Can a marketing agency guarantee results?
Yes, but only when the agency controls the whole lead flow and the client does its part. Why most agencies will not, and why we do.
Plenty of business owners ask the question, and rightly so: can a marketing agency really guarantee results?
The short answer: yes, but only if the agency has control over the full lead flow, and only if the company stays involved and does the work.
Why most agencies give no guarantee
Most marketing agencies focus on reach, clicks and impressions, not on conversion. We sometimes call those ghost metrics: numbers that may look good but do not put a single extra euro in your account.
There is no real link to conversion or sales, and therefore no accountability for the result either. They deliberately avoid taking ownership of your full funnel.
On top of that, plenty of agencies do not dare to be judged on concrete KPIs. They limit themselves to the creative side or to the ad budget without thinking about the whole picture.
That is remarkable, because you can measure a great deal in digital marketing. Not everything is measurable, but enough of it is to see the result after twelve months.
Why we do it anyway
We do not only make your ads, we build your entire lead journey: from ad to appointment. We use direct response techniques, we A/B test everything, and we optimize non-stop. That is what allows us to offer a measurable appointment or lead guarantee for companies that build their funnel with us.
And yes, that means an appointment or lead guarantee, provided we get to lay the right foundation together with you.
Find out for yourself
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In short
Can a marketing agency guarantee results?
A marketing agency can guarantee results, but only if it controls the full lead flow and the company stays involved and does the work. Stigo builds the entire lead journey from ad to appointment, uses direct response techniques, A/B tests everything and optimizes non-stop, which lets it offer a measurable appointment or lead guarantee to companies that build their funnel with Stigo.
Why do most marketing agencies not guarantee results?
Most marketing agencies give no guarantee because they focus on reach, clicks and impressions instead of conversion. Those ghost metrics can look good without adding a single euro to your account, so there is no accountability for the result. Many agencies also avoid being judged on concrete KPIs and limit themselves to the creative side or the ad budget.
Can digital marketing results be measured?
Digital marketing results can be measured to a large extent. Not everything is measurable, but enough of it is to see the result after twelve months. That makes it possible to judge an agency on concrete KPIs such as appointments and leads, rather than on reach or impressions that never connect to conversion or sales.
Team Stigo, Stigo Digital Agency
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