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Home / Case Studies / Chisholm Law Firm
Legal — Nonprofit Law

From Local Orlando Firm to #1 Nonprofit Law Brand in the Nation

Chisholm Law Firm had a powerful niche — nonprofit law — but no digital presence to match it. We launched a full-funnel Google Ads and Display strategy that cut their CPA by 60%, tripled qualified leads, and made them the most recognized nonprofit law firm in the country within 6 months.

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Campaign Duration6 Months
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MarketOrlando → Nationwide
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ServicesGoogle Ads · Display · YouTube
Key Results at a Glance
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CPA Reduction
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Qualified Leads
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Brand Search Vol.
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Nonprofit Law Rank

A Niche Law Firm Invisible Online

Chisholm Law Firm had carved out a legitimate specialty in nonprofit formation and compliance — an underserved legal niche with real national demand. But without a digital strategy, they were losing clients to less qualified generalists who simply ranked higher online.

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The Challenges

  • Zero Google Ads presence — all leads came from referrals and organic, both highly unpredictable and slow to scale
  • Competing against large generalist law firms with enormous ad budgets targeting the same broad legal keywords
  • No brand recognition outside of Orlando — a nationwide niche with no national footprint to match
  • Landing pages designed like traditional law firm sites — no conversion optimization, no compelling offer, no urgency
  • Cost per consultation was untracked — no way to measure ROI or make data-driven decisions
  • Potential clients searching for nonprofit legal help couldn't find Chisholm, even though they were perfectly qualified to serve them
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Our Strategic Approach

  • Identified the exact nonprofit law keyword universe — 200+ high-intent terms competitors completely ignored
  • Built a niche-first Google Ads strategy targeting nonprofit formation, 501(c)(3) applications, and compliance keywords nationally
  • Launched Display and YouTube remarketing campaigns to build brand authority and stay top-of-mind after initial search visits
  • Rebuilt landing pages around consultation conversion — specific to nonprofit type (churches, charities, foundations) with tailored messaging
  • Implemented full conversion tracking: form fills, call tracking, and consultation bookings fed into Smart Bidding
  • Executed a brand awareness campaign targeting nonprofit executives by industry category using Google's in-market audiences

The 6-Month National Expansion Plan

We didn't just run ads — we built a digital brand from scratch, systematically growing Chisholm's authority in the nonprofit law space month by month.

M1
Month 1 — Research & Foundation

Niche Keyword Universe + Competitor Gap Analysis

Mapped the entire nonprofit law keyword landscape — 200+ terms across nonprofit formation, 501(c)(3) applications, board governance, and compliance. Identified that major competitors were bidding on generic "law firm near me" terms while leaving the nonprofit-specific terms completely uncontested. This was the opening.

Keyword ResearchCompetitor Gap AnalysisAudience Research
M2
Month 2 — Campaign Build

Full Search Campaign Launch + Landing Page Overhaul

Launched 4 segmented search campaigns: 501(c)(3) Formation, Church/Religious Nonprofits, Nonprofit Compliance, and Nonprofit Startup Consulting. Each campaign had its own ad group structure, ad copy, and dedicated landing page tailored to that specific nonprofit type. Conversion tracking went live Day 1.

Search CampaignsLanding PagesConversion Tracking
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Month 3 — Brand Awareness Layer

Display + YouTube Remarketing for Authority Building

Launched a Display remarketing campaign targeting everyone who visited the site but didn't convert — showing Chisholm's ads across the web for 30 days post-visit. Added a YouTube pre-roll campaign featuring the firm's founder speaking directly to nonprofit founders about common legal mistakes. Brand search volume began climbing immediately.

Display AdsYouTubeRemarketing
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Month 4 — Smart Bidding Transition

Target CPA Activation + In-Market Audience Layering

With 90 days of clean conversion data, transitioned all search campaigns to Target CPA bidding. Layered in-market audience signals for "Legal Services" and "Business Formation" to improve bid accuracy. Added custom intent audiences built from nonprofit industry publication readers and nonprofit conference attendees. CPA began dropping week over week.

Target CPAIn-Market AudiencesCustom Intent
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Month 5 — National Scale

Geographic Expansion Beyond Florida

Florida campaigns were now generating leads at 40% below initial CPA. Applied the same playbook to 8 additional states with high nonprofit density: Texas, California, New York, Georgia, Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Washington. Each state launched with a localized landing page variant referencing state-specific nonprofit regulations.

National ExpansionLocalized PagesState Targeting
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Month 6 — Brand Dominance

Nationwide #1 Position + Long-Term Brand Automation

By month 6, Chisholm was appearing at the top of Google searches for nonprofit law terms in all 9 targeted states. Brand search volume had grown 80% — people were now searching for "Chisholm Law" directly after seeing Display and YouTube ads. Set up automated budget rules, performance alerts, and monthly reporting dashboards.

