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Client D&F Plumbing
Industry Plumbing · HVAC · Portland Metro
Engagement Omni-channel partner · 5+ years
Case № 020 · 2019 / 2024

Drove 149% annual call-volume growth at D&F Plumbing with omni-channel marketing.

A complete digital transformation — rebrand as the "Plumbers in Plaid," GPS-driven hyperlocal SEO, paid across PPC/OTT/Spotify/programmatic, and review generation — delivered 149% annual call-volume growth and a 12.3% conversion rate.

Result +149% YoY call growth, +140% organic traffic, +180% local visibility, and 12.3% website conversion rate.
Approach Rebrand + GPS-driven local SEO + multi-channel paid (PPC, OTT, Spotify, programmatic) + structured review generation.
Services
Local SEO Branding Paid Media (multi-channel) Website Development Reputation Management
Stack WordPress · Google Ads · OTT · Spotify · CallRail
// df-plumbing.live
Annual call growth
+149%
↗ YoY
Organic traffic
+140%
↗ sustained
Local visibility
+180%
↗ map pack
Call volume · 5-year curve
+149%
About the client

A multi-generational plumbing, heating & cooling provider serving Portland, Vancouver, and surrounding metro areas.

D&F Plumbing, Heating & Cooling — known as the "Plumbers in Plaid" — has served Portland, Vancouver, and nearby areas for decades with trusted 24/7 residential and commercial plumbing and HVAC services.

Despite strong community reputation, their online presence lagged in a market where customers increasingly relied on digital search and reviews. With competitors investing heavily in visibility, D&F risked falling behind. Partnering with Redefine Web, they launched a digital transformation strategy to boost local search performance, strengthen market visibility, and support their expansion into HVAC.

i The challenge

Strong offline trust, fragmented digital presence, expanding into HVAC.

Their website was outdated — slow, difficult to update, not mobile-friendly, and poorly optimized for both search traffic and conversions. Offline brand awareness was strong, but online visibility was weak, particularly in competitive services such as emergency plumbing and drain cleaning.

They lacked proper lead tracking, making it unclear which marketing efforts worked. Paid ads were often poorly targeted, resulting in wasted spend, while competitors with stronger SEO and PPC strategies captured more customers across Portland and Vancouver.

Service visibility was fragmented, with poor local SEO, limited structured data, and few customer reviews — leaving them nearly invisible in some service areas and less trusted than competitors.

Pre-engagement baseline Month 0
Lead tracking
Local SEO score Low
Conv. rate Untracked
ii The solutions

A coordinated rebrand + omni-channel acquisition system, ROI-tied end-to-end.

We delivered an omni-channel digital marketing transformation: a website redesign optimized for SEO and conversions, a rebrand positioning them as the "Plumbers in Plaid" for market differentiation, ongoing content creation, GPS-driven SEO for hyperlocal targeting, paid campaigns across PPC, display, OTT, Spotify, and programmatic, and structured review generation to boost credibility.

Recruiting ads supported staff hiring as the company grew, while end-to-end tracking ensured performance transparency.

  1. Custom rebrand + website rebuild
    New "Plumbers in Plaid" identity with imagery and tone that read as friendly, local, and trusted.
  2. GPS-driven hyperlocal SEO
    Service-area pages tied to actual neighborhoods so we showed up in micro-searches across the metro.
  3. Multi-channel paid program
    PPC + OTT + Spotify + programmatic — coordinated frequency capping so the same household saw a coherent story.
  4. Review generation workflow
    Automated post-job ask + technician training to reliably grow Google reviews and rating.
  5. CallRail call attribution
    Dynamic phone numbers per channel so every booked job tied back to its true source.
  6. Recruiting ads to support growth
    Talent campaigns that filled crews fast enough to keep up with the demand the marketing was creating.
Services used
Local SEO Branding Paid Media (multi-channel) Website Development Reputation Management

Strength in numbers.

D&F Plumbing grew into one of the most visible and trusted plumbing contractors in Portland — exponential visibility lifts, lower acquisition costs, and long-term sustainable growth, plus successful expansion into HVAC.

01 · Annual call growth
+149%
Average annual growth in call volume since 2019, driving thousands of new customer contacts.
02 · Organic traffic
+140%
Organic traffic surged following continuous SEO and content optimization campaigns.
03 · Local visibility
+180%
Local search visibility grew through GPS SEO, schema, and Google Business Profile optimization.
↗ Headline result · +149% YoY calls, sustained
Reporting cadence · monthly · job-tied