Case Study: The Piano Guys

“A stellar marketing team should be in touch with who you are at your core, where your past has brought you, what challenges provide your present opportunities, and how you can hang 10 on the wave of your industry’s future. Meet 12 South, nothing short of a stellar marketing team!”

-STEVEN SHARP NELSON, CELLIST & SONGWRITER,
THE PIANO GUYS

A One Of A Kind Music Group & YouTube Sensation

What do you get when you mix up a marketing genius that does video, a studio engineer that writes music, a pianist that had a successful solo career, and a cellist that does pretty much everything? The Piano Guys: a miraculous meeting of “guys” with the same intrinsic purpose – to make a positive impact in the lives of people all over the world through music videos.

Challenges

When you’re an internationally known Youtube Brand, the sheer amount of data coming to you daily can be staggering. Youtube views. Website visits. Facebook engagement. With over 5 Million Youtube Subscribers and 1.5 Million Facebook “Likes”, The Piano Guys understand the paralyzing effect of “too much data”, and came knocking on our doors to develop better understanding and strategy.

GROW THE BUSINESS WHILE…

  1. Continually creating uplifting content that can cross racial, spiritual, and social boundaries
  2. Always maintaining an authentic direct connection to and understanding of their fanbase
  3. Never sacrificing time with their families

How We Did It:

Branding, Design, Web Development

Growth Driven Design Monthly Website Improvements

Platform Integrations & Automations

Marketing Strategy

Comprehensive Inbound Marketing Blueprint

Brand Marketing Standardization

Personalized Inbound Marketing Timeline

Marketing Strategy

Direct Fan Surveys

Social Media Marketing

Blog Curation

Social Advertising

Custom CTAs and Email Templates

The Results

Through a combination of deep analytics, direct fan surveys, and passive targeting, we helped develop strong personas and an understanding of a fan’s engagement journey which guides TPG in everything from topics for new content, changes to their website, and even what shoes to wear.

  • Increased reach through micro-targeting
  • Grew Black Friday Weekend Sales by 17.27%
  • Grew Black Friday Website Traffic by 24.30%
  • 150% increase in new user sessions