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Smart City Locating

Driving 30% More Leads & 1000+ Daily Registrations

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Smart City Locating

Overview

Apartment Locating, but Smarter.

Since its founding in 2013, Smart City Locating has connected tens of thousands of apartment hunters with their dream homes, becoming a true disrupter in the Texas housing market by using personalized criteria to match newcomers and lifelong residents to vacant residencies.

To keep up with the company’s hyper-growth and growing popularity, Smart City Locating contacted Dreamers of Day to create a high-performance sales & marketing platform as well as a separate web application for a custom sign-up process. Both the website, web application, and digital infrastructure needed to be able to accommodate large amounts of traffic and capture thousands of leads per day.

WHAT WE DID
  • PRODUCT STRATEGY
  • SOLUTION ARCHITECTURE
  • CUSTOM WEB APP DEVELOPMENT
  • API INTEGRATION
  • QUALITY ASSURANCE
  • PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION
  • CMS TRAINING & WORKSHOPS
  • ONGOING SUPPORT & MAINTENANCE

Smart City Locating

Challenge

Cross-Department Collaboration

The Digital, IT, Marketing, Analytics, Creative, Legal, and Operations teams needed to collaborate seamlessly throughout the project. Effective coordination across these departments was essential to align objectives, ensure compliance, and deliver a cohesive platform.

Managing Thousands of Daily Leads

Smart City Locating generates thousands of daily leads, requiring robust systems to process, manage, and distribute this data efficiently. Integrating these systems while maintaining data accuracy and security posed a significant challenge.

Connecting Internal and Third-Party Systems

The platform needed to integrate with multiple internal systems, such as CRM tools and marketing software, as well as third-party services for data aggregation and analytics. Establishing seamless connections while maintaining reliability and performance was critical

Redesigning Website Architecture

The existing website architecture needed to be dismantled and restructured into a more modular system. This approach aimed to improve scalability, enable faster updates, and support future feature enhancements.

Optimizing Page Speeds

Optimizing page speeds for images and videos across all devices was vital for delivering a seamless user experience. The challenge lay in balancing visual quality with fast load times, particularly for mobile users.

Ensuring 99.99% Uptime

Advanced testing solutions were required to guarantee near-perfect uptime. This included implementing fail-safes, stress testing, and proactive monitoring to maintain uninterrupted access for users.

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Smart City Locating

Solution

Building a High-Performance Technology Stack

Dreamers of Day reimagined Smart City Locating’s platform with a focus on flexibility and performance. Using a combination of HTML/CSS, ES6 JavaScript, and WordPress for the website, alongside Google Cloud’s Firebase, NodeJS, and React for the web application, we delivered a scalable infrastructure tailored to Smart City’s needs.

Modular Site Development for Scalability

To future-proof the platform, we developed a suite of modular components and blocks. These provide flexibility for rapid updates and customizations, enabling Smart City’s internal team to efficiently manage and expand the site as business needs evolve.

Seamless System Integrations

Our solution seamlessly integrated the new platform with multiple internal and third-party systems, ensuring uninterrupted workflows and data consistency. This included integrating lead management tools to support Smart City’s high volume of daily leads while maintaining accuracy and efficiency.

Optimized for Speed and Maintenance

We implemented advanced caching and dynamic resource loading to ensure fast page speeds across devices. This approach not only improved user experience but also streamlined maintenance for long-term efficiency.

Collaborative Development Across Teams

Throughout the development process, we coordinated with Smart City’s Digital, IT, Marketing, Analytics, Creative, Legal, and Operations teams. This collaboration ensured alignment across all departments and provided a unified platform that met the company’s multifaceted requirements.

Enhanced Testing and Reliability

To guarantee performance and uptime, we deployed advanced testing solutions. These measures ensured a 99.99% uptime for the site, providing a reliable experience for Smart City’s users and internal teams.

Smart City Locating

Outcome

Dreamers of Day’s collaboration with Smart City Locating resulted in a transformative digital platform that continues to deliver outstanding results. The enhanced user experience, improved SEO, and advanced integrations have driven measurable success, empowering Smart City Locating to meet its ambitious growth goals.

Key achievements include:

  • 30% Increase in Lead Generation: Enhanced user experience and SEO optimizations boosted lead conversions significantly.
  • 1,000+ Daily Sign-Ups: The custom customer portal continues to attract over 1,000 new users daily, establishing it as a cornerstone of Smart City’s digital infrastructure.
  • Improved Scalability and Flexibility: Modular components and an optimized tech stack ensure Smart City Locating can adapt its platform to future needs with minimal development effort.
  • Cross-Team Collaboration: Seamlessly integrated tools and workflows enabled effective cooperation between Digital, IT, Marketing, Analytics, Creative, Legal, and Operations teams.
  • Optimized Performance: The scalable and modular platform ensures seamless functionality, even during peak traffic periods.
  • Future-Ready Platform: Dreamers of Day remains a strategic partner, continuously improving Smart City’s digital touchpoints to adapt to evolving needs.

 

The revamped platform is a testament to the power of collaboration and innovation, positioning Smart City Locating as a leader in its industry while enabling sustained growth and success.

30%

increased lead generation by upwards of 30 percent due to the enhanced user experience and SEO boost

1000+

the custom customer portal has received an incremental 1,000-plus sign-ups per day