Case Study: Southern Ontario Flower Shop

How Bolt Digital took a small-town Ontario flower shop from 19 orders per month to 700+ per month in under two years.

Bolt Digital Southern Ontario Flower Shop Case Study
Case Study

From 19 Orders a Month to 700+ — While Dropping Cost Per Sale from $130 to $9

How Bolt Digital turned a small-town Ontario flower shop into a regional competitor in under two years.

700+
Monthly Orders
93%
Cost Per Sale Reduction
350+
Page 1 Keywords
Client
A Southern Ontario Flower Shop
Industry
Floral / Flower Delivery
Location
Small town, delivering across Southern Ontario
Services
Google Ads (PPC) • SEO • Facebook Ads

The Challenge

Under new ownership, this flower shop was doing just 10–20 orders a month — almost entirely from repeat customers and local word of mouth. Located in a small town outside the major urban centres, the owner wanted to compete in the highly competitive flower delivery markets of nearby cities like Oshawa, Whitby, and Bowmanville while keeping overhead low.

Previous ad attempts hadn't worked. The website wasn't ranking for any competitive keywords. Online sales were negligible. The bigger players in nearby cities had a massive head start on visibility.

The Strategy

Bolt Digital took over in February 2024, building a multi-channel strategy across Google Ads, SEO, and Facebook Ads to capture market share city by city.

🎯 Google Ads (PPC)

Launched and continuously optimized campaigns targeting flower delivery keywords across specific cities. Through relentless testing of ad copy, keywords, bid strategies, and audiences, cost per conversion dropped from $130+ to just over $9 within two years. Seasonal campaigns for Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, and Christmas were built in advance and scaled aggressively.

🔍 SEO

City-specific keyword research for flower delivery queries across Oshawa, Whitby, Bowmanville, Port Hope, Newcastle, and more. Service pages, blog content, metas, and link building were executed consistently — turning organic search into a free, compounding source of orders.

📱 Facebook Ads

Supported the strategy with brand awareness, seasonal promotions, and wedding lead generation. The wedding campaign alone generated 42 leads at just over $10 per lead, opening an entirely new revenue stream.

Results: Google Ads

723
Conversions
$130→$9
Cost/Order Drop
93% reduction
$17,760
Total Ad Spend
Over 2 years
12,158
Clicks
194K
Impressions
$24.56
Avg Cost/Conv.

Valentine's Day Sales Progression

0
2024
Just starting
41
2025
112
2026

Results: SEO

1,358%
Keyword Growth
24 → 350+ page 1
1,060%
Click Growth
25 → 290/month
3,128%
Impression Growth
2,850 → 92K/month

Organic Click Growth (Monthly)

Mar '24
25
Sep '25
50
Nov '25
210
Jan '26
260
Feb '26
290

Now Ranking For

Flower delivery in Whitby
Flower delivery in Bowmanville
Flower delivery in Port Hope
Flower delivery in Newcastle
Flower delivery in Oshawa
+ hundreds more city-specific keywords

Results: Facebook Ads

870K+
Impressions
$0.89
Avg CPC
$9.16
CPM
42
Wedding Leads
$10.02/lead

Business Growth

19→170+
Online Orders/Month
700+
Total Orders/Month
Incl. phone + walk-in
+20%
vs Best Year on Record

Mother's Day Orders

94
2024
154
2025
780+
2026

The Snowball Effect

🚀 New customers acquired through ads and SEO became repeat buyers and referral sources — creating a compounding snowball effect on revenue month over month.

Client Testimonials

"Overall sales increased by 20% overall vs. the best year on record. May was a huge success."
— Shop Owner, May 2025
"The impressions figure looks good."
— Shop Owner, March 2026

Your Flower Shop Could Be Next

We turned a small-town florist into a regional competitor doing 700+ orders a month — with a cost per sale that dropped 93%. If your digital marketing isn't driving orders, let's fix that.

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