Professional, Legal & Finance — Case Study

+153%

organic conversions, year-over-year

Focus Digital Turns Deal-Term SEO into Compounding Inbound for a Boutique Investment Bank

Organic conversions more than double year over year as deal-term visibility climbs

01 — The starting line

A boutique M&A investment bank engaged Focus Digital to build consistent inbound interest from organic search for its core deal and sector terms.

Visibility for core deal terms was weak, and inbound depended heavily on networks and referrals.

02 — The strategy

Phase 1: Deal-Term SEO

Focus Digital built SEO and content around high-intent deal and sector terms, moving a core deal term from rank 47 to #1.

Phase 2: Page-One Coverage

Target keywords were driven onto page one, reaching 32 of 46, expanding qualified organic reach.

Phase 3: Conversion Growth

Organic conversions grew to 139 in the first half of 2026, up from 55 a year earlier, about 23 per month.

03 — The ramp

Organic Conversions
Up from 55 (+153%)
#1
Core Deal Term
Up from rank 47

04 — The payoff

Organic conversions
139 (H1 2026) Up from 55 (+153%)
Monthly conversions
~23 from organic Steady inbound
Core deal term
#1 Up from rank 47
Page-One keywords
32 of 46 Of the target set

The campaign succeeded by turning deal-term visibility into measurable inbound. Organic conversions more than doubled year over year, giving the bank a consistent, compounding source of inbound interest.

Key Success Factors

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