5 Communications Consulting Business Success Stories [2024]
Here are some real life success stories of starting a communications consulting business:
1. PEAR Cards ($228K/year)
Matthew Roberts, co-founder of PEAR Cards, came up with the idea for his business after using a set of "Positivity Cards" at a friend's party. Inspired by the meaningful and touching experience, Roberts realized the need for more moments like that in people's lives and set out to create PEAR Cards, a card-based tool/game that initiates positive conversations. With the help of his co-founder and friend, Roberts built the initial version of PEAR Cards, gathered feedback, and launched a successful Kickstarter campaign to fund their production. The brand has since grown through word of mouth, social media, and the support of influential partners like Ad Magic.
How much they make: $228K/year
Current team size: 1
PEAR Cards is a card-based tool/game that empowers players to open up and initiate positive conversations, and with the help of Ad Magic, their Kickstarter had an all-or-nothing fundraising goal, which they met with so much support the company is now growing through the power of Twitter and Instagram.
2. Async OS for working from anywhere ($300K/year)
How much they make: $300K/year
Current team size:
A side project turned profit: Find out how one founder's communication tool grew to a monthly revenue of over $10k and secured $450k in funding.
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3. Ba6 Marketing ($54K/year)
Christine Laureano, founder of Ba6 Marketing, made a 180o pivot from being a natural product maker to a conversion copywriter and marketing strategist for product-based businesses. She noticed that many product makers hated marketing and decided to put her marketing talent to use by helping them with their copywriting and marketing strategies.
How much they make: $54K/year
How much did it cost to start: $3K
Current team size: 0
Ba6 Marketing founder Christine Laureano pivoted from natural product maker to conversion copywriter, helping brands in the natural beauty and personal care industries with marketing strategy and copywriting. She found her biggest success with email marketing, catalogs and postcards, and gathering emails at events and talks. Laureano stresses understanding customers and being patient with oneself, and offers online classes for copywriting and marketing and a Maker Marketing Academy to help makers understand marketing.
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- Access to our founder directory
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- 8,628 business ideas
- $1M in software savings
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- $1M in software savings