Data Over Tradition: Building a High-Performing eCommerce Model for Modern Agriculture

The Challenge

The agricultural equipment industry has long been considered traditional. But the problem with tradition is that it can mask opportunity. While many brands across North America struggled with declining market share and sluggish digital growth, a large dealer operating across four states wanted to buck the trend.

The market still believed farmers weren’t ready for online transactions. Our data told a different story. Farmers were shopping, searching, and buying—especially from mobile devices. However, friction in checkout, poor mobile design, and limited product visibility held the category’s back.

Backed by our Google Premier Partner access and tools, Root+Beta studied search intent, device behavior, and audience affinities. We discovered that mobile wasn’t just part of the funnel—it was the funnel. Over 70% of traffic came from mobile, and 78% of purchases were from mobile users.

The Strategy

Root+Beta crafted a mobile-first strategy centered on:

  • Intent-based discovery through Google Shopping, Product Listings, Blog content, Images, and Showroom pages
  • Simplified checkout flows tailored for thumb-friendly navigation
  • Creative campaigns aligned with agricultural lifestyle and seasonality
  • Content strategies structured to increase product visibility through long-tail keywords and contextual relevance

We leveraged Search Ads 360, Display & Video 360, and Google’s Merchant Center to maximize visibility. With schema markup, dynamic remarketing, product feed refinement, and performance creative, the brand began showing up in:

  • Google Shopping carousels
  • Image results for product-specific queries
  • Blog articles optimized for seasonal and local searches
  • Local and regional rankings via showroom and dealer-specific landing pages

We also used first-party data, scroll depth tagging, cart abandonment triggers, and video view history to personalize retargeting and create segmented remarketing audiences. This increased return visits, boosted average order value, and accelerated product velocity.

The Results

From 2022 through 2024, the brand achieved dramatic revenue growth:

  • 2022: Launch year, doubling staff in shipping 
  • 2023: +377% YoY Revenue
  • 2024: +19% YoY Revenue

2023 marked a watershed moment where investments in paid media, UX, and product strategy coalesced. By 2024, growth had stabilized at 19%, indicating maturity and strong performance from returning customers. While the broader industry experienced contraction in 2025, this agriculture eCommerce brand expanded and is poised for another record-breaking year in 2026.

Website traffic broke records almost every month, reflecting better visibility across Google’s surfaces and higher on-site engagement. Google Shopping, in particular, served as a demand generator and purchase closer, especially for lower-ticket items such as branded shirts, utility tools, and seasonal feed specials.

Key Highlights

  • Mobile drove over 70% of traffic and 78% of all completed purchases
  • Branded shirts delivered 5.2x ROAS (Return on Ad Spend) during seasonal drops, meaning for every $1 spent on ads, $5.20 was returned in revenue
  • Feed bundle purchases had a 32% higher Average Order Value (AOV) than the site-wide product average
  • High-ticket purchases included tractor packages priced $18K–$21K+, contributing to an overall AOV of $207.31 across 3,300+ SKUs
  • Checkout-to-purchase rate: Mobile – 22.4%, Desktop – 29.3%, both far above industry averages
  • Cart abandonment emails and social retargeting generated up to 16% lift in return conversions
  • Top conversions came from audiences exposed to YouTube pre-roll, Google Shopping, and Podcast-integrated campaign layers

Demographics confirmed farmers of all ages are active online. Users 45 and up generated more than 3x the revenue of the 18–34 audience combined, with the 65+ segment outperforming younger groups in key event rate and revenue.

This wasn’t another agriculture portal with no SEO value. It became a true retail destination, setting a new standard for digital sales in agriculture.