Case Study
OBJECTIVES
TruStone Financial's goals were to build awareness, new memberships, and applications for their product offerings. Using a multi-channel advertising and sponsorship strategy the campaigns focused on their Minnesota and Wisconsin markets.
OPPORTUNITY
Key messaging priorities for 2024 included growing Deposits (Certificate and Checking), HELOC's and Mortgages.
A new website launch created opportunities for first-party audience targeting and conversion based optimizations. Layering 1P data with external platforms helped uncover areas of opportunity for priority audiences with high concentration but lower membership levels.
This multi-channel media strategy integrated broadcast and cable TV, radio/streaming audio, print for hyperlocal reach, OOH, digital , sponsorships, and paid search and social.
Brand awareness was measured by brand lift and survey studies with conversions measured by applications, and value of product.
Outcomes
Awareness
- First 6 months WI market Brand Awareness lifted 29%
- MN awareness lift increased 7% YoY
- Checking, Home Equity, Savings and Credit Card brand lift increased up to 16% YoY.
- Overall brand lift from 2021 to 2024 in MN increased 16% with an increase of 52% in the WI market
New AI Media Buying Partner Platform - improved conversion performance for multiple lines of business.
- 17% improvement in new membership applications
- 78% improvement in home equity applications
- Programmatic impressions increased 444% YoY
Multi-Channel Conversion Lift
- 143% Lift in new member applications with Programmatic run before search ad
- 330% lift in applications for checking and HELOC when exposed to 2+ programmatic channels
- Home Equity 13x higher conversion rate with display + video exposure
OPTIMIZATIONS
- Multiple channels lifts conversion and shows which channels drive the greatest impact to inform channel mix for each product.
- First-party data and retargeting efforts should be maximized as they are the top converting targeting tactics.
- 4x lift in search app conversions when exposed to OTT
- $800k in added value was provided in 2024
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Checking
444%
impression increase + 22% drop in CPA
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First-Party Data Audiences (Highest Converters)
34%
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Home Equity
211%
Paid Social YoY impressions + 40% reduction in CPC
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2,000%
Increase in application starts with programmatic
76% lower CPA
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157%
Increase in Paid Search link clicks
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