PBJ Marketing

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the marketing manager of a B2B manufacturing company

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We wanted to expand our online presence and run some ppc ads to attract more targeted customers.

SOLUTION

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

One of my friend is a former PBJ client. He referred PBJ Marketing to me. Plus, I was really impressed with their customer reviews in clutch and Google local page as well.

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

We wanted to expand our online presence and run ppc ads to attract more targeted B2B customers. PBJ marketing set up the ppc accounts and took care of the whole process. We have hired an inhouse ppc specialist and now he can take care of the remaining process without any issues. Thanks to the great work by PBJ team.

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

1 account manager and a ppc specialist.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

It was a one time, short term project. But, PBJ did a fantastic job in setting up the ads accounts and deploying initial PPC campaigns. PBJ team did their part without any glitches. Now, it is up to our inhouse PPC person to take care of the rest.

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

I used to talk them twice in a week mainly through Skype or Zoom in case they wanted to share the screens.

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

Everything PBJ Marketing did was explained in an understandable way. Their communication was great. Overall, a highly talented and professional team.

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

There is nothing that I dislike and see no downside in their service.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the marketing strategist of a machining company

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

It was a difficult and complex project. We were blocked from doing ppc ads on many platforms due to some weird reasons, but PBJ marketing has helped to get us back up and running better than before.

SOLUTION

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

Clutch was the only directory I have searched and my VP approved my selection.

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

Our number 1 goal was to get the ppc ads on tracks. PBJ did a fantastic job on that by lifting the bans. They also managed the ppc and Google ads for 3-4 months which was super helpful for me. And, a learning curve for me as well.

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

There was 1 account manager for our particular project from my understanding.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Really happy with the outcome. I am really glad that they did managed to remove the ppc ads ban from various platforms. They also provided ppc consultations and suggestions which was really helpful for me being the marketing in charge of the company.

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

Weekly meetings through zoom calls and emails. We used to have regular Monday Morning meetings to update the progress.

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

PBJ Marketing is one of the best PPC agencies you can find. I liked their positive attitude and their commitment to solve the problems.

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

They took stress off my plate, produced the results the company expected. So, no complaints from me.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the marketing manager of a local thermoforming company

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

As a local thermoforming company, we wanted to target a special audience. Even though we had an inhouse seo intern, we hired PBJ Marketing to help increase our search engine rankings and drive more targeted customers through ppc campaigns.

SOLUTION

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

Through clutch reviews. Clutch was the only directory I searched for a digital marketing agency. We have short listed 3 agencies and we have decided to hire PBJ after considering all factors including pricing.

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

PBJ Marketing managed all aspects of our SEO and SEM, including Google Ads, Bing Ads, LinkedIn ads, keyword research, website technical SEO, keyword-optimized blog writing and all associated copy, creative, and landing pages.

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

1 dedicated PPC specialist and an account manager.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

I think PBJ marketing did a great job for us. I can differently say that the enquires and targeted audience visit has improved after the initial hiccups. Being worked in SEO and PPC field, I want to add one thing: The end results of SEO and online marketing takes time. DO not expect overnight miracles.

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

PBJ Marketing helped us on SEO,PPC strategy, execution, and metrics. They also partner with us on paid advertising efforts, specifically LinkedIn and Google. They maintain the day to day tasks needed to run these channels and hold weekly meetings to ensure objectives are being met, funnel metric goals are on track. Zoom and direct phone calls were the main mode of communication.

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

Throughout the entire process, they were knowledgeable, attentive, and gave great recommendations. The account manager was particularly helpful. He maintained constant communication throughout our work together, offered helpful advice, and went above and beyond our expectations. Also, I would like to thank Philipp, the VP of PBJ Marketing who personally updated me on a regular basis.

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

To be honest, PBJ Marketing exceeded my expectations in a shorter time than expected. I couldn't find any cons.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the sales and business development manager of a 3D printing and machining shop

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

Because we were lacking targeted traffic, we wanted to hire an agency to fine tune our Google, Facebook, and Bing paid ads efforts.

SOLUTION

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

One of my college who personally know Phil, the co-founder of PBJ Marketing, suggested to go with PBJ. We haven't considered any other agencies. Plus, I was really impressed with their clutch reviews.

