Case-Study Deep-Dive

Expert implementation, a highly effective strategic method, and open communication during the entire project. The team delivered measurable results and helped us rebuild trust, improve visibility, and establish a strong digital presence in a highly competitive manufacturing industry

Client Overview

Client: "Blacknut"
Company Size: 200+ Employees
Company Type: Manufacturing & B2B Supply
Industry: Food Processing & Agricultural Machinery
Services Provided to Blacknut

Content Management

Social Media Management

Facebook Ads & Instagram Ads

Website Customizations

Video Editing

SEO

About the Client

Blacknut is a leading Indian manufacturer and supplier of innovative food and agricultural processing machinery. The company provides end-to-end solutions such as honey processing plants, makhana processing machines, fruit and vegetable dehydration plants, dryers, grading systems, and industrial processing equipment. With a focus on advanced technology and customer satisfaction, machines are designed to meet the needs of industries like food processing, agriculture, and packaging.

The Blacknut Challenge: Problem Identification

Despite having strong manufacturing capabilities and high-quality machinery, Blacknut faced significant challenges in the digital space. While the website existed, it was not functioning as a reliable lead-generation engine.

In addition, the site was blacklisted in google because of the unfair practices done by its old seo provider, which resulted in reduced search visibility and weakened authority on Google. This further limited the brand’s ability to attract qualified B2B buyers through organic channels.

Key Challenges Included:

  • Low organic visibility for high-intent product keywords
  • Keywords ranking beyond page one, reducing discoverability
  • Reduced search authority due to earlier SEO issues
  • Heavy dependency on offline inquiries and referrals
  • Limited inbound leads from digital channels
  • Weak brand authority in Google search results despite industry expertise
  • Inconsistent content strategy and underutilized social media presence

As a result, Blacknut struggled to leverage digital channels effectively, even though the demand for its products existed in the market.

To overcome these challenges, Blacknut required a structured, compliant, and authority-driven digital marketing approach—one that could restore search trust, position the brand as an industry leader, attract qualified B2B buyers, and generate consistent inbound inquiries.

That’s when they partnered with iTSoftExpert.

The iTSoftExpert Strategy: The Strategic Approach Implemented for Blacknut’s Digital Growth

Following a comprehensive analysis of Blacknut’s business challenges and digital gaps, iTSoftExpert designed and executed a full-funnel B2B digital marketing strategy. The approach was focused on restoring visibility, rebuilding search authority, and generating consistent, high-quality inbound leads.

1. SEO Strategy – The Foundation of Growth

The first phase focused on establishing a strong and compliant SEO foundation to recover search trust and improve keyword performance.

Key Initiatives Included:

  • In-depth keyword research with a strong emphasis on commercial and transactional intent
  • Optimization of product and solution pages to align with buyer search behavior
  • Clean, SEO-friendly URL structures and on-page optimization
  • CTR-focused meta titles and descriptions
  • Strategic internal linking between blogs, product pages, and inquiry pages
  • Technical SEO improvements to enhance crawlability, indexing, and site health

Primary Keyword Focus:

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Honey Processing Plant in India

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Honey Processing Machine

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Makhana Processing Plant

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2. Content Marketing Strategy – Educating and Converting B2B Buyers

To support SEO efforts and guide prospects through the B2B decision-making journey, a structured content marketing plan was implemented.

Key Content Initiatives Included:

  • Informational blogs addressing key industry challenges and buyer concerns
  • Educational content explaining processing methods, operational benefits, and ROI
  • Product-focused content aligned with high-intent search queries
  • Content written to establish trust, expertise, and authority (E-E-A-T)
  • Strong internal linking to drive users from educational content to inquiry-driven pages

This approach helped nurture prospects during the research and evaluation stages while positioning Blacknut as a trusted industry authority.

3. Social Media Management Strategy – Building Credibility and Authority

Social media was leveraged as a brand-building and credibility channel, rather than just a posting platform.

