AI Marketing Client Results: Two B2B Engagements
Written from AfM's working notes and the public sources listed at the end. Examples marked illustrative are hypothetical, not client results.
Updated 27 September 2026
4 sources cited.
First published 16 April 2026
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What this page includes, and what it leaves out
This page presents only AfM's published case records for business-to-business clients. Each figure is given as the record states it, with its timeframe and what was measured. Three rules apply:
- • No totals. Figures from different engagements measure different things (cost per lead, leads processed, estimated savings), so adding them up would produce a number that means nothing.
- • Observed is not the same as caused. Where a record shows a change, this page says so. Where the record does not isolate what caused the change, this page says that too.
- • Client work only. AfM's founder-owned brand Harmonance is not a client and is not counted here.
Two client engagements qualify: an anonymised global technology platform (paid media, then lead-processing automation for the same client) and Allegiance Industries (an automated prospecting system). One timing note: the technology platform work (both halves) was delivered by AfM's founder as a freelance consultant, almost entirely before AI for Marketing Ltd was incorporated in August 2025. The Allegiance work was a one-off system build AfM delivered in 2026; it shows the kind of system work behind the managed service rather than a separate product on sale today.
The results at a glance
Published B2B case figures, as recorded
| Figure | Engagement | Work | Timeframe | What was measured | Type of evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97% lower cost per lead: $270+ to $8.86 | Global technology platform (anonymised) | Paid media, LinkedIn and Meta, DACH markets | Q4 2024 to Q3 2025, about 11 months | Cost per lead, first quarter (LinkedIn only) against final quarter (blended across Meta and LinkedIn) | Observed change; causes not separated |
| 1,700+ total leads; 1,606 in Q3 2025 | Global technology platform (anonymised) | Paid media | As above | Leads generated from ad forms | Observed volume |
| $7.12 best segment cost per lead | Global technology platform (anonymised) | Paid media | Q3 2025 | Cost per lead in the best audience segment | Observed |
| $110K+ ad spend managed | Global technology platform (anonymised) | Paid media | About 11 months | Total media budget managed | Self-reported total; a cost, not a result |
| 1,600+ leads processed in the peak quarter | Global technology platform (anonymised) | Lead processing and enrichment automation | 2025, peak quarter | Inbound leads processed by the automated system | Self-reported; primary source not public |
| Response time: 1 to 3+ days before, same day after | Global technology platform (anonymised) | Lead processing automation | 2025 | Time from form submission to follow-up | Self-reported before-and-after |
| Up to 41 companies a day; 17 data fields per lead; 5 platforms connected | Allegiance Industries | Automated lead prospecting system | 2026 | System configuration | Configuration, not an outcome |
| Estimated 15 to 25 hours a week of manual prospecting replaced | Allegiance Industries | Automated lead prospecting system | 2026 | Sales team research time | Estimate |
| Client estimates savings of $9,000 to $10,000 a year | Allegiance Industries | Automated lead prospecting system | 2026 | Annual cost saving | Client's own estimate |
Engagement 1: paid media for a global technology platform
The situation. The client's division for Germany, Austria and Switzerland needed to recruit agencies, entrepreneurs and digital professionals into a creator network programme. The first quarter of the engagement ran on LinkedIn only and produced leads at $270 or more each.
What was done. According to the published record: campaigns were run across LinkedIn and Meta, with a weekly optimisation cadence, regular creative testing, separate audience segments (agencies, freelancers, entrepreneurs, business owners and streamers), and budget split across the three countries on response data rather than population.
What was observed. Cost per lead fell from $270+ in the first quarter to a blended $8.86 in the final quarter, a 97% reduction. In Q3 2025 alone, 1,606 leads were recorded, and the best audience segment reached $7.12 per lead. Over the engagement, 1,700+ leads were generated on $110K+ of managed spend.
What the record does not show.
- • How much each change contributed. The starting figure is LinkedIn only; the final figure is a blend across Meta and LinkedIn, and the record says Meta delivered leads at a fraction of LinkedIn's cost. Much of the fall therefore reflects the change of platform rather than better LinkedIn performance. The record attributes the result to platform diversification, testing and segmentation together, without separating them.
