Starter
$750/mo
For solo operators ready to turn on a steady lead flow.
- Google Ads setup & management (1 campaign)
- Conversion & call tracking
- Monthly plain-English report
- Email support
U.S. Navy veteran-owned
Growth marketing for local businesses
Turn ad spend into booked customers — without the guesswork.
Vanguard Digital Marketing runs your Google Ads, automates the admin that eats your day, and tells you exactly which moves grow profit. You run the business — we run the marketing engine behind it.
Flat monthly fee · No long-term contracts · No percentage of ad spend
Why local businesses trust Vanguard
- 21+local businesses & counting
- Veteranowned & operated
- GoogleAds-certified team
- Flattransparent monthly pricing
- 2 wkstypical time to launch
What we do
A marketing engine built for local growth
Three things move the needle for a local business: getting found, getting time back, and knowing what's actually working. We handle all three.
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Google Ads that pay for themselves
We build and manage search & local campaigns dialed to your service area, so every dollar chases real customers — not empty clicks.
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Automate the admin that eats your week
Lead follow-up, scheduling, data entry, reporting — handled by AI workflows, so your team stops drowning in busywork and starts closing.
What we automate -
Know which moves grow profit
Our business-development review reads your numbers and pipeline to show where margin hides and which opportunities are actually worth chasing.
Our growth process -
Tracking you can actually trust
Call tracking, form tracking, and conversion data wired up end to end — so you know what's working and what to cut, down to the keyword.
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Reporting in plain English
A monthly digest that says what we did, what it earned, and what's next — no jargon, no 40-tab dashboards you'll never open.
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A partner, not a vendor
One team that owns ads, automation, and growth strategy together — no long contracts, no hand-offs, no finger-pointing.
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Train your team on AI automation
Rather build it in-house? We'll train your team to design and run AI automations themselves — taught by people who do it for real businesses every day.
Explore AI automation training
In their words
What local owners are saying
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"Our phone actually rings now — and I can see exactly which ads are doing it. The automated follow-up alone gave me back a full afternoon every week."
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"They didn't just run ads — they showed me which services were actually profitable. We dropped two we were losing money on and doubled down on the rest."
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"Finally a marketing team that talks in dollars, not impressions. The monthly report takes me five minutes and I always know where my money went."
A note from the founder
Why I started Vanguard
No call center, no junior handing you off. When you work with us, you work with people who answer the phone and remember your name.
"I kept meeting hard-working owners who'd been burned by agencies — confusing reports, contracts they couldn't escape, fees that grew with their ad budget. I figured a local business deserves a marketing partner that acts like a good neighbor, not a faceless vendor."
So we built the opposite: flat pricing, plain-English answers, and accounts you own outright. The same discipline and straight-talk the Navy drilled into me, pointed at one thing — growing your business like it's our own.
James & the Vanguard team Founder · U.S. Navy veteranPricing
Simple, transparent pricing
Flat monthly fee, billed predictably. No setup games, no percentage of your ad spend, no long-term lock-in. Ad budget is separate and always yours.
Growth
$1,500/mo
For established businesses that want ads and their week back.
- Everything in Starter, plus:
- Multi-campaign & local Ads management
- AI admin automations (lead follow-up, scheduling)
- Quarterly profit & pipeline review
- Priority support
Scale
Custom
For multi-location or high-spend businesses ready to go all-in.
- Everything in Growth, plus:
- Custom automation buildouts
- Monthly business-development strategy
- Dedicated account lead
- Quarterly on-site or video strategy session
FAQ
Questions we get a lot
How is your fee different from agencies that take a cut of ad spend?
We charge a flat monthly management fee — period. Your ad budget stays separate and entirely yours, and we're never incentivized to inflate spend. As your budget grows, our fee doesn't quietly grow with it.
How fast can we get live?
Most local businesses are launched within about two weeks. That covers account setup, conversion tracking, campaign build, and a review call before anything goes live.
What exactly do the AI automations handle?
Common ones: instant lead follow-up by text or email, appointment scheduling, CRM data entry, review requests, and report generation. We scope automations to the busywork that's actually slowing your team down.
Do I need a big ad budget to work with you?
No. We'll tell you honestly what your market costs and recommend a budget that can actually generate results. If paid ads don't make sense yet, we'll say so.
Am I locked into a contract?
No long-term contracts. We work month to month and earn the relationship with results. You can pause or cancel with 30 days' notice.
Who actually owns the accounts and data?
You do — always. Your Google Ads account, tracking, and automations are built in your name, so nothing is held hostage if we ever part ways.
Our home base
Veteran-owned, in your corner
Vanguard Digital Marketing LLC — proudly serving local businesses across the region. Book a free call and let's talk about your next 20 customers, or see what clients are saying.
Let's find your next 20 customers.
Tell us about your business and we'll come back with a free, no-pressure plan — where the leads are, what they cost, and what we'd do first.
- Flat monthly fee
- You own every account
- Cancel any time