Longhouse Media, a Canadian marketing agency based in Langley, BC just outside of Vancouver, has been making great strides in the digital marketing world by delivering great results for their clients. The agency’s founder and co-author of “Grow Your Business with SEO”, Keenan Beavis, recently won BC’s “30 Under 30” award. A notable factor in this success story has been the implementation of Grade.us’ review management platform.
“Our journey has been exciting and challenging, but with partners like Grade.us, we’ve been able to achieve incredible growth,” says Keenan Beavis, who currently serves as the businesses Lead Growth Consultant.
“We grew by 380% from 2020-2022, and the growth hasn’t stopped!”
The Challenge: Streamlining Review Management
In the fast-paced world of digital marketing, efficiency is key. Longhouse was seeking a solution to automate the review management process for their SEO clients. They needed a platform that was easy and quick to use for busy business owners who have hired Longhouse to increase their online reputation and achieve search engine optimization results.
“We’ve struggled in the past to get our SEO partners to actually sit down and use a review management system, even after educating them on how valuable reviews are to search rankings. We even tried makeshifting a few platforms together in order to streamline the process. Then we found Grade.us.”
The Solution: Grade.us
Grade.us emerged as the perfect solution for the SEO company due to its: fast on-boarding, lots of integrations and simple user interface.
“The ability to quickly onboard clients was the most valuable thing to us. We would hate it if our clients had to get frustrated with a complex interface with lots of steps. Everyone has been super happy.” says Beavis
“We needed a solution that was easy to use, and the integrations that Grade.us has, such as QuickBooks, SalesForce, HubSpot and Google Sheets, makes the platform a pick-up-and-go answer for any of our partners,” shares Austin Mallar, the company’s Tech Lead and co-author on the agency’s SEO guide.
The Results: Rapid Growth and Streamlined Workflows
The results of implementing Grade.us were immediate and impactful. The platform’s scalability supported Longhouse Media’s rapid growth, allowing them to easily add and onboard new clients.
“The results from using Grade.us are a game-changer. It supported our growth and now we’re proud to be a 7-figure marketing company,” says Beavis.
Conclusion: A Success Story
“Our mission at Grade.us is to simplify the review management process so that every great business can have a great reputation. Longhouse Media’s achievements showcase the real-world impact of our platform, and we’re delighted to have played a role in their success,” says VP of Product at Grade.us.
“Grade.us has been a key player in our success story. We look forward to achieving more milestones together,” concludes Beavis.
Learn more about Longhouse Media here.