Ad Network Case Study: Agree.com Reached 10,000 Users in 3 Months

Agree.com, a free e-signature and invoicing platform for businesses, has been on a mission to build a brand that resonates with its target audience. Led by CEO & Co-Founder Marty Ringlein, the company sought high-quality customer acquisition strategies that would not only drive sign-ups but also establish long-term brand recognition.

With a flexible marketing budget, Agree.com experimented with various channels, including organic social media, cold outbound campaigns, and paid ads. However, they saw a unique opportunity in newsletters: a channel that could engage highly targeted audiences with meaningful content.

To streamline their newsletter advertising efforts, Agree.com turned to the beehiiv Ad Network—a move that transformed their approach to audience growth and acquisition.

Challenges

Before integrating newsletters into their media mix at scale, Agree.com faced several challenges:

• Fragmented newsletter advertising landscape: With thousands of independent newsletter creators, finding the right partnerships required significant time and effort.

• Inconsistent pricing structures: Different newsletters had varying pricing models, making it difficult to determine cost efficiency.

• Scalability concerns: Unlike traditional paid media (Google Ads, programmatic, etc.), newsletter advertising lacked an easy-to-scale, centralized marketplace.

• Ensuring high-quality user acquisition: While other channels delivered volume, Agree.com needed a solution that would bring in engaged, high-intent users who would convert and stay.

These challenges made it difficult for Agree.com to invest in newsletters effectively, limiting their ability to scale through this channel.

Solution

beehiiv’s Ad Network provided a seamless solution to Agree.com’s newsletter advertising challenges by offering:

• A centralized marketplace: Instead of manually reaching out to individual creators, Agree.com could instantly access a curated selection of high-quality newsletters.

• Consistent pricing and transparent performance metrics: beehiiv simplified ad placement by standardizing pricing and providing clear performance analytics.

• Highly-quality, targetable audiences: The platform allowed Agree.com to reach niche segments and reader types that aligned with their ideal customer profile, ensuring better engagement.

• Automated scaling: Unlike traditional newsletter advertising, where deals must be negotiated one by one, the beehiiv Ad Network enabled Agree.com to scale their campaigns efficiently.

This allowed Agree.com to ramp up their newsletter marketing efforts with minimal friction, making it one of their primary growth channels.

Results

The impact of integrating the beehiiv Ad Network into Agree.com’s marketing strategy was significant:

• Explosive user growth: Within just 3 months of launching, Agree.com reached 10,000 users. Recognizing the success of newsletter advertising, they doubled down—and within the next 7 weeks, they hit 20,000 users.

• High-quality customer acquisition: Unlike other advertising channels, newsletters delivered users who were more engaged and more likely to convert, reinforcing the value of this strategy.

• Brand recognition and inbound leads: After running ads in premium newsletters, Agree.com received more inbound inquiries than ever before—from both potential customers and investors who had seen the brand featured in their favorite newsletters.

beehiiv’s Ad Network didn’t just generate users; it positioned Agree.com as a brand that industry leaders recognized and trusted.

Conclusion

By leveraging beehiiv’s Ad Network, Agree.com successfully overcame the challenges of fragmented newsletter advertising and transformed it into a scalable, high-ROI marketing channel. The results spoke for themselves—rapid user acquisition, better brand positioning, and a surge in inbound interest.

According to CEO & Co-Founder Marty Ringlein:

Agree.com’s experience demonstrates the power of targeted newsletter advertising—not just for acquiring customers, but for building a lasting brand presence among the right audience. With the beehiiv Ad Network, they were able to efficiently execute a newsletter strategy that delivered both immediate and long-term value.

For companies looking to elevate their customer acquisition strategy, the beehiiv Ad Network proves to be an essential tool in reaching high-intent audiences at scale.

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