Our Work/Paid Search
Reducing Customer Acquisition Cost by 47% Year over Year
Services
Paid Search
Industry
Energy Sector
As a retail supplier of electricity and natural gas, AEP Energy buys bulk energy from the source and sells it directly to consumers at a competitive rate. AEP Energy serves homeowners, small businesses, and commercial and industrial customers.
The Red Olive team was challenged with reducing the cost per acquisition while scaling enrollment volume. With fluctuating energy rates in the market, a dynamic advertising plan was created to capitalize on areas with favorable rates or offers.
In order to achieve exceptional results, different approaches must be approached.
01 Paid Search
Red Olive and AEP Energy developed a strategic paid search campaign that leverages monthly price savings by zip code for each utility. In markets where AEP Energy offered a rate savings, the digital investment was appropriated to maximize performance.
02 Paid Social
AEP Energy expanded their reach into creating sign ups through paid social. Targeted customer segments were developed that aligned with high energy users.
03 Conversion Rate Optimization
The enrollment process was streamlined by consolidating the user journey and pulling out actionable content at the forefront of our experience. This increased users starting the enrollment process giving AEP Energy more opportunities to generate customers.
results
+400%
Increase in Enrollment Volume
-47%
Decrease in Cost per Enrollment
+160%
Increase in Click Volume
”The service level Red Olive's team provides is top notch - proactive recommendations, candid conversation, and timely responses are so highly valued and appreciated.
AEP Energy
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Kenny Anderson
1 year ago
Red Olive has done a fantastic job providing exposure for our company and helping us to capture clients. They have been professional and effective. We have worked with Red Olive for over 10 years and have valued our association with them.
Nate Mitani
2 years ago
First meeting with this group who our company has been working with for a while and they were great, had the information available we needed and are continuing to help us out. Great experience.
Todd B.
2 years ago
Red Olive lives up to EVERYTHING advertised and then some.
Sarah , Justin , Zach , and all staff members are committed to success. Great communication.
Quick response time!
Sarah in particular is one of the most valuable talents in the world of digital marketing and works tirelessly to ensure customer satisfaction at every level.
Red Olive has made a hugely positive impact on our business!
Sarah , Justin , Zach , and all staff members are committed to success. Great communication.
Quick response time!
Sarah in particular is one of the most valuable talents in the world of digital marketing and works tirelessly to ensure customer satisfaction at every level.
Red Olive has made a hugely positive impact on our business!
Jacob Peterson
2 years ago
We have been using Red Olive for 7 years and they have been fantastic partners. Sarah Farrell has given nothing but 5 star customer support. She makes us feel like we are her only client, which I know is not the case. Her response time and care has been off the charts! I recommend for your marketing needs!
Scott Smith
3 years ago
This is an amazing and talented team to work with! Red Olive is responsive, collaborative, creative and goal oriented. I have entrusted them with my company's online presence for nearly 10 years. I'd highly recommend exploring a partnership with these guys.
Adam F
3 years ago
Hi, I'm Derek, the General Manager of Adam's Moving Service. For nearly two years, we have partnered with Red Olive to handle our SEO and Paid Ads management services, and they have been truly exceptional!
We have worked with various SEO companies before, but Red Olive is first class. With them, we never feel like we're being left in the dark or given generic information. Their team consistently provides us with performance reports, fresh content, and innovative strategies to enhance our rankings, branding, and online presence. Special shout-out to Ashlyn, our Account Manager, who always goes the extra mile to ensure that we are satisfied. She's truly amazing, and we couldn't imagine working without her.
We also recently asked Red Olive to help improve our website and they designed and built us a new one from scratch. It's incredible! Without a doubt, they are the best partners we have ever had.
We have worked with various SEO companies before, but Red Olive is first class. With them, we never feel like we're being left in the dark or given generic information. Their team consistently provides us with performance reports, fresh content, and innovative strategies to enhance our rankings, branding, and online presence. Special shout-out to Ashlyn, our Account Manager, who always goes the extra mile to ensure that we are satisfied. She's truly amazing, and we couldn't imagine working without her.
