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CLIENT SUCCESS STORY

From Acquisition-Led Growth to a Multi-Channel Revenue Engine

CLIENTCapstone Accounting & Tax
INDUSTRYCPA & Advisory
STARTED2004 · Oregon
SCALE12+ Locations, 6 States
ENGAGEMENTFull Growth System
Dark Horse CPAs website mockup
4.82xYear 1 SEO ROI
137Clients Signed
$184KNew Revenue, All Channels
$218Cost per Signed Client (SEO)
Dark Horse CPAs team
THE CHALLENGE

A Firm Built to Acquire — But Not to Grow Organically

When Capstone Accounting & Tax partnered with WISE, they had built an impressive multi-location firm through strategic acquisitions — but organic growth was a blind spot.

Their digital presence was fragmented, their previous marketing efforts had no measurable impact, and they had no reliable engine for attracting the high-value clients they actually wanted.

No digital growth engine

Organic growth was entirely referral-dependent. Digital marketing had been minimal — not a priority due to limited bandwidth and resources.

Fragmented legacy website

Their own team described it as "incohesive, wordy, outdated, and piece-mealed" — it couldn't support the firm they were becoming.

No reliable ads partner

Previous Google LSA campaigns brought in low-quality leads with poor targeting. No ad investment was producing consistent, measurable returns.

Ineffective SEO strategy

They had worked with other partners on SEO before. None of it moved the needle — no trackable revenue, no measurable ROI.

BRAND & WEBSITE TRANSFORMATION

Rebuilt from the Ground Up

The old site reflected a firm that had grown by stitching pieces together. The new one was built to reflect where Capstone is going — a premium, multi-state advisory firm targeting high-value business owners and individuals.

BEFOREThe Old Capstone Site

The Old Capstone Site

  • Incohesive messaging and formatting issues
  • Wordy, outdated, and piece-mealed together
  • No clear calls-to-action or service distinctions
  • Couldn't support 12+ locations or expansion
AFTERcapstoneaccounting.com

capstoneaccounting.com

  • Clean, premium brand: "Beyond Numbers. Beyond Expectations."
  • Built for multi-state scale across 12+ locations
  • Clear service architecture for businesses and individuals
  • Conversion-focused with structured intake and CTAs
THE GROWTH STORY

The First Year of a System Built to Last

Step 01

Position

Solves: No differentiated brand or digital presenceClarified positioning around proactive, year round advisory services rather than transactional tax work. Refined firm messaging, brand narrative, and digital presence to support growth and attract business clients.

Capstone now presents as a premium regional firm, not a collection of local offices.

Step 02

Attract

Solves: No measurable digital lead flowSEO strategy targeting high-intent searches across all markets. Google Ads rebuilt from scratch — moving away from LSA to targeted campaigns. Listings management across all locations.

137 signed clients across SEO and paid channels — from zero trackable digital clients prior.

Step 03

Convert

Solves: Poor lead quality and no intake systemWebsite built for conversion with clear CTAs and location-based routing. Prospective client intake process structured to qualify leads before they reach CPAs — saving time and improving fit rate.

Good lead-to-signed-client conversion rate of 93% on SEO — the channel attracting the highest-quality prospects.

THE RESULTS

Channel-by-Channel Performance

READ THESE NUMBERS IN CONTEXT

These are Year 1 results — the foundation phase. Year 1 is always when ROI is at its lowest: the infrastructure is being built, campaigns are being optimized, and SEO authority is still compounding. Capstone had also single digital client acquisition channel before this engagement. What you're looking at is the floor — not the ceiling. We expect these numbers to accelerate significantly in Year 2 and beyond, exactly as they did with other WISE clients.

THE NUMBERS

Organic Search (SEO)

SEO LTV projection: 18.07x

ROI as clients are retained over time

4.82xROI on SEO investment
$78,890Revenue from signed clients
75Clients signed
$218Cost per signed client
THE NUMBERS

Paid Search (Google Ads)

LTV projection: 2.32x ROI as pipeline closes and clients are retained.

0.51xCurrent ROI (Year 1)
$21,940Revenue from signed clients
23Clients signed to date
94Leads still in pipeline
THE NUMBERS

All Channels Combined

94 pipeline leads not yet counted. Full pipeline conversion would push blended ROI well above current figures.

1.70xBlended ROI — Year 1
$184,123New revenue from SEO alone
137Total clients signed
$295KProjected LTV revenue

Patrick Dillon has built a stellar team, and it shows. The level of organization throughout the process has been unlike anything I have experienced with other agencies.

— Kayla Davis, Marketing Manager · Capstone Accounting & Tax

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Trevor Myres

Trevor Myres

Founder, Myres CPS

Working with WISE has been great. They have been thorough, professional, knowledgeable, and have really taken our brand image and brought it to life. We couldn't be happier and more excited for things ahead.

Google
Chase Birky

Chase Birky

CEO + Co-Founder; Dark Horse CPA

Some companies are vendors, others are partners to your business. WISE is definitely the latter. They have partnered with us strategically on all things digital, created an incredible website (probably the best in the industry to be honest), built the underlying SEO, optimized our Google AdWords, helped us tremendously on the creative side…the list goes on and on. All aspects of your digital presence and marketing are taken into account when you work with them and you get great insights into your performance and improvements. Incredible ROI. Incredible people.

Google
Chris DeBlanc

Chris DeBlanc

Managing Principal, DeBlanc, Murphy & Murphy, LLC

They are great people to work with. Great track record of success. WISE Digital built us a complete and functional website, and delivers us a consistent stream of leads with a high conversion rate.

Google
WHAT'S NEXT

The Road Ahead

Optimizing Paid Search ROI

Paid is in early-stage optimization with 94 leads still in pipeline. Continued refinement targets a 2.32x+ LTV return as campaigns mature.

Expanding to New Markets

Capstone is actively acquiring new locations across the Pacific Northwest and beyond — each new market gets a full local SEO and digital presence built on the same system.

Shifting Mix Toward High-Value Services

With the growth engine now running, Capstone is focused on attracting more Business Tax Planning and CAS clients — their highest-margin, most strategic work.

Ready to Build Your First Organic Growth Engine?

Whether you're a multi-location firm that's grown through acquisitions and never had a real digital strategy — or a single-office practice ready to stop depending on referrals — the WISE Growth System™ was built to give CPA firms a measurable, repeatable path to the clients they actually want.

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