Smart Marketing First builds your complete local marketing system: Google Maps rankings, 90-second lead follow-up, and done-for-you booking. Fully managed, every month. You just answer the phone.
Smart Marketing First builds done-for-you local business marketing systems for BC trades and service businesses. We get you ranking on Google Maps, follow up with new leads in under 90 seconds, and put your bookings on autopilot. Typically live in 7โ10 days and backed by a 90-day results guarantee.
We serve home services, professional services, health and wellness, and auto businesses across the Lower Mainland and BC. Plans run month to month with no long-term contract, and you own all your accounts, data, and assets.
A website is a brochure. A local business marketing system is a machine that works 24/7 -
finding leads, following up before they go cold, collecting reviews, booking appointments,
and sending you reports while you focus on the actual work.
That's what we build. And we manage every piece of it for you, every month.
We specialize in local business marketing for companies where every missed lead has a real dollar value. If you rely on customers calling or booking, our system is built for you.
If you don't gain at least 10 new Google reviews and start appearing in the Map Pack for at least
one target keyword within 90 days of going live, we keep working at absolutely no additional charge
until you do. No asterisks. No fine print. No cancellation fees.
We limit new clients per service area to ensure every business gets our full attention.
We're confident because we've seen what happens when a broken lead system gets fixed.
Flat monthly rate. No ad spend commissions. No hidden fees. No long-term contracts to start. We make money when you grow, so we're motivated to actually deliver.
Every plan backed by our 90-Day Growth Guarantee - you win or we work free.
Setup fees are shown on each plan above. No long-term contracts required to start.
Not sure which plan fits? Start with a free audit - we'll tell you exactly what you need.
Most clients are live with their growth system within 7โ10 business days of kickoff.
We specialize in businesses where every missed lead has a real dollar value. If you rely on customers calling or booking, our system is built for you.
This isn't a generic report. We manually audit your Google Business Profile,
competitor rankings, review velocity, lead follow-up gaps, and website conversion, then
hand you a prioritized local business marketing action plan worth more than the audit itself.
Most businesses are shocked by what they're missing.
We work with trades and service businesses in these cities. We win when you win - your growth is always our priority.
Smart Marketing First is run by people who live and work in the Fraser Valley. We built this to solve a problem we saw every day - great local businesses losing customers to weaker competitors simply because those competitors showed up first online.
When you work with us, you work directly with our small team. Not a junior account manager handed your file after the sale.
If you complete the full 90-day program on a Growth System or Full Growth plan and do not see measurable improvement in leads, calls, or booked jobs versus your starting baseline, we keep working at no charge until you do. We track those metrics together from Day 1, so there is no disagreement about the baseline.
It depends on the channel. Google Business Profile visibility usually improves in 30โ60 days, paid ads start producing leads in the first 1โ2 weeks, and SEO takes 60โ120 days to move meaningfully. The 90-day window gives every channel enough time to produce real data.
We have three monthly plans: Visibility at $397/month plus a $297 one-time setup fee (Google Business Profile, reviews, local SEO basics), Growth System at $797/month plus a $500 one-time setup fee (adds CRM, automated follow-up, and reporting), and Full Growth at $1,497/month plus a $750 one-time setup fee (adds Google or Meta ad management). Ad spend is billed separately by the platforms, with no markup. Full plan details are on the local marketing services page.
No long-term contract. We work month to month with 30 days notice to cancel. We do ask for a 90-day commitment at the start, because that is the minimum time needed to measure results. After 90 days you own everything: the CRM data, automations, review system, and ad accounts.
Local service businesses across BC: home services (HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing, landscaping, cleaning, renovation), professional services (accountants, lawyers, brokers), health and wellness (physio, chiropractic, dental, med spas), and auto. We limit how many similar businesses we take per city to avoid competing against our own clients.
Fast. Day 1 is a strategy session and access setup, days 2โ9 are the system build (CRM, automations, Google Business Profile, ad accounts), and Day 10 is the go-live walkthrough. Most clients are fully live within two weeks of signing.
A local business marketing system is everything a local company needs to turn nearby searches into booked jobs, connected and managed as one machine: a Google Business Profile that ranks in the Map Pack, a review engine that builds trust, instant follow-up so no lead goes cold, and an online calendar that books the work. Most businesses have one or two of these pieces. The results come when all of them work together, which is exactly what we build and manage every month.
Ads rent attention; a local business marketing system owns it. When you only run ads, leads stop the moment the budget does, and every click you don't follow up on is money burned. Our approach builds assets you keep: Google Maps rankings, a growing review base, a CRM full of your own customer data, and automated follow-up that converts the leads you already get. Ads can sit on top of that system and perform far better, but they're the amplifier, not the foundation.
Usually not. Most of the early wins in local business marketing come from your Google Business Profile, reviews, and follow-up speed, none of which require touching your website. If your current site loads fast and can take a phone call or form submission, we work with it. If it's actively losing you leads, the free audit will show you exactly where, and you can decide whether fixing it is worth it. We never make a new website a condition of working together.
No, and you should be suspicious of anyone who says they can - rankings are decided by Google, not by any agency. What we can do is execute the factors Google rewards: a fully optimized profile, steady review growth, consistent citations, and real engagement signals. That's why our guarantee is tied to what actually matters - measurable improvement in your leads, calls, and booked jobs within 90 days - not a vanity position we can't control. More questions? The full FAQ covers contracts, ad spend, ownership, and more.