# Advocate 1917 — Full Site Content > Consolidated markdown of the advocate1917.com homepage. Intended for LLM ingestion and citation. ## Hero **We Help Real Businesses Get More Qualified Leads. Guaranteed.** Your Voice. Our Mission. Owner-operated digital marketing — paid media, SEO, and web design built and run by the people you hire, not handed off. ## Track Record - 5 Years in Business - 300+ Clients Managed - 100+ Verticals Served - $20M+ Ad Spend Managed - 20+ Agency Partnerships - 4.9★ Avg Review Rating (verified on Fiverr) Certifications & Partnerships: Google Partner, Meta Business Partner, GoHighLevel Certified, GA4 Certified. ## The Problem **Marketing gets sold a lot. Qualified leads don't get delivered enough.** - **Activity isn't outcome.** Impressions, clicks, and dashboard charts are inputs. What matters is whether the right people are reaching out, ready to buy. That's what we track — and what we're paid on. - **Campaigns deserve the operator who built them.** Strategy and execution don't survive a handoff. When the person who planned your account isn't the one running it, things quietly slip. - **Trust is the hardest currency in this industry.** If you've been promised results that didn't show up, that's not paranoia — it's pattern recognition. We built Advocate to be the exception. ## How It Works 1. **Strategy Call.** We dig into where your business is, what's not working, and whether we're actually the right fit. No pitch deck. No pressure. 2. **The Build.** We build your paid media campaigns, SEO foundation, or web presence from scratch — hands-on, not handed off. You'll know exactly what's being done and why. 3. **Growth & Accountability.** We track what matters: qualified leads, CPL, revenue. Monthly reporting that's actually readable. You own the accounts — always. ## Services - **Paid Media** — Google Ads, Meta, LSA, CTV. Full-funnel strategy and hands-on buying. No outsourcing, no account managers. - **SEO** — Technical audits, local SEO, content strategy, and on-page optimization. Built to rank and convert. - **Web Design & Development** — Conversion-focused landing pages and full sites. Fast, mobile-first, built on your stack. - **Analytics & Tracking** — GA4, GTM, attribution modeling, and data integrity audits. Know what's actually working. - **Lead Nurturing** — GoHighLevel automation, email and SMS sequences, pipeline buildout. Close more of the leads you're already generating. - **Agency Partnerships** — White-label paid media and SEO for agencies. 20+ active partnerships. We're your silent operator. ## Case Studies ### eCommerce **eCommerce Brand (National).** Google Shopping + Performance Max. Annual revenue $800K to $3.6M. Monthly ad spend $6,000. ROAS climbed from ~12x to sustained 30–52x peak. Revenue grew 350% without proportionally scaling spend. **Auto Parts Retailer (California).** Google Ads (Search + Shopping). ROI 7x to 12x on the same ~$5,500/mo budget. Attributed revenue $38K → $66K/mo. Performance-based engagement; highest monthly fee earned was $2,715. ### B2B **Dental Supply Company (National, white-label).** Google Ads Search. Monthly spend $8K–$12K at 8–12x ROI in a niche B2B vertical with a longer sales cycle. **National Telecom Brand (white-label).** Paid Search + Programmatic. $500,000/mo managed spend. High-volume, high-accountability buying at scale for an agency partner. ### Lead Generation **Traffic Ticket Attorney (Kansas).** Paid Search + Meta. Revenue $10K/mo to $50K/mo (5x growth). No staffing changes. **Residential Cleaning Service (Coastal Florida).** Google Ads. 532 inquiries in 180 days on $22,895 spend. $43 average CPA. Each client worth $1,200–$2,400 per year. **Multi-Location Home Services (19 Markets).** Performance Max + Search. $85,000 spend over 6 months, 308 qualified leads, $276 average CPL, $4,000+ average ticket. Return on a single closed job: 7–30x. **Multi-Location Auto Repair (7 Locations).** Local Services Ads. $17–22 per qualified call consistently across every market. Scaling to 9 locations. ## The Guarantee If our campaigns don't produce the qualified leads we commit to, we cut you a check. We don't do free-forever retainers, and we don't take your money without delivering. Minimum engagements, spend floors, and qualified-lead definitions are documented before signing. ## Our Why The name came from how clients described the experience: *"You advocate for us. You educate, you listen, and you don't dismiss our questions."* It stuck. The 1917 is Proverbs 19:17 — *"Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will reward them for what they have done."* It's not a tagline. It's the reason this agency operates the way it does: some people come to us with capital and no clarity, others with clarity and no capital. Either way, we try to send them home with a better next step than they walked in with — whether or not they hire us. Lincoln put it simply: *"Whatever you are, be a good one."* That's the standard. **Faith. Integrity. Results.** ## The Team - **Blake Jones** — Founder & Paid Media Lead. Husband, father, former teacher who stumbled into marketing, realized he was wired for it, and built Advocate to run paid media the way he wished his first clients had been treated. - **Ellen McGuirk** — Executive Administrator. Keeps the agency — and Blake — on track. If you're a client, she's the reason onboarding doesn't slip and reports land on time. - **Kristen Coble** — Social Media Manager. The designer behind the creative. Her graphics are why Advocate campaigns don't look like everyone else's. ## FAQ **Do you work with businesses outside Tennessee?** Yes — we serve clients nationally across 100+ verticals. **What size budget do I need to work with Advocate?** Honest answer: it depends on your vertical, your market, and what 'qualified lead' means for your business. A modest local-services budget can move real numbers in the right niche; national eCommerce may need 10x that to matter. Our mission is that everyone who talks to Advocate leaves with a better next step than they walked in with — even if that next step isn't hiring us. For earlier-stage businesses, we're building a course that teaches the same methods we use internally, so there's a place for where you're at either way. **Do you outsource your paid ad campaigns?** No. Paid media, creative, and reporting are handled in-house by our team. The one exception is the deepest technical SEO work, where we partner with a trusted specialist team — and we're upfront about that before you sign. **How long until I see results?** Paid media typically shows meaningful data within 30–60 days. SEO is a longer play — expect 3–6 months for meaningful movement. We set realistic expectations on the call. **What does the guarantee actually cover?** The short version: qualified leads, or we cut you a check. In practice that means an agreed-upon spend floor, a minimum engagement (we don't do month-to-month — paid media needs room to work), and a definition of 'qualified' specific to your business. All of it's documented before we start, so there's no ambiguity on either side about what we owe you. **Do I own my ad accounts and data?** Always. Your accounts, your data. We never hold accounts hostage. **What's different about Advocate vs. a big agency?** Access and ownership. When you hire Advocate, Blake is running your campaigns — not briefing an account manager who briefs a media buyer. As we grow, that stays true: every account gets eyes from the strategist, not a handoff. You own your ad accounts, your data, and your creative. Always. ## Contact - Book a Strategy Call: https://calendly.com/advocate1917/consultations - Email: info@advocate1917.com - Website: https://advocate1917.com - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/advocate-1917/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/advocate_1917 - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Advocate-1917/61578461610557/ - Google Business Profile: https://share.google/rd3EYYu3uGGNR5yiN - Verified Reviews: https://www.fiverr.com/blashton?public_mode=true ## Legal Blashton LLC dba Advocate 1917. Based in Spring Hill, Tennessee. Serving the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.