CASE STUDY / LAW / LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA

18.5x return on ad spend in five months.

Family law firm. Los Angeles, California. 5 months.

The problem

The firm had tested several digital marketing methods and worked with previous agencies without getting the results it wanted. It needed a lead system it could scale against.

What we did

  • Campaigns split by matter typeSeparate campaigns for divorce, custody and support searches, so budget and messaging matched what each client was looking for.
  • Targeting by communityGeo-targeting focused on the Los Angeles communities the firm serves, with negative keywords reviewed weekly.
  • Landing pages built to convertDedicated pages for each campaign, reaching a 10.99% conversion rate against a 6.3% legal industry average.
  • Lead quality, not lead volumeCalls and forms tracked to the keyword, with signed clients recorded alongside intake so budget moved toward searches that became retainers.
  • Scaled on resultsWith cost per signed client near $270, the firm approved a budget increase.

Google Ads, five months

273qualified leads at $40.49 per lead
41new signed clients, a 15% lead-to-client rate
$205,000+in retainer fees on about $11,050 in ad spend
10.99%landing page conversion rate, against a 6.3% legal industry average

About $270 in ad spend per signed client.

The firm hired three new team members and approved a budget increase on the strength of the results.

Client name withheld for privacy. Figures from client reporting and tracked analytics.

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