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AMG delivers customized marketing strategies built for measurable growth.

With 10+ years in home services and 15+ years in marketing expertise, we help businesses attract qualified leads, maximize ROI, and build lasting success.

04/30/2026

If your PPC feels expensive right now… here’s usually why.

When people don’t recognize your name, you’re competing with everyone else for the same click.

And that gets expensive fast.

But when people already know who you are:

• they search for you directly
• or they click on you first

And now you’re not fighting for the call the same way.

Better conversion
Lower cost per call

That’s where things start to get more efficient.

04/28/2026

Build your brand gets thrown around a lot — but in home services, it’s actually pretty simple.

It’s not about logos or one big campaign.

It’s about consistently showing up in your market — across multiple touchpoints — so people recognize you before they need you.

That’s what makes everything else convert better.

04/23/2026

A lot of companies are about to spend more on PPC… and still feel like they’re fighting for calls.

It’s not because it’s not working.

It’s because by the time you need the calls, you’re already late to build real visibility.

When something breaks, people aren’t researching a bunch of companies.
They’re calling one of the first names they recognize.

That’s why brand matters going into peak.

It’s not about being everywhere, it’s about being familiar before someone needs you.

That’s what makes everything else work better.

04/21/2026

Most home service companies don’t hit a marketing ceiling.

They hit a hiring ceiling.

One of the things I’ve seen working with high-growth home service companies is that once marketing starts working and demand increases, the next constraint usually isn’t leads.

It’s people.

Technician capacity.
Call center bandwidth.
Installation schedules.

The companies that keep growing through this phase tend to think about recruiting a little differently.

A few things I’ve seen work well:

• Use marketing as a recruiting tool.
Run recruiting ads that actually talk about the kind of technician you’re looking for — the standards, the pride in the work, the culture.
Those ads attract technicians who want to work in that environment, and they also signal to customers the quality of people behind the work being done in their home.

• Recruit where technicians actually spend time.
Supply houses. Distribution counters. Breakfast spots near job sites. The best operators don’t just wait for applications — they go where the talent is.

• Turn your best technicians into your recruiting network.
Take your top people (and their spouses) to dinner. Build real relationships. Ask who the best people they’ve worked with are.

Then invite those referrals to dinner or happy hour and get to know them before you ever need the hire.

Because a lot of companies think growth is about generating more leads.

04/18/2026

One thing I see a lot when reviewing marketing reports for home service companies is a heavy focus on lead metrics.

Cost per lead.
Clicks.
Conversion rates.

Those numbers are useful — but they don’t tell the whole story.

Operators don’t run their businesses on leads.

They run them on revenue and profitability.

Understanding the relationship between marketing activity, call types, average tickets, and operational capacity is where the real insight lives.

04/07/2026

April is always an interesting time in the home service industry.

Demand softens a bit and everyone starts talking about tune-ups and maintenance campaigns.

But one thing I’ve learned over the years is that not all calls are created equal.

A tune-up, a repair call, and a replacement opportunity have very different impacts on revenue and technician capacity.

The companies that handle this season well usually align marketing with the type of work the business actually needs — not just lead volume.

Marketing should support the revenue plan, not just fill the schedule.

03/17/2026

Before the marketing strategies…
we were just kids.

Meet the AMG team 👶 - Still cute.
Just more experienced now.

Can you guess who is who before you swipe? 👀

03/14/2026

I’ve spent a lot of years around home service companies, and one thing that has always stood out to me is how much responsibility good operators carry.

This time of year can be a little nerve-wracking.

Demand softens a bit, payroll keeps running, taxes just got paid, and you're trying to make sure the schedule stays steady heading into the busy season.

From the outside people think it’s just a marketing decision — run tune-ups, book maintenance, fill the schedule.

But the best operators I’ve worked with think about something bigger: keeping their people working and the business healthy through the slow spots.

Because when a company gets it right, the ripple effects are huge.

Technicians build stable careers.
Families are supported — sometimes across generations.
And customers end up being taken care of by people who are proud of the work they do.

That’s one of the things that has always made this industry special to me.

03/11/2026

Today is World Plumbing Day — a global initiative led by the World Plumbing Council to recognize the vital role plumbing plays in protecting public health and modern infrastructure.

Clean water, sanitation, and safe waste removal are things most people don’t think about… until something goes wrong.

For plumbing companies, this day is a reminder of the critical work happening behind the scenes every day to keep homes, businesses, and communities running safely.

And for those of us in marketing the trades — it’s also a reminder that the work plumbers do deserves to be visible, respected, and valued.

Happy World Plumbing Day to the professionals who keep everything flowing.

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