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One joined-up team

4 channels. One team chasing your next lead.

Google Ads

We target Markham service queries. Enquiry data tells your page and SEO teams what customers want.

Landing pages

We refine service pages and booking routes, so paid and organic visitors see the next step.

SEO

We use paid search insights to guide organic pages that also give your ads a stronger destination.

AI search

We clarify service details for AI search tools, strengthening your pages across channels.

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Your Markham PPC agency moves in hours

01First

Find the budget leaks

Your free audit checks search terms, targeting and tracking for costly gaps.

02Hours

Expose hidden problems

The QUIQ Pixel flags technical SEO problems within hours, not weeks.

03Days

Get fixes out the door

AI tools and proven scripts put fixes and pages live within hours or days, not weeks.

04Daily

Keep your ads moving

We check your campaigns and use enquiry data to guide bids and search terms.

0524/7

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Case study

20 to 144 repair enquiries. Same spend.

A Markham repair shop grew from 20 to 144 qualified PPC enquiries per month in 12 months. Bookings rose from 10 to 70.

PPCGoogle AdsAuto repair: brakes, diagnostics, maintenance and tyre changesMarkham, ON12 months
Markham auto repair shop
— · Dec 2024 vs Dec 2025
20→144Qualified PPC enquiries / month+620%; $5,000 CAD monthly spend at both endpoints; CRM-deduplicated calls + forms

Increased qualified repair enquiries 20 → 144 at unchanged monthly spend; service pages, negative keywords and booking imports shifted bidding towards repair appointments.

Broken conversion trackingWasted ad spendJunk leadsAd creativesLanding pagesAudiencesNegative keywordsConversion trackingBid strategyCRO
Qualified PPC enquiries / month2025–2025 year before
051102153204Jan ’25FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec ’25123414420
  • 14 service pages
  • 2168 negatives
  • 34 campaigns: qualified-enquiry bidding
  • 42 tyre-change creative variants
Qualified PPC enquiries / month20 → 144+620%
Paid sessions / month500 → 1,000+100%
Qualified enquiries / paid session4% → 14.4%+260%
Qualified enquiries / $1,000 CAD4 → 29+625%
Booked appointments / month10 → 70+600%
Completed appointments / month8 → 56+600%
  • 20 qualified December enquiries from 500 paid sessions; 4% conversion rate.
  • $5,000 CAD December spend; 4 qualified enquiries per $1,000.
  • 28% of audited spend reached jobs, parts-only and DIY searches.
  • 4 services shared 1 contact page without appointment selection.
  • 3 tracking faults obscured calls, bookings and service attribution.
Sticky call button dialled an untracked number

Mobile button retained a static tel link; synchronised its destination with Google's forwarding-number replacement.

1 mobile button corrected
Booking confirmations lost advertising click IDs

External scheduler discarded URL parameters; stored click IDs before redirect and joined bookings through enquiry IDs.

18 bookings reattributed
Appointment imports rejected Canadian phone numbers

Local-format numbers failed enhanced-conversion matching; normalised consented phone data to E.164 before hashing.

24 records reformatted
Jan ’253tracking faults corrected; qualified-enquiry and booked-appointment imports validated
Feb ’254landing pages launched for brakes, diagnostics, maintenance and tyre changes
Mar ’2524Search assets tested across symptoms, service scope and appointment availability
Apr ’25168negative keywords added for jobs, parts, tutorials and unsupported services
May ’252consented remarketing audiences launched: 1–30/31–90-day visitors; booked customers excluded
Jun ’254service campaigns aligned with staffed phone hours and appointment capacity
Jul ’254Search campaigns switched to qualified-enquiry bidding after import validation
Aug–Dec ’256CRO tests covered vehicle details, symptoms and appointment-request forms
UnionvilleMain Street Unionville lies within a heritage conservation district.

1 location module distinguished the shop address from the heritage shopping area

CornellCornell Bus Terminal serves the Markham Stouffville Hospital area.

1 transport FAQ linked transit planning without promising a shuttle

Milliken GOMilliken GO station serves the Stouffville line.

1 appointment variant asked commuters for preferred drop-off and collection times

ThornhillThornhill spans Markham and Vaughan, divided by Yonge Street.

2 municipal location segments separated Markham and Vaughan enquiry reporting

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Market data

100K searches. How many reach your business?

Across 6 business types, Keyword Planner shows 100K monthly commercial searches. Audit your ads before rivals take the calls.

100K
commercial searches a month across 6 business types

1,200 deduplicated keywords; Markham targeting

Keyword Planner
$138.18
paid search cost per enquiry

$76,000 spend divided by 550 deduplicated enquiries; 6 accounts

QliqQliq Ads accounts + call tracking
5.0%
paid search click-through rate

6,000 clicks from 120,000 impressions; 6 accounts

QliqQliq Ads accounts
25%
of after-hours mystery calls went unanswered

15 of 60 businesses; 10 per business type, 6–9 pm weekdays

QliqQliq mystery-shopper test
Business typeSearches / moAvg CPCCost per leadSearch ad CTRSearch impression shareClick-to-lead rate
Renovation18,000$12$1206.67%50%10%
Landscaping14,000$8$805.56%45%10%
Dental clinics22,000$16$1605.00%50%10%
Law firms16,000$28$2804.00%50%10%
Auto detailing10,000$5$508.33%40%10%
Real estate agents20,000$7$1403.33%50%5%

100,000 monthly searches total. Each account generated 1,000 clicks; first 5 types generated 100 enquiries each, real estate 50. Impressions by row: 15,000; 18,000; 20,000; 25,000; 12,000; 30,000. Enquiries include tracked calls and forms, not booked jobs. Source: Keyword Planner, QliqQliq Ads accounts + call tracking

Markham commercial queriesAll client niches
Position 112.4%
Position 28.6%
Position 36.2%
Position 44.5%
Position 53.4%
Position 62.6%
Position 72.0%
Position 81.6%
Position 91.3%
Position 101.0%

Position 1: 12.4% versus 25.6%, a 13.2-point gap. Organic positions 1–10, not ad slots; non-brand mobile queries where ads and Map Pack compete for clicks. Source: GSC of client sites: 6 Markham businesses versus 24 baseline sites, 12 months

Review competition beside paid placements
Unionville260
Thornhill, Markham portion235
Markham Village205
Milliken, Markham portion180
Cornell155
Berczy Village130

Reviews: median for sampled Map Pack top-3 profiles, equally weighted across 6 business types; not a ranking threshold. Firms: deduplicated profiles assigned to non-overlapping study zones; total 2,100. Source: QliqQliq Maps grid scan, 49 points per target area

72%

of paid search clicks come from phones

QliqQliq Ads accounts, 4,320 of 6,000 clicks
29%

of commercial keywords include a location or near-me modifier

Keyword Planner, 348 of 1,200 keywords
+65%

landscaping searches in April–September versus October–March

Keyword Planner, 24 months; Markham targeting
14%

of sampled search volume uses Chinese-language terms

Keyword Planner, 14,000 of 100,000 monthly searches; query-language classification
$12.67

average paid search cost per click across 6 accounts

QliqQliq Ads accounts, $76,000 divided by 6,000 clicks
80%

of commercial SERPs display ads above organic results

QliqQliq SERP capture, 192 of 240 SERPs
75%

of commercial SERPs display a Map Pack

QliqQliq SERP capture, 180 of 240 SERPs
3.2

ads above organic results per ad-bearing SERP, mean

QliqQliq SERP capture, 614 ads across 192 ad-bearing SERPs; rounded
48%

search impression share across 6 accounts

QliqQliq Ads accounts, 120,000 impressions from 250,000 estimated eligible impressions
52%

of eligible search impressions missed through budget or rank

QliqQliq Ads accounts, 130,000 of 250,000 estimated eligible impressions
34%

of sampled paid landing pages publish prices or fee ranges

QliqQliq landing-page audit, 102 of 300 pages
46%

of sampled paid landing pages include a click-to-call control above the fold

QliqQliq mobile audit, 138 of 300 pages
18%

of sampled paid landing pages have broken or missing form conversion tags

QliqQliq tag audit, 54 of 300 pages
1.4×

enquiry rate on service-specific pages versus matched homepage destinations

QliqQliq landing-page test, 7% versus 5%; 2,000 paid sessions per variant
40%

of eligible sampled origins pass all 3 mobile Core Web Vitals

Chrome UX Report, 40 of 100 eligible origins
60/40

% of paid enquiries through calls and forms, respectively

Call tracking + form logs, 330 calls and 220 forms
9.17%

paid click-to-enquiry rate across 6 accounts

QliqQliq Ads accounts + call tracking, 550 enquiries from 6,000 clicks; rounded
32%

of paid enquiries arrive outside Monday–Friday, 9 am–5 pm

Call tracking + enquiry logs, 176 of 550 enquiries
4 h 30 m

median first response among 48 answered mystery form enquiries

QliqQliq mystery-shopper test, 60 businesses
20%

of mystery form enquiries receive no response within 2 business days

QliqQliq mystery-shopper test, 12 of 60 enquiries

Method: 1,200 keywords · 240 commercial SERPs · 300 landing pages · 60 mystery calls · 60 form enquiries · 6 client accounts. Campaign metrics: Q2 2026, Google Search only; CAD, excluding management fees. Public benchmarks retain their stated dates. · Updated Q3 2026

Speed with purpose

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QUIQ Pixel

Find trouble in hours

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Scripts

Put improvements live faster

Our tested in-house scripts speed up page work and fixes. You get action in hours or days while ordinary agencies take weeks.

AI tools

Spot better opportunities

Our AI tools speed up search-term research and ad testing, giving your specialists more time to focus on enquiries and booked work.

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Who does the work

1 team. Your next booked job in focus.

Founder Anton Kovalchuk, social media head Lena, our CMO, developers and SEO and PPC specialists work together on your growth. You get calls, leads and revenue in view—not a lesson in technical jargon.

Toronto office, 123 Edward StSEO, PPC, dev in one team

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Anton Kovalchuk, Founder
Anton KovalchukFounder
Lena, Head of social media
LenaHead of social media
QliqQliq office in Toronto

6 answers before you put another dollar into ads

What does a Markham PPC agency manage for you?

We run Google Ads, refine targeting, link lead tracking and enhance the pages people visit. Your free audit identifies where to start.

How soon will my ads deliver enquiries?

Our AI tools and scripts publish fixes and pages within hours or days. Performance timing varies by market, budget and starting position.

Do you guarantee ad positions or enquiry counts?

No. We don't guarantee positions or lead counts. Competition, budget and demand affect performance. We prioritise measurable enquiries, adjusting campaigns based on data.

What will PPC management cost?

We discuss your ad budget and our management fee after assessing your goals and account. Get a free audit to begin.

Will you take on my direct competitors?

We reserve each niche and region for one major client. We don't work with your direct competitors.

What changed at the Markham repair shop?

In 12 months, service pages, booking imports and negative keywords redirected bids to repair appointments. Monthly qualified PPC enquiries rose to 144 from 20 on the same spend; monthly bookings climbed from 10 to 70.

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Anton KovalchukWritten and reviewed by Anton Kovalchuk, Founder of QliqQliq · Updated November 2026

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