Overview

Associated Spring is a business of Barnes Group and is an OEM manufacturing company that manufactures custom springs for different industries such as aerospace, aviation, defense, medical device, and advanced manufacturing. They are a global leader and innovator in the engineering of innovative precision spring and stamping solutions.

Associated Spring wanted to transform its online marketing presence by developing a content hub strategy that would simplify their global communication efforts, increase content reuse, and improve digital engagement across multiple business units. The goal was to create a centralized, scalable, and search-friendly content ecosystem that connected users to information quickly while supporting long-term growth.

35

average qualified leads per month

0.79

LinkedIn campaign click thru rate

5%

PPC campaign click thru rate

Challenge

Associated Spring needed a more streamlined way to manage and distribute content across various brands, teams, and regions. Their existing approach relied on siloed assets, inconsistent messaging, and fragmented digital touchpoints, which made it difficult for customers and internal stakeholders to find the information they needed.

  • How to transform the existing OEM Manufacturer website into a strategic online presence?
  • How to create a content hub strategy to showcase and establish Associated Springs’ thought leadership?
  • How to create a search engine optimized content hub strategy?
  • How to develop a content marketing strategy for the new content hub?

Solution

Pace Creative built a comprehensive content hub strategy centered on user experience, search performance, and multi-team collaboration. The process included:

Content Audit and Insights

We evaluated existing materials to understand content gaps, duplication, and opportunities for improved structure. This analysis informed the framework for the hub’s taxonomy and navigation.

Audience and User Journey Mapping

Working closely with the sales team, Pace Creative developed a content marketing strategy to identify priority audiences and mapped their decision pathways to ensure the content hub supported every stage of the journey. The process helped determine what content needed to be highlighted, consolidated, or retired.

Information Architecture and Content Framework

Using SEO and UX best practices, the content hub strategy includes clear structure, including categories, subpages, and cross-linking strategies. This framework allowed Barnes Group to present content in a way that was more intuitive, findable, and aligned with user intent. The location of the hub can be found here: insights.asbg.com.

Content Templates and Governance

To support long-term adoption, we developed reusable page templates, editorial guidelines, and governance rules that ensured consistency across markets and teams.

SEO and Discoverability Enhancements

Pace Creative optimized messaging, metadata, headers, and internal links to improve visibility. This strengthened the content hub’s ability to rank for relevant keywords, drive organic traffic and be SEO-optimized.

Promotion Strategy

Pace Creative developed a promotion strategy for the content hub, which entailed the use of LinkedIn campaigns that directed users to the content hub to download the Engineering Guide.

Implementation Support and Rollout

Our team worked closely with Barnes Group to launch the content hub and train internal teams on updating and maintaining the website.

Result

By implementing a strategic and scalable content hub strategy, Associated Springs Group achieved the following outcomes:

  • Blog posts received over 10,000 impressions per post
  • 100% increase in qualified leads each month
  • .79 LinkedIn Campaign CTR
  • 5% PPC Campaign CTR
  • Conversion rate up to 6.5%

The new content hub strengthened the company’s ability to support ongoing marketing and sales goals for the aerospace vertical.

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