Case Study — Plumber Marketing

From Zero Calls to
Fully Booked Residential.

Peace of Mind Plumbing had a thriving commercial business — but entering the residential market meant starting from scratch. AMS unclogged their marketing with a PPC and paid social strategy that turned a brand new division into a reliable revenue stream.

Client
Peace of Mind Plumbing
Industry
Trades: Plumbing & Mechanical
Location
Vancouver, BC
Services
PPC · Paid Social · Local SEO · Content · Design
48%
Increase in Phone Calls for Booked Jobs
34%
Decrease in Average Cost Per Conversion
152%
Increase in Return on Ad Spend

A Trusted Commercial Plumber. Unknown to Every Homeowner.

Peace of Mind Plumbing had built a solid reputation in the commercial sector — but when they decided to launch a residential service division, they were starting with a blank slate. No consumer brand awareness, no existing pipeline, and no digital presence built for the homeowner market.

The residential plumbing space in Vancouver is dominated by established players with bigger budgets and years of reviews behind them. To break in, Peace of Mind needed more than ads — they needed trust signals, clear pricing communication, and a marketing system that could speak to homeowners at every stage of the buying journey, from first awareness to booked appointment.

Working together, AMS identified trust and pricing clarity as the two most critical levers for winning over direct-to-consumer clients in this market.

🏠 Zero brand recognition in the residential consumer market
📵 Opening a new service division with no calls coming in
💪 Competing against established providers with larger ad budgets
🤷 No existing consumer funnel or digital infrastructure
📊 No call tracking to measure which channels were driving bookings

Build a Residential Pipeline From the Ground Up

🔁

Develop New Sales Funnels

Identify and build multiple customer acquisition pathways suited to homeowners at different stages — awareness, consideration, and ready to call.

📞

Increase Booked Job Volume

Drive a meaningful increase in qualified inbound calls from homeowners needing plumbing service — not just clicks, but actual booked appointments.

💰

Dramatically Cut Cost Per Lead

Enter the residential market efficiently — achieving a cost-per-lead that allowed the new division to be profitable from the start, not just after years of brand-building.

The Bonus of Pairing PPC and Paid Social

1

Customer Research, Brand & Website: Build Trust Before the First Click

We began with in-depth customer research to understand how Vancouver homeowners choose a plumber — what they fear, what builds confidence, and what prompts them to call. This insight informed the brand positioning and the new website, which was built around trust: clear pricing, transparent service delivery, and credentials that gave first-time customers the peace of mind the company's name promised.

A fully rebuilt site architecture organized services for both homeowners and search engines — laying the organic foundation while the paid campaigns launched.

2

Local SEO & Content: Getting Found When It Counts

Organic search and paid campaigns were coordinated from day one — not run in silos. Service pages were optimized for the specific queries homeowners use ("emergency plumber Vancouver," "hot water tank replacement," "drain cleaning near me"), ensuring that as the paid campaigns built volume and data, organic rankings were catching up behind them. Content was structured to maximize click-through rates by mirroring the language and intent of paid ad copy.

3

PPC: Capturing High-Intent Homeowners at the Moment They Need Help

Google Ads campaigns were structured to reach homeowners in active need — burst pipe emergencies, water heater failures, blocked drains. Tightly themed ad groups matched search intent at the keyword level, with dedicated landing pages that continued the message from ad to booking. A strong negative keyword strategy prevented budget waste on commercial queries, keeping every dollar focused on residential conversions.

4

Paid Social: Reaching Homeowners Before They Even Know They Need a Plumber

The real bonus of pairing PPC with paid social is reach across the full funnel. Facebook and Instagram campaigns targeted Vancouver homeowners by property type and life stage — building brand familiarity and collecting warm audiences for retargeting. When those same homeowners later searched for a plumber on Google, Peace of Mind was already a name they recognized. This halo effect amplified PPC performance significantly, lowering cost per conversion across the board.

5

Call Tracking: Closing the Loop on Every Booked Job

Call tracking and service call reviews were implemented across all channels so that every booked appointment could be traced back to its source. This gave Peace of Mind a real-time view of what was working — and gave AMS the data needed to optimize continuously. Over time, budget was shifted toward the highest-performing channels, compounding the efficiency gains already delivered.

A New Division. Proven Results.

48%

More Phone Calls for Booked Jobs

Qualified inbound calls for residential plumbing jobs increased significantly — the new service division was no longer starting from zero.

34%

Lower Cost Per Conversion

Smarter targeting, paired PPC and social, and conversion-optimized landing pages drove cost per booked job down by over a third.

152%

Return on Ad Spend Growth

By pairing paid search with paid social and coordinating both with organic, every ad dollar worked harder — delivering 152% more return than when campaigns ran in isolation.

"We went from opening a service division in our company and having no calls, to our phone and service schedule being consistently full — with a marketing system we can actually measure."

— Peace of Mind Plumbing, Vancouver

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