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We offer PPC management in Barrie: Google Ads built for businesses seeking qualified calls, quote enquiries and booked jobs.
- Barrie HVAC: 10 → 49 qualified leads per month
- 24/7 access to spend, leads and change logs
- 1 major client per niche per region
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Case study
10 → 49 qualified leads; same spend at month 12
A Barrie HVAC contractor went from 5 to 35 monthly service appointments. Your audit finds opportunities in your account.
PPCGoogle AdsFurnace repair, air conditioning, heat pumps and HVAC replacementBarrie, ON12 months
Barrie hvac contractor
10→49Qualified PPC leads / month+390%; $5,000 CAD monthly spend at both endpoints; CRM-deduplicated service-area forms + calls
Grew qualified HVAC leads 10 → 49 at unchanged endpoint spend through service-specific Search campaigns, booking pages, negative keywords and CRM-qualified conversion imports.
Qualified PPC leads / month2025–2025 year before
- 14 service landing pages
- 2214 negative keywords
- 32 campaigns: qualified-lead bidding
- 412 seasonal ad variants
Qualified PPC leads / month10 → 49+390%
Paid sessions / month500 → 1,000+100%
Qualified leads / paid session2% → 4.9%+145%
Qualified leads / $1,000 CAD2 → 10+400%
Service appointments / month5 → 35+600%
Replacement quotes / month4 → 20+400%
- 10 qualified December leads from 500 paid sessions; 2% conversion rate.
- $5,000 CAD December spend; 2 qualified leads per $1,000.
- 28% of audited spend reached jobs, parts-only and out-of-area searches.
- 4 HVAC services shared 1 homepage destination without service-specific booking forms.
- 3 conversion actions required reconciliation against CRM records before baseline reporting.
Embedded bookings lost Google click IDs
Cross-domain booking frames dropped attribution; passed click IDs into booking fields and joined CRM records through webhook booking IDs.
19 bookings attributedSticky phone links bypassed call attribution
Mobile header hydration restored original telephone links after number swapping; synchronised displayed numbers and telephone destinations after rendering.
3 templates correctedOpening booking widgets counted as enquiries
Widget-open events were imported as leads; replaced them with confirmed submissions and CRM-qualified calls, then rebuilt the baseline.
1 false trigger removed| Jan ’25 | 3 | conversion actions audited; booking IDs and CRM qualification connected |
| Feb ’25 | 4 | landing pages launched for furnace repair, cooling, heat pumps and replacement |
| Mar ’25 | 24 | Search assets tested across repair urgency, installation and appointment availability |
| Apr ’25 | 214 | negative keywords added for jobs, parts, manuals and unsupported equipment |
| May ’25 | 3 | remarketing audiences segmented by service; existing enquiries excluded |
| Jun ’25 | 2 | Search campaigns switched to qualified-lead bidding after import validation |
| Jul ’25 | 6 | booking tests covered postal codes, equipment types and appointment requests |
| Aug–Dec ’25 | 12 | seasonal ad variants rotated between cooling, heating and replacement intent |
AllandaleOlder houses can require ductwork and electrical assessment before heat-pump retrofits.
3 intake fields captured existing fuel, ductwork and electrical service
HollyOutdoor HVAC equipment remains subject to Barrie's noise by-law; installation location requires site assessment.
1 installation checklist captured proposed equipment location and neighbouring windows
Downtown BarrieExterior alterations affecting designated heritage attributes may require heritage approval.
1 property-status question flagged potential approvals before replacement quotes
East BayfieldWinter snow can obstruct furnace intake and exhaust terminations; clearance follows equipment instructions.
1 winter landing-page panel covered safe access and snow-obstructed vents
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68K searches. How many reach you?
Keyword Planner found 68K monthly commercial searches across 6 business types. Your audit shows where your budget meets demand.
68K
commercial searches a month across 6 business types
1,200 deduplicated keywords across the target municipalities
Keyword Planner$101.67
paid-search cost per tracked enquiry
$122,000 spend divided by 1,200 enquiries; excludes management fees
QliqQliq Ads accounts + call tracking3.0
ads above organic results per commercial SERP
720 upper-page text ads across 240 mobile SERPs, including SERPs without ads
QliqQliq SERP capture25%
of after-hours mystery calls went unanswered
15 of 60 businesses; 10 per business type, 6–9 pm weekdays
QliqQliq mystery-shopper test| Business type | Searches / mo | Avg CPC | Cost per lead | Search ad CTR | Search impression share | Click-to-lead rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plumbing | 18,000 | $8 | $80 | 5% | 65% | 10% |
| HVAC | 14,000 | $12 | $120 | 6% | 58% | 10% |
| Dental clinics | 12,000 | $10 | $100 | 4% | 60% | 10% |
| Law firms | 8,000 | $20 | $200 | 5% | 52% | 10% |
| Auto repair | 6,000 | $5 | $50 | 7% | 72% | 10% |
| Landscaping | 10,000 | $6 | $60 | 6% | 66% | 10% |
68,000 searches total. Each account contributes 2,000 clicks and 200 enquiries over 90 days: 12,000 clicks, 1,200 enquiries and $122,000 spend. CTR and impression share cover non-brand Search campaigns; leads are deduplicated enquiries, not booked jobs. Source: Keyword Planner, QliqQliq Ads accounts + call tracking
Barrie commercial queriesAll client niches
Organic positions 1–10, not ad positions. Position 1: 14.2% versus 26.5%, a 12.3-percentage-point gap. Non-brand mobile queries; ads and Map Pack frequently precede organic listings. Source: GSC of client sites: 6 local businesses versus 24 baseline sites, 12 months
Reviews among Map Pack top-3 businesses
Reviews: median for sampled top-3 profiles, equally weighted across 6 business types; not an advertising eligibility threshold. Firms: deduplicated profiles within municipal boundaries; total 2,250. Source: QliqQliq Maps grid scan, 49 points per municipality; municipal boundaries: County of Simcoe and municipal mapping.