Key Actions Included:

  • Consistent B2B-focused content tailored to Blacknut's target audience
  • Showcasing product capabilities and manufacturing expertise
  • Educational posts focused on food processing, value addition, and industry insights
  • Authority-driven brand positioning across platforms
  • Targeted messaging aimed at entrepreneurs, manufacturers, and exporters

This strategy significantly strengthened brand recall, trust, and engagement quality among potential buyers.

4. Website & User Experience Optimization

To ensure increased traffic translated into inquiries, the website experience was optimized for conversions.

Key Improvements Included:

  • Clear and prominent "Request Quote" and "Contact Us" CTAs
  • Simplified inquiry forms to reduce friction and drop-offs
  • Improved navigation and structured product categorization
  • Identification and optimization of mobile usability issues
  • A user journey designed to guide visitors from awareness to inquiry

Why This Strategy Worked

By combining SEO recovery, authority-driven content, strategic social media management, and conversion-focused UX improvements, iTSoftExpert transformed Blacknut's digital presence into a scalable, lead-driven growth channel.

At the start of the engagement, Blacknut's website was blacklisted in google because of the unfair practices done by its old SEO provider, which resulted in a significant loss of search visibility and authority.

Within a span of three months, iTSoftExpert successfully restored search trust, achieved first-page rankings for key commercial keywords, and rebuilt the brand's authority across search engines.

In parallel, Blacknut's social media presence—particularly Instagram—was strategically optimized. While vanity metrics such as reel views increased, the primary focus was on meaningful engagement. This resulted in stronger interactions, higher-quality engagement, and improved brand credibility among B2B audiences.

As organic visibility and brand authority strengthened, Blacknut was able to significantly reduce its dependency on paid advertising, optimizing monthly ad spend from approximately ₹50,000 to ₹15,000, without compromising inbound interest.

Given the nature of a B2B business, the sales cycle naturally involves longer consideration and decision-making timelines. However, due to improved digital authority and trust, Blacknut began receiving direct messages and inquiries straight into their inbox from qualified prospects.

The strategy effectively eliminated the need for heavy top-of-funnel outreach. Instead of actively pursuing B2B clients, Blacknut reached a stage where potential customers proactively approached the brand, driven by its established authority and visibility.

Client Achieved: Performance & Results

All data, screenshots, and performance metrics shared in this case study are real and taken directly from Google Search Console and Google Analytics.

1. Google Search Console Performance Growth

  • Indicates a steady rise in organic traffic, showing that more users are clicking through from Google search results.
  • Confirms strong growth in search visibility, meaning the website is appearing more frequently for relevant search queries.
  • A healthy CTR, reflecting improved relevance of page titles, meta descriptions, and alignment with user intent.
  • Demonstrates a positive ranking trend, with keywords moving closer to the first page and several likely entering top-10 positions during the period.

This Google Search Console data demonstrates steady and sustainable organic growth, with increasing clicks, higher search visibility, improved CTR, and keyword positions moving consistently closer to page one.

2. Google Analytics: Traffic Growth (Organic Search)

The Google Analytics data shows strong organic traffic growth, with 1.3K active users (+14.4%), 9.4K events (+41.9%), 2 views per session (+32.6%), and 3.2K total views (+56.7%). This indicates increased organic reach, higher engagement, and improved user interaction compared to the previous period.

3. SEMrush - Domain Overview

SEMrush Domain Overview 2

SEO Authority & Visibility Impact (Before vs After):

Metric Before After Business Impact
Organic SERP Presence Low and inconsistent 96.6% Organic Visibility Strong, stable presence across Google search results
Other SERP Features Minimal presence 3.4% SERP feature visibility Additional visibility beyond standard organic listings
Referring Domains Very limited 900+ referring domains Significant growth in domain authority and trust
Backlinks Low volume 13,000+ backlinks Strong link equity and improved search credibility
Link Growth Trend Flat / slow Consistent upward growth Sustainable, long-term SEO performance
Domain Authority Signal Weak Strong and improving Increased competitiveness in high-intent keywords

Social Media Performance & Engagement Growth

This section highlights the growth in reach, engagement quality, and brand visibility achieved through consistent and strategy-driven social media execution.

