The University of Pennsylvania's School of Social Policy & Practice (SP2) struggled to increase student enrollment as the economy declined. Although a prestigious, Ivy League institution, the graduate school found students interested in earning a Masters degree in social work or social policy were intimidated to apply to Penn's SP2 because of three reasons.
The Navy Reserve Forces Command (RESFOR) of the United States Navy was challenged to redesign their out of date website which was poorly maintained from a content and technological stand point, and was not considered a valuable source for their audience, the Navy Reservist.
Prior to partnering with Vision House Marketing, AAMCO Transmissions of Charlotte, NC was generating very little website traffic. Although the local AAMCO shop had the functionality to schedule an appointment online, leads via the web were almost none existent.
Express Surgical launched an e-commerce website to take their business online and nationwide. By the end of the first quarter 2007, the website sales were trickling in but well below what was forecasted. Their cost-per-sale far exceeded that of their cost-per-sale offline and they had far from seen a return on investment.
In 1980 the company started as Rick's Utility Sheds providing sheds and wood picnic tables to the residents of Delaware County. Over the next twenty-eight years, Rick's has grown into a source for all outdoor needs from sheds to patio furniture serving the residents of Southern Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Maryland.