76%
of paid-search clicks come from phones
QliqQliq Ads accounts, 9,120 of 12,000 clicks28%
of sampled keywords include a municipality or near-me modifier
Keyword Planner, 336 of 1,200 keywords+60%
landscaping searches in April–September versus October–March
Keyword Planner, 24 months18%
of paid-search spend falls outside Monday–Friday, 9 am–5 pm
QliqQliq Ads accounts, $21,960 of $122,0008%
of audited spend serves users outside intended service areas
QliqQliq Ads location audit, $9,760 of $122,000; included in reported totals85%
of commercial SERPs show text ads above organic results
QliqQliq SERP capture, 204 of 240 SERPs60%
of commercial SERPs show 4 text ads above organic results
QliqQliq SERP capture, 144 of 240 SERPs70%
of commercial SERPs display a Map Pack
QliqQliq SERP capture, 168 of 240 SERPs62.5%
median Search impression share across 6 accounts
QliqQliq Ads accounts; account values: 52%, 58%, 60%, 65%, 66%, 72%$20
highest average CPC among the 6 sampled business types: law firms
QliqQliq Ads accounts, $40,000 divided by 2,000 law-firm clicks42%
of sampled landing pages show a phone number above the mobile fold
QliqQliq landing-page audit, 252 of 600 pages31%
of sampled landing pages publish a starting price or fee range
QliqQliq landing-page audit, 186 of 600 pages24%
of sampled landing pages use a municipality-specific headline
QliqQliq landing-page audit, 144 of 600 pages38%
of eligible origins pass all 3 mobile Core Web Vitals
Chrome UX Report, 38 of 100 eligible origins17%
of sampled mobile forms require more than 6 fields
QliqQliq landing-page audit, 102 of 600 pages60/35/5
% of paid enquiries through calls, forms and chat, respectively
Call tracking + form and chat logs: 720 calls, 420 forms, 60 chats10%
paid session-to-enquiry rate: 1,200 enquiries from 12,000 sessions
Client analytics + call tracking; 12,000 measured paid sessions from 12,000 clicks30%
of paid enquiries arrive outside Monday–Friday, 9 am–5 pm
Call tracking + enquiry logs, 360 of 1,200 enquiries5 h 20 m
median first response among 48 answered mystery form enquiries
QliqQliq mystery-shopper test, 60 form enquiries20%
of mystery form enquiries receive no response within 2 business days
QliqQliq mystery-shopper test, 12 of 60 enquiriesMethod: 1,200 keywords · 240 commercial SERPs · 600 landing pages · 60 mystery calls · 60 form enquiries · 6 advertising accounts · 90-day account window · 2,000 clicks per account · CAD throughout. Public benchmarks retain their stated dates. · Updated Q3 2026
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Find the leaks
We review your Barrie account for wasted spend, weak lead data and gaps in your service coverage.
Clean up the signals
We check calls, forms and qualified lead data so your decisions start with useful numbers.
Focus the campaigns
We group searches by service, sharpen ads and cut irrelevant terms with negative keywords.
Fix the lead path
We align landing pages with your ads so visitors have a clear route to call or book.
Ship and show the work
Our tested scripts and AI tools speed up changes. Your live dashboard shows what changed.
4 ways your budget gets more attention
| MasterSEO | Typical agency | |
|---|---|---|
| Strategy | Ads, SEO, conversion and AI search work together | Channels managed in isolation |
| Speed | Tested scripts and AI tools ship work in hours or days | Routine changes take weeks |
| Visibility | 24/7 dashboard for spend, leads and changes | Updates arrive through periodic reports |
| Focus | Qualified leads and booked work | Clicks without a clear view of lead quality |
Results you can take to the bank.
I don't expect you to learn the technology. I want you to see which dollars bring calls, qualified leads and booked work.
Anton Kovalchuk
Founder
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What does PPC management in Barrie include?
We manage Google Search campaigns, bids, keywords, ads and landing pages. We track calls and forms and use qualified lead data to guide campaign decisions.
How quickly will you make changes?
Our team uses tested scripts and AI tools to ship fixes and pages in hours or days. The QUIQ Pixel finds technical SEO problems in hours. Timing depends on the work and your market.
Do you guarantee a top ad position or a lead count?
No. Auction conditions, budget, competition and demand affect outcomes. We focus on qualified enquiries, clear measurement and ongoing account work.
What will PPC management cost?
We'll review your account and discuss management fees and ad budget based on the work your business needs.
How do I see where my money goes?
The Glass Box Portal is available 24/7. It shows your spend, leads, rankings and a log of changes, so you don't have to wait for an update.
Will you manage ads for my direct competitors?
No. We work with one major client per niche per region and do not work for direct competitors.
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