Switalskis - Headless Development & SEO

Case Study

“We were really impressed with I-COMs approach to the brief and the fact that they talked about the longer-term marketing benefits of a Headless solution.”

Gaynor Appleyard, Head of Marketing & Business Development at Switalskis

+87% YoY increase in organic traffic

The Challenge

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Switalskis started a review of all marketing activity and assets in 2022, with an overall objective of progressing the business into more of a ‘digital first’ brand.

Switalskis identified that their Wordpress website was in need of updating:

  • To align with their brand refresh
  • Simplify the customer journey
  • To attract new clients and recruits.

I-COM were invited to pitch for the work in Spring 2023, with a budget of £35,000. .

The Approach

I-COM created 3 key work streams to identify the best technology partners and platforms - based on budget, experience and future proofing:

  • Website assessment - how to support lead generation & recruitment
  • UX & UI assessment to establish the best approach to site navigation
  • Recommendations on platforms & hosting

As a result of this process, I-COM challenged the brief, recommended and delivered a site migration, using Headless technology partner, Prismic.

The Results

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The feedback from the core team and wider stakeholders at Switalskis was very satisfied. The project was delivered on time and in scope, whilst the short-term marketing benefits are clear, as is the longer-term opportunity, in a competitive search market. 

  • The new site ‘Passed core’ web vitals with strong SEO & accessibility scores. 
  • +87% increase in organic traffic (May 23 vs May 24) - the only source of search traffic.
  • Improvement in DA & visible pages
  • Significant YoY Increase in key events 
+87%
increase in organic traffic
+34%
YoY Increase in CTR
+15%
YoY increase Engagement Rate

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