Case Study EdTech / SaaS  ·  Ireland  ·  Marketing Intelligence

If You Doubled Your Budget Tomorrow,
Would You Know Where to Spend It?

With no measurement across six channels and no attribution in place, the team was flying blind on every pound spent. LeadIcon deployed Orbyo's unified dashboard, connecting every platform into a single revenue intelligence layer — and helped secure Microsoft funding in the process.

100%
Full Marketing Visibility
all channels measured
1
Unified Dashboard
replacing 6 fragmented reports
6
Channels Connected
Google, Meta, LinkedIn & more
Funding Secured
Microsoft-backed ROI validated
Company
Ireland-Based EdTech Company
Industry
EdTech / SaaS
Headquarters
Ireland
Engagement Type
Orbyo™ Dashboard Deployment
01 — The Challenge

A growing EdTech platform. A completely blind marketing operation.

The company had built a genuine product with a growing user base and an active paid marketing programme across Google, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Google Maps, and organic search. But none of it was being measured. Every campaign ran on instinct — no attribution, no channel comparison, no way to know what was working and what was wasting budget.

The result was a fragmented picture spread across six separate platform dashboards that didn't talk to each other. The marketing team had no unified view of spend, performance, or return. Leadership had no visibility into which activities were generating pipeline, and conversations with investors and strategic partners were being hampered by the absence of any credible data layer.

With a Microsoft funding discussion on the horizon, the pressure to demonstrate measurable marketing ROI was no longer optional — it was existential. The company needed a measurement infrastructure, fast.

Core Problems Identified
  • Zero measurement across all active marketing channels
  • No attribution model connecting spend to outcomes
  • Six platform dashboards — no unified view
  • Marketing decisions based entirely on gut feel
  • No data foundation to support investor or funding conversations
Business Impact (Pre-Engagement)
  • Budget allocated to channels with no evidence of return
  • Leadership unable to evaluate or justify marketing spend
  • Reporting to board and investors based on anecdotal evidence
  • Competitor benchmarking impossible without baseline data
  • Microsoft funding conversation stalled without ROI proof
02 — Our Approach

The Orbyo Intelligence Engine deployed in 4 phases

Rather than patching individual channel gaps, LeadIcon designed a comprehensive measurement architecture that unified all active platforms into a single source of truth. The approach was phased deliberately — starting with an audit of what existed, then building the intelligence layer, deploying it across live channels, and finally producing the investor-grade output the client needed.

01
Marketing Audit & Attribution Mapping
LeadIcon conducted a full audit of all six active marketing channels — Google Ads, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Google Maps, and organic search. Each channel was assessed for tracking completeness, conversion event configuration, and attribution gap. The audit revealed that not a single channel had a functioning end-to-end measurement path, giving us a clear architecture brief for the deployment phase.
02
Dashboard Architecture & Intelligence Design
Using Orbyo's unified intelligence platform, LeadIcon designed a central dashboard architecture that ingested data from all six channels into one normalised view. Attribution logic was built to credit the correct touchpoints across the funnel — distinguishing paid from organic, direct from assisted, and mapping each conversion event back to its originating channel and campaign. The design phase also incorporated the KPIs most relevant to the Microsoft funding conversation.
03
Dashboard Deployment & Revenue Tracking
Orbyo was deployed across all six platforms simultaneously, with custom tracking scripts, goal events, and channel-specific attribution windows configured for each. Revenue tracking was connected to the client's backend to close the loop between marketing spend and actual customer acquisition. Within the first reporting cycle, the team had live visibility into cost-per-acquisition, channel contribution, and overall marketing ROI for the first time in the company's history.
04
Executive Reporting & Investor Visibility
LeadIcon built a dedicated executive reporting layer within Orbyo, presenting a clean summary view of marketing performance designed for leadership and investor audiences. This layer was structured to align with Microsoft's due diligence requirements, demonstrating measurable ROI on marketing investment in a format that could be shared directly in funding conversations. The output contributed materially to securing Microsoft-backed funding for the company's next growth phase.
"The scientific approach to marketing and Orbyo's unified Dashboard helped in measurement and tracking of marketing spend across Google, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Maps and Search channels — and delivered a positive ROI, which contributed to securing our Microsoft funding."
COO · Ireland-Based EdTech Company
03 — Results

Full measurement, unified reporting, and funding secured

The deployment delivered what the client had never had before: a complete, real-time picture of marketing performance across every active channel. Results were structural — not a one-off spike — because the measurement infrastructure itself was the outcome. The team could now see, compare, and optimise, while leadership had the investor-grade data layer needed to close the Microsoft deal.

100%
Marketing Visibility Achieved
Every active marketing channel — Google, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Maps, and Search — brought under unified measurement for the first time.
from zero channels tracked
6→1
Unified Attribution Dashboard
Six fragmented platform dashboards replaced by a single Orbyo intelligence layer, giving the team one source of truth for all marketing performance data.
replacing 6 disconnected views
✓ ROI
Positive Return Demonstrated
Orbyo's attribution model identified positive ROI across active campaigns — giving leadership the evidence to make confident budget decisions and redirect spend toward performing channels.
first measurable ROI in company history
6
Platforms Connected
Google Ads, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Google Maps, and organic search all integrated into Orbyo's centralised data pipeline with consistent attribution logic across each.
all channels live simultaneously
Microsoft Funding Secured
The Orbyo executive reporting layer provided the investor-grade marketing ROI evidence required for the Microsoft funding conversation, contributing directly to a successful outcome.
ROI data used in funding submission
Live
Real-Time Executive Dashboard
Leadership now has continuous access to a real-time marketing intelligence view — no manual reporting, no data lag, no guesswork. Strategy decisions are made on live evidence, not instinct.
from manual, delayed reports
Metric
Before LeadIcon
After Orbyo Deployment
Marketing measurement
Zero — no tracking in place
100% of channels measured
Attribution model
None — blind spend
Full multi-touch attribution live
Reporting view
6 fragmented platform dashboards
1 centralised Orbyo dashboard
Marketing ROI visibility
Unknown — no data
Positive ROI confirmed per channel
Investor reporting capability
Anecdotal — no evidence base
Investor-grade ROI reporting delivered
"The scientific approach to marketing and Orbyo's unified Dashboard helped in measurement and tracking of marketing spend across Google, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Maps and Search channels — and delivered a positive ROI, which contributed to securing our Microsoft funding."
IE
Chief Operating Officer · Ireland EdTech
EdTech / SaaS · Ireland
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