{"id":10420,"date":"2023-12-04T22:51:50","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T03:51:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ladybugz.com\/?p=10420"},"modified":"2025-09-05T02:17:23","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T06:17:23","slug":"digital-marketing-success-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ladybugz.com\/digital-marketing-success-story\/","title":{"rendered":"A Digital Marketing Success Story: How We Grew Our Own Online Agency"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our web design agency’s digital marketing success story starts with a pandemic. One that caused many to leave jobs or shift the nature of their work. That’s where Ladybugz’s leading lady, Lysa Miller<\/a> found herself. So, she created a company where digital experts could weather the demands of the pandemic (especially at home) and enjoy the flexibility of gig work with the security of an office job.<\/p>\n

Ladybugz Interactive started in the Fall of 2020 with Lysa Miller freelancing for women-owned and local growing businesses. Miller put her digital marketing and relationship-building chops to work, making her own web design and search marketing company<\/a>\u00a0a top priority.<\/p>\n

“Many business owners make the mistake of not doing their marketing first,” says Miller. “But as a web design and digital marketing company, I had to focus on what I know best to grow our agency.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Not wanting to build another agency, a few of Miller’s freelance clients urged her to start over and to do what she was doing for them, for others. So she did.<\/p>\n

Within a few months, inquiries increased and Miller had no choice but to start the company by hiring Frank Pereira from Providence’s Ten12Design<\/a> in late October. From there, Ladybugz continued to grow over the next year. We are now a team of 19 experts specializing in niche verticals for early growth companies in biotech, B2B, education, and non-profit. We’ve launched over 40 websites in our first two years and are servicing a clientele of more than 50 support and 10 digital marketing clients.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Ladybugz also works with Boston area legacy brands<\/a> to up-level their traditional marketing efforts helping them navigate these fluctuating and unpredictable times.<\/span><\/p>\n

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An Impressive Team of Digital Marketing Leaders With Decades of Online Experience<\/span><\/h2>\n

Finding amazing team members<\/a> wasn’t that hard and it’s a crucial piece of our digital marketing success story. The pandemic had hit most freelancers relatively hard and Miller offered some seasoned experts an opportunity of a lifetime.<\/span><\/p>\n

The ability to grow with Ladybugz along with keeping the option to still work in their freelance firms as they desired. In the end, Miller felt like these experts brought so much value to the table. With a shortage in the workforce, this model suited our agency just fine.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Most of the team now represent the company exclusively, but the agency still slides contractors the perfect direct client when needed to let them fine-craft their skills on non-agency projects. The <\/span>team<\/span><\/a> consists of digital specialists in web design and development, brand building, web support, SEO, social media, online marketing, and more. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Left to right: Morgan Kropa, Lysa Miller, Frank Pereira, and Amy Westebbe at our creative studio at The Landing at Hudson Mills.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Digital and Creative Leaders Paving A Local Web Design Agency’s Success<\/span><\/h2>\n

Agency Mama Bear of Strategy and Growth\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n

Lysa Miller<\/a> oversees Ladybugz’s overall growth, focusing on business development, demand gen, strategy, and operations. Lysa has worked in digital marketing for more than 20 years and understands how to create long-term success in an ever-changing online environment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Web Services Director and Fun Video Guy<\/b><\/h3>\n

Frank Pereira<\/a> is a graphic designer and WordPress content implementation specialist. He manages computer networking systems and oversees layout designs that go above and beyond client expectations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Creative and Branding Leader<\/b><\/h3>\n

Morgan Kropa<\/a> has worked with companies to perfect their digital online branding for more than a decade and a half. She understands the importance of businesses identifying and honing their brands online to ensure real-world results.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Growth Leader<\/h3>\n

Aya Lanzoni leads our digital marketing team with project management and strategy. She keeps our digital marketing clients growing and happy. As a highly organized team member, Aya keeps deadlines in place and manages an awesome team of rockstars.<\/p>\n

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Alison Sullivan, content coordinator and Aya Lanzoni, Digital Marketing Strategist at the Ladybugz Hudson Studio<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

COO Extrodinaire\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n

Billie Kenyon<\/a> is dedicated to customer success and is constantly coming up with innovations and improvements that benefit both the Ladybugz team and the clients they serve.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

User Experience Dream Team<\/b><\/h3>\n

Leanne Kennis, Alison Sullivan and our excellent designer, Ryan Kohler pair up to guide clients as they work to identify their digital voice, especially early-growth companies. The combined expertise makes for the perfect design, messaging, and user experience that flows together perfectly. A recent example of such a success story is Paradigm4’s new website.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Social Media Rockstar<\/b><\/h3>\n

Crystal Daher\u2019s<\/a> expertise is in digital marketing, social media, and SEO implementation. A beautiful new website means nothing if nobody can find it online, and Crystal ensures that Ladybugz clients\u2019 content ranks highly in web and social media searches.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Content Ranking Queen<\/b><\/h3>\n

Amy Westebbe is referred to as the agency’s secret weapon when it comes to ranking content. Amy is the voice behind many of our client’s highly engaging (and ranking) content. Our SEO team works with Amy to craft topics and website content that will read and rank.<\/p>\n

Online PR & Events Maven<\/h3>\n

Meet Ola Patykowski our public image coordinator. Ola is the creator behind our social media reels and video promotions. Ola also helps clients with the same. In addition, she manages our Ladybugz awards, events, and media opportunities. Secretly she is our agency’s stylist.<\/p>\n

Visual Storyteller<\/h3>\n

Wherever you find a Ladybug event or PR opportunity, you will also find our company photographer, Lis Rock, documenting it. Lis helps us tell our story through photo-journalism capturing real moments we can share with our friends and fans.<\/p>\n

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A custom interactive and iterative process (Agile!) for a successful website launch<\/span><\/h2>\n

The team at Ladybugz Interactive has created a unique method to help early-growth companies identify their digital voice. This agile process allows clients to get custom WordPress websites designed, developed and launched in just 8 to 12 weeks. Afterward, Ladybugz continues to work with clients to ensure the long-term success of their digital strategies. Learn more about all of the <\/span>digital marketing professionals<\/span><\/a> at our web design and digital marketing agency.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Five-Star Online Review from Aitia, a biotech company in Boston that required a rush website redesign in less than 8 weeks. Read the full review on Clutch.co<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As an ecommerce design agency<\/a>, Ladybugz Interactive leverages a blend of creativity, technical expertise, and strategic thinking to deliver online stores that are both visually compelling and optimized for conversions. Our team understands the unique needs of ecommerce businesses, ensuring every website we build is tailored to enhance user experience, drive sales, and support long-term growth in the digital marketplace.<\/p>\n

Focusing our web design sights on growing companies in biotech and beyond<\/span><\/h2>\n

Throughout Ladybugz Interactive\u2019s inaugural year, we have carved out a niche for ourselves in digital marketing for <\/span>biotech companies<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>specialty education<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>non-profit organizations<\/span><\/a>, and <\/span>B2B<\/span><\/a> and B2C companies. We specialize in affordable but high-quality service for early-growth companies, with a focus on woman-owned and minority-owned businesses. <\/span><\/p>\n

See our <\/span>impressive portfolio<\/span><\/a> to learn more about the digital marketing strategies that Ladybugz has implemented for our clients.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Bioinformatics firm Paradigm4 simplified the user experience from it’s previous website making it easier for users to find the information they need.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n