- • Lead quality. No lead-quality or programme enrolment figures are published, so a low cost per lead should not be read as a low cost per customer.
- • A like-for-like baseline. The engagement built the account from its own first quarter; there is no comparison against what another approach would have achieved over the same period.
Engagement 1, continued: automating lead processing for the same client
As lead volume grew, manual handling of each form submission became the bottleneck. The automation record describes a system in which a form submission triggers an AI enrichment agent, the enriched record is written to the CRM with duplicate checks, and high-priority leads trigger an alert to the sales team.
What was recorded. Response time moved from 1 to 3+ days to the same day, and the system processed 1,600+ leads in its peak quarter. Both figures are self-reported and their primary source is not published, so treat them as the provider's account rather than independently verified measurements. This is the same client as engagement 1, not a separate win.
Engagement 2: automated prospecting for Allegiance Industries
The situation. A facility services company whose sales reps researched prospects by hand across two target sectors, manufacturing and education.
What was done. Per the Allegiance record, five platforms (Google Sheets, Make.com, a Relevance AI agent, Apollo and Zoho CRM) were connected into a daily prospecting run. It runs each morning without manual research; the sales team's only task is to add target companies to a sheet. It is configured to process up to 41 target companies a day and to map 17 data fields per lead into the CRM, with duplicate checks.
What was measured. The system is estimated to replace 15 to 25 hours a week of manual prospecting, and the client estimates it saves them $9,000 to $10,000 a year. Both are estimates, the second the client's own. This engagement was a system build rather than paid media, so there is no cost-per-lead figure for it.
Records that are not included, and why
- • ToastPal (a consumer AI product sold to individuals) and Mumshandmade (an e-commerce brand) are published client results but not B2B.
- • HEAVENSAKE is a consumer drinks brand; its record describes a content agent rather than measured marketing results.
- • Harmonance is AfM's founder-owned brand, not a client.
All are on the case studies page for readers who want them.
How to read any provider's case studies
Use the same tests on AfM and on anyone else:
- • Is there a named or clearly described engagement, a timeframe and a stated measure?
- • Is the baseline like-for-like, or does it compare different channels, periods or definitions?
- • Is the figure observed in a platform, estimated, or the client's own estimate?
- • Does the provider add up figures from different clients into one headline?
- • Are founder-owned or internal projects presented as client work?
If you want to see what the same approach would look for in your business, the free written breakdown uses your public marketing and any figures you choose to share. For how the managed service runs day to day, see how it works.
FAQ
Why is the global technology platform anonymised?
The client is not named on AfM's site. The published record describes the sector, markets and programme so the work can be understood without identifying the organisation.
Are these results typical of what a new client should expect?
No single result predicts another business's outcome. Starting points, budgets, markets and offers differ. The records show what was done and measured in specific engagements, not a forecast for yours.
Why are the paid media results described as about 11 months?
The engagement ran from November 2024 (the fourth quarter of 2024) to September 2025 (the third quarter of 2025). Counted by calendar month that is 11 months, so both this page and the case record say about 11 months rather than a year.
Can I speak to one of these clients?
Ask during a call. Whether a reference is possible depends on each client's permission, which has to be requested case by case.
Sources
- Enterprise technology platform: paid media case record, AI for Marketing. Accessed 27 September 2026. $270+ starting CPL, $8.86 final blended CPL, 97% reduction, 1,700+ leads, 1,606 leads in Q3 2025, $7.12 best segment CPL, $110K+ spend managed, LinkedIn and Meta, DACH markets.
- Enterprise technology platform: lead processing automation case record, AI for Marketing. Accessed 27 September 2026. 1,600+ leads processed in a quarter; response time from 1 to 3+ days to same day; system design.
- Allegiance Industries case record, AI for Marketing. Accessed 27 September 2026. Five-platform prospecting system, up to 41 companies a day, 17 data fields per lead, estimated 15 to 25 hours a week replaced, client-estimated $9,000 to $10,000 annual saving.
- Case studies, AI for Marketing. Accessed 27 September 2026. The full list of published case records, including those excluded here as not B2B or not client work.
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