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Russell Cellular

OEM media campaigns for Verizon retailer

50% reduction in ad spend per device sold
8,000 leads generated
400m impressions

Russell Cellular, one of Verizon’s top retailers with over 600 stores, engaged LimeLight Marketing to lead their paid media strategy and campaigns in partnership with their OEM’s Samsung and Google. The collaboration expanded to include a website redesign and omni-channel marketing programs.

Services

  • Paid media
  • Campaign creative
  • Analytics & reporting

Technologies

  • Google Ads
  • Google Analytics
  • Meta

Maximizing OEM co-op budgets

Samsung and Google provide co-op budgets to top retailers in support of product launches and seasonal campaigns. Our challenge was to maximize ROAS for Russell Cellular by creating engaging creative and paid media campaigns to acquire new and retain existing customers.

Google Pixel discovery ad reading Delightful. Powerful. AI-full, above three Pixel handsets in blue, black and porcelain
Google Pixel 8a discovery ad showing the handset from the back, camera bar and G mark facing the reader
Discovery ad offering 549.99 dollars off a Google Pixel 8a with a new line on an Unlimited plan, with a learn more button

Omni-channel strategy

LimeLight developed the media plan, selecting channel and budget allocation. Each campaign included SEM, display ads, programmatic ads, paid social, retargeting, organic social, and email driving to landing pages.

Three S23 Ultra campaign units side by side: a 512GB storage upgrade offer, a More innovation. Less footprint. panel, and a close crop of the camera array

Targeted audience segmentation

We segmented Russell Cellular’s customer base using data-driven insights to deliver personalized creative based on demographic and behavioral data. This ensured that the right message with the right creative hit the right audience.

Skyscraper ad reading Be the star of every shot, even at night, over a portrait lit in pink and orange
Skyscraper ad reading Ultra evolved, over a man holding an S23 Ultra to camera
Skyscraper ad reading Night video clear as day, over hands filming a crowd at a concert

Creative development

Every quarterly campaign called for new campaign concepts. To capture the attention of the target audience, we designed compelling ad creative aligned with Verizon’s brand guidelines and messaging, highlighting new product launches and seasonal offers.

Galaxy S22 Ultra holiday ad reading A galaxy full of holiday possibilities, with four handsets and an S Pen in a splash of water

Ringing in the rewards

The results were a clear signal of success. Within the first two quarters, Russell Cellular realized a 50% reduction in ad spend per device sold as compared to their previous agency’s results. Sales were up and ROAS exceeded target.

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