CASE STUDY:

Brickle Group

How It Began

For nearly a century, The Brickle Group has been a cornerstone of American manufacturing—powering industries through innovations in industrial fiber, felts, textiles, and sustainable materials. Under their umbrella sit well-established brands including Bouckaert Industrial Textiles, Northwest Woolen Mills, HeatSmart, F&M Dye Corp, and others—each serving unique markets but united by a commitment to quality and craftsmanship. As Brickle continued expanding its capabilities and digital presence, the organization recognized a need for modernized web infrastructure, a stronger content engine, and unified brand storytelling across multiple subsidiaries. Their websites were experiencing performance instability, creative assets were due for a refresh, and their digital ecosystem needed the clarity and cohesion required for long-term growth. MKT stepped in to help establish a durable foundation—one that would support their evolving brands, stabilize their platforms, and position The Brickle Group for sustainable digital success.
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Challenges

Working with a multi-brand, multi-industry organization as established and diverse as The Brickle Group came with a unique set of challenges:

  • Unstable website performance across multiple domains
    Several brand websites needed improved hosting, technical optimization, and design refinement to ensure long-term reliability.

     

  • Outdated brand collateral and creative assets
    From digital content to tradeshow materials, many touchpoints needed modernization to match Brickle’s current position in the industry.

     

  • Limited content development and SEO visibility
    Blogs, landing pages, and on-site copy required strategic refreshes to improve organic search positioning and strengthen authority.

     

  • Gaps in email marketing and lead-capture systems
    Existing contact forms, outreach flows, and CRM integrations needed rebuilding for more efficient lead management.

     

  • Need for cohesive storytelling across subsidiaries
    With several brands under one corporate umbrella, consistency and alignment were essential to strengthening the master brand.

     

MKT’s role was to not only fix what wasn’t working—but to build a scalable digital framework capable of supporting ongoing innovation.

MKT Approach

Objectivity

Understanding Goals

We began by conducting a holistic audit of Brickle’s digital ecosystem—evaluating website performance, brand communication, SEO opportunities, and content gaps across all subsidiaries. This deep discovery allowed us to align with their leadership team and establish clear priorities based on both immediate needs and long-term vision.

Market Analysis

Research

Our team examined patterns, hosting reliability, technical performance, SEO benchmarks, and competitor positioning across the textile, felt, and manufacturing sectors. This provided clarity on what needed modernization—and where Brickle could gain competitive digital momentum.

Content Development

Creation & Modernization

MKT rebuilt and redesigned key parts of Brickle’s brand ecosystem. This included developing a fully refreshed HeatSmart website, updating design elements within the Bouckaert Industrial Textiles site, optimizing The Brickle Group’s main corporate site, and creating new press releases, blogs, social content, tradeshow booth, and branded collateral to support growth.

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Implementation & Optimization

We established a stable hosting partnership for all Brickle Group brands, reducing downtime and improving site speed. We optimized certain page structures and design frameworks to allow for future customization, integrated new lead forms, strengthened email outreach systems, and ensured digital assets worked cohesively across the organization.

The MKT Action Plan

To transform The Brickle Group’s digital presence, MKT delivered a comprehensive, multi-phase action plan that touched every part of their brand ecosystem:

Website Enhancements & Stabilization

  • Updated and optimized the Bouckaert Industrial Textiles website
  • Improved content flow on The Brickle Group’s main site
  • Designed and launched a fully refreshed Northwest Woolen Mills website
  • Implemented new hosting infrastructure to ensure stable, reliable performance

Branding, Content & Collateral Development

  • Crafted new blog content and social media messaging that aligns with each brand’s mission
  • Wrote and distributed press releases supporting initiatives
  • Redesigned tradeshow booth graphics for a modernized, cohesive presence
  • Developed updated creative assets to unify subsidiary brands under the Brickle umbrella

Lead Capture & Email Campaign Improvements

  • Revamped lead forms for better user flow and higher-quality data capture
  • Modernized email campaign outreach with improved segmentation and engagement strategy
Market Analysis
Content Development
Social Media
Brand Identity
Event Trade Shows
Web Design & Development
Brickle Collateral

Shown: BIT Felt and Brickle Collateral

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Shown: Northwest Woolen Mills website – visit the site at https://northwestwoolen.com/
Brickle Trade Show Booth

Shown: Brickle/BIT Felt Trade Show Backwall Design

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Shown: Various social posts for BIT Felt, Brickle Group and Northwest Woolen Mills

Today, The Brickle Group operates on a stronger, faster, more cohesive digital foundation—empowered with purposeful branding, streamlined communication, and the technical infrastructure needed to support the next century of innovation.

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