Background
“Dunbar & Boardman started trading in 1981 and since then the company has moved with the times through the technological evolution. Given the rise of social media we needed to be in this space and it was in April 2014 I was introduced to Mike Pitt of Marketing Fundamentals Ltd, a Content Marketing Agency. Mike began blogging for us the following month and was also running our Twitter account. He also liaised with our staff to direct what should appear on the LinkedIn Company Page.”
Objectives
Increase Social Media following on Twitter and LinkedIn
Increase Social Media engagement particularly on Twitter.
Raise the profile of Dunbar & Boardman within the Vertical Transportation industry nationally and internationally.
Strategy
Weekly blogging – Wrote a new blog post each week and this was published on the D& B Blog.
Twitter – Tweeted blog content and retweeted relevant third party content every week day.
LinkedIn – Posted to LinkedIn once per day.
Re-wrote website from a Content Marketing perspective, making content more engaging.
Results
Web traffic to the Dunbar and Boardman websitre was up 54% within first 4 weeks of activity starting.
Twitter followers and engagement increased.
LinkedIn engagement and number of Company Page followers increased
Company profile raised within the Vertical transportation sector.
In September 2015 Dunbar and Boardman was acquired by TUV SUD, an international service corporation focusing on consulting, testing, certification and training.
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Testimonial from Peter Boardman, Managing Director of Dunbar Boardman
” The effects of weekly blogging and Social Media activity were clear
to see: we were getting more traffic to the website, people were
staying on the website longer and it was having a positive effect on
lead generation too. Our profile in the wider industry was also
raised; the biggest suppliers in our industry (Otis, Schindler and
Thyssen Krupp) would retweet and favourite our content. Mike wrote
about some of the industry’s personalities and key technological
breakthroughs. We also re-designed and re-wrote our website and this
further enhanced our profile and reputation.
There is no doubt in my mind that the work Mike did in raising our
profile helped make us more visible and for that I am grateful. I
would have no hesitation in recommending Mike Pitt to any B2B
Professional Services business. ”
Peter G Boardman
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