resolved quickly which is important to our team because we are only three people. 

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

AdToro is the most reliable vendor I've worked with. Chris is extremely responsive—if he doesn't have the answer right away, he usually finds it before the day is over. Communicaton is smooth and uninterrupted. The team is great at documenting their work and deliverables are completed on time or ahead of schedule. 

What was your primary form of communication with AdToro?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

They are a nimble, knowledgeable team that provdies quick, quality work. The attention paid to our account can't be beat - At times we feel as though we're their only client. 

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

None come to mind. 

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Sr Marketing Director of Benamy International

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

ecommerce and wholesaler

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• Drive Product Awareness
• Drive Visitors to the website

SOLUTION

How did you find AdToro?

Referral

Why did you select AdToro over others?

• High ratings
• Close to my geographic location
• Pricing fit our budget
• Good value for cost
• Referred to me

How many teammates from AdToro were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

Drive product awareness and site visits for a new tool in the market during the holiday gift-giving season using targeted social ad campaigns, paid search, SEO, and organic social.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Double and triple digit percent increases in social channel page reach, new fans, impressions, and website clicks.

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

AdToro is incredibly responsive and fantastic with turn times. We hired AdToro a little later than we wanted to for the holiday selling season in late October but they were able to on-board us and get campaign ads up in a week or 10 days so we didn't miss November holiday-buying customers. They are always quick to respond to questions or feedback and everyone we spoke with was incredibly pleasant and professional. Great customer service.

What was your primary form of communication with AdToro?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

Their responsiveness. Many companies can do what AdToro does, but the time in which they got our campaigns up and how quickly they return emails is what sets them apart for us. It's a testimony that they can move at the speed of e-commerce marketing, which is quick!

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

Reporting came a few days late at times but was always comprehensive.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I'm an executive at eat G.A.N.G.S.T.E.R. We make allergy-friendly baking mixes free of gluten, grains, eggs, nuts, and dairy.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with AdToro?

We needed their digital marketing expertise to drive customers to our website and increase our conversion rate.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

AdToro is responsible for our social media marketing and Google Ads management. We’ve worked with them to develop a strategy on how and where to spend money. We’ve also collaborated with them to develop creative campaigns for our customers.

What is the team composition?

There are two teammates from AdToro that I work with on a weekly basis.

How much have you invested with them?

We spend between $600–$800 per month, including ad costs.

What is the status of this engagement?

We began working with them in June 2021, and we’re still working with them.

How did you come to work with AdToro?

AdToro was recommended to us.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

AdToro has done a great job. Our big goal is to increase our ROAS, which they’ve done very well. At one point, there were glitches on our website that weren’t AdToro’s fault, making it hard to track metrics.

How did AdToro perform from a project management standpoint?

We track key metrics and reconnect to discuss these every two weeks. AdToro was kind enough not to charge us for the time that we spent figuring out a tracking issue on our end, which is awesome.

Are there any areas they could improve?

I’d always take more engagement, creativity, and thoughtfulness around my specific company. In general, though, AdToro’s been awesome to work with.

Do you have any advice for future clients of theirs?

Be as educated as you can so you can ask good questions. I don’t know a lot about digital advertising and marketing, so I’ve had to learn from AdToro. If you start to learn the language, you can start the project in work mode rather than learning mode, which will make the results even better.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Director of Marketing of a commercial solar installer.

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Commercial Solar Installer

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• Generate Quality Leads
• Increase Web Traffic
• Build Brand Awareness

SOLUTION

How did you find AdToro?

Email Outreach

Why did you select AdToro over others?

• Pricing fit our budget
• Great culture fit
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from AdToro were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

Adtoro helped create a lead generation campaign for us using Google Ads and Linkedin Display. They managed the campaign and developed all the creative. The campaign resulted in a high quantity and high quality set of leads, all with a very low cost per lead.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• High quantity and quality leads for a low cost per. We went from no leads converting on our site to an abundance. Adtoro was able to take my vision and turn it into a reality and made me look very good to my upper management.

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

They are always on time and very fast. When they told me the campaign launch timeline was shocked at how fast it was. I have worked at agencies that would take 10x as long as it took Adtoro to get campaigns created and producing. All without sacrificing quality.

What was your primary form of communication with AdToro?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

Very open and transparent. Great communicators and always willing to go the extra mile.

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

At this moment, i can't think of anything. Their delivery exceeded my expectations.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm the Chief Commercial Officer of a contract manufacturing company. We manufacture personal care products for brands that don't have the means to create their own manufacturing plants.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire AdToro?

