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Ads that pay off — because every lead gets answered.
Lead-generation campaigns on Google, Facebook, and Instagram — built, launched, and managed for you, targeted at people in your area ready to hire. Your ad budget is billed at cost, never marked up. And every lead an ad creates is answered in seconds by your front desk, so you stop paying for clicks that go to voicemail.
Comes inside The Marketing Team · from $1,997/mo · ad budget at cost.
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Why it matters
Ads don't fail because of the ad. They fail because the lead waits.
Most local businesses lose money on ads for two reasons: the budget gets marked up by the agency, and the leads sit unanswered until they've already hired someone else. Fix both — pay only what the platforms charge, and answer every lead in seconds — and the same ad budget suddenly pays for itself.
Marked-up budget
An agency quietly skims your ad spend, so a chunk of every dollar never reaches a single customer.
overpayingSlow to respond
The lead comes in, nobody answers for hours, and the money you spent to get them is simply gone.
wastedBoosted posts & guesswork
Random "boost" buttons and untracked spend with no idea what's actually bringing the calls.
no roiBudget at cost plus leads answered in seconds is what turns ad spend into booked jobs instead of a money pit.
What's included
The whole campaign — built, run, and pointed at booked work.
Everything it takes to run ads that actually book jobs, with none of the markup or the guesswork.
Campaigns built & managed
What it doesWe design, write, and launch your lead ads on Google, Facebook, and Instagram, then manage and adjust them as the data comes in.
Why it mattersA managed campaign that's tuned over time beats a "set it and boost it" post every time — and you never have to touch an ads dashboard.
Your budget billed at cost
What it doesYou pay the ad platforms exactly what they charge — we never mark up or skim your ad spend.
Why it mattersEvery dollar of your budget goes to reaching real customers, so the same spend brings in more leads than a marked-up agency could.
Targeted to your area & service
What it doesAds are aimed at people in the towns you serve, searching for or interested in the exact work you do — not a broad, wasteful audience.
Why it mattersTight targeting means your budget reaches ready buyers nearby, not clicks from people who'll never hire you.
Landing pages that convert
What it doesEach ad points to a dedicated, fast landing page built by the web team — made to capture the lead, not just look nice.
Why it mattersSending paid clicks to a slow homepage wastes them. A purpose-built page turns far more of your ad traffic into actual leads.
Every lead answered in seconds
What it doesThe instant an ad lead comes in, it's routed to your front desk and answered right away — day, night, or weekend.
Why it mattersThe fastest reply wins the job. Answering in seconds is the difference between an ad that pays off and one that funds your competitor.
Tracked to real results
What it doesWe track what each campaign actually produces — leads and booked jobs, not just clicks — and shift budget toward what works.
Why it mattersYou finally know which ads bring real work, so your spend keeps getting more efficient instead of disappearing into vanity metrics.
The difference
A typical ad agency vs. ads that actually book jobs.
Marked-up ad spend
The agency takes a cut of your budget, so less of it ever reaches a customer.
Your budget is billed at cost — every dollar goes to reaching real buyers.
Leads left to sit
You get a lead notification and chase it hours later, after they've moved on.
Every lead is answered in seconds by your front desk and pushed toward booking.
Clicks to your homepage
Paid traffic lands on a slow general page and bounces without becoming a lead.
Each ad points to a fast, dedicated landing page built to capture the lead.
Vanity reports
Impressions and clicks that never answer whether you actually got more jobs.
Tracking tied to leads and booked work, with budget shifted toward what's winning.
How it works
From budget to booked jobs.
01We build the campaign
We pick the platforms, write the ads, build the landing page, and target the people in your area ready to hire.
02It runs at cost
Your budget goes straight to the platforms with no markup, and the leads start coming into your front desk.
03Leads get answered & booked
Every lead is answered in seconds and pushed toward a booking, and we shift budget toward the ads that produce real jobs.
Works with the team
Ads only pay off when the whole team catches the lead.
The ad creates the lead — but the booking comes from everything that happens next.
The front desk answersEvery ad lead is answered in seconds and booked by your front desk — the reason the spend pays off.
Landing pages convert itThe web team builds a fast, dedicated page for every campaign so clicks become leads.
Nurture warms the restLeads that aren't ready yet roll into nurture so your ad spend keeps paying off for months.
Questions
About lead ads.
What does "budget at cost" mean?
You pay the ad platforms exactly what they charge — we don't mark up or take a cut of your ad spend. The management is included in your plan; the budget is yours, at cost.
How much should I spend on ads?
That's up to you and your goals — we'll recommend a starting budget for your market and scale it based on what's actually booking jobs. You're always in control of the number.
Which platforms do you run?
Google, Facebook, and Instagram — whichever fit your business and customers. We focus the budget where it brings you real leads, not everywhere at once.
What happens to a lead when it comes in?
It's routed to your front desk and answered in seconds, then pushed toward a booking — which is exactly why these ads pay off when most don't.
How do I know it's working?
We track leads and booked jobs, not just clicks, and move budget toward the campaigns producing real work — so you can see what your spend is actually buying.
Do I need a separate landing page?
It's included — the web team builds a fast, dedicated page for each campaign, because sending paid clicks to a slow homepage wastes them.
How much is it?
Management is part of The Marketing Team at $1,997/mo — first month today, no setup, cancel anytime — plus your ad budget billed at cost. Bundle it with the Front Desk as the Full Team and save.
Comes inside The Marketing Team
$1,997/mo
The Ads Manager is one of seven specialists in The Marketing Team. You hire the whole growth department — so your ads, SEO, reviews, listings, social, and nurture all work together and feed your front desk. Ad budget is always billed at cost; pay yearly and the custom site is free.
Your ads manager is ready
Make your ad budget actually pay off.
See how the campaigns and instant lead response work on a quick call. No pressure, no jargon.
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