Missouri Star Quilt Company

Video advertising helped us become the world's largest pre-cut quilting fabric retailer.

About us

We never dreamed that our little shop front would grow into a company with over 400 employees, dispatching more than 5,000 orders a day all around the world. And with over 14 quilting shops in our small town of Hamilton, Missouri, we've also helped to revitalise our local economy.

Goals: Awareness

What we did

We started with quilting tutorials on YouTube and discovered a surprising number of quilting enthusiasts. Building on this interest, we created video ads that could reach a range of potential customers — like people watching arts and crafts videos and people in the market for textiles.

After the economy stumbled in 2008, my husband and I lost our savings. My son and daughter came up with an idea to help me build a business around my love of quilting. I had zero video or advertising experience. But with YouTube tutorials and video ad targeting, we were able to reach more than 1 million potential customers and make over 14,000 online sales in the first six months of running video ads.

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