{"id":13816,"date":"2024-08-13T07:56:40","date_gmt":"2024-08-13T06:56:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.20i.com\/blog\/?p=13816"},"modified":"2026-03-27T12:09:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T12:09:41","slug":"customer-case-study-marketing-labs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.20i.com\/blog\/customer-case-study-marketing-labs\/","title":{"rendered":"Customer Case Study: Marketing Labs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Founded in 2014 by Matt&nbsp;Janaway.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/marketinglabs.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Marketing Labs<\/a>&nbsp;is a performance-focused&nbsp;digital marketing agency,&nbsp;dedicated to&nbsp;building&nbsp;and delivering&nbsp;measurable growth.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the&nbsp;10&nbsp;years Marketing&nbsp;Labs has&nbsp;evolved&nbsp;significantly. What began as a business focused primarily&nbsp;on&nbsp;search marketing&nbsp;has expanded into a full-service digital marketing agency.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, Marketing Labs delivers a mix of services including&nbsp;SEO, Google Ads, paid social, and strategic consultancy.&nbsp;The channels are all&nbsp;designed to work together as part of a growth-focused marketing ecosystem,&nbsp;with the&nbsp;simple&nbsp;goal that each channel supports&nbsp;each&nbsp;other and contribute to clear commercial&nbsp;objectives.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As&nbsp;the agency\u2019s&nbsp;service&nbsp;catalogue&nbsp;grew,&nbsp;so did&nbsp;its&nbsp;client base,&nbsp;which&nbsp;in term&nbsp;began&nbsp;putting pressure&nbsp;on&nbsp;its&nbsp;previous&nbsp;hosting&nbsp;providers.&nbsp;Matts&nbsp;clients&#8217;&nbsp;websites&nbsp;started&nbsp;experiencing&nbsp;slower load times, occasionally downtime, and inconsistent performance.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Matt&nbsp;became&nbsp;increasingly&nbsp;concerned that&nbsp;this&nbsp;could&nbsp;cause&nbsp;unnecessary risk to&nbsp;his&nbsp;client relationships.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He&nbsp;knew&nbsp;that to continue growing, he would need a more reliable hosting&nbsp;option. After discovering 20i\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.20i.com\/reseller-hosting\/stackcp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Reseller Hosting,<\/a>&nbsp;Marketing Labs made the move and has&nbsp;never looked back.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"921\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.20i.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Marketing-Labs-Team.png\" alt=\"The Marketing Labs Team\" class=\"wp-image-18818\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.20i.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Marketing-Labs-Team.png 921w, https:\/\/www.20i.com\/blog\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2024\/08\/Marketing-Labs-Team-300x183.png.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.20i.com\/blog\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2024\/08\/Marketing-Labs-Team-768x469.png.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.20i.com\/blog\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2024\/08\/Marketing-Labs-Team-400x245.png.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.20i.com\/blog\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2024\/08\/Marketing-Labs-Team-800x489.png.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.20i.com\/blog\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2024\/08\/Marketing-Labs-Team-832x509.png.webp 832w, https:\/\/www.20i.com\/blog\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2024\/08\/Marketing-Labs-Team-150x92.png.webp 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 921px) 100vw, 921px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Marketing Labs Team<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The problem:&nbsp;Hosting problems&nbsp;damaging&nbsp;credibility&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Many&nbsp;of the&nbsp;hosting providers Matt tried struggled to&nbsp;maintain&nbsp;performance&nbsp;under heavier workloads, which created problems when trying to manage&nbsp;multiple&nbsp;client websites.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As an agency built on client trust, Matt couldn&#8217;t afford hosting issues to jeopardise his client relationships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Matt&nbsp;described his breaking point as:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-plain is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>\u201cThose issues created a steady drain on time and resources,&nbsp;creating&nbsp;unnecessary risk to client relationships, even when problems were outside our direct control, we were still responsible for explaining delays, lost uptime, or poor performance.