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How Ballantine Helped Hudson Robotics Attract More Qualified Traffic and Leads

Lab Automation Manufacturer Digital Marketing Case Study

HIGHLIGHTS

Client
Hudson Robotics

Industry
Laboratory Automation

Services
SEO, Content, Paid Search, LinkedIn Marketing

Results
47% increase in organic traffic, 68% increase in qualified web form leads

Background

Hudson Robotics, headquartered in Springfield, NJ, has been a key player in robotic automation for the life sciences industry since 1983. The company focuses on microplate automation, laboratory robotics systems, liquid handling equipment, custom software solutions, and integration of third-party systems. Hudson Robotics’ equipment is used for drug discovery activities, clinical research, and pharmaceutical manufacturing. Hudson Robotics works with its clients on everything from single solution products to large integrated robotic systems.

Because Hudson Robotics caters to a specific market (the life sciences industry), they needed a specific digital marketing plan to reach the right people that they knew would be interested in their products.  This is why they turned to Ballantine.

  Services

Hudson Robotics began working with Ballantine at the end of 2013, starting with search engine optimization (SEO) to improve organic search traffic.  Their services grew to include:

Paid search – Efforts included Google AdWords PPC campaigns to promote specific instruments on an ad hoc basis, and retargeting

Content generation – Ballantine worked with Hudson Robotics to generate white papers and long form articles for their website. Regularly updated quality contentimproves SEO and shows that Hudson Robotics is an expert in their field.

LinkedIn marketing campaigns – LinkedIn is Hudson’s main social media channel and was especially attractive to Hudson Robotics because it allowed them to target preferred job titles, industries, and groups for brand awareness and retargeting.

These activities didn’t just occur in silos; cross-promotion and amplification was used to create a complete and strong marketing strategy. For example, certain instruments are focused more on with SEO, and these same products are promoted both on LinkedIn and AdWords.

  Results

Based on Ballantine’s activities, Hudson has seen an increase in organic traffic of 47% comparing 2016 to 2014. During that same period, web form leads increased by 68%. Phone leads increased 40% in 2016 compared with the previous year. The LinkedIn marketing campaigns are a significant factor in driving more brand awareness for the sales teams because of the specific job title and industry targeting.

Tom Copeland, Head of Marketing for Hudson Robotics, has been quite pleased with the results that Ballantine’s work has produced.  “Our goal for these efforts is to market ourselves as the ‘best kept secret in the life science industry’ by increasing our brand awareness among the specific groups of people who are most likely to purchase or influence the purchase of our products.  Ballantine’s work over the last few years has driven not just more leads to contact us, but more qualified leads, leading to an increase in conversion.

While results to date have been impressive, there’s always room for continuous improvement. Ballantine’s ongoing work includes continued optimization of the website, and Ballantine is always looking for new channels to utilize to make more potential customers aware of Hudson Robotics.

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