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

The main focus was on implementing various PPC campaigns in different platforms and monitor them to track the progress. Google, Facebook, and Bing were the main platform we have used for paid ads. Due, to NDA, I can't disclose more details about the campaigns.

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

1 account manager was the main point of contact. I think there were 2 PPC specialist worked for us in the background.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Really happy with the outcome as of now. I think they did a great job. They came in and helped us with our existing PPC efforts and drove them higher. They also helped us with our website CRO.

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

The account manager reported me on a weekly basis and updated the campaign progress. Zoom and Google meeting were the main tools used for communications. They were absolutely spot on when it comes to communication tools and timeliness. Special kudos to the account manager.

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

PBJ Marketing is a great Paid Ads Management Partner. They will listen to your problems. They came in and helped us with our existing PPC efforts and drove them higher.

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

I like PBJ organized approach to project management. We weren't happy with the first account manager. They have immediately replaced him when I raised my voice.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I work as the head of sales and marketing of a local printing company

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

Just like all other local business, we were suffering from lack of targeted audience traffic. So, we have decided to try PPC and ad campaigns to see if that make difference even though we are on a tight budget.

SOLUTION

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

Through clutch and google reviews. We have considered few other agencies as well. We have decided to go with PBJ as their pricing was slightly lower than others.

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

I was impressed that PBJ has a wide range of expertise that could possibly help our business's unique hurdles. They streamlined our PPC/Google Ads campaigns .While it's possible to manage pay-per-click programs in-house, nothing compares to having a dedicated expert agency like PBJ Marketing monitoring the program more than we could ourselves.

They did a great job perfectly running our Google Ads campaigns. PBJ helped us launch a successful LinkedIn paid ad campaign as well. To be very honest, there were no overnight miracles. But, we have started to see the positive impact after few weeks.

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

There was :

• one account manager
• a ppc specialist worked on our project

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Overall, we are happy with the results as we are getting more genuine enquires and the traffic has increased as well. We have a very good social media presence as well. Thanks to the hard work of PBJ marketing.

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

The assigned account manager reported me with the update and progress on a bi-weekly basis through Skype and zoom calls.

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

PBJ Marketing was extremely professional, organized, creative, and a pleasure to work with.

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

Nothing negative comes to mind about our experience with PBJ Marketing.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the sales and marketing manager

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

PBJ Marketing was hired to take care of all aspects of our PPC campaigns and SEO. The end goal was more targeted customers.

SOLUTION

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

One of my friend referred PBJ Marketing to me. She was one of the past client of PBJ Marketing. I also gone through the client reviews of PBJ Marketing in clutch as well before we finally decided to hire them.

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

Our primary goal was PPC, They also worked on Google Ads, Bing Ads, LinkedIn ads, keyword research, technical SEO and partially worked on Social media marketing as well.

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

2 dedicated accounts manager were the point of contact.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Really happy with the outcome even though it took a while to see the results. Overall, really happy with the results and will be definitely using PBJ marketing again in the near future as we are planning to expand our business.

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

Zoom calls, Skype calls and phone calls.

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

PBJ Marketing is The smartest digital agency I've encountered. All of the experts assigned to our account were on top of their game. Communications never get muddled and time isn't lost passing information around. Unlike some other digital agencies, PBJ never tries to fit us into a cookie-cutter programs. Their communications are top-notch, clear, consistent, and very upfront about what is and isn't working.

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

None I can think of now. Just keep in mind that SEO results don't happen overnight. Be patient and you will be rewarded.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the vice president and marketing head of a pets control company

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We were lacking targeted leads. And, we wanted to experiment some PPC campaigns to see if that make any difference. We also wanted to do some social media marketing as well.

SOLUTION

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

Clutch is the only site I considered for picking PBJ Marketing. I was really impressed with the clients reviews. I think I made the right choice.

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

PPC campaigns were our first priority. Plus, some social media campaigns.

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

There were 2 accounts managers to supervise the whole campaigns.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Really impressed with the outcome of the campaigns. I can say that PBJ's PPC implementations were spot on. Way better traffic so as the genuine enquires from the targeted customers.

