Local Services Ads Management for Pest Control Companies
Become a Google Guaranteed Pest Control Company with Local Services Advertising
You’re not interested in eliminating pests outside of your desired service areas, so why would you advertise in these cities? Google’s Local Services ads are the number one pest control marketing strategy to generate qualified leads from local homeowners and businesses in your market. Local Services ads put your business at the top of the Google search results, granting your company a wide range of benefits:
- Get found at the top of Google search results
- Build trust with local consumers with the Google Guaranteed badge
- Generate more affordable, verified leads from customers right in your backyard
- Optimize your marketing ROI with lead dispute services and call intelligence reporting
Managing Local Services ads isn’t always easy for busy pest control companies. That’s where Blue Corona comes in. We offer comprehensive Local Services ads management services that are proven to attract clicks, calls, and leads.
Want to learn more? Contact us to see how you can become a Google Guaranteed pest control company and start advertising on Local Services!
Local Services Ads Management for Pest Control Companies: What's Included
Why choose us to manage your Local Services ads for you? Convenience, expertise, and a streamlined process—that’s why. We cover it all from start to finish.
Program Application & Google Guaranteed Badge
Profile Setup
Ad Setup & Campaign Launch
Ad Bidding & Ongoing Management
Advertising Tracking & Reporting
Lead Dispute
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Penguin Air, Plumbing & Electrical
Problem
A prominent Nexstar member servicing the Phoenix Valley, Penguin Air, Plumbing & Electrical first came to Blue Corona in 2019 in search of a new digital marketing partner. A once well-established brand in the Valley community, Penguin was quickly losing rankings, visibility, and customers to competitors that outranked and outperformed them on search engines. Historically, Penguin grew top-line revenue nearly 40% each year until 2019. Owners Wade and Will were ready to make the leap from the “biggest small guy” in the Valley to big-time players.
Solutions
A digital competitive analysis of Penguin’s online presence revealed multiple areas of opportunity across their website, organic search presence (SEO) and paid media (PPC, specifically).
Our Results
$34M
Revenue generated from digital marketing
12%
Reduction in cost per validated lead from digital sources
54%
Of total revenue generated by digital marketing
American Vintage Home
Problem
American Vintage Home, an award-winning residential HVAC and plumbing company servicing Chicagoland’s North Shore area, knew they were up against tough competition online. With multiple, large home service companies dominating the first page of Google search results, the company had an uphill battle to outrank their competitors to generate more qualified leads from their website.
Solutions
The company turned to Blue Corona to improve the performance of its digital marketing campaigns, with an emphasis on search engine optimization (SEO). After an in-depth client intake and onboarding process, Blue Corona’s team got to work installing a custom tracking and analytics setup, optimizing existing web pages, publishing new, SEO-optimized content, and claiming and optimizing local director listings on behalf of American Vintage Home.
Our Results
500+
Keywords ranked on page one of Google search results
10%
Year-over-year increase in validated leads from SEO
77:1
ROI from their SEO investment
Arctic Air Conditioning
Problem
Arctic Air Conditioning’s customer service reps are top notch, but there was one problem—their CSRs simply couldn’t keep up with the high volume of calls generated by Blue Corona’s marketing strategies. The company was leaving thousands of dollars of revenue on the table each month because of it.
Solutions
Enter Blue Corona’s Lead Recovery service, which successfully books an average of 10% more appointments from our clients’ existing marketing budgets.
Our Results
29%
Of all phone calls flagged for recovery
100
Additional jobs booked throughout the year from Lead Recovery
14:1
ROI from Blue Corona's Lead Recovery services
What’s the Difference Between Local Services Ads and Pay Per Click (PPC)?
Pay Per Lead vs. Pay Per Click (PPC)
With Local Services ads, you pay for every lead generated via Local Services. If you don’t generate a qualified lead, you don’t pay Google.
With PPC ads, you pay every time a user clicks on your ad whether they become a lead or not. This gives Local Services ads a better return on your investment.
