StayLinked

Essential was approached by StayLinked to help launch their Evolve platform. The complexities of Evolve and its potential to solve profound technology-adoption issues meant that the StayLinked team knew they had to work with a focused team of PR and communications experts to make a success of the launch and realise Evolve’s immense potential.

We discussed the challenges of this project and the results that Essential helped achieve with Randy Provence, Digital Marketing Manager at StayLinked Corporation.

We had been developing the underlying technologies of Evolve for quite some time. As the pieces came together, it became clear that Evolve was going to be in a unique position to solve profound technology-adoption issues for our industry. We knew that launching a product of that magnitude would require a focused approach working with experienced people. Essential helped us overcome our lack of human resources with a dedicated team of multi-disciplined experts. 

Essential instantly understood what we were trying to accomplish at StayLinked. Their comprehension of industry-specific issues was critical to forming our partnership.

Essential enabled us first and foremost to create a messaging strategy that formed the bedrock of our marketing efforts. Once that was defined, we were able to work with Essential on sharpening our web presence to reflect the new messaging for Evolve.

Essential also helped us to create and execute successful PR campaigns for the product launch. This included numerous well-placed announcements in relevant industry publications. We were then able to leverage the press in social media campaigns, which had an immediate impact on our visibility within the industry. We continue to follow the plan that Essential put in motion and are currently executing our thought leadership campaign.

The impact was immediate.

• Our site traffic doubled.
• Our reseller partners have been thrilled to have a product that extends their relevance, and they continue to be receptive to the messaging.
• Hardware vendors are eager to highlight their integration with Evolve
• We have received a wealth of interest from new vendors wanting to know how they can be a part of the Evolve platform.

Working with everyone at Essential has been an absolute pleasure. It is rare to find a dedicated team of experts in our industry that truly understand what it takes to launch a product, develop interest, and maintain momentum.  

All of them. The tightly integrated approach that Essential designed and executed has touched all aspects of our marketing efforts, including brand awareness, in-bound optimization, thought leadership campaigns, and beyond.

StayLinked would highly recommend Essential for companies facing the challenges we faced in launching our Evolve platform. Put simply, we would not have been able to fulfil our marketing goals without them.