6 Digital Marketing Business Success Stories [2024]

Updated: November 1st, 2023
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Here are some real life success stories of starting a marketing automation business:

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1. NapoleonCat ($1.5M/year)

Greg Berezowski, founder and CEO of NapoleonCat, came up with the idea for his social media management platform while working at a digital marketing agency. He noticed that his team was spending too much time on repetitive tasks and saw a need for a tool that could automate those jobs, leading him to create NapoleonCat's Social Inbox. With a focus on the US market and a 150% growth in their client base during the Covid-19 pandemic, Berezowski is looking forward to even faster growth in 2021.

How much they make: $1.5M/year
How much did it cost to start: $50K
Current team size: 44

How I Started An $80K/Month Social Media Management Tool

NapoleonCat, the social media management platform with a client base in over 60 countries, expanded their international client base by 150% in a year and is now a global brand with 50% of clients from abroad, aiming to maintain a constant 5% monthly growth in recurring revenue.

About
Greg started NapoleonCat almost 11 years ago
Revenue
Greg grew the business to $125K/month
Costs
It cost Greg $50000 to start the business
Read by 5,017 founders

2. Funnel ($8M/year)

How much they make: $8M/year
Current team size: 353

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CEO of Funnel.io, Fredrik Skantze: Hits $8m Run Rate, Wouldn't Sell for $80m Cash

Funnel raised $13 million in investments in 2017 and $47 million in 2021, with yearly revenue quadrupling to $10 million from 2017-2022 and an average customer value doubling over the past few years.

About
Fredrik started Funnel over 10 years ago
Revenue
Fredrik grew the business to $667K/month
Read by 1,038 founders

3. Red Track ($1M/year)

How much they make: $1M/year
Current team size: 35

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How he Negotiated $9m valuation with $1m ARR sales attribution SaaS tool

RedTrack is a Lithuanian cloud-hosted ad-tracking software that provides data analytics and campaign optimization solutions to over 500 customers, with each paying an average of $200 per month, and has grown its revenue to an average of $75K per month using a subscription-based pricing model.

About
Vlad started Red Track over 6 years ago
Revenue
Vlad grew the business to $83.3K/month
Read by 560 founders

4. The ASK Method Company ($10M/year)

How much they make: $10M/year
Current team size: 31

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How to Explode Your Business in {{ current_year }} Using the Power of a QUIZ Funnel with Ryan Levesque

ASK Method CEO Ryan Levesque's Quiz Funnel Masterclass has helped thousands of entrepreneurs launch six- and seven-figure online campaigns, as his Austin-based education company, with a team of over 50 staff, has also been listed in the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing companies for 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2021.

About
Ryan started The ASK Method Company over 17 years ago
Revenue
Ryan grew the business to $833K/month
Read by 469 founders