ConfidentialMarketing Intelligence BriefingSIG-MKT-2605-APX
Marketing Intelligence  //  May 2026

Apex Heating & Cooling

Where your customers come from, what's working, and where the money goes next.

Confidence●●●○○Moderate
$76,500
Est. Revenue
51
New Customers
13.9x
Return on Spend
$500–1K
Recoverable / mo
Bottom Line

You spent $5,500 on marketing and gained an estimated 51 new customers (~$76,500). Google Ads is your most efficient channel; Facebook Ads is your most expensive — and the gap is money you can move.

What

Facebook costs ~33% more per customer than Google.

Why

Facebook sends lower-intent leads that close at a similar rate but cost more to acquire.

Expected Impact

An estimated $6,000–12,000 / year is recoverable.

Channel Scorecard

01 / CHANNELS
ChannelSpendLeads$/LeadCustomersRevenue
Google Ads$3,50060$5821$31,500
Facebook Ads$2,00025$809$13,500
Website / Listing$04014$21,000
Word of Mouth$0207$10,500
Total ◂ YOU$5,50014551$76,500
Est. customers = leads × 35% close rate. Estimates from client-provided figures.

Customers by Channel

FIG. 01
Google Ads
21
Facebook Ads
9
Website / Listing
14
Word of Mouth
7

Wasted Spend

02 / WASTE
$500–1,000 / MONTH
Wasted Spend

Facebook costs ~$222 per customer vs. Google's ~$167. An estimated $500–1,000/mo would work harder elsewhere.

Blind Spot

Some leads aren't tagged to a source yet, so word-of-mouth is likely undercounted.

Concentration

70% of paid customers come from a single channel — a risk if its cost rises.

Opportunities

03 / UPSIDE
+$6–12K / YR
Underused Free Channel

Your Google listing produced 14 customers at $0. Asking every completed job for a review could grow this at no ad cost.

Reallocation

The same $5,500 spent more efficiently could yield an estimated +1 to +4 customers per month.

Local Competitor Watch

04 / MARKET
CompetitorRatingReviews
Apex Heating & Cooling ◂ YOU4.6 ★182
Lone Star Air4.8 ★410
Reliant Climate4.7 ★256
Hill Country HVAC4.5 ★121
Cool Breeze Mechanical4.2 ★89
Source: public Google Business Profile data. Review volume is your biggest lever on local ranking.
Recommended Action
Move $1,000 from Facebook Ads into Google Ads.
Expected: +1–4 customers next month for the same total spend.

Supporting Actions

05 / ACTIONS
Have the front desk ask every caller: How did you hear about us?
Request a Google review after every completed job
Sources & Reliability
Google Ads
Google Analytics
Facebook Ads Manager
Client lead log

Google Ads tracking is reliable this period. Facebook tracking and the lead log were only partway in place, so those figures are estimates. Confidence rises to High next month with a full month of clean tracking.