We were looking to expand our capabilities to include more formulation, contract manufacturing and sustainability. The goal was to generate more content and utilize that to generate sales leads.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

AdToro found us through the internet, surveyed our website and offered to help optimize our SEO and SEM.

Describe the scope of their work in detail.

The team ran extensive tests for rankings in our key markets against competition as well as the keywords we wanted to target. They provided a plan to increase organic content on the website, creating unique pages that linked to our specific ads on Facebook/Instagram and Google. The landing pages each include unique content with a form page to learn more from our team.

What was the team composition?

Tyler and Chris tag team our account breaking up the content and Ads between the two of them. Tyler writes the blogs and most of the content, Chris runs the team and manages our budgets for optimization across our campaigns.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

For SEO, our site health is now at a 89%, sessions are up 71%, new sessions up 13%, page sessions up 3%, bounce rate is down 9%, average session duration is up 2%. For SEM our impression rate is up over 100%, conversion rate is up 15bps, conversions have doubled, and clicks are up around 30%.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

The workflow is very easy. They have more time than I do to spend on the business and they work with us at our pace. They push us to do more in a very complimentary way.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

The attention to detail and their quick response time if we need them to make changes. If we ask them to investigate something that isn't their core they recommend others that we can work with in that particular space. They know what their core is and they don't spread themselves too thin trying to do everything, but what they do they do well.

Is there any area for improvement or anything that could have been done differently?

Nothing at this time.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm currently the VP of Marketing at SI Tix, by Sports Illustrated. SI Tix offers over 28 million tickets to more than 100,000 sports, concerts and theater events across the globe. SI Tix puts the fan experience first - featuring transparent pricing with our exclusive $10 Flat Transaction Fee on select events when you pay with our partner Venmo, unparalleled access to the biggest events and a guaranteed 100% refund if an event is canceled for any reason.

With the largest audience in the industry, the SI Tix marketplace connects more buyers and sellers than any other ticketing platform around the world.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

The fact that our competitors, specifically Ticketmaster & Stubhub, are major long time players in the ticketing space and are essentially synonymous to users. The main challenge will be to gain market share from these companies and establish an initial foothold in the industry. SI Tix would like to raise brand awareness, educate customers about the SI Tix platform, increase site traffic and drive conversions.

Since the SI brand is essentially one of the most iconic brands in sports, we also want to show that SI Tix are able to offer experiences across ALL categories (outside of sports) -- including music and theater. However, we want to accomplish this while leveraging the strength of the SI brand. We hired AdToro to help us audit, create, develop, and optimize all digital advertising efforts on Search, Social, Native, and Programmatic Advertising channels.

SOLUTION

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

We interviewed a few digital marketing agencies and we went ahead with AdToro because of their passion and energy. We felt that there was excellent working chemistry. Immediately from the start, Chris and his team were eager to help with everything. They jumped right in and they often feel like a member of our internal marketing team.

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and marking tools used.

This scope includes but is not limited to: Google Ads, Bing Ads, Facebook Ads, Instagram Ads, Twitter Ads, Snapchat Ads, TikTok Ads, Pinterest Ads, Yahoo Gemini, and Native/Programmatic Advertising DSPs Though AdToro will provide media planning and forecasting, the AD SPEND will be determined by SI Tix and then allocated across all active channels to meet internal guidelines and for optimal performance.

The following plan is built into 2 categories, ticket sales conversions and site traffic. Traffic Based Initiatives Programmatic Advertising and Display Advertising Search Engine Optimization Conversion Based Initiatives (Ticket Sales) Google Ads Bing Ads Facebook/Instagram Ads. AdToro also delivers weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting to provide transparency and work with us to optimize the campaigns.

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

We worked mostly with Chris, the CEO and Tyler, account manager.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

AdToro has helped us progress in our most valued KPIs from a digital advertising and organic perspective. On the advertising side, we've broken out our initiatives into two objectives: traffic and conversions.In our traffic campaigns, AdToro has been able to deliver millions of hyper-targeted unique users per month while staying within efficient CPC and CPM parameters.In our conversion campaigns, AdToro has consistently improved our cost/purchase on all channels while scaling up our monthly ad budget.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

We have a weekly sync and we often chat throughout the day via Slack. The workflow is very seamless and their team integrated very easily with our internal marketing team.

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

They're a one stop shop for all our digital marketing needs but more importantly, we really value their personal touch. They truly understand our business and work hard to help us reach our goals.

