Same ad traffic, 35% more conversions.

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Two people reading a folded newspaper together
The new HappyDog home loan site open on a laptop

HappyDog is a home loan company built for public employees through CELP, the California Employee Loan Program. They were spending $70,000 a month on Google Ads and sending that traffic to a site that didn’t show who they serve or why they’re different.

The situation

Most lenders treat public employees like any other borrower. HappyDog doesn’t, but their site looked like every other mortgage template. On an early call the founder told us he was “actively repulsed” by it. The ads brought in the clicks, and the page lost them.

What we did

We paired conversion psychology with research into the industry and the buyer, then designed a page that looks and sounds like HappyDog. Four decisions did most of the work.

01Lead with CELP

The program is only for public employees, so it is the first thing a visitor sees.

02Answer the distrust early

Home loan shoppers expect spam calls after a form. Proof sits above the fold, under the button and at every form.

03Plain language

Loan terms a first time buyer can follow without feeling talked down to.

04Warmth over institution

New fonts, icons and imagery that feel warm and personal.

The results
35%Higher conversion rate on the flagship campaign.
21%Lower cost per conversion across the account.
79%Less monthly ad spend, from $70,000 to $15,000, because the sales team couldn’t keep up with the leads.
2New loan officers hired within two weeks of launch to handle the volume.
“It’s been crazy. Not only our click through rates, but our actual conversions have skyrocketed.”Natalie · HappyDog
“Right now we’re right at about 15 a month for CELP, because our loan officers are so busy with leads and deals that we’ve had to scale back the spend.”Natalie · HappyDog
“I’ve had these recruits, they go to our website. That’s another great reason to have that be so much better.”Chris · HappyDog
Why it matters for your ads

Ads can only sell as well as the page they land on. Every Salted landing page starts from the same research as the ads, and is matched to the angle that sent the click.

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Results as reported by the HappyDog team.Live site: californiaemployeeloans.com