How Mac Duggal Grew 181% More Organic Traffic with Strategic Link Building
Mac Duggal, a globally recognized fashion brand, saw its two most valuable collection pages underperforming in organic search. To compete with well-established players in the formalwear space, Mac Duggal needed a way to boost visibility, expand keyword reach, and drive qualified organic traffic to these key pages. That’s when GR0 stepped in.
Our Services
Link Building
Keyword Expansion
Anchor Text Optimization
Technical SEO Support
The Challenge
Despite strong brand recognition, the /evening-gowns and /mother-of-the-bride-dresses pages struggled to rank for highly competitive, non-branded keywords with massive search volume. This limited their ability to capture new customers searching for gowns outside of branded terms, leaving growth opportunities untapped.
The goal:
Capture competitive, non-branded keywords
Expand topical authority
Drive sustainable organic growth beyond paid ads
The Strategy
GR0 launched a link building campaign to boost authority and visibility for the two pages by:
Securing high-quality, contextually relevant backlinks
Optimizing anchor text for head terms and long-tail variations
Expanding keyword coverage to strengthen topical authority
Prioritizing placements within fashion and lifestyle content
The Results
This focused approach delivered measurable gains:
181% increase in total non-branded clicks
+2,000 new Page 1 keyword rankings across both collections
479% increase in non-branded clicks to Evening Gowns
8,140% growth in Evening Gowns Page 1 keywords
878% growth in Mother of the Bride Page 1 keywords
85% increase in non-branded clicks to Mother of the Bride
Visual Representation of Results: YoY Growth

From position 13 → 2 in one year, breaking into the top results for a 17k-search-volume keyword.

From position 29 → 2 in just one year, capturing one of the most competitive keywords in formalwear search.
Key Takeaways
Targeting high-value pages drives outsized returns
Precise anchor text builds topical authority
Quality link building compounds over time, and core SEO practices power visibility in search and AI