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

No, we are very pleased with everything so far.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

We are the leading ESG platform built for commercial real estate. My role as the Marketing Operations Manager is to keep our marketing technology and website optimized as well as raise brand awareness and bring in leads.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We hired AdToro to improve our website's SEO and lead our paid ad campaigns. For SEO, our goal is to rank high for keywords revolving around our brand name, ESG, and sustainability. For paid ads our goal is to increase brand awareness and bring in quality leads.

SOLUTION

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

The VP of Marketing chose AdToro based on cost and quality of service. Their pricing model of taking a percentage of total spend is very fair to all parties involved.

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and marking tools used.

We had an initial call outlining expectations, getting initial ad campaigns off the ground, and collecting keywords to rank for. Since then we have quick weekly recap calls to go over our website health, keyword rankings, and paid ad performance. AdToro also created a Slack channel so we can easily contact them with questions or ideas for new campaigns.

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

We work directly with AdToro's CEO and Head of Digital Strategy.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Our website score went from around a 65% to a 94% in a very short period of time. We are ranking very high (between first and third result on Google) for relevant keywords, and our paid ads campaigns have added multiple deals to our pipeline.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Working with AdToro is very smooth. We set expectations, and they easily fulfill them and more. The Slack channel is a really nice touch because they are very responsive.

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

Their wealth of SEO knowledge. With their help we are now ranking much higher for our keywords and our website health is almost perfect and much higher than it would be if I tried to tackle it myself.

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

So far, not yet.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the VP of Marketing and co-founder of a start-up in the removable storage space. We manufacture and sell memory cards and workflow readers to professional cinematographers and photographers.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire AdToro?

We needed a company to take over our home-grown, ad-hoc, social media advertising program to take it to the next level.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

I interviewed about 5 companies for this partnership and after reviewing the approach to the business, pricing structure and fit I chose Ad Toro.

Describe the scope of their work in detail.

They developed an advertising plan and put together the creative for ads placed on Facebook and Instagram. We also explored other platforms and did tests there to expand our reach. We continue to look at additional ways to reach a wider audience with their guidance on the best tools to fit our needs.

What was the team composition?

I work directly with their CEO and senior members of their team.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We have been closely monitoring ROAS in each platform along with other metrics like the total reach as well as the cost per click. All of our metrics have been improving month over month as we optimize our program.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

We have a weekly call to review all the metrics we are targeting. I also have access to a dashboard that I can access at any time to see real-time results. In addition we manage projects through Asana and Slack.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

Very responsive to our needs and requests.

Is there any area for improvement or anything that could have been done differently?

None that I have identified.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

We empower Product Professional with the tools and knowledge to create products that matter. We have been in business for over 20 years and serve clients around the world. Our products and services include consulting, contractors, training, certifications, templates, coaching, books, and a Product Management optimization program. In my role as Sr. Digital Marketing Manager, I manage our digital strategy, our marketing tech stack, and marketing operations.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire AdToro?

We were looking for a partner that would help us with our advertising strategy and execution on search and social.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

We felt AdToro's values aligned with our company values. We could tell they had the intelligence and experience to help us achieve our goals while staying in alignment with our values. They are also very data-driven without making things complicated, that was a huge plus.

Describe the scope of their work in detail.

They manage all our paid media channels and are brainstorming with us to understand what other channels we could experiment with. We meet weekly to discuss what trends we're noticing and what changes we could make to optimize our campaigns. AdToro partners with us to refresh our creatives and create and landing pages we need to run a campaign. It's been helpful for them to be so hands-on but also be able to take a step back and look at the overarching strategy.

What was the team composition?

I meet with and work directly with Chris and Tyler who manage our account.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We're very happy with the outcomes we've had so far. One of the biggest changes AdToro made was to our attribution windows. They made the windows smaller, allowing us to really see how effective our media is.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

We have weekly meetings to talk about new learnings from the last week and to review the progress of our campaigns. We also have a Slack channel where can communicate as-needed. The AdToro team has also been very open to work with our other marketing vendors and join monthly meetings we host to ensure we're all on the same page and working towards the same goals.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

They hold themselves accountable. If we run into any issues, we're able to communicate about it directly to them. And they come to a set of steps moving forward, and AdToro follows that plan very well.

Is there any area for improvement or anything that could have been done differently?

Nothing in particular. Their team is transparent and open to feedback that if anything does come up, they're receptive and adjust accordingly.