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How Southern Lakes Heliski Achieved an 18x ROI with Data Story's Data-Driven Marketing

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The Problem

In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, Southern Lakes Heliski sought to increase their brand awareness and maximise their return on ad spend by generating new bookings and engaging returning travellers.

Our Process

Research & benchmark
Prioritise & Hypothesise
Design & Build
Test & Learn

The Solution

We partnered with Southern Lakes Heliski to run targeted digital ads that correlated to actual sales. We identified a highly engaged audience of ski and snowboard enthusiasts (like us!). By leveraging Data Story's expertise in paid advertising and data-driven marketing, they achieved an impressive 18x return on investment.

Creating a Data-Driven Solution

We partnered with Southern Lakes Heliski to create a tailored digital advertising strategy, focusing on the following key elements:

  • Audience insights and advanced segmentation
  • Compelling ad creatives
  • Optimized bidding strategies
  • Refined targeting parameters
  • Continuous analysis and optimization of campaign performance

Results and Achievements

Our data-driven approach led to remarkable improvements in Southern Lakes Heliski's online performance:

  • Increased brand awareness and engagement of returning travellers to the region
  • 78% increase in year-over-year online revenue with the return of international clients
  • $18.84 return in sales for every dollar spent on digital advertising
  • 234% increase in users and a 228% increase in sessions year over year
  • 181,000 people reached, generating over 1.9 million impressions
  • Video views increased from 25% to 48%, with a 1.05% CTR and a cost-effective $0.51 CPC

Enhancing the Overall Marketing Strategy and Key Learnings

This case study highlights the effectiveness of data-driven marketing and optimization. By understanding and targeting the right audience, businesses can successfully navigate challenging situations and maximize their return on advertising investment. This approach can serve as a blueprint for future campaigns and drive long-term success in an ever-changing market.

In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, Southern Lakes Heliski sought to increase their brand awareness and maximise their return on ad spend by generating new bookings and engaging returning travellers.

Creating a Data-Driven Solution

We partnered with Southern Lakes Heliski to create a tailored digital advertising strategy, focusing on the following key elements:

  • Audience insights and advanced segmentation
  • Compelling ad creatives
  • Optimized bidding strategies
  • Refined targeting parameters
  • Continuous analysis and optimization of campaign performance

Do our strategies align?

What’s the unique reason customers choose your business that cannot be easily copied? For Data Story, the unique, un-copyable advantage you get when you work with us is our values.

You can’t copy an attitude. Our values allow us to drive measurable, bottom-line results. Our values attract people & businesses who value transparency, testing, speed, data insights & ultimately results above everything.