Directive

Directive

Performance Marketing Agency Built for Tech Companies

5281 California Ave, #240, Irvine, California 92617, United States

Directive Overview

Number of Employees
100 - 249
Minimal Budget
$1,000 - $10,000
Average Hourly Rate
$250/hr
Year Founded
2014
The world's largest tech brands trust the global team at Directive Consulting to bring their performance marketing campaign results to life. Our proven Customer Generation methodology has generated +$1B in revenue for clients in the last 10 years by blending best-in-class campaigns across Paid Media, SEO, Design, Strategy, RevOps, and Video.

It's time for tech companies to stop guessing about marketing ROI and start predicting sales revenue with industry-leading financial modeling. Build a winning game plan with Directive today.
Headquarters
5281 California Ave, #240, Irvine, California 92617, United States
Other Locations
750 Lexington Avenue, Floor 9, New York, NY 10022, New York City, New York 10022, United States
9225 Bee Caves Road, Building A, Suite 100, Austin, TX 78733, Austin, Texas 78733, United States
7 Bell Yard, Holborn, London WC2A 2JR, United Kingdom, London, WC2A 2JR, United Kingdom
181 University Avenue Suite 2100, Toronto, ON M5H 3M7, Toronto, ON M5H 3M7, Canada
Level 5,20 Bond St, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia

Areas of Expertise

  • Digital Marketing Expertise
Digital Marketing Expertise
Digital Marketing Expertise
  • B2C
  • DTC Marketing
  • Growth Marketing
  • Marketing Consulting
  • Marketing Strategy

Directive Portfolio

  • Directive - How Highly Segmented Ad Campaigns Can Exponentially Increase SQLs
    PPC
    How Highly Segmented Ad Campaigns Can Exponentially Increase SQLs
  • Directive - How to Set Achievable Goals Without Historical Data
    Digital Strategy
    How to Set Achievable Goals Without Historical Data

Directive Reviews

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  • Rob Sobers

    Rob Sobers

    Vice President Marketing at Varonis

    SEO and paid media
    Project Type: SEO
    Review Date: 31 January, 2022
    The thing the client truly appreciates about Directive is its emphasis on boosting revenue rather than chasing superficial metrics. The team is open to questioning the status quo, experimenting, and refining approaches until the optimal strategy for each channel is identified. (Verified via email)
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  • John Yacano

    John Yacano

    Demand Generation Specialist at Zype

    Paid advertising and branding
    Project Type: Branding
    Review Date: 28 January, 2022
    For Zype working with Directive was a delight. Its team is full of seasoned professionals, which makes collaboration easy. The agency has diligently delved into not just the client's marketing requisites but also its products and sales cycle, allowing Directive to address the pain points of Zype's customers and add value to its marketing campaigns. (Verified via email)
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  • Derek Gerber

    Derek Gerber

    Global Marketing Director at ActivePDF

    Scaling the marketing efforts
    Project Type: SEO
    Review Date: 25 January, 2022
    Amazingly talented team [full of] passionate marketers that I can always rely on in crunchtime. (Verified via email)
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  • Laura Hamrick

    Laura Hamrick

    Web Optimiation Manager at Xactly

    Organic rankings, traffic and revenue from search
    Project Type: SEO
    Review Date: 13 January, 2022
    They know about every trend and algorithm and they have new ways to improve lead generation every week.
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  • Rob Press

    Rob Press

    Global Organic Acquisition, Sr. Manager at Deputy

    Stick out and increase organic traffic short and long term
    Project Type: SEO
    Review Date: 5 January, 2022
    Since Deputy began working with Directive, the client has seen a remarkable shift in website ranking. In under a year, the website rose from the bottom of page 2 to the top 2 on Googleincredible progress! (Verified via email)
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  • Amanda Morgan

    Amanda Morgan

    Marketing Director at Vyond

    Organic traffic and rankings
    Project Type: SEO
    Review Date: 3 January, 2022
    While SEO growth demands time and patience, the client saw a 46% increase in organic conversions in the previous quarter under Directive's guidance. Vyond couldn't be happier with the results. (Verified via email)
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  • Sonya Hansen

    Sonya Hansen

    Director of Demand Generation at Matillion

    SEO Campaign for Matillion
    Project Type: SEO
    Review Date: 28 December, 2021
    Matillion considers Directive to be great! The client sees the agency as more than a vendorit's an integral extension of its marketing teams. Directive cares about what the client cares about: lead quality, opportunity development, and revenue generation. Matillion highly recommends Directive for all marketing needs. (Verified via email)
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  • Michael Ryno

    Michael Ryno

    Senior Marketing Manager at New Relic

    Paid Media Campaign for New Relic
    Project Type: PPC
    Review Date: 26 December, 2021
    During a significant business transition, New Relic sought Directive's expertise. The client faced escalating acquisition costs in paid ad channels, but Directive reduced monthly acquisition costs while maintaining peak efficiency as New Relic scaled. This outcome surpassed all expectations. (Verified via email)
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  • Mac McConnell

    Mac McConnell

    VP of Marketing at Service Channel

    Paid Media for Service Channel
    Project Type: PPC
    Review Date: 15 December, 2021
    Directive's ability to attribute pipeline growth to specific campaigns allowed us to make better spending decisions to help sales effort[s]. Their professionalism and timely delivery are outstanding. (Verified via email)
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  • Mike Greeves

    Mike Greeves

    Head of Digital at Sumo Logic

    SEO Campaign for Sumo Logic
    Project Type: SEO
    Review Date: 22 November, 2021
    Sumo Logic aimed to position itself as a significant player across various sub-industries. To achieve its goal, it sought to create a broad-scale brand presence that would appeal to a diverse audience. It needed Directive's expertise for this mission. Directive offers a genuine team-centric methodology encompassing multiple marketing areas. This approach allows it to leverage the "economies of scale" advantages of directing campaigns for over 70 SaaS entities. (Verified via email)
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  • Diana Bauer

    Diana Bauer

    Director of Global Digital Marketing at ZeroFOX

    SEO Campaign for ZeroFOX
    Project Type: SEO
    Review Date: 24 September, 2021
    The client's SEO results have guided its content and quarterly campaign themes toward subjects that are actively being searched for solutions. Directive enhanced its initial engagement visibility by aligning keyword research with use cases and producing content that genuinely captivated ZeroFOX's target audience: CTOs and CSOs. The client will certainly collaborate with Directive again. (Verified via email)
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Directive Team Bios

  • CEO
    Garrett Mehrgruth
    CEO
    CEO and Co-Founder of Directive

Directive Clients

  • Zoominfo
  • Sendoso
  • Chili Piper
  • New Relic
  • WordpressVIP
  • Sumo Logic
  • Sentinel One
  • Varonis
  • Cherwell
  • Betterment
  • Cisco
  • Matillion

Directive Awards

  • Directive - Award 1
  • Directive - Award 2