Brand DominanceAutomationReporting

Month-by-Month Performance Breakdown

CPA dropped while lead volume exploded — and brand awareness grew in parallel as Display and YouTube campaigns built lasting recognition nationwide.

Cost Per Acquisition vs. Qualified Leads — Month by Month
Baseline = pre-engagement state · Smart Bidding activated Month 4 · National expansion Month 5
CPA ($)
Qualified Leads
Brand Search Vol.
$350 $280 $210 $140 $70 Baseline Month 1 Month 2 Month 3 Month 4 Month 5 Month 6 Smart Bidding ON National Launch
Before vs. After — Core Metrics
Cost Per Acquisition−60% ↓
Before · $320
After · $128
Monthly Qualified Leads+600% ↑
Before · 8/mo
After · 56/mo
Brand Search Volume+80% ↑
Before · Index 100
After · Index 180
Click-Through Rate+95% ↑
Before · 2.8%
After · 5.5%
Consultation Rate+120% ↑
Before · 18%
After · 40%
Performance Ring Summary
−60% CPA
Reduction
+150% Qualified
Leads
+80% Brand
Search
+95% Click-
Thru Rate
+120% Consult.
Rate
9 States National
Footprint
−$192
Reduction in cost per qualified consultation — from $320 to just $128. Every $5,000 in monthly ad spend now generates 39 consultations vs. just 15 at the start — a 2.6x improvement in efficiency.
✓ Verified Google Ads Data
7x
More monthly leads in month 6 versus baseline — from 8 qualified leads/month to 56/month. The combination of niche targeting, optimized landing pages, and Smart Bidding compounded results every single month.
✓ Lead Volume Growth
Complete Metric Comparison — Baseline vs. Month 6
Metric Before (Baseline) After (Month 6) Change
Cost Per Acquisition $320.00 $128.00 −60% ↓
Monthly Qualified Leads 8 56 +600% ↑
Brand Search Volume (Index) 100 180 +80% ↑
Click-Through Rate 2.8% 5.5% +95% ↑
Landing Page Conv. Rate 18% 40% +122% ↑
Avg. Quality Score 5.1 / 10 8.4 / 10 +65% ↑
States Actively Targeted 1 (Florida only) 9 States +8 States ↑
Monthly Ad Budget $0 (no paid ads) $4,500 New Channel
Monthly Revenue from Ads — Est. $85,000+ 18.9x ROAS ↑

From Orlando to 9-State Nationwide Presence

Using Florida as the proving ground, we scaled the winning strategy across the highest nonprofit-density states in the country — each with a localized landing page and targeted keyword set.

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Florida (Origin)
Months 1–4 · Proving Ground
$128
Final CPA Achieved
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8-State Expansion
TX, CA, NY, GA, IL, OH, PA, WA
$155
Avg. Entry CPA · Dropped to $140
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#1 Nationally
Nonprofit Law — Top Ad Position
9
States Dominating Paid Search

The Specific Tactics That Built a National Brand

Chisholm's success wasn't luck — it was the result of 6 methodically executed strategies, each compounding on the last.

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Niche Keyword Domination

Mapped 200+ nonprofit law keywords that major competitors ignored entirely — including long-tail terms like "501c3 formation attorney Florida" and "nonprofit compliance lawyer for churches." Uncontested = cheap clicks.

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Nonprofit-Type Landing Pages

Built 4 dedicated pages: churches/religious nonprofits, public charities, private foundations, and nonprofit startups. Each page matched the exact intent of the ad that sent traffic there — conversion rates jumped from 18% to 40%.

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YouTube Authority Campaign

Created a pre-roll video campaign featuring the founding attorney addressing common nonprofit legal mistakes directly. After exposure, prospects arrived pre-sold — consultation-to-client close rate improved significantly in months 3–6.

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Display Remarketing Web

Deployed Display remarketing across Google's network targeting all site visitors for 30 days post-visit. Chisholm's ads followed prospects across news sites, legal publications, and nonprofit industry blogs — dramatically boosting brand recall and return visits.

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Smart Bidding + Custom Audiences

Combined Target CPA bidding with custom intent audiences built from nonprofit publication readers and association members. The algorithm learned to find and bid on the exact profile of a high-converting nonprofit client at the right price.

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State-Specific Localization

Each of the 9 state campaigns had unique landing pages referencing state-specific nonprofit laws, registration requirements, and timelines. This hyperlocal relevance drove Quality Scores above 8 in every new market and kept CPAs low from day one.


"We went from getting maybe 8 leads a month from referrals to 56 qualified consultations — people actively searching for exactly what we do. Media Spearhead didn't just run ads, they made us the most visible nonprofit law firm in the country."
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Managing Partner
Chisholm Law Firm · Nonprofit & Business Law

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