Case Study · B2B SaaS

How We Grew Thompson Solutions to 420% More Organic Revenue

A 14-month engagement combining OmniSEO®, paid acquisition, and conversion rate optimization turning a stagnant pipeline into a predictable revenue engine.

Project Snapshot

The Numbers at a Glance

Client

Thompson Solutions

Mid-market HR SaaS platform

Engagement

Jan 2024 – Feb 2025

14-month retainer

Primary Goal

Pipeline Growth

Reduce CAC, increase SQLs

Market

North America

SMB and enterprise segments

The Challenge

A Growing Product With a Leaky Funnel

Thompson had a solid product and a sales team but marketing wasn’t delivering predictable pipeline. Here’s what we inherited.

Organic traffic was flat for 18 months

Keyword rankings stagnant; zero structured content strategy

Website converting at under 1.2%

No A/B testing, poor mobile UX, unclear CTAs

Marketing and revenue data were siloed

Marketing and revenue data were siloed

Our Initial Assessment

After a full audit of their tech stack, analytics setup, and content footprint, we identified three root causes: a crawlability issue depressing 40% of indexed pages, a Google Ads account with 200+ broad-match keywords and no negative lists, and a landing page architecture that forced every visitor down the same generic path regardless of intent.

The core opportunity wasn't just traffic it was improving the signal quality of every visitor who landed. Thompson was seeing 22,000 monthly sessions but only 264 MQLs. That math needed to change.

“The first 30 days were about fixing the invisible: technical debt, tracking gaps, and budget waste before we spent a dollar on growth.”

The Strategy

A Phased Revenue Marketing Approach

We don’t launch campaigns we build systems. Each phase creates compounding returns that outlast the engagement.

Foundation & Diagnostics

Phase - 1

Months 1–2

Full technical SEO remediation, GA4 + CRM attribution setup, Google Ads account restructure, and baseline conversion benchmarking across 11 key landing pages.

Technical SEO Audit

GA4 Implementation

CRM Attribution

Ads Account Rebuild

OmniSEO® Content Engine

Phase - 2

Months 3–6

Deployed topic cluster architecture targeting 47 high-intent keywords. Built programmatic landing pages for each buyer persona and ICP segment. Published 3 cornerstone guides generating 340+ backlinks by month 6.

Topic Clusters

Programmatic SEO

Link Acquisition

Persona Pages

Paid Acquisition Optimization

Phase - 3

Months 5–10

Shifted Google Ads to Performance Max with custom audience signals. Added LinkedIn ABM targeting enterprise buyers. Introduced a retargeting funnel with 4 distinct audience segments and matched creative.

Google PMax

LinkedIn ABM

Retargeting Funnels

Creative Testing

CRO & Revenue Intelligence

Phase - 4

Months 7–14

Ran 22 A/B experiments across pricing page, demo form, and homepage. Deployed Grit Focus revenue tracking dashboard giving leadership real-time visibility from first click to closed deal.

A/B Testing

Revenue Dashboard

Pricing Page CRO

Demo Flow Optimization

The Stack Behind the Results

Google Analytics 4
Google Ads
LinkedIn Ads
Semrush
Search Console
VWO Testing
CallRail
HubSpot CRM
Looker Studio
Screaming Frog
Klaviyo
GTM

How We Work

Every Engagement Follows This Process

Audit & Discovery

Deep-dive into your existing traffic, rankings, ads, and conversion data. We find what’s leaking revenue before we spend anything on growth.

Strategy & Roadmap

Custom 90-day roadmap with prioritized initiatives ranked by revenue impact. You see exactly what we’ll do, when, and why before we start.

Build & Launch

Execution across SEO, paid media, content, and CRO in coordinated sprints. Weekly check-ins keep you in the loop without burying you in reports.

Measure & Attribute

Revenue tracking links every marketing action to pipeline and closed revenue. You’ll always know which channels are earning their budget.

Optimize & Scale

Continuous A/B testing and performance reviews identify the next compounding lever. What works gets scaled. What doesn’t gets cut fast.

Report & Forecast

Monthly revenue reports with forward-looking projections. No vanity metrics just the numbers that matter to your leadership team.
Increase in Organic Traffic
0 %
More Qualified Leads Generated
0 +
New Pipeline Influenced
$ M
Improvement in Conversion Rate
0 %

Month 1 baseline - Before

Monthly Organic Sessions

22,400

Qualified Leads / Month

264

Demo Conversion Rate

1.2%

Google Ads ROAS

0.8×

Cost Per Lead

$287

Keyword Rankings (Top 10)

31

Domain Authority

34

Month 14 performance- After

Monthly Organic Sessions

113,200

Qualified Leads / Month

748

Demo Conversion Rate

6.4%

Google Ads ROAS

4.1×

Cost Per Lead

$169

Keyword Rankings (Top 10)

247

Domain Authority

58

Before vs. After

The Full Picture of What Changed

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FAQs

Common Questions About This Engagement

How long did it take to see initial results?

We saw the first meaningful movement in organic traffic by month 3, driven primarily by technical SEO fixes that were suppressing indexed content. Paid acquisition improvements were visible within 60 days of the account restructure. Lead quality improvements became clear in month 4 as we refined audience targeting and landing page messaging.

No full rebuild was required. We worked within their existing WordPress stack, creating new landing pages and optimizing existing ones. CRO work focused on the demo form, pricing page, and homepage hero where the conversion leverage was highest. This kept implementation timelines short and avoided months of development cycles.

We implemented Grit Focus’s Revenue Tracking layer connecting GA4, HubSpot CRM, and Google Ads using a server-side GTM setup. Every lead was tagged with first-touch and last-touch attribution, and CRM deal stages were pushed back into the analytics stack so leadership could see which marketing channels were producing closed revenue not just leads.

Thompson started with a $18,000/month paid media budget across Google and LinkedIn. By month 6, we shifted allocation based on performance data reducing LinkedIn spend by 30% and reallocating to branded and bottom-funnel Google campaigns that were delivering 4×+ ROAS. The total budget remained stable while returns compounded.

Every engagement is scoped to your specific baseline, market, and competitive landscape. What we can promise is a rigorous diagnostic process that identifies your highest-leverage opportunities before we spend anything. We only take on clients we believe we can grow and we show you exactly how before you sign.