SaaS case study

2.6× more trial signups, at a lower cost each

Scispot. How we rebuilt a stalled acquisition mix around search, content and paid.

Why it mattersDoubling signups normally means doubling spend. This was 2.6× while the cost of each signup fell 22%.

The resultsSaaS
Signups2.6× over two quarters
CostDown 22% per signup
ContentA third of new trials
Trial to paidHeld at 11%
Pipeline+38% coverage
The situation

Where they started.

Scispot's trial signups had been flat for two quarters when we plugged in. Paid ran inconsistently, content went out without a plan behind it, and nobody could say which channel was actually earning its budget, so every spend conversation was an argument nobody could win. The goal: rebuild the mix around what the numbers could prove, and get signups growing again without growing the budget.

From the founder

“For the first time I could say which channel earned a signup. That ended a lot of arguments about budget.”

Founder, Scispot

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What we ran

What we did about it.

The 30-Day Plug-In audit showed the demand was already there, with buyers searching for exactly what Scispot does, but the channels weren't built to catch it. The plan rebuilt all three legs at once: search to capture intent, content aimed at the terms buyers actually type, and paid held to a weekly payback standard. It is the kind of work we run for SaaS companies.

01Rebuilt the acquisition mix around search, content and paid
02Set up tracking so each channel had to earn its budget
03Focused content on the terms buyers were actually searching
04Pulled paid spend off audiences that never converted
KilledTwo paid audiences that never produced a signup that converted, cut in month two.
Day 1Plug-In: audit, access, baseline
Day 30New mix live: search, content, paid
WeeklyCadence: working session, Friday update
Day 90Rebuild: dead audiences cut for good

Two quarters later, trial signups had grown 2.6× while cost per signup fell 22%. Content went from afterthought to a third of new trials, and because tracking now tied every signup to its source, the 90-Day Rebuild could cut the dead audiences for good and move the budget behind the channels with receipts.

More of the work: Cypher AI and RevEng.AI

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