This dashboard demonstrates consistent growth in content views, watch time, and interactions, reflecting improved engagement quality and stronger brand visibility through strategy-driven social media execution.

Reels Performance & Organic Reach Growth (Non-Follower Discovery)

Over 97% of reel views were driven by non-followers, proving strong organic visibility and content-led discovery.

High non-follower reach indicates improved brand authority and algorithm trust, enabling Blacknut to attract new, relevant audiences organically rather than relying solely on existing followers.

Views on Instagram Reel

SEMrush Domain Overview 1
SEMrush Domain Overview 2

This reel achieved 52,286+ organic views, with 97.1% of total views coming from non-followers, clearly demonstrating strong organic discovery and reach beyond the existing audience.

SEMrush Domain Overview 2

The data highlights how strategy-driven reel content helped Blacknut reach a wider, high-intent audience organically—positioning the brand in front of new B2B prospects without paid promotion.

Top Google Rankings for High-Intent Industry Keywords

Blacknut securing top Google positions for commercial, industry-specific keywords, driving qualified organic B2B discovery.

The image highlights Blacknut's top Google rankings for high-intent industry keywords, demonstrating strong organic visibility across competitive search terms. In the first result set, Blacknut ranks prominently for a commercial product query related to an apple chips plant, outperforming established competitors—indicating improved on-page relevance, authority, and search trust. The second result showcases visibility for makhana grading machine where Blacknut content also appears within rich SERP elements such as video results, further expanding discoverability beyond traditional listings.

Together, these rankings validate the effectiveness of the SEO recovery and authority-building strategy, proving that Blacknut not only regained search visibility after earlier setbacks but also secured first-page positions for buyer-intent keywords, directly supporting qualified inbound B2B inquiries and long-term organic growth.

Overall Business Impact: Results & Performance

The implementation of a structured, full-funnel digital strategy delivered measurable and sustainable business impact for Blacknut.

  • Strong and consistent growth in organic traffic, supported by improved Google Search Console performance and increased search visibility
  • Top-page and first-page visibility for core, high-intent product keywords, strengthening discovery across commercial searches
  • Increase in qualified B2B inbound inquiries, driven by improved authority and trust rather than outbound outreach
  • Improved engagement metrics, including higher CTR, longer watch time, and reduced bounce rate
  • Significant improvement in brand authority within a highly competitive manufacturing and processing machinery niche

As a result, organic traffic evolved into a reliable, scalable lead-generation channel, reducing dependency on paid acquisition and outbound prospecting.

The Outcome

By combining SEO recovery, authority-driven content marketing, and strategic social media management into a unified digital growth framework, Blacknut successfully transformed its online presence. At the start of the engagement, the website had been impacted by previous non-compliant SEO practices, resulting in search visibility issues and loss of authority.

Through a structured recovery and growth strategy, the brand achieved:

  • Higher and more stable search visibility
  • Stronger engagement across web and social platforms
  • Reduced reliance on paid advertising through organic demand
  • Direct inbound inquiries from high-intent B2B prospects

Blacknut moved from actively pursuing clients to a position where prospects began approaching the brand directly, driven by restored search trust, strengthened authority, and content-led credibility.

Final Case Study Summary

Blacknut Recovered from Google Blacklisting — Blacknut's digital transformation demonstrates how a structured, compliant, and authority-focused B2B digital marketing strategy can convert a traditional manufacturing business into a scalable, lead-driven brand.

With improved keyword rankings, sustained organic growth, stronger social engagement, and consistent inbound inquiries, Blacknut is now well-positioned for long-term digital growth and market leadership in India's food processing machinery industry.

Call to Action

All performance metrics and insights shared in this case study are based on real, verifiable data from Google Search Console, Google Analytics, and platform dashboards.

If you're looking to achieve similar growth, visibility, and measurable results for your business, connect with iTSoftExpert and take the next step toward sustainable digital growth.

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