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TECH 3-YR ENGAGEMENT

Drove 300% YoY revenue growth for Forward Networks

A network-twin platform serving enterprise IT, government, and education tripled organic traffic, captured top-3 IT infrastructure rankings, and cut PPC cost per lead.

CLIENT
Forward Networks
ENGAGEMENT
SEO + PPC partner
TIMELINE
2021 - 2024 (3 years)
RESULTS VERIFIED IN PIPELINE + GA4
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1 / 4 PIPELINE + KEYWORD DASHBOARD 2024
CLIENT SNAPSHOT
FOUNDED 2021 clamp baseline
SECTOR IT infrastructure, network twins
HQ Santa Clara, CA, USA
PLATFORM Cloud-native network twin
STACK WordPress, Google Ads, LinkedIn Ads
RECOGNITION Government and enterprise leader
BACKGROUND

A leading IT and network services provider for enterprise, government, and education

Forward Networks is a leading IT and network services provider delivering data center management, edge router technologies, and scalable cloud services to enterprises, institutions, and government agencies.

The product is best-in-class. What the team needed was a search and paid engine that reflected that clinical strength on Google.

CHALLENGE

Best product, weaker SEO than competitors, expensive PPC

RANKINGS

Weaker SEO than rivals

Competing products with lesser tech outranked Forward Networks on flagship queries.

PAID COST

Rising PPC cost

Cost per lead climbed as broad campaigns competed against enterprise incumbents.

PIPELINE

Inconsistent pipeline

Demand generation was uneven, so sales forecasts had to hedge on paid volume.

APPROACH

Long-form authority content plus a PPC restructure

Authority content strategy

Thought-leadership pieces positioning Forward Networks as the IT networking expert.

Decision-maker keywords

Targeting high-intent IT queries used by decision-makers, not vanity search volume.

PPC restructure

Lower cost per click through new landing pages and tested ad variations at scale.

Tracking and optimization

Managed analytics stack so ongoing campaign refinement was tied to actual pipeline.

Enterprise landing pages

Segment-specific pages for government, enterprise IT, and education prospects.

Weekly pipeline reporting

Weekly reporting cadence with results tied back to booked enterprise pipeline.

RESULTS

Predictable enterprise pipeline built on lower-cost demand

Headline result: 300% year-over-year revenue growth across SEO and paid channels.

+300%
YOY REVENUE

Year-over-year revenue from organic and paid grew 300% over the engagement.

3x
ORGANIC TRAFFIC

Organic traffic tripled through targeted keyword-driven content.

#1-3
FLAGSHIP RANKS

Ranked in the top 3 on Google for high-value IT infrastructure queries.

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