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CASE STUDY

Tapecon Asserts Strong Industry Leadership

The 100-year-old printing and contract manufacturing company based in Buffalo grew website traffic, leads and its reputation with a new website, consistent content production and strong utilization of the HubSpot CRM.

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The Back Story

Tapecon is a 100-year-old printing and manufacturing business based in Buffalo. The President, a fifth-generation leader of the family business grew the business in impressive fashion during his tenure by expanding capabilities through investments in equipment and talent. But almost all of their customers were coming in through referrals and outside sales activity. With an impressive story and an abundance of in-house expertise, the company knew it had potential to succeed with inbound marketing by attracting and engaging new customers with better content and experiences.

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Our Solution

We always begin with the end in mind, so first we designed a comprehensive inbound marketing strategy. Our strategy was simple. Produce quality content that helps reinforce the uniqueness of expertise that exists at Tapecon. Increase website traffic as well as the percentage of website visitors that convert into a subscriber or marketing qualified lead. Then engage prospects and customers alike through custom-tailored email marketing and sales enablement solutions to create an ecosystem of content and experiences that asserts Tapecon as an industry leader and preferred choice.

Key Deliverables

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Search Engine Optimization

Complete optimization for target keywords.

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Blogging

Highly-optimized educational content published monthly.

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Content Offers

Ebooks and guides to convert website visitors into leads.

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Video Marketing

To educate, inform and engage both prospects and clients.

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Email Marketing

Various emails to educate clients and nurture prospects.

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HubSpot Implementation

CRM configuration to organize all marketing and sales efforts.

The Results

Tapecon is on pace for the greatest year in its over 100-year history. It's attracting more visitors, subscribers and qualified sales leads from its website than it ever has before through a structured strategy that's delivering scalable, organic growth. 

Total Website Traffic

TAPECON WEBSITE TRAFFIC OVER 4 YEARS

Website Leads from Organic Search

TAPECON WEBSITE CONVERSIONS OVER 4 YEARS

Podcast Episode Views

TAPECON PODCAST VIEWS

Website Form Submissions

TAPECON GROWTH IN WEBSITE LEADS

+ %

WEBSITE TRAFFIC

+ %

DOMAIN AUTHORITY

+ %

WEBSITE CONVERSIONS

+ %

REVENUE GROWTH

"Their knowledge and collaborative spirit has allowed us to be more strategic and enabled our sales team to be more effective."

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Steven Davis

"They quickly familiarized themselves with our service offering and provided a structured approach to our website and marketing efforts."

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Jeff Davis

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