From Plateaued to Predictable: How a Premium Detailing Business Scaled to $100K/Month

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Overview

BACKGROUND

A high-end mobile detailing company in the Southeast had all the ingredients for success: a premium service, strong local reputation, and word-of-mouth traction. But growth had plateaued.

With no in-house marketing lead and a rotating cast of freelancers and vendors, the business couldn’t scale beyond $20K/month. Each channel was managed in isolation, and no one was accountable for results. That’s when they partnered with us—not just for better marketing execution, but for strategic ownership.

We stepped in not as an agency, but as their marketing co-founder—with a singular goal: turn a fragmented operation into a unified growth machine

Challenges

We didn’t show up with a list of tactics. We showed up with a growth plan.

The first step was replacing a fragmented vendor network with a unified marketing engine—built, run, and owned by us. Every channel and campaign was aligned to a single outcome: consistent revenue growth, with a target of scaling to $100K/month.

We approached the business like a marketing co-founder would:

  • Set a clear north star: revenue mattered most

  • Build end-to-end systems: SEO, Search Ads, Meta Ads, and analytics—designed to work together.

  • Take full ownership: from offer development to creative direction to tracking infrastructure.

  • Free the founder from day-to-day marketing management.

They didn’t need more activity—they needed alignment, accountability, and results. We made their growth our responsibility.

They weren’t short on demand—but their marketing was stuck in first gear.

  • They were juggling multiple contractors with no unified plan or accountability.

  • Their ad spend was scattered across Google and Meta, but results were inconsistent and poorly tracked.

  • SEO efforts were passive and outdated, with no clear roadmap or performance benchmarks.

Despite spending over $7,000 a month across various vendors, they lacked the clarity, direction, and execution needed to break through their revenue ceiling.

The question wasn’t “how do we get more leads?” It was “how do we finally make our marketing work as one system?”

The Strategy

The Execution

Website and SEO Overhaul

We restructured the site for search performance and lead conversion. That meant targeting high-intent local keywords, rewriting service pages for clarity and trust, and implementing technical fixes to boost crawlability.

Google Search Ads

We launched bottom-of-funnel campaigns around high-converting terms like “ceramic coating {Location}” and “mobile detailing near me.” Budget was shifted toward proven winners through weekly testing and performance reviews.

Meta Ads

We built evergreen and seasonal campaigns that addressed real-life triggers—like spring pollen, beach trips, and holiday prep. These campaigns positioned the company as the go-to solution at just the right moment.

Conversion Tracking

We set up proper event tracking through Google Tag Manager and GA4, measuring everything from lead form submissions to scroll depth. This allowed us to cut what wasn’t working and double down where it mattered.

The
Results

Within a few months of taking full ownership of their marketing systems, the business broke through its growth plateau and accelerated past six figures in monthly revenue.

  • Monthly revenue scaled from approximately $20,000 to over $100,000

  • Google Ads delivered qualified leads at sub-$40 cost per opportunity

  • Meta campaigns captured seasonal surges and doubled inbound traffic

  • SEO improvements drove a steady stream of local search visibility and organic form submissions

  • Marketing operations became fully hands-off for the client—without slowing growth

More than just more leads or better ads, we built a system that could scale. Every part of the funnel—from awareness to conversion to tracking—was connected and optimized.

Lessons Learned

Integration Outperforms Isolation

Tactics only work when they’re part of a larger strategy. By aligning channels under one team and one outcome, we moved faster and more effectively.

Seasonal Timing Matters

Tapping into real-world moments like Black Friday or back-to-school gave our campaigns relevance—and gave customers a reason to act now.

Ownership Creates Momentum

Growth didn’t happen because we executed more tasks. It happened because we took ownership of the outcome and treated the business like our own.