We also recently asked Red Olive to help improve our website and they designed and built us a new one from scratch. It's incredible! Without a doubt, they are the best partners we have ever had.
Brigham Goeringer
4 years ago
Great team to work with. They built my website and handled all the SEO/marketing which helped grow my business more than I expected...and a lot quicker.
Anna Barbieri
4 years ago
Love Red Olive. They handle so much of what we don’t have time or expertise to handle. If you’re going to spend marketing dollars it’s well worth having someone like Paul to make sure you get the best bang for the buck. I like the frequent updates too.
Walanya Vongsvirates
4 years ago
Red Olive is an incredible agency to work with. Their entire team is so knowledgeable and communicative, it truly is a joy to work with them. Know that you'll get the opportunity to work with a team of marketing specialists when you choose to work with them. Their team has helped my company continuously excel in our sales and stay on top of latest SEO and advertising practices. I'm so grateful for Red Olive and their wonderfully talented team. I highly recommend to everyone!
Stephanie Orfanakis
4 years ago
Red Olive has been an indispensable partner to me and my team. They help us with SEO and paid digital advertising and are incredibly knowledgeable and creative when it comes to strategy and implementation. We can always count on them to be many steps ahead of us when it comes to best practices and ideas to improve our SEO and advertising efforts. They are professional, timely, and reliable. We are grateful for their partnership!
Mark Neihart
4 years ago
Red Olive has been my digital marketing partner for years now. They built our current website, manage our Dm spend, and are brilliant at SEO. I would recommend their services to anyone.
Jessie Frye
4 years ago
This is one of the best companies I have had the pleasure of working with! Their design, account management, and SEO team are amazing. They are super responsive in all situations. I would highly recommend their services!
Krista Ackley
5 years ago
Everyone I have worked with at Red Olive has been incredibly helpful, friendly, and responsive! We have received so many compliments on our new website that they designed for us, and we have generated several leads thanks to their SEO efforts. Braydn, Paul, Shawnee, and the rest of the team have been amazing to work with. Thank you, Red Olive!
Brad Bishop
5 years ago
I have been working with Justin and Red Olive for over 10 years. From the logo designer, to the website developers. and to the other staff that got us business cards…They have all been professional, creative, and responsive to our needs.
Our initial investment in 2011 to create a logo and website was more expensive than others we looked into, but the recommendations we received and the website examples we reviewed, SOLD US! Their reputation proceeded them then and continue to do so now. After working with them for all these years, we have never looked back! We still even pay a little extra for business cards, because our employees like them so much. Others who originally recommended Red Olive to us say the same thing.
I have been so happy with our website. Because our site was developed to be self-maintainable, we easily gained the value and then some from our initial investment. There have been some small maintenance items over time that have had to be assisted with us and it has cost us a little more lately than maybe a smaller individual contractor would charge. However, because technology is much more advanced since then, we are now going back to them for the next 10 years. Contracts with Red Olive set expectations clearly up front, which we appreciate. Red Olive truly set us both up to have successful partnership. I really mean it when I say, "Thank you so much for all that you have done for our organization – It has made a big difference in fulfilling our mission and for helping our clients. We look forward to our new upgraded website."
Our initial investment in 2011 to create a logo and website was more expensive than others we looked into, but the recommendations we received and the website examples we reviewed, SOLD US! Their reputation proceeded them then and continue to do so now. After working with them for all these years, we have never looked back! We still even pay a little extra for business cards, because our employees like them so much. Others who originally recommended Red Olive to us say the same thing.
I have been so happy with our website. Because our site was developed to be self-maintainable, we easily gained the value and then some from our initial investment. There have been some small maintenance items over time that have had to be assisted with us and it has cost us a little more lately than maybe a smaller individual contractor would charge. However, because technology is much more advanced since then, we are now going back to them for the next 10 years. Contracts with Red Olive set expectations clearly up front, which we appreciate. Red Olive truly set us both up to have successful partnership. I really mean it when I say, "Thank you so much for all that you have done for our organization – It has made a big difference in fulfilling our mission and for helping our clients. We look forward to our new upgraded website."
