Side-by-Side Comparison

Where Should Your
Marketing Dollars Go?

You're paying $250/month to Post-Media. Here's what that gets you — and what a system built for lead generation looks like instead.

Prepared for Brody & Keith Martin

Post-Media vs. The 5 Pillars

Same budget. Very different outcomes. Here's what each approach actually delivers.

Post-Media ($250/mo) 5 Pillars — PM Consulting
Website "Microsite" — a template page hosted on their domain. You don't own it. No SEO authority. Cancel and it disappears.
You own nothing
A real website on your domain, built to rank. Service pages, location pages for all 9 communities, structured for Google + AI search.
You own everything
SEO & AI Search None. A microsite on their domain builds their authority, not yours. Zero AI search visibility.
0 keywords • 0 traffic
GBP categories matched to website. Schema markup. Content structured so ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI recommend Martin Services.
Built to rank + get cited
Lead Capture Nothing. No forms, no chat, no follow-up. A visitor has to find your phone number and call.
No system
Conversational AI chat on your website. Engages visitors, qualifies leads, moves them to book — 24/7, automatically.
Leads captured automatically
After-Hours Calls Not addressed. Calls after hours go unanswered. 62% of service calls happen outside business hours.
Missed calls = lost jobs
Voice AI answers every call — nights, weekends, holidays. Sounds human. Captures info and books appointments.
Never miss a call again
Reviews Not addressed. Your 58 reviews at 5.0 stars are incredible but there's no system to keep growing them.
Manual only
Reviews AI sends automated requests after every job. More reviews = higher rankings, more trust, more calls.
58 reviews → 100+ on autopilot
Past Customers Not addressed. 30+ years of customers sitting in a database, never contacted again.
Revenue left on the table
Database Reactivation — targeted SMS and email campaigns to bring past customers back. This is "second money."
Reactivate dormant revenue
Online Ads Banner ads on northbaynugget.com. Tiny audience, shrinking readership. Industry average click-through: 0.1%.
Low reach • low ROI
Not needed right away — the website and AI systems generate organic leads first. Paid ads can be layered on later when it makes sense.
Organic first, paid later
Print Ads Monthly classifieds in the North Bay Nugget + $75 print ad credit. Who's flipping through a weekly paper looking for landscaping?
Declining medium
Not our lane — and that's the point. Every dollar should go toward things that generate measurable leads.
Results you can measure
Social Media An AI "personal coach" for captions and post timing. You can get this from ChatGPT for free. No strategy, no content creation.
DIY with a free tool
Consistent social media posting across platforms — content that drives people back to your website where they become leads. Strategy, not just captions.
Content with a purpose
Listings They say they'll update Google and Facebook listings. Currently only 22% accurate — 1 of 8 listings correct.
22% listing accuracy
Full listing cleanup and sync across all platforms. GBP optimized with correct categories, services, and photos.
Accurate everywhere
What You Own Nothing. Cancel Post-Media and your microsite, ads, listings — everything disappears. You start from zero.
Renting, not building
Everything. Your website, your domain, your CRM, your data, your reviews, your database. All yours, forever.
Building equity

Post-Media

$250/month
Awareness on a shrinking platform.
No leads. No system. You own nothing.

The 5 Pillars

Starting at $497/month
Lead generation machine.
Every call answered. Every lead captured. You own it all.

The Real Question

Post-Media puts your name in front of North Bay Nugget readers. We put your business in front of everyone who's actually searching for landscaping and snow removal right now — on Google, on AI, on their phone at 7pm. One is awareness. The other is revenue. Which one do you need more of?

Let's Go Through This Together

No pressure to cancel anything. Let's sit down, look at the numbers, and figure out the smartest next step for Martin Services.

Let's Talk
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