\u201d&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The main&nbsp;friction points included:<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Growing workload pressure:&nbsp;<\/strong>As Marketing Labs&#8217;&nbsp;client&nbsp;base expanded, their existing hosting platforms struggled to&nbsp;maintain&nbsp;consistent&nbsp;performance,&nbsp;leading to slow speeds and&nbsp;occasional&nbsp;downtime.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Client trust&nbsp;at risk:<\/strong>&nbsp;Frequent&nbsp;issues&nbsp;meant more time&nbsp;explaining&nbsp;technical problems to clients, which&nbsp;began&nbsp;to&nbsp;impact&nbsp;confidence and trust.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Complicated support:<\/strong>&nbsp;Support from the&nbsp;previous&nbsp;hosing provider often&nbsp;felt&nbsp;slow&nbsp;and&nbsp;over-complicated, when&nbsp;questions needed quick answers.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Slow management&nbsp;tools:<\/strong>&nbsp;The&nbsp;control panel and&nbsp;tools&nbsp;were&nbsp;fragmented&nbsp;and&nbsp;unnecessarily complicated, making&nbsp;it harder to&nbsp;manage&nbsp;websites efficiently.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u27a1\ufe0f&nbsp;By 2017,&nbsp;these&nbsp;issues were escalating daily,&nbsp;and&nbsp;Matt know he need to change hosting providers to save his clients trust in him.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1845\" height=\"785\" src=\"https:\/\/www.20i.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Marketing-Labs-clients.png\" alt=\"Marketing Labs clients\" class=\"wp-image-19055\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.20i.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Marketing-Labs-clients.png 1845w, https:\/\/www.20i.com\/blog\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2024\/08\/Marketing-Labs-clients-300x128.png.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.20i.com\/blog\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2024\/08\/Marketing-Labs-clients-768x327.png.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.20i.com\/blog\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2024\/08\/Marketing-Labs-clients-1536x654.png.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.20i.com\/blog\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2024\/08\/Marketing-Labs-clients-400x170.png.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.20i.com\/blog\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2024\/08\/Marketing-Labs-clients-800x340.png.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.20i.com\/blog\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2024\/08\/Marketing-Labs-clients-832x354.png.webp 832w, https:\/\/www.20i.com\/blog\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2024\/08\/Marketing-Labs-clients-1664x708.png.webp 1664w, https:\/\/www.20i.com\/blog\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2024\/08\/Marketing-Labs-clients-1248x531.png.webp 1248w, https:\/\/www.20i.com\/blog\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2024\/08\/Marketing-Labs-clients-1320x562.png.webp 1320w, https:\/\/www.20i.com\/blog\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2024\/08\/Marketing-Labs-clients-150x64.png.webp 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1845px) 100vw, 1845px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Marketing Labs clients <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Why&nbsp;Marketing Labs chose 20i<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Matt wanted a platform that&nbsp;would&nbsp;solve&nbsp;all&nbsp;the problems his agency&nbsp;was&nbsp;experiencing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>20i quickly stood out as a natural choice for Marketing Labs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Matt was already aware of the founders\u2019 history and their&nbsp;strong reputation&nbsp;within the hosting industry.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When 20i Launched its performance-driven, agency-friendly hosting platform, Marketing Labs made the move and became an early adopter.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Autoscaling cloud hosting:&nbsp;<\/strong>Predictable&nbsp;performance&nbsp;and consistent&nbsp;speed, keeping Matt\u2019s clients\u2019&nbsp;websites fast&nbsp;and stable even during traffic spikes.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Streamlined control panel:<\/strong>&nbsp;Our custom-built control panel,&nbsp;designed with&nbsp;agencies&nbsp;in mind, makes&nbsp;it easy to manage multiple client websites from one streamlined dashboard.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Support:&nbsp;<\/strong>Award-winning support&nbsp;with&nbsp;fast, helpful,&nbsp;and intentional&nbsp;responses, giving Matt peace of mind knowing expert help is available&nbsp;whenever he needs it.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Built for agencies:<\/strong>&nbsp;Created with agencies in mind, making it simple to host, manage, and support&nbsp;multiple&nbsp;client websites.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A smooth migration with 20i<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Marketing Lab found&nbsp;getting&nbsp;started&nbsp;with 20i was&nbsp;a&nbsp;straightforward&nbsp;experience.&nbsp;Having&nbsp;migrated&nbsp;websites from other providers&nbsp;before,&nbsp;Matt&nbsp;said the&nbsp;20i migration&nbsp;process&nbsp;was&nbsp;far smoother than&nbsp;any&nbsp;others&nbsp;he&nbsp;had experienced.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From an agency perspective,&nbsp;he appreciated&nbsp;being able to bring multiple client sites across without significant disruption.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"su-note\"  style=\"border-color:#e4deb9;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#fef8d3;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><strong>The 20i Difference:&nbsp;<\/strong>With the 20i&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.20i.com\/website-migration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Migration Centre<\/a>, all migrations steps are carried out automatically, with no risk of data loss or downtime.&nbsp;\u202f\u202f<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"920\" height=\"306\" src=\"https:\/\/www.20i.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Marketing-Labs-Team-in-the-office.png\" alt=\"Marketing Labs Office\" class=\"wp-image-18825\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.20i.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Marketing-Labs-Team-in-the-office.png 920w, https:\/\/www.20i.com\/blog\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2024\/08\/Marketing-Labs-Team-in-the-office-300x100.png.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.20i.com\/blog\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2024\/08\/Marketing-Labs-Team-in-the-office-768x255.png.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.20i.com\/blog\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2024\/08\/Marketing-Labs-Team-in-the-office-400x133.png.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.20i.com\/blog\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2024\/08\/Marketing-Labs-Team-in-the-office-800x266.png.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.20i.com\/blog\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2024\/08\/Marketing-Labs-Team-in-the-office-832x277.png.webp 832w, https:\/\/www.20i.com\/blog\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2024\/08\/Marketing-Labs-Team-in-the-office-150x50.png.webp 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 920px) 100vw, 920px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Marketing Labs Office<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The&nbsp;Results:<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Since&nbsp;moving to&nbsp;20i, Marketing Labs has seen clear&nbsp;improvement in&nbsp;website&nbsp;performance, reliability,&nbsp;and day-to-day&nbsp;management across their&nbsp;clients&#8217;&nbsp;websites.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With&nbsp;faster loading speeds and&nbsp;a&nbsp;more stable hosting&nbsp;environment, the number of support issues&nbsp;have significantly decreased. As a result, the team spends less time&nbsp;troubleshooting&nbsp;problems and more time focusing on delivering results for clients.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For an agency managing&nbsp;hundreds of&nbsp;client websites, having reliable infrastructure behind every project has made a major difference.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Support&nbsp;that keeps agencies moving&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Another difference for Marketing Labs&nbsp;has been the responsiveness of the 20i support team.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Having access to a knowledgeable support team that responds&nbsp;fast can make a&nbsp;noticeable&nbsp;difference for agencies.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-plain is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>\u201cOur experience with the support team at 20i has been excellent. The biggest thing that stands out is the speed of response. When&nbsp;you\u2019re&nbsp;managing multiple client websites, issues occasionally come up, and you need answers quickly, and their team is consistently rapid and knowledgeable.\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The recommendation&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Marketing Labs is now growing&nbsp;to be&nbsp;stronger&nbsp;than&nbsp;ever,&nbsp;supported by&nbsp;a fast, stable&nbsp;hosting&nbsp;platform&nbsp;that can&nbsp;scale&nbsp;alongside&nbsp;Matt\u2019s business.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u27a1\ufe0f \u201cI would absolutely recommend 20i. 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