Google Guaranteed Badge vs. No Google Guaranteed Badge
Businesses advertising on Local Services are awarded a Google Guaranteed badge after passing a rigorous background check. With the badge, you instantly increase your brand’s trustworthiness and become eligible for lead disputes. Google will also refund unsatisfied customers who booked through Local Services ads, helping you save even more money.
Investing in PPC ads (or Google Ads) alone won’t earn you a Google Guaranteed badge or any of the associated benefits.
Lead Disputes vs. No Lead Disputes
Since Local Services ads are pay per lead, you don’t have to pay unless a lead is qualified. If an unqualified lead (e.g., outside of your service area, requesting service you don’t offer, etc.) contacts your business through a Local Services ad, you can dispute the cost of the lead and get your money back from Google.
PPC ads means you pay Google for each click your campaign generates. You can’t dispute a click, even if you don’t generate a lead.
Local Services Ads Ranking Factors
Not every pest control company can rank at the top of the search results. So, Google uses four primary ranking factors (similar to SEO for pest control companies) to determine which businesses rank at the top of Local Services results:
- Number of reviews and average rating – Google rewards customer-friendly businesses. The higher your online reviews and the more reviews you generate, the higher your Local Services ads will rank.
- Responsiveness – How quickly do you respond to customers who reach out through Local Services ads? The faster you respond, the higher your ad will rank.
- Proximity to searchers – Local customers aren’t interested in faraway pest control companies. Google uses your Google My Business listing and other NAP citations to rank your ads higher for customers in your service area.
- Maximum bid – Set your bid strategy to maximum bid per lead or to maximize leads to optimize your campaigns and generate calls from qualified customers. Learn more about Google’s Local Services bidding options.
Optimizing your Local Services ads for Google rankings can be technical. Avoid the hassle with Blue Corona. Our team will optimize your ads for you, ensuring you climb to the top of the search result pages without taking precious time out of your already-busy schedule.
The Leader in Pest Control Marketing
Are you ready to start generating more leads from local customers? Blue Corona can help! We’ve worked with pest control companies of all sizes, helping them:
- Increase leads and sales
- Optimize their marketing investments
- Differentiate their brands online
Contact us today to start building a customized Local Services ads campaign designed to grow your business.
Case Study
24:1 ROI from Google Local Services Ads
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Why Select Blue Corona Over Other Local Services Ad Management Companies?
At Blue Corona, we try and let our clients speak for us. Take a look at what other home service companies have to say about our work. Above all, everything we do comes from the perspective of a business owner, and we treat your business like our own.
Done that? Great! Let’s get down to the details. We can offer you a few guarantees other companies can’t:
- You Don’t Have to Worry About Long-Term Contracts. We won’t handcuff you for a specific amount of time. Ever.
- You’ll Own Your Ad Creatives. Some Local Services ads management companies won’t let you keep your ad creatives when you leave. Not us.
- You’ll Optimize Your Marketing Costs. All of your Local Services campaigns are tracked, measured, and analyzed for improvements. This lowers your costs and raises results.
- You Get a Dedicated Account Manager to be your guide, as well as a support team that includes an analyst, web designer/developer, and a dedicated PPC management specialist.
- You Get Detailed Monthly Reports (you can actually understand) that connect Local Services performance to your bottom line.
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See What Our Clients Are Saying
"We struggled, marketing wise, in that we went through several marketing companies and all directing us in the wrong way. We spent a lot of money that we didn't really need to. It's been great since we joined [Blue Corona] and making marketing affordable for us. The name Blue Corona, to us, means leads...money! You should be called Green Corona."
"I would 100% recommend Blue Corona to any new, aspiring HVAC, plumbing, electrical service, home services type business that is looking to expand the footprint of Internet marketing truly because the sense of, they're not like your every other internet marketing company. They're not going to sell you a bill of goods and over-promise and under-deliver. They're going to under-promise and over-deliver."
"There's been plenty of times where we would sit back and look at things and go, "Hey, you know what? That's probably the best decision we made in a long time." I would definitely recommend [Blue Corona] to other service companies because I want to see how other people like me and my family here at work succeed."