Professional, Legal & Finance — Case Study

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core term rankings, ad spend down 40%

Focus Digital Grows Signed Cases and Cuts Costs for an Intellectual Property Law Firm

Top rankings plus automated intake improve both lead volume and lead quality

01 — The starting line

An intellectual property law firm engaged Focus Digital to grow signed cases from high-value search terms while reducing wasted spend and staff time.

The firm was buried on its most valuable case-type terms and was losing staff time to unqualified intake, with advertising costs high relative to signed work.

02 — The strategy

Phase 1: Ranking Growth

Focus Digital drove core case-type terms to #1 from prior positions of #9, #8, and #3, with more than ten terms reaching the top two.

Phase 2: Intake Automation

Website-to-case-management intake automation was built, letting qualified prospects schedule directly and identifying their case type up front.

Phase 3: Lead Filtering

Case-type filtering screened out non-viable inquiries, raising lead quality and freeing staff time.

03 — The ramp

Down 40%
Ad Spend
Month-over-month
#1
Core Terms
Up from #9, #8, #3

04 — The payoff

New Sign-Ups
5 in one week After a slow stretch
Ad spend
Down 40% Month-over-month
Organic sessions
+21% Same period
Core terms
#1 Up from #9, #8, #3

The campaign succeeded by improving lead volume and lead quality at once. Top rankings brought in more high-value inquiries, while automated, filtered intake raised quality and cut costs, producing signed cases at lower spend.

Key Success Factors

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