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Google Ads for Electricians

by Character Strategy

Electrical work covers everything from emergency panel repairs to whole-home rewiring, and each service attracts a different type of customer on Google. A one-size-fits-all campaign wastes budget by lumping these searches together. Electricians need campaigns that separate high-value commercial leads from residential service calls.

We structure your Google Ads account around the specific electrical services you offer, with dedicated campaigns for emergency work, installations, and upgrades. Combined with geo-targeting that matches your actual service radius and landing pages built to convert, we help electricians generate more calls at a lower cost per lead.

Challenges facing Electrician advertisers.

Low-value clicks from DIY searchers

Many electrical searches are from homeowners looking for how-to videos, not contractors. Without proper keyword filtering, you pay for clicks that never call.

Mixing residential and commercial leads

Commercial electrical jobs are worth significantly more than residential calls, but most campaigns treat them the same, leading to misallocated budget.

Trust barriers for new customers

Homeowners are cautious about hiring electricians they have never worked with. Generic ads without reviews or credentials fail to build the confidence needed to earn a call.

How we solve these problems.

Service-segmented campaign architecture

We build separate campaigns for emergency calls, installations, upgrades, and inspections, each with its own budget, bidding, and ad copy tailored to that service.

Review and credential extensions

We showcase your Google reviews, licensing, and insurance directly in your ads with extensions that build trust before a customer even clicks.

Commercial lead prioritization

If commercial work is more profitable for your business, we allocate more budget to commercial keywords and build dedicated landing pages for business customers.

Real results in local service.

Browse our local service case studies to see what we can do.

80+ Qualified Leads Per Month

Regional HVAC Company

Challenge

A one-person HVAC operation needed to grow but couldn't afford to waste money on unqualified leads. They had tried Google Ads before with poor results.

80+

Monthly Leads

4x

Team Growth

$35

Cost Per Lead

Results

  • Generated 80+ qualified leads per month consistently
  • Enabled the client to grow from a 1-person to a 4-person team
  • Maintained a $35 cost per qualified lead

Exactly what we needed. They helped us go from a 1-person operation to a 4-person team due to demand.

- Mike T., Owner, HVAC Company

Law Firm Dominates Local Search

Personal Injury Law Firm

Challenge

A mid-size personal injury firm was competing against firms spending 10x their budget. They needed to punch above their weight in a competitive market.

85%

Top 3 Position

of target keywords

2x

Call Volume

in 60 days

$180

Cost Per Inquiry

-55%

Results

  • Achieved top 3 ad position for 85% of target keywords
  • Doubled phone call volume within 60 days
  • Reduced cost per case inquiry from $400 to $180

Multi-Location Dental Practice Scales

Dental Practice Group (5 Locations)

Challenge

A dental group with 5 locations was running one generic campaign for all locations. Performance varied wildly and attribution was impossible.

+65%

New Patients

across 5 locations

$95

Cost Per Patient

5

Locations Optimized

Results

  • New patient appointments increased 65% across all locations
  • Identified the two highest-performing locations for budget reallocation
  • Built a scalable campaign template for future location openings

CPL Halved for Multi-Location Home Services

Multi-Location Home Services Brand

Challenge

A multi-location home services business had volatile CPL and inconsistent lead volume. Crews were idle some weeks and overbooked others.

$52

CPL

-45%

270

Monthly Leads

+60%

$220K

Est. Monthly Revenue

Results

  • CPL dropped 30-50% within 60-90 days
  • Lead flow became consistent week to week
  • Revenue stopped swinging with seasonality

Our crews stay fully scheduled now. The consistency alone was worth it.

- Jason R., Operations Manager

Florida HVAC Revenue Nearly 3x in Two Years

Residential HVAC Service (Florida)

Challenge

A residential HVAC business in a competitive Florida market was referral-dependent with no scalable inbound demand channel.

$2M

Annual Revenue

from $700K

280

Monthly Leads

+211%

$6,500

Avg Job Value

Results

  • Quote requests tripled over two years
  • Annual revenue grew from $700K to $2M
  • Business shifted from referral-dependent to demand-driven growth

National Contractor Scales to 1,100 Leads/Mo

National Contractor Brand

Challenge

A multi-state contractor needed to scale qualified leads without CPL rising and without flooding branches with tire-kickers.

1,100

Monthly Leads

+144%

$108

CPL

held flat

$2M+

Est. Monthly Revenue

Results

  • Lead volume increased 2-3x with CPL essentially flat
  • Branch teams saw higher share of job-ready requests
  • Fewer price shoppers and more predictable weekly production

We scaled from 450 to over 1,100 leads a month without our CPL going up. That never happened with our old agency.

- Brian L., VP of Growth

Plumbing Calls Up 3x, Calendar Filled

Regional Plumbing Service

Challenge

A plumbing service had underused dispatch capacity midweek. Inbound calls were inconsistent and too many leads were DIY searchers.

160

Monthly Calls

+191%

$35

Cost Per Call

-50%

65%

Booked Job Rate

Results

  • Calls increased 2-4x in one quarter
  • Cost per call dropped into the $30 range
  • Dispatch filled the calendar more evenly

Renovation Leads Get Smaller but Better

Home Renovation Contractor

Challenge

A renovation contractor was getting plenty of leads but too many were casual inquiries and inspiration-seekers. Close rates were low and sales time was wasted.

$125

CPL

-22%

8.5%

Landing Page CVR

+35%

$30K+

Avg Project Value

Results

  • Conversion rate improved 20-40%
  • CPL dropped while lead quality increased
  • Close rates increased and crews booked further out

Regional Service Calls Up 2-3x

Regional Service Business

Challenge

A regional service business was struggling with broad match blowing up spend and location targeting leaking to out-of-area searches.

150

Monthly Calls

+131%

$33

Cost Per Call

-45%

62%

Booked Job Rate

Results

  • Calls increased 2-3x with stable spend
  • Cost per call dropped into the $30 range
  • Dispatch filled more consistently with fewer irrelevant inquiries

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