The Client
AMB Auto Glass & Window Tint is a San Diego window tint and auto glass shop; we took over their Google Ads in April 2026 and more than doubled their calls from the ads, from 26 a month to 55. The shop is on Mission Gorge Road and offers car window tinting, Tesla tinting, paint protection film, windshield repair and replacement, camera calibration and headlight restoration, with military discounts.
26 calls a month before us. 60 in August 2026.
The Challenge
- A crowded local category. San Diego has dozens of tint shops bidding on "window tint near me" and "Tesla tint."
- A flat account. Before we took over, the account had run the same single Search campaign for years, with fewer than 20 calls a month through most of 2025.
- Unprotected brand. Nothing stopped competitors from showing