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Ready to grow your electrical business by offering high-end services like permanent lighting installation? In this Saturday Sparks Live, Adam Bauer—CEO of The Marketing Clerics—walks electricians and low voltage pros through a step-by-step game plan to launch new service offerings, do local market research, and build lead-generating landing pages that actually convert.

This episode covers both the strategy and the tools you’ll need—from understanding your ideal customer to building a sales-focused WordPress landing page using Elementor’s AI Site Planner.

💡 What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
• 🎯 Identifying profitable new services (like permanent lighting)
• 🔍 Using Perplexity AI for market research in your service area
• 🧠 How to define your customer persona & brand story
• 💻 Creating high-converting landing pages with Elementor
• 📱 Designing mobile-first for better ad performance
• ⚙️ Optimizing forms for better lead capture & AB testing options
• 🛠 Connecting WordPress + Elementor templates for real results

📍 Real-world example featured: Permanent Lighting in Cincinnati, OH
📦 Tools used: Perplexity AI, Elementor Site Planner, WordPress
📢 Bonus: Request the Free Brand Persona Worksheet in the comments!

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In this special pre-recorded episode of Saturday Sparks Live, Adam dives deep into email marketing strategies for electricians and contractors. Broadcasting from the peaceful lakes of Minnesota, he breaks down everything you need to know—from building and maintaining a quality email list to crafting messages your customers actually want to open.

🔌 What You’ll Learn:

• The ideal email cadence and content mix (tips, stories, promos)
• Why first-party data is your greatest asset in 2025
• Real ways to grow your email list without buying junk leads
• How to automate drip campaigns post-service
• Metrics that matter: open rates, click rates, conversions
• How to create content that even the biggest email haters will love

💡 Whether you’re just getting started with email or looking to fine-tune your efforts, this is a must-watch for any growth-minded trade business.

🎯 Free tip: Customer reactivation is cheaper (and more effective) than new lead acquisition. Learn how to tap into your existing gold mine!

📬 Got a question about your email list or want a second pair of eyes on a draft? Drop a comment or DM Adam—he’s happy to help.

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Struggling to track what parts of your marketing are actually bringing in new leads?

In this episode of Saturday Sparks, Adam Bauer, CEO of The Marketing Clerics, dives deep into call tracking, form tracking, and offline campaign attribution—with real tools, real examples, and no fluff.

You’ll learn:

• Why traditional “how did you hear about us?” forms no longer cut it
• The two schools of thought on call tracking numbers
• How to use WhatConverts, CRMs like ServiceTitan, and UTM links to track ROI
• The power of QR codes and domain redirects for radio ads and mailers
• How electricians are wasting thousands without proper attribution
• How to use tracking to scale your ad budget with confidence

Whether you’re running Google Ads, social media posts, or radio spots—you need this level of clarity.

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Purposeful Marketing for Electricians and Low Voltage Pros on Facebook.

📅 Book a 1-on-1 session: https://growth.themarketingclerics.net/

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In Episode 6 of Saturday Sparks, Adam Bauer—CEO and Co-Founder of The Marketing Clerics—dives deep into the world of Google LSA (Local Services Ads) and Google Ads. If you’re an electrician or trades-based business tired of irrelevant leads, confusing ad dashboards, or feeling like Google is draining your marketing budget, this one’s for you.

What you’ll learn:

• The real difference between Google LSA and traditional Google Ads
• Why your business might be getting junk leads—and how to stop them
• The step-by-step process to set up and qualify for Google LSA
• Pro tips to optimize your Google Business Profile and ad visibility
• Best practices to track, dispute, and convert leads effectively

Adam also shares insights into response rates, service list optimization, review velocity, and why controlling your marketing narrative matters more than ever.

No fluff. No pitches. Just real strategies for faith-driven, growth-minded contractors.

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Are you an electrician looking to level up your online presence? In this Saturday Sparks session, Adam Bauer from The Marketing Clerics dives deep into the essentials of creating a high-converting website for electricians and optimizing your LinkedIn profile for maximum impact.

🔧 Website Design Essentials for Electricians:

• The biggest website mistakes to avoid
• Building trust on your homepage
• Why service pages and location pages matter
• How to showcase real photos, Google reviews, and memberships
• SEO basics: headers, schema, and more
• Key features to include for higher conversion rates

💼 LinkedIn Profile Optimization:

• Crafting a standout headline and about section
• Using recommendations and featured content
• Building authority and trust for local service work

Whether you’re just starting or looking to refresh your site, these tips will help you stand out and get found by customers searching for your services!

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Welcome to another episode of Saturday Sparks Live with Adam Bauer, CEO of The Marketing Clerics! In this episode, we tackle one of the biggest challenges facing electricians and low voltage pros today: How to grow beyond just relying on word of mouth.

We’ll explore:

✅ Shifting from random acts to consistent marketing systems

✅ Building a customer journey map for better conversion

✅ Investing in visibility with Local SEO, Meta Ads, and Google Ads

✅ Leveraging past work and customer testimonials to boost your brand

✅ Competing with big corporate firms by playing to your strengths

✅ Measuring what’s working (and what’s not) in your marketing

✅ When to invest in Google LSA, PPC, and SEO together

✅ Key questions to ask a marketing agency to ensure they’ll deliver

Adam shares real-world tips, frameworks, and examples to help you stand out, build trust, and grow your business. Whether you’re just getting started or are a seasoned pro looking to take your marketing to the next level, this episode is packed with actionable advice!

📅 Join us live every Saturday at 9:00 AM Central Time here on Facebook or catch the replay on YouTube and your favorite podcast platforms.

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🚨 First full AI episode alert! In this powerful, no-fluff breakdown, Adam Bauer (CEO of The Marketing Clerics) dives deep into the real way trades-based businesses should be thinking about AI. This isn’t about gimmicks. It’s about stewardship, strategy, and scaling what God’s already put in your head and heart.

💡 You’ll learn:

• How TMC trains custom AI agents for electricians and contractors
• Why your voice, values, and vision matter more than any prompt
• How to build content, quotes, and proposals with AI without losing authenticity
• What makes ChatGPT “pro” worth it for privacy and control
• How AI can boost admin, marketing, hiring, quoting, and more—without replacing people

👷‍♂️ Built for trades. Backed by faith. Powered by clarity.

🔥 Bonus: Learn how to build SEO-ready pages with local targeting that actually drive leads.

This podcast contains screen sharing, so check out the replay on YouTube to get the full value!

📅 Don’t miss the next free webinar: June 3 @ 2PM CT – All about brand identity and messaging for tradesmen.

💬 Have a prompt you want help engineering? Drop a comment or DM—we’ll build you one for free.

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This week on Saturday Sparks, Adam answers 4 high-impact marketing questions:

• How to succeed with B2B marketing as a low voltage pro
• What % of revenue should go to marketing based on your stage
• How to align your marketing strategy to business maturity (from survival to legacy)
• Which metrics matter most for knowing if your marketing works

5 Key Metrics You’ll Learn to Track:

• Cost per lead
• Close rate
• Lead source attribution
• Lead volume
• Customer lifetime value

Tune in for real-world insights, Dave Ramsey-inspired business wisdom, and practical next steps for trades-based pros ready to grow with purpose.

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