Evidence · Case studies

The first published case study is in preparation

We will not fill this page with anonymous percentages, reconstructed stories or a client relationship that has not been approved for publication.

Published studies
00
Required
Evidence and permission
Metrics
Commercially relevant
Status
In preparation

Publication standard

Five gates before a result becomes marketing

A strong result can still make a weak case study if the baseline moved, another channel contributed or the client did not approve the interpretation.

01 ◆ PERM

Naming permission

Written approval for the client name, relationship basis, case-study narrative, each published result and logo use.

02 ◆ BASE

Starting position

A dated baseline with the measurement definition and source retained.

03 ◆ WORK

Intervention record

What changed, who shipped it and which constraints affected the work.

04 ◆ OUT

Outcome evidence

A commercially relevant result that can be reproduced from source data.

05 ◆ LIM

Limitations

Other contributing factors, uncertainty and what the result does not prove.

Case file template / waiting for evidence ◆ No results published
◆ 01

Market and starting position

The product, search market, measurement window and defensible baseline.

◆ 02

Intervention and constraints

The decisions made, work shipped, review cycle and dependencies outside SEO.

◆ 03

Outcome and evidence

The result, source definition, commercial relevance and material limitations.

Status
Evidence collection
Published claims
None
Next release
Permission dependent

Next step

You do not need a case-study theatre piece to inspect the market.

Start with your own search landscape and a written first set of decisions.