Planning a Google Ads campaign for a Calgary business

GOOGLE ADS · PPC MANAGEMENT · CALGARY

Google Ads agency in Calgary: PPC management with a cost per lead you can see

People in Calgary search for what you do every day. We set up the tracking, build the landing page and run the search campaigns, keep the keywords that bring calls and forms, and cut the ones that only spend.

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1Account audit and tracking
2Landing page built
3Search campaigns tested
4Scale what works

PAID CAMPAIGNS WE HAVE RUN

The same method, with numbers from our published cases.

The case studies we have published with numbers are Meta campaigns, taken from the clients' own Ads Manager. On Google the method is the same: tracking first, a landing page per offer and a cost per lead agreed before launch. Meta work has its own page: Meta ads agency in Calgary.

  • 290 leadsFor a Calgary renovation company, CA$21 average cost per lead. Case study
  • 2x revenueIn 12 months for a Calgary cleaning company, with Meta ads at the core. Case study
  • CA$3.91Per client conversation, 431 in total, for a beauty clinic. Case study
  • CA$7.78Per buyer conversation, 296 in total, for a Calgary realtor. Case study
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Meta Ads Manager: kitchen renovation lead campaign results
Meta Ads Manager · renovation company
Meta Ads Manager: beauty clinic campaigns in two languages
Meta Ads Manager · beauty clinic

GOOGLE ADS ACCOUNT AUDIT

What we check first in an existing account.

If you already run Google Ads, the work starts with the account you have. These six checks explain most of the wasted spend we find.

Conversion tracking

Whether calls, forms and bookings are each counted once, or the account is optimising for page views and button clicks that never become a lead.

Search terms

The searches you actually paid for, not the keywords you chose. This report is where money spent on the wrong people shows up first.

Match types and negatives

Broad match without a negative keyword list pays for searches that will never buy, such as jobs, free advice and do-it-yourself guides.

Location settings

The default "presence or interest" option can show your ads to people outside Calgary who only read about the city.

Landing page

Whether the page answers the search, loads fast on a phone and has one clear way to call or book.

Who owns the account

The account should be registered to your business, with billing on your card, so the history and the data stay with you.

GOOGLE OR META

Two platforms, two different jobs.

GOOGLE ADS

Catch people already searching

Search campaigns show your business when someone in Calgary types what you do. Best for urgent or high-intent services: repairs, roofing, HVAC, legal and accounting help.

The work that decides results: keyword match types, negative keywords, call and form tracking, and a landing page that answers the search.

META ADS

Create demand people did not know they had

Facebook and Instagram ads reach the right people before they search. Best for services sold on trust and visuals: renovations, beauty, restaurants, events, real estate.

The work that decides results: creative made from real footage, one campaign per service, lead forms or messages, and fast follow-up. We run it too: Meta ads in Calgary.

Not sure which one fits? Read our decision tree for local businesses, or ask on the call.

WHAT YOU GET

What changes in month one, three and six.

MONTH 1

Tracking you can trust and live campaigns

Tracking is checked, the landing page is live and the search campaigns run within the first two weeks. By the end of the month you see the first real cost per lead.

MONTH 3

Budget on what works

Search terms are reviewed every week. Keywords that do not bring leads are switched off and the budget moves to the ones that do, so the cost per lead settles into a number you can plan around.

MONTH 6

A channel you can scale

Six months of data on which searches become jobs. With that you decide whether to raise the budget, add services or areas, or add Meta for demand that nobody searches for yet.

Our management fee is on the pricing page. Ad budget is not part of it: you pay Google directly from an account registered to your business.

HOW WE WORK

No campaign launches without tracking.

STEP 01

Tracking first

GA4, Google Ads conversions and the Meta pixel set up so every call, form and message is counted. Without this, nobody can say what a lead costs.

STEP 02

Landing page

A page built for the campaign: one offer, the questions buyers ask, reviews and a clear way to contact you. We write and build it.

STEP 03

Test

Several ads, audiences or keyword groups run side by side with a target cost per lead. Search terms and results are checked every week.

STEP 04

Scale or stop

What brings leads at the right cost gets more budget. What does not is switched off, and you see both in the monthly report.

WHAT IS INCLUDED

The parts that make ad spend work.

Conversion tracking

GA4, Google Ads conversions, Meta pixel and call tracking, checked before any budget is spent.

Landing pages

Written and built for each campaign, so paid clicks land on a page made to turn them into enquiries.

Campaign setup

Search campaigns grouped by service, keyword research and negative lists, ad schedule and a location radius around the areas you serve.

Ads and assets

Responsive search ads written around the searches people make, plus call, location and sitelink assets so the ad takes more room on the page.

Weekly optimisation

Search terms, bids, budgets and creative reviewed every week against the cost per lead we agreed.

Reporting and follow-up

Monthly report on spend, leads and cost per lead, plus CRM follow-up so leads get an answer fast.

QUESTIONS OWNERS ASK

Before you hand anyone your ad budget.

Google Ads or Meta ads: which one do I need?

Google catches people already searching for what you do, like an emergency plumber or a roof repair. Meta creates demand for services people buy on trust and visuals, like renovations, beauty or events. Most local businesses start with one platform, prove the cost per lead, then add the second.

Is ad spend included in your fee?

No. Your ad budget is paid directly to Google from your own account, so you always see exactly what was spent. Our work is billed separately, and the fee is on the pricing page.

Do you take over existing Google Ads accounts?

Yes, and most of our Google work starts that way. We audit the account first: tracking, search terms, match types, location settings and the landing page. You get the findings in plain language before anything is changed.

How much budget does Google Ads need in Calgary?

It depends on what a click costs in your category and how many leads you need. Below a certain budget there is not enough data to tell a good keyword from a bad one, and the pricing page states the minimum we plan with. We give you a number for your category on the first call.

How fast will we see leads?

Campaigns usually go live within the first two weeks, once tracking and the landing page are ready. The first weeks are a test: we compare ads and audiences, keep what brings leads at an acceptable cost and switch off the rest.

Do you build the landing pages?

Yes. Paid traffic sent to a page that was not built for it is the most common way ad budgets disappear. Every campaign ships with a landing page and conversion tracking.

Who owns the ad accounts?

You do. Campaigns run in your Google Ads and Meta Business accounts with our access added. If we stop working together, the accounts, data and audiences stay with you.

What do you report?

Spend, leads, cost per lead and which campaigns and search terms brought them, reviewed every week and summarised monthly. Where a lead turns into a sale in your CRM, we connect that too.

Let's check your ads before you spend more

A 30-minute call: we look at your current campaigns or your plan, the tracking behind them, and what we would change first.

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