Case Study: Growing Jacobs Transport’s Online Presence through SEO & Google Ads

Industry

Logistics & Transport

Services

SEO & Google Ads Management

Client

Jacobs Transport – a leading logistics provider in South Africa

The Challenge

Jacobs Transport needed to boost its visibility online and attract more quality leads through search engines. Despite their reputation in the logistics sector, their website wasn’t ranking well and their Google Ads weren’t yielding consistent results.

Our Strategy

SEO SERVICES

SEO Overhaul

  • Performed a full website audit to identify technical and content gaps.

  • Optimised meta titles, descriptions, and headers across key service pages.

  • Created SEO-rich content focused on high-intent keywords like “lowbed truck hire,” “cross-border transport,” and “container transport Gauteng.”

  • Improved site speed and mobile usability for better rankings and UX.

PPC SERVICES

Google Ads Revamp

  • Rebuilt their campaigns from the ground up with clear ad groups per service.

  • Focused on converting search terms with commercial intent.

  • Introduced call-only ads and extensions to capture high-intent traffic.

  • Tracked conversions to optimise based on real-time lead quality.

The Results

(after 3 months)

260% increase

in organic traffic to key service pages

Consistent weekly

enquiries from high-value clients

48% lower CPL

on Google Ads

Top 3 rankings

for keywords like “transport company Gauteng” and “machine transport SA”

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