Case Study

+82%

Click Growth and +106% Increase in Top 3 Rankings

How integrated SEO + PPC powered record Mother’s Day performance for UrbanStems.

Client: UrbanStems
Category: Ecommerce / Gifting
Services: SEO, Paid Search, Analytics & Attribution
Timeframe: Feb – May 2025

  • The Situation

    Mother’s Day is UrbanStems’ single most important sales period of the year and in 2025, it coincided with a site migration (Salesforce Commerce Cloud to Shopify) and category restructure.

    The brand needed to protect visibility while scaling new-customer acquisition efficiently across both organic and paid channels.

    Block & Tam was brought in to connect SEO and PPC into one system, ensuring discovery, conversion, and profitability moved in lockstep through the peak gifting season.

  • The Challenge

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    Maintain organic visibility through a live platform transition

    Replace lost catalogue keywords without sacrificing efficiency

    Scale non-brand acquisition while holding a strict CPO cap

    Prevent overlap between organic and paid search

    Deliver measurable business growth during the most competitive seasonal window

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  • The Solution

    Block & Tam built a joint search framework designed for resilience and growth.

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    Cross-Channel Query Mapping: Identified 800+ high-value PDPs and PLPs; SEO consolidated pages while PPC covered at-risk keywords to preserve share of search

    Landing Page Synchronization: Tested copy and destination variations across channels; top-performing versions rolled out site-wide

    Dynamic Budget Allocation: Paid search budgets flexed daily based on SEO momentum and conversion velocity

    Content Expansion: Optimized product and category copy for seasonal gifting terms (“Mother’s Day flowers,” “same-day delivery”) to capture intent spikes

    Integrated Reporting: Shared dashboards aligned spend, rankings, and efficiency metrics in real time for unified decision-making

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  • The Outcome

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    +82% increase in clicks during the Mother’s Day window

    +23% growth in total non-brand rankings YoY

    +106% increase in Top 3 rankings

    +27% increase in orders at flat spend

    Maintained CPO under strict target across campaigns

    Multiple #1 organic rankings secured: best flower delivery, valentines flower, modern flower delivery, best bouquets

    Unified SEO + PPC structure preserved efficiency while delivering record seasonal revenue

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  • The Data Stack

    [2cols]

    Layer

    Analytics & Attribution

    Ad Platforms

    SEO & Content

    Collaboration & Reporting

    eCommerce Platform

    [split]

    Tools/Platforms

    GA4, Shopify backend, Looker Studio

    Google Ads (Search), Microsoft Ads

    Screaming Frog, Ahrefs, Surfer SEO

    Shared dashboards, cross-channel insights

    Shopify, Salesforce Commerce Cloud

  • The Services Involved

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    SEO: Technical migration, content optimization, and seasonal keyword strategy

    Paid Search: Non-brand acquisition, bidding governance, and landing-page testing

    Analytics & Attribution: Unified tracking and cross-channel efficiency measurement

    Growth Advisory: Integrating planning and performance forecasting across channels

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Block & Tam helped us connect the dots between data and decision-making, it changed how we scale.

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