SEO Case Studies
Marketing Werks
Over 9,000 people Google the phrase "event marketing" each month. MarketingWerks.com is on the top of Page #1. In fact, our SEO campaign drove their website to page #1 of Google for multiple key phrases.
Page #1 Rankings:
- Event marketing (9,000+ searches /mo)
- Experiential marketing (6,000+ searches /mo)
- Event marketing companies
- Event marketing company
- Event marketing firm
- Event marketing firms
- Experiential marketing
- Experiential marketing agencies
- Experiential marketing companies
- Experiential marketing company
- Chicago event marketing
- Chicago experiential marketing
Fitness Formula Clubs (FFC)
Ocean developed a content strategy for Fitness Formula Clubs' SEO campaign, providing direction and guidance for keyword placement and optimization of fitness-related content that FFC created. Combined with professional link building efforts, online PR outreach and successful on-page optimization for relevant keywords, FFC.com saw the following results after just four months of SEO:
Latest Statistics:
- 110% increase in club membership inquiries
- 20% increase in overall search traffic
- 37% increase in search traffic from non-branded keywords
- Decreased bounce rate by 13.43%
- 83% of keywords ranked in Google
Page #1 Rankings:
- Chicago athletic clubs
- Chicago fitness center
- Chicago fitness gym
- Chicago fitness gyms
- Chicago group exercise classes
- Chicago group exercise programs
- Chicago group fitness
- Chicago group fitness classes
- Chicago gym
- Chicago gyms
- Chicago health club
- Chicago marathon training
- Chicago triathlon training
- Gyms Chicago
- Health clubs Chicago
- Health clubs in Chicago
Center Pet Pharmacy
We strategically implemented and executed an SEO and PPC management campaign that resulted in some very impressive results.
Page #1 Rankings:
- Online pet pharmacy
- Pet medications
- Pet pharmacy
- Pet pharmacy online
Nuts On Clark
Nuts on Clark is chain of nationally renowned popcorn and nut shops located in the heart of Chicago. But, sometimes brand recognition isn't enough of a ranking indicator for search engines. The Ocean Agency embarked on an SEO campaign and helped Nuts on Clark rank for some of the top searched key phrases in their industry.
Latest Statistics:
- 62% increase in traffic
- 136.21% increase in pageviews
- 45.77% increase in pages/visit
- 23.75% decrease in bounce rate
- 108% increase in avg. time on site
- 26% increase in online revenues
Page #1 Rankings:
- Buy popcorn online
- Caramel popcorn tin
- Cheese popcorn
- Chicago gourmet popcorn
- Chicago popcorn
- Gourmet caramel popcorn
- Gourmet carmel popcorn
- Gourmet cheese popcorn
- Gourmet popcorn baskets
- Gourmet popcorn tin
- Order popcorn online
- Popcorn Chicago
DRS Music
DRS Music wanted to capture a wider range of visitors from the Chicagoland area looking to hire a wedding band. With a limited marketing budget, DRSMusic.com needed more traffic and more leads. The Ocean Agency stepped in and redesigned the DRS Music website to improve their organic ranking. Our results produced between 5-7 leads per week.
Page #1 Rankings:
- Chicago wedding
- Chicago wedding band
- Chicago wedding bands
- Wedding band Chicago
- Chicago corporate event band
Magellan Development
After making on-page optimization changes to www.magellandevelopment.com, Ocean implemented a content development plan targeting Magellan Development's lifestyle-focused audience. Content included neighborhood guides, as well as informative resource guides for apartment and condo seekers. Integrating these efforts with their public relations strategy, Ocean helped Magellan realize the following results:
Page #1 Rankings:
- Aqua Chicago
- Aqua Parkhomes
- Chicago Developments
- Chicago Residential Developers
- Chicago Retail Space
- Downtown Chicago condos for sale
Latest Statistics:
- 234% increase in search traffic after 9 months of the campaign compared to the previous year
- 686.44% increase in traffic from referring sites
- 82% increase in average time on site
Chicago Center
After initiating on-page SEO, Ocean leveraged their strengths as an educational institution by working with Chicago Center's marketing department to obtain high authority educational links. In addition, we created a regular blog to bolster rankings and build a loyal readership. After six months, we achieved the following results:
Latest Statistics:
- 16% increase in search traffic
- 15% increase in average time on site
- 63% and 57% increase in traffic from "Chicago internships" and "internships in Chicago"
- 53% increase in referring sites



