A specialist packaging machinery manufacturer. New business depended on expensive trade conferences: stand fees, travel, and hoping the right buyers walked past. Digital produced almost nothing, cost per lead sat above £300, and the pipeline between shows was unpredictable.
We replaced show dependence with an always-on engine across Google Search, LinkedIn Ads and Facebook retargeting. Search caught buyers already comparing machines. LinkedIn put the brand, the machines and the sales team in front of plant managers and engineering buyers every week. Retargeting brought back the visitors who left without enquiring.
£1.3m+ revenue so far from under £250k ad spend, and a conservative 15x+ estimated lifetime return once the 17 new clients' lifetime value is counted. CPL down from £300+ to £55.
"I don't get any of this social media stuff... but whatever you boys are doing keep doing it!"