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

Weekly project updates describing the progress of the campaign through emails and zoom calls with the account managers on every Friday were the main mode of communication.

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

I was very impressed with the account executives assigned to work on our project because of the suggestions that they made, which were quite unconventional for our line of business and which we hadn’t thought of ourselves. We weren’t sure that our target audience would take to the new marketing approach, but PBJ Marketing proved us wrong.

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

None of I can think of now.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the VP of a construction company

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We wanted to boost our online presence through search engine optimization, content marketing and paid ads for construction niche.

SOLUTION

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

Google and clutch search was the deciding factors of PBJ marketing.

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

We wanted a professional agency's help to manage our PPC accounts, campaigns and content marketing. We also wanted to set up various paid social lead gen campaigns on LinkedIn as well.

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

There were 1 account executive and 1 SEO expert exclusively worked on our project.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The first series of campaigns didn't generate much return. However, thing have changed after a while and we have received good results after PBJ Marketing's PPC and online marketing efforts. The genuine enquires and organic traffic has improved for sure. Thanks to their hard work. Because of tight budget, we have paused the campaigns. We will be using PBJ Marketing again in Q2 or Q3. PBJ Marketing will be our first choice in the future for sure.

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

The account manager was the point of contact for me. Weekly zoom calls and occasional phone calls were used for updates and communication.

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

PBJ Marketing consisted of highly talented and experienced PPC professionals. They exhibited a very high level of competency.

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

I cannot think of anything that I haven't like with the agency. I think they are on top of their game. Be patient and don't expect overnight miracles if you are planning to run PPC and SEO campaigns.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the marketing head a small packaging company

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We are a B2B business and our primary customers were other business looking for packaging solutions providers. The obvious end goal was to improve the overall online presence of our company and driving more targeted customers to the website.

SOLUTION

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

We have picked PBJ Marketing from clutch. One of my friend who worked with PBJ marketing in the past did suggested me to look PBJ Marketing's clutch profile. I was really impressed with the customer reviews and ratings.

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

PPC campaigns primarily targeting other B2B companies. SEO for some special niche keyword ranking. Overall, digital marketing of our packaging business.

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

There were 1 account manager and a dedicated digital marketing expert to take care of our project.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

PBJ Marketing built a result driven pay per click strategy for our packaging company. We are a B2B business and our primary customers were other business looking for packaging solutions providers. I think PBJ did a great job by implementing targeted ppc campaign and SEO efforts as well.

As I have worked in the digital marketing field in the past, I know the end results of digital marketing efforts will take some time to take effect. And, I can say that results of PBJ's hard work is slowing driving more traffic to our site thus online enquiries is increasing as well. Kudos to the entire PBJ marketing team.

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

Weekly zoom calls and emails were used for communication. Sometimes, direct calls as well.

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

The team at PBJ Marketing is knowledgeable and easy to work with. They have been very helpful in our PPC campaigns. They stay in contact and are very accessible if I have questions and have given many valuable suggestions.

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

I have nothing negative to say

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the vice president and marketing head of a machining company

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

The problem was scaling up our SEO and PPC efforts for our machining business. There are so many things we could do, but didn't have the manpower to pull off. PBJ Marketing has stepped in and filled that role. We are still early on in the process, but we are chipping away at our goals. I am sure that results should follow.

SOLUTION

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

I have selected PBJ Marketing from clutch directory. Main deciding factor was their past customer reviews. Plus, their pricing was within our budget.

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

Our inhouse marketing team was really small and we needed some addition help from a professional agency to take care of it. PBJ marketing's main task was SEO. Link building and PPC campaigns to drive traffic.

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

One account manager was assigned for us and he was the main point of contact. But, Phillip was just a Skype call away whenever I needed.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Overall, we are happy with the results. Thanks to PBJ Marketing's SEO. Link building, optimizations, technical, content creation efforts. Even though we have a small inhouse marketing team, PBJ did a great job and they were a wonderful addition to our marketing team.

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

Weekly updates report emails and Skype and phone calls were the main mode of communication.

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

Their organized workflow and top-notch communication skills really set them apart. They always seem to be on the ball, and they work well in the background.

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

Give them a shot. They may not be for everything, but I have used them for SEO services few times now and have no real complaints. Great addition to any team.