Is someone running Google ads on my business name?
Monthly cost of brand ad poaching
$6,600 – $11,000/mo
A competitor bidding on your brand name intercepts 6 to 10 high-intent searches a month at the top of the results page. At $1,100 average job value, the math is immediate. Most owners don't find out until a customer mentions it.
Operator watches SERPs in 31,247 markets and flags every paid-ad impression against a tracked business brand. Public signal.
Three things that fix it
- 1Detect it the same day it starts
Operator scans local SERPs for every tracked business daily. The moment a competitor brand-bids you, an alert fires before you lose a week of calls.
- 2Defend the organic result
Make it impossible to outrank. Review velocity, GBP freshness, and schema depth all compound. A strong organic result beats a paid ad that shows up for a day.
- 3Know your options
Google trademark complaint. A counter-ad on the competitor’s name. A cease-and-desist letter. Depending on the market, one or more will end it.
Sounds like a lot to track?
Your Market Analyst watches for brand ads on your name in every local SERP and alerts you the moment one is detected. Your Marketing Manager keeps the organic result so strong that paid ads above it struggle to convert. You get the receipt the day it happens.