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Success Story · Manufacturing & Landscaping

From barely breaking even to a multi-million dollar brand.

Founded by Tim Howell, this Texas-based maker of Bender Board and Klingstone landscaping products set out to build a brand that could stand toe-to-toe with Lowe's and Home Depot — without the budget of a big-box retailer.

Industry
Manufacturing / Landscaping
Based in
Texas · sold nationwide
Partnership
5+ years with Marketing 360
Ad budget growth
$1,495 → $11,500/mo
A Klingstone-bound stone pathway winding through a landscaped backyard

The challenge

A premium product, invisible next to the big-box giants.

When Tim first approached Marketing 360, Howell Pathways was struggling to gain the momentum it needed to compete with industry giants. The goals were straightforward to state and hard to execute: build brand awareness as a premium provider, reach both DIY customers and B2B landscape contractors, and turn a barely-breaking-even operation into a multi-million dollar business.

  • No brand presence to compete with national retailers
  • Needed to reach both individual DIY buyers and bulk B2B contractors at once
  • Early budget constraints limited how much could be invested in growth
Still from Howell Pathways' Bender Board installation video, showing artificial turf installation

The strategy

Advertising everywhere a buyer might be looking.

Marketing 360 built a multifaceted strategy around perseverance and consistency — maintaining ad spend through early budget constraints and advocating for more investment as results came in.

Multi-Channel Ad Campaigns

Ad campaigns across Meta, Google, OTT (digital TV commercials), digital highway billboards, and Spotify.

Organic-Focused Website Overhaul

A full website overhaul built for organic visibility.

Video & Packaging Design

An installation video produced for the Bender Board page, plus new packaging design for a weed-barrier product.

Email Automation & Data Insights

Email automation and data insights from the Marketing 360 platform used to refine campaigns.

“We have grown very quickly from the beginning of us working together. It took us a while to see that breakthrough, but I trusted the process and stuck with Marketing 360. Their commitment to treating my business like their own and their willingness to invest in what's needed has transformed Howell Pathways.”
— Tim Howell, Founder, Howell Pathways

The results

Competing with the big brands — and winning new ground.

$11.5K/mo
Current ad budget, up from $1,495/mo
Page 1
Google rankings for Bender Board & edging terms
3
New distribution hubs: California, Tennessee, Carolinas
5+ yrs
Ongoing Marketing 360 partnership

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Reviews

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