Case Study
Reverse-Engineering: How Bransby Wilson Achieved an 800% Lead Increase
Bransby Wilson is a car park management company offering a range of parking solutions for clients nationwide. Their state-of-the-art technology provides a seamless experience to help reduce costs, improve customer experience, save time, and remove operational pressures.
Bransby Wilson has been a Novi client for PPC and SEO services since September 2022 and has renewed its contract annually ever since.
Posted: 4 March 2025
800%
Increase in leads per quarter (June, July & August 2023)
508%
Increase in clicks over the last 12 months (compared with the previous year)
1100%
Percentage of lead to qualified
What was the problem?
Bransby Wilson initially contacted a marketing brokerage for help, which resulted in us pitching against six other agencies. We successfully acquired the contract to assist them with their campaign, and a year later, they went to re-tender through the brokerage but were so impressed by our work that they decided to stay with Novi.
Whilst Novi was Bransby’s first foray into digital marketing, they knew they wanted an increase in relevant traffic and enquiries (leads) that exceeded their average of 4 valid leads per quarter.
Initially, Bransby proposed a minimal budget for SEO and PPC services. However, the client acknowledged that Novi had proven the benefit of their services, and therefore, the budget was increased by over 300% over one year.
Novi encountered some early challenges, with limited access to the website requiring third-party changes and an out-of-hours issue that took the site offline, but these were resolved using Cloudflare and DNS records.
How Did We Resolve It?
We began our marketing efforts in September 2022 by conducting a thorough questionnaire to gain key insights that would later inform our strategy. This approach allowed us to maintain objectivity when understanding what constitutes a high-quality lead, enabling Bransby to gain more clarity on its goals and benchmarks.
From these insights, we identified that Bransby Wilson wasn’t tracking lead sources. When we analysed these leads, we discovered many were invalid leads that didn’t convert into customers. Therefore, we needed to drill down into existing data to determine why.
Using Keyword Analysis and Form Scoring, we identified that the keywords generating traffic were from enquiries to pay for parking tickets, not businesses. For example, “UK Car Park Management” generated almost 1.5k clicks and increased Total Leads. However, these didn’t convert into valid leads as they were customers paying parking tickets, not business opportunities.
Data from Google Search Console allowed us to optimise the PPC campaign by identifying and excluding irrelevant search terms, ensuring only high-intent leads were targeted. We removed car park and brand-related terms while optimising keyword selection to improve relevance and conversion rates.
Our structured approach divided keyword categories into exact and phrase match campaigns, with automated scripts continuously identifying and incorporating high-converting search queries to maximise efficiency and lead quality.
Key Benefits Of Our Services
Our in-house software, Forager and Acumen, were key in analysing search query data. Acumen analysed the PPC campaign’s lead generation data to improve performance by identifying low-performing keywords and adjusting target cost-per-lead figures to enhance returns. We also successfully increased conversion opportunities by targeting language usage, identifying related keywords that may perform well, and adding them to campaigns.
By implementing end-to-end UTM tracking, a crucial aspect of lead generation campaigns, we provided complete visibility into how each lead progressed through the sales funnel. We were then able to measure lead-to-qualified and lead-to-sale rates, ensuring that every pound spent was directly tied to revenue.
The client reported a significant increase in high-quality leads, with conversion rates improving month-on-month. In September 2022, only 6.67% of leads qualified, but by August 2023, this figure had grown to 58.06%. This transformation highlights how optimising keyword targeting, refining ad copy, and eliminating irrelevant search terms improved the overall quality of incoming leads. Months such as February and March 2023 recorded over 50% qualification rates, proving the effectiveness of ongoing campaign refinements.
Our Future Partnership and Strategy
Through careful campaign adjustments and early success using our in-house software, we were granted approval for an increased total ad spend of 300%, and Bransby Wilson saw an 800% increase in valid leads year-on-year (September ‘22 – August ‘23) from 4 leads per quarter to 36 per quarter.
Bransby Wilson saw increased brand awareness and improved site performance with longer session duration and share of market voice.
The client became aware that despite seeing a slight increase in their cost per every conversion, the increase in valid leads and decrease in overall cost greatly improved, indicating that surface-level metrics are not crucial for campaign success.
“The results have been excellent. The last three months have seen not just an increase in leads but also in the quality and value of them, this has benefited every aspect of our business” – Oliver Plaskitt, Commercial Manager.
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