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PRACTICAL SKILLS U

Holistic Wellness & Professional Development

Syrena Williams

practicalskillsu.com | theone2024.com | @theone_experience | @practicalskillsu

In 2022, Syrena Williams, a personal and professional coach, came to us to learn more about setting up automation for her e-courses. Williams is the founder of Practical Skills University (PSU) which offers coaching sessions, e-courses, and resources to assist people with recognizing where they are professionally, what assets they have personally and where their points of maximization are.

PSU supports individuals and business owners, carefully guiding them to a success plan of realistic expectations and achievable timelines. Williams already had a successful social media presence but faced issues getting her likes to convert to sales.

Through market research, we identified the tactic that was missing from Williams' media mix was email marketing! There was a "Sign Up For Our Newsletter" form on the PSU website where leads would fill the form out but leads were not being nurtured.

Syrena Williams - Practical Skills U
13,890
Email opens from January 2022 to March 2023 (22.95% open rate)
168
Orders from marketing in 2022 (142% returning customer rate improvement)
132%
Website traffic increase during campaign period

Our Strategic Approach

The Challenge

Syrena Williams needed to develop a marketing strategy that reduces costs and increases revenue while converting her social media engagement into actual sales. The main challenges included:

  • Converting social media likes and engagement into sales
  • Missing email marketing strategy for lead nurturing
  • Too many marketing systems serving the same purpose
  • Leads filling newsletter forms but not being nurtured
  • Need for automation in e-course marketing funnel
  • High marketing expenses due to system redundancy

PSU needed a way to nurture leads after they become aware of new e-courses via social media. Williams noticed that she received engagement online but wanted a way to ensure that she converted her followers into purchasers.

The Solution

We developed a comprehensive consulting and marketing automation strategy that streamlined PSU's systems and dramatically improved conversion rates:

  • Consolidated marketing systems to improve expenses and efficiency
  • Implemented email marketing platform with automated workflows
  • Created digital products as passive income streams
  • Managed website updates to align with email and social promotions
  • Served as liaison between Williams and her marketing team
  • Launched Google Ads with Responsive Search Ads strategy

Through our training, Williams gained email marketing skills but chose to delegate copywriting and automation to us. We created e-courses that complement her live consultative services and keep her top of mind with students.

Outstanding Results

The consulting and marketing automation strategy delivered exceptional results, with significant improvements in email performance, sales conversions, and overall business growth. PSU now operates with streamlined systems and consistent revenue growth.

Achieved 22.95% email open rate, exceeding industry benchmark of 21.56%
Generated 168 orders directly from marketing campaigns in 2022
Improved returning customer rate by 142% compared to previous period
Increased website traffic by 132% through integrated campaigns
Achieved 1.17% website conversion rate during optimization
Successfully consolidated marketing systems reducing expenses
Sent 60,520 total emails with above-industry benchmark performance
Exceeded MailChimp industry benchmark by 1.39 percentage points
Established automated e-course marketing funnel for passive income
Created digital products that complement live consultative services
Implemented Google Ads strategy with Responsive Search Ads
Streamlined marketing team communication and workflow processes