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ICON Golf Cars

A multi-state dealer trapped with 12+ websites, hidden vendor fees, and hundreds of thousands in waste. We fought for ICON, escaped a predatory contract, and rebuilt their marketing from scratch.

300+
Leads/Month
$50K+
Monthly Waste Eliminated
12+
Sites Consolidated
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ICON Golf Cars - i60X in Black

The Challenge

ICON Golf Cars needed a unified marketing system that could scale across 7+ locations in 5 states โ€” without the chaos of managing disconnected agencies and vendors.

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"Before Robert, we had 12 websites, invoices we couldn't make sense of, and leads that went nowhere. I was spending more time managing marketing vendors than running my business. Now I don't think about marketing โ€” I just get the reports and the leads show up. That's what I needed."
โ€” Ty Gaydish Sr., Owner

7 Locations. 12 Websites. Hundreds of Thousands in Waste.

The Challenge

ICON Golf Cars, a multi-state dealer network with 7+ locations across 5 states, was trapped in vendor chaos. They had 12+ websites scattered across different platforms, none of them working together. Invoices from multiple agencies were incomprehensible. Marketing spend was bleeding out โ€” over $50,000 per month in pure waste with no ROI to show for it. Worse, they were locked into a predatory contract with their primary vendor, unable to escape even though the service was failing.

Complete Marketing Ownership: One System. One Partner. One Point of Contact.

Our Approach

We fought for ICON. First, we helped them escape their vendor contract โ€” a painful but necessary step. Then, we took over complete marketing ownership: consolidated 12 websites into one powerful multi-location platform, rebuilt their advertising from scratch, implemented a lead routing system that actually worked, and created a content engine that keeps leads flowing month after month. Every dollar is tracked. Every result is measurable.

300+ Qualified Leads Per Month. $75 Cost Per Lead. Zero Vendor Chaos.

The Results

Today, ICON generates 300+ qualified leads per month. Their cost per lead dropped below $75. They've eliminated over $53K in monthly waste. And most importantly, they have a predictable marketing system that just works โ€” no more vendor juggling, no more invisible fees, no more wondering where the money went.

By the Numbers

13x

Revenue per marketing dollar

<1

FTE equivalent for full system

300+

Content pieces managed

2020

Partnership started

What System Ownership Looks Like

ICON doesn't have a marketing department. They have us. We manage their entire marketing operation โ€” from brand strategy and content creation to digital campaigns and trade show presence. One point of contact. One accountable partner. No vendor juggling.

This is what it looks like when your marketing partner actually owns the outcome, not just the deliverables.

What We Built

Key Deliverables

Crabtree Marketing manages every layer of ICON's marketing โ€” from brand strategy down to the automations that route leads to the right salesperson. This isn't project work. It's ongoing ownership.

ICON Website on Bricks Builder
Website
Custom WordPress (Bricks)
Conversion-focused multi-location dealer site with inventory integration and location-specific landing pages
Lead Management Dashboard
Automation
Lead Routing System
Custom automation with instant text alerts, AI chatbot, and in-chat payment collection
ICON Social Content
Social
Ongoing Content
Custom graphics, UGC curation, promotional campaigns, and paid social advertising

Organic Growth

๐Ÿ“ˆ SEO Performance

Beyond paid advertising, we've built a strong organic foundation that delivers consistent, compounding results. These gains have been achieved since June 2025 โ€” just 8 months of focused SEO work.

+40%
Organic Traffic
+21%
Click Growth
+26%
Impressions
813
Keywords Ranking

๐Ÿ† Keyword Ranking Improvements

"epic golf carts" 16 โ†’ 3
"icon golf cart" 4 โ†’ 2
"icon ev golf carts" 7 โ†’ 3
"golf carts for sale" 12 โ†’ 5

Results since June 2025 ยท 102K+ impressions monthly

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๐ŸŽฌ AI-Generated Video

โœจ 100% AI Created
Holiday Campaign 2025 Video
Holiday Campaign 2025

Zero Production Costs. Unlimited Creative Potential.

This holiday campaign video was created without a single camera, actor, or product on set. We used Google Veo3 for video generation and LLMs for scripting โ€” turning an idea into a polished, brand-aligned video in days, not weeks.

๐ŸŽฌ AI Video Generation
โœ๏ธ LLM Scripting
โšก Days, Not Weeks
Holiday Campaign 2025 โ€” AI Generated

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Print & Collateral

๐Ÿ–จ๏ธ Location-Specific Materials

Every location has different needs. We design and produce print materials tailored to each market while maintaining brand consistency across the network.

Lead Management

Integrated Automation Stack

A fully connected ecosystem that captures leads, routes them to the right location, triggers instant follow-up, and enables conversational selling โ€” all automated so the sales team can focus on closing deals.

AI Chatbot
24/7 lead qualification with intelligent responses and seamless handoff to sales
Text Marketing
Automated SMS campaigns, follow-ups, and promotional broadcasts to leads
Lead Tracking
Full visibility into every lead โ€” source, status, and conversion path
In-Chat Payments
Collect deposits directly in conversation โ€” no separate checkout needed

The Lead Journey

Every lead flows through an automated system โ€” from first click to deposit collected

Lead Captured โ†’ Routed by Location โ†’ Instant Text Alert โ†’ Chatbot Qualifies โ†’ Payment Collected
Stack
Custom Built
Response Time
Instant Alerts
Locations Covered
All Rooftops

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