CASE STUDY

Source: BMG Paid Media Team submission, March 20, 2026 (updated March 26). Revenue is reported for the first year after the January 2025 launch. Channel ROAS figures are team-reported; their exact periods and attribution definitions remain unconfirmed. No combined ROAS is presented pending reconciliation.

From a First-Ever Ad Campaign
to Half a Million in Revenue,
in Year One

$500K+
attributed revenue from PPC in year one
16.04x
return on Meta ad spend
Source: BMG Paid Media Team submission, March 2026

When a new owner took over Budget Blinds of Plano on January 1, 2025, they were stepping into paid advertising for the first time, and absorbing two additional territories at the same time. We launched an intent-focused Google Ads strategy paired with Meta awareness and retargeting, then scaled geo-targeting into the new territories. The paid-media team reported more than half a million dollars in attributed revenue for the first year.

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The Results

By building a disciplined paid program from zero and scaling it carefully across three territories, we turned a first-time advertiser's launch year into more than half a million dollars in attributed revenue.

Attributed Revenue $500K+
Generated from PPC in the first year of advertising
Source: BMG Paid Media Team submission, March 2026
Google Ads ROAS 7.86x
Intent-focused search captured in-market homeowners
Source: BMG Paid Media Team, reported Google Ads ROAS
Meta Ads ROAS 16.04x
Awareness and retargeting drove the strongest return
Source: BMG Paid Media Team, reported Meta ROAS

The Problem

A new owner took over Budget Blinds of Plano effective January 1, 2025. They were stepping into the business at the same time they were taking on two additional territories, and they had never run paid advertising before. There was no existing campaign, no historical data, and no paid presence to build on, just a goal to grow.

Entering the PPC market cold, across three territories at once, is a hard place to start. Spend can run away quickly when an account has nothing to learn from, and a new owner needs to see a return fast. The job was to build a paid program from zero that scaled into the new territories without burning budget while the campaigns found their footing.

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OUR GOAL

Launch Budget Blinds of Plano into paid advertising for the first time and turn ad spend into booked consultations and revenue, while expanding cleanly into two newly acquired territories.

We built a highly targeted, intent-focused Google Ads strategy to capture in-market homeowners actively shopping for window treatments, and paired it with Meta campaigns that built awareness and supported retargeting. As the account matured, we expanded geo-targeting into the newly acquired territories and continuously optimized toward booked consultations, so spend could scale efficiently while the return stayed strong.

THE CHALLENGES

Standing up a profitable paid program from nothing, across three territories at once, took a disciplined launch and steady optimization.

Start from zero

No existing campaigns and no historical data meant building the account, and its learning, from scratch.

Scale across three territories

The home market plus two newly acquired territories all had to be covered without letting spend run away.

Prove it fast for a new owner

A first-time advertiser needed to see real return early, so the program had to reach efficiency quickly.

  • No paid history: the account started cold, with nothing for the algorithm to learn from.
  • Three territories to cover: the home market plus two newly acquired areas all needed coverage.
  • A first-time advertiser: the owner was new to PPC and needed to see a return quickly.
  • Room to scale: with the right structure, spend could grow while staying efficient.
The Bottom Line
  • Over half a million in revenue: PPC generated more than $500K in attributed revenue in the first year (Source: Google Ads, Meta Ads, BMG Paid Media Team).
  • Standout Meta performance: Meta ads returned 16.04x and Google Ads returned 7.86x (Source: Google Ads, Meta Ads, BMG Paid Media Team).
  • A clean expansion: geo-targeting scaled into two new territories while keeping return strong.
The Results

By launching a disciplined, intent-focused paid program and scaling it carefully across three territories, we turned a first-time advertiser's year one into more than half a million dollars in attributed revenue, according to the paid-media team.

Year-One Attributed Revenue $500K+
Source: BMG Paid Media Team submission, March 2026
Google Ads ROAS 7.86x
Source: BMG Paid Media Team, reported Google Ads ROAS
Meta Ads ROAS 16.04x
Source: BMG Paid Media Team, reported Meta ROAS

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