Client results

Client results and case studies

We've been doing this since 2011. These are eight clients where we can show you the before and after. Two were acquired, one raised a Series B, and most of them started with no marketing team at all.

  1. SwiftStack

    Cloud storage startup
    Raised $16M Series B

    We were their marketing team. We connected HubSpot to Salesforce, ran every channel, and took leads from zero to 408 a month. Six months in, they raised a $16M Series B.

    Read the SwiftStack case study →
    26xwebsite traffic in under 18 months
  2. Rybbon

    Gift card and incentives SaaS
    Acquired by Blackhawk Network

    A VC-backed startup with no marketing team. We ran their campaigns, partner events, SEO, and eventually PPC. Blackhawk Network acquired them in 2021.

    Read the Rybbon case study →
    265%more leads in eight months
  3. AEC Business Solutions

    Deltek consulting for A/E/C firms
    Acquired by Stambaugh Ness

    Stuck short of $10M, they handed us marketing and the inside sales team. Revenue grew 25% in a year, double their plan, and Stambaugh Ness acquired the company in 2014.

    Read the AEC case study →
    300%more leads in six months
  4. OneDigitalTrust

    Estate planning SaaS

    They were paying for search ads and LinkedIn and still missing their numbers every month. We set up HubSpot, tuned the site for search and conversions, and launched one to two campaigns a month. MQLs rose 700%.

    Read the OneDigitalTrust case study →
    1,244%more website visits in 4½ months
  5. Bright Apps

    Custom software, B2B and government

    A technical team with little marketing in-house. We designed their logo and website, then built an account-based plan around the agencies they wanted to win. Government business grew about 500%.

    Read the Bright Apps case study →
    579%more organic traffic
  6. Cadmus

    Environmental, energy, and policy consulting

    A brand refresh and a HubSpot cleanup for a firm selling to government. Lead leakage dropped 83%, and organic search grew 157% year over year.

    Read the Cadmus case study →
    92%higher lead-to-opportunity rate
  7. Federal News Network

    Federal government news

    Their contacts were scattered across databases that didn't talk to each other. We cleaned up the data, connected the systems, and brought outsourced work back in-house.

    Read the Federal News Network case study →
    10,000sof contacts recovered from existing data
  8. 5 Star Interpreting

    ASL interpreting agency

    Local SEO and AI search for a Deaf- and interpreter-owned agency in four states. New location and service pages nearly doubled organic traffic in under a year.

    Read the 5 Star Interpreting case study →
    8keywords ranking #1 in Google, up from 3
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Since hiring Ariad Partners, our traffic has grown over 700% and our conversion rate has grown 173%.
June R. Jewell, CEO, AEC Business Solutions

Other companies we've worked with

Not every engagement ends in a case study. Some were short projects, and some clients would rather keep their numbers private. You can read what many of them said about working with us on our client testimonials page.

  • BURG Translations600% more leads
  • MarketManDozens more leads per week
  • Vimaan RoboticsHubSpot transformation
  • Walnut Street Finance
  • Enablix
  • Firefly Partners
  • Castro & Company
  • The DDC Group
  • BBJ Group
  • PEO Consultants
  • Discover Technologies
  • BOSI Performance
  • GITEC
  • Wilson Ecological

Most of these started with one conversation.

Tell us where your marketing is stuck. We'll tell you honestly whether we can help, and what it would take.

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