OLBUZ

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Founder of the company. 

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We make hand-crafted personalized gifts, nameplates and home decor products.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

• Google Analytics Set up
• Scaling up Google ads at a set ROI target
• Running Social Media ads

SOLUTION

How did you find OLBUZ?

Referral

Why did you select OLBUZ over others?

• Close to my geographic location
• Pricing fit our budget
• Referred to me
• Company values aligned
• Deep knowledge of performance marketing

How many teammates from OLBUZ were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

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

• To set up the google analytics for our woocommerce-based website 
• To scale up our current Google ads at a target ROAS 
• Set up Facebook pixel 
• Running FB/Instagram ads with a focus on ROI 
• Setting up ads for our USA website on Google.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

• Google analytics and Facebook pixel set up well with reporting. 
• Pmax campaigns created for category specific targets. 
• Facebook ads created for category specific products. 
• Daily monitoring of performance. 
• Inputs in the U/I of the website. 
• Setting up ads in the USA website. Generating sales in a new site. 
• Understanding the audience behavior and acting accordingly 
• Awareness campaign creation on facebook and youtube.

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

The professionalism that beams out of Jignesh first pitches reflects completely in all our interaction with their team. They are punctual with the time lines and occasion-specific ad creations. We had no complaints about the delivery time.

What was your primary form of communication with OLBUZ?

• In-Person Meeting
• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

I'm impressed with their deep knowledge of everything related to performance marketing.Use of technology. It is evident from data tracking to ad copy creation. Sheer professionalism. Never lets you down.

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

Our first account manager had to leave Olbuz after 2 months. It took us time for explaining everything to the new team. I am not sure of how it would have been avoidable. But as a client its difficult for us. Emphasis on audience selection is scope for improvement. For facebook marketing,that is very important.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

Ours is an Online tour operated head office in Kochi and branch in Kumarakom (India). We have 8 workers and I am the owner of the Tour Operation.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire OLBUZ?

Work assigned to OLBUZ is online marketing activities that includes Google ads (limited) social media marketing, SEO, content marketing activities. They also under to revamp our company web site during 2017.

What were your goals for this project?

The project output asked is increasing the visibility and enquiry.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

I got him through a friend reference.

Describe the scope of their work in detail.

During 2017 we have asked the company to look at our present website, provide solution as to how we should increase the visibility for more enquiry generation. they started with google ads, digital marketing, content writing, content marketing, engaging social media for generating more visibility.

What was the team composition?

we have not fixed any composition, but after 2yr, If I satisfied with the work, will continue.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Yes. When I given this web site to OLBUZ, per day page load was less than 50. Today it went upto 482 and more enquiry start coming. Earlier when we upload an article, it took almost 30-40 days to rank. Today within a week our article start appear in google search.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

There was no backlog or pending till now. Everything was cleared with the time frame we put forward.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

They are always available for a discussion and provide immediate solutions to problems. He is very sympathetically consider our requests.

Are there any areas for improvement?

Nothing from our side.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I’m the co-founder and CTO of a company that helps medium-to-large businesses tap into traditionally neglected customer segments using CRM.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire OLBUZ?

My company hired OLBUZ to develop a prototype of our CRM mobile app.

What were your goals for this project?

We wanted to develop a simple and elegant yet complex and powerful mobile app that would allow business owners to enter customer markets in ways they hadn’t been able to before.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

We chose OLBUZ based on their costs and high ratings on review and freelance platforms.

Describe the project in detail.

OLBUZ utilized the wireframes, documentation, and guidelines that we provided. They developed the prototype of our mobile app using Xcode, Swift, and Cloud Firestore. The team integrated various third-party APIs. OLBUZ completed the prototype, and we’re continuing to work with them. We plan to pursue web development in the future.

What was the team composition?

OLBUZ has about ten IT professionals onsite, and they have access to remote workers as needed.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Because of OLBUZ, we have gone from idea to implementation and have monthly revenue. Users enjoy the app.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

The workflow has been great; we like their dynamic team structure.  The team is respectful and fosters an amicable collaboration. We communicate via FaceTime.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

We’ve been very impressed by their constant communication. The team responds to our inquiries at almost any time of the day. They’ve adhered to the documentation that we provided, and they don’t hesitate to make recommendations when they see a better way of doing something, which is a huge help. They address and fix bugs promptly.

My company has continued to gain traction since the prototype launched, and we’ve kept OLBUZ as a partner based on their great work so far.

Are there any areas for improvement?

They are a solid team; I believe that they are doing everything right and will continue to naturally improve over time, like any other great team.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I’m the product manager of an app.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire OLBUZ?

We hired OLBUZ to handle and improve our PPC efforts.

What were your goals for this project?

We wanted to gain more visitors to our marketplace through the ad campaigns.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

We found OLBUZ online.

Describe the project in detail.

OLBUZ ran a Google Ads and retargeting campaign for our platform. They continued to manage and optimize the efforts.

What was the team composition?

OLBUZ provided one campaign manager who worked with us daily.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The work fulfilled our expectations and was done diligently. They optimized our campaigns and we were highly satisfied.

How did the OLBUZ perform from a project management standpoint?

They were committed to improving the efforts and delivering positive results. They were very engaged in the project.

What impresses you about the OLBUZ?

Their straightforward communication and strong professionalism were valuable.

Are there any areas for improvement?

I don’t think there’s anything they could have done better. They did the work well and I’d recommend them to anyone.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I co-founded SocialPilot, a social media scheduling and marketing tool for American digital agencies. End-clients connect social media accounts to our tool and then share posts across all business profiles. Users can select platforms and release times. We also do analytics and social media monitoring.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with OLBUZ?

We hired them to do marketing, specifically on Google AdWords.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

OLBUZ manages our service and remarketing campaigns for Google AdWords and Facebook Ads. They also manage our digital marketing, paid campaign, and social media profile. We’ve used them for SEO, but we now do that internally.

How did you come to work with OLBUZ?

A friend referred them to me.

How much have you invested with them?

Currently, we spend between $100,000–$150,000 per year. We’ve gradually increased our spend from $25,000 in 2014 to $150,000 in 2017.

What is the status of this engagement?

Work started in July 2014 and is ongoing.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

They’re well-versed in digital marketing and Google AdWords. In one campaign, they optimized conversion rates for a well-defined target audience. We continue to run similarly great campaigns. The team is more focused on results than spending a lot of money.

How did OLBUZ perform from a project management standpoint?

Since we’re in India, we’re able to communicate via phone and email. During our weekly calls, they update us on their progress and the campaign’s performance. They also present comprehensive monthly reports in video format.

What did you find most impressive about them?

They handle our budget very well. They do not spend large amounts of money without conducting marketing research.

Are there any areas they could improve?

They are very good with Google AdWords and Facebook Ads, but could still improve marketing for Facebook.

Do you have any advice for future clients of theirs?

Make sure their social media marketing matches the quality of other services. Otherwise, I don’t have any specific advice for buyers.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the Founder of Bonobology.com, a content, and services website focused on couple love!

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire OLBUZ?

For revenue generation and setting up SEO strategy

SOLUTION

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

Through his profile that came from a common friend. Found Mr. Jignesh Gohel to be genuine and very knowledgable and helpful. He delivers more than the scope of work and is available.

Describe the project in detail and walk through their service package.

We set up a detailed document on what kind of SEO strategy to use on our 7 k pieces. This really helped us achieve growth.

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

Him and 2 pf his team members I think

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We got about 10% month-on-month growth in our numbers.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Mr. Goehl's team is easily approachable. And they were patient with our team and got into as many calls as we had wanted.

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

The readiness to help. Giving us a solution which was not expensive for our company and training our people to rise up to it.

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

I am very satisfied with them.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

CEO of Dovemobi Gaming Studio.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire OLBUZ?

He puts information of our website in digifloor. Thanks to OLBUZ, now our website is more well-known.

What were your goals for this project?

Getting big traffics from around the world

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

See his page, digifloor, when browsing internet.

Describe the scope of their work in detail.

Getting traffics to our website.

What was the team composition?

Not sure

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The project has been successfully delivered. Results are really great!

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

great!

What did you find most impressive about this company?

Very good in marketing!

Are there any areas for improvement?

None

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I’m the founder of a language learning application.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire OLBUZ?

We needed a partner to develop our iOS app.

What were your goals for this project?

We wanted to develop a fast and fully-functional iOS app from scratch.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

Originally, we found OLBUZ on the website Codementor. We had collaborated with them previously on smaller-scale projects and were satisfied with their work. I reached out to the team for this project.

Describe the project in detail.

OLBUZ developed an iOS app from scratch.

What was the team composition?

I communicate with the CTO and their iOS developer.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The app received positive user feedback post-launch. When we started, we only had a vague idea of what we wanted. OLBUZ then created a simple design while being patient and kind to our many changes throughout the process.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

We communicate with the team several times per week and they are always responsive. They are quick to get ahold of and they respond to our questions in short order. Likewise, the team is always available to address our concerns.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

The team is friendly, approachable, and efficient. They have a good product and the CTO is genuinely concerned about client success. He acts as if he were an extension of our own team.

Are there any areas for improvement?

No. OLBUZ offered reliable support during the project and post-launch. They are professional and will make suggestions to improve the product and services.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I’m the founder of Blastchat, a platform that allows users to send mass messages to friends, fans, customers, and other citizens around the world, then chat individually with each recipient for 24 hours.

Other features include Blastchat Marketplace, which allows users to buy and sell things with each other; an “ask me anything” feature that allows users to make private questions; and a safety feature that allows people to send safety updates to their personal safety network with the press of a button.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire OLBUZ?

We wanted to redo the code for our project.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

We met them online and interviewed them for three days before choosing their services.

Describe the project in detail.

OLBUZ handled mobile app development and design as well as backend work for our multi-purpose messaging app.

What was the team composition?

I work very closely with their CTO. We chat daily.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Because of their work, we’ve gone from zero to 3,000 users.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

There’s great communication between us. It’s as if they’re part of our team.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

OLBUZ treats your projects as if they were their own.

Are there any areas for improvement?

No. This is a great team.