Case 03 / Strategic outcome

Making a Six-Figure Regional Marketing Budget Accountable

The New Zealand team had spent about $100,000 across multiple channels but lacked a common measure for future allocation.

Client
Global leading height access platform manufacturer
Sector
Industrial access and construction
Capability
Budget review, channel measurement, customer journey strategy
Evidence
Strategic outcome

Platforms & tools

  • HubSpot Lifecycle and source reporting
  • Google Analytics 4 Channel and journey analysis

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Customer problem

The New Zealand team had spent about $100,000 in six months against an annual budget of about $200,000. Investment covered paid search, social content, video, rewards, print, promotional items and website work. The team needed a common method for deciding which spend deserved more investment and which needed a different job.

Work delivered

The channel review mapped each channel to cost-per-lead and sales-progression evidence. Display activity also had to prove its contribution through dedicated landing pages over consistent reporting periods.

Delivery method

  • 01: Separated awareness, demand capture and conversion roles before comparing channels.
  • 02: Used HubSpot original source and lifecycle stages to follow paid leads beyond the form fill.
  • 03: Used Google Analytics to connect social and display traffic to specific product journeys.
  • 04: Recommended controlled experimentation followed by evidence-based reallocation.

Recorded outcome

The review created a practical accountability model for the next budget cycle. Defined agency questions and corrected reporting requirements supported a customer-journey workstream showing where prospects stalled and which spend influenced a commercial outcome. This gave the team a better basis for future allocation before new campaigns were launched.

What the evidence supports

The review tied each channel invoice to an agreed demand or conversion measure.

★★★★★ 5.0 Average from 5 Google reviews

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Next step

Apply the learning to your customer journey

A budget audit can show where the next marketing dollar should go, then turn the evidence into a testable reporting plan.

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