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14 employees

The company was barely visible in the region — despite outstanding craftsmanship. Three open journeyman positions had been unfilled for over six months because young professionals simply couldn't find the business online. Nobody on the team had capacity for social media, and an agency wasn't in the budget.

8 employees

The business crafted impressive one-of-a-kind pieces — from solid oak kitchens to designer furniture. But without an online presence, nobody knew about it. The junior boss wanted to build social media but had zero capacity alongside customer appointments, workshop work, and accounting.

22 employees

Three technician positions had been unfilled for over six months — despite job listings at the trade chamber and on job portals. The only online presence was an outdated website from 2018. A marketing agency had delivered content for three months that had nothing to do with the HVAC industry and generated zero response.

11 employees

Although the business was technically state-of-the-art and installed excellent solar systems, almost all inquiries in the region went to the larger competitor — who had an active Instagram channel with 2,000 followers. Own attempts to post regularly failed after two weeks due to a packed schedule.

9 employees

The craftsmanship was excellent, but completely invisible online. Orders came exclusively through word of mouth, which became a problem as the customer base went through a generational shift. On top of that: not a single apprentice had applied in two years — young people simply didn't know the business.

18 employees

The business was highly specialized in steel-glass constructions and industrial doors, but virtually invisible online. Large contracts from architects and industrial companies regularly went to better-known competitors, even though quality was comparable. At the same time, the business urgently needed two welders and a design engineer.

15 employees

In terms of craftsmanship, the business was among the best in the region — but the online presence told a different story. The website was from 2016, and the only social media profile was a Facebook account with three posts from 2019. At the same time, the business was desperately looking for new talent: not a single apprentice had applied in the past year.

6 employees

As a small family business, they were completely dependent on word of mouth. That worked for years, but with the desire to grow and offer higher-priced projects like wellness bathrooms, new customer groups were missing. Premium customers willing to pay for quality search online — and couldn't find the business there.

20 employees

Summer business was excellent, but from October inquiries completely dried up. This led to planning uncertainty, reduced hours in winter, and no pipeline for spring projects. A predictable, year-round order flow was the big goal — but nearly impossible without an online presence.

7 employees

As a niche craft with highly specialized services — from frameless glass showers to fire-rated glazing — the business was completely reliant on referrals. New customer groups, particularly architects and interior designers, were barely reachable. Own social media attempts looked unprofessional and were abandoned after just a few posts.

12 employees

The firm enjoyed an excellent reputation among existing clients, but younger target groups — founders, freelancers, young entrepreneurs — simply didn't know them. Without an online presence, the firm was invisible to the next generation of clients. At the same time, they urgently needed tax professionals, who increasingly choose firms with a modern external image.

4 employees

The consultancy had a strong network and excellent references, but all leads came through personal contacts and referrals. That was neither scalable nor predictable. The managing director knew that LinkedIn thought leadership was the key to inbound inquiries — but between client projects, travel, and acquisition, there simply wasn't time for regular posts.

8 employees

The agency had a full workload but exclusively through referrals. Self-marketing practically didn't exist — the last social media post was four months old. Client projects always took priority, and internally the discipline was missing to take own content as seriously as client content.

5 employees

The market was getting tighter, and large portals dominated online search. As a small brokerage, visibility was completely lacking — sellers didn't even know the agent existed. At the same time, the personal network was exhausted after 15 years, and new acquisition channels urgently needed to be developed.

3 trainers + 1 assistant

In a neighborhood with three other studios, competition was brutal. New members came almost exclusively through Instagram — but the owner trained all day and had no energy left in the evening to create content. Every attempt to post regularly failed after two weeks at most.