Results / Case study

INSPIRATE Consulting: 13 consultations from one event

INSPIRATE Consulting is an admissions consulting firm. Waterfall Growth ran two parent events for them on the Waterfall. At the second, 191 parents registered, 82 came live and 13 booked a consultation, from $2,631 in ad spend.

The numbers

First parent event
192 registrants at about $12 per lead
Second event, a few weeks later
191 registered, 82 came live, 13 booked a consultation, $2,631 in ad spend

13 booked in all: 11 that night and 2 from the follow-up. Across our events, cost per lead averages $12 to $14.

What we ran

An outside read on the numbers

“It seems like $12 per person is like insane… I'm happy if we get under 20.”

Will Barron, CEO of Salesman.com, reviewing our webinar numbers.

What parents said

An hour into each event, Shinwoo asked the room if the night had been worth their hour. Here he is reading the answers at the second one.

Second parent event, about an hour in.

The chat at that moment, both events. Every reply in the window, names hidden:

Event 1 chat replies to 'has tonight been worth your hour': mostly yes, plus 'Worth more than the amount of hours wasted beforehand', 'You know your stuff', 'Very vague, but still somewhat informative', 'Absolutely YES Was not aware of the trap of well rounded student', 'Very worthwhile! Thank you', 'The skyscraper vs shed analogy was very clarifying'.
Event 1
Event 2 chat replies: mostly yes, plus 'Thank you Masterclass by a 21 year old', 'Helpful', 'Absolutely', 'YES. I have taken tons of webinars. This one the best', 'Bite sized advice vs I will move mountains - helpful'.
Event 2

And by text, after the event:

Texts after the event. A grandparent: Great info and presentation. I like your presentation better than all I've watched so far. Asked which others: Empowerly, HeyNicole, Shawn Patel, OwnYourEssay, College ShortCuts. A parent: I have been listening to a bunch of college counseling webinars and he is one of my favorite.
Texts from a grandparent and a parent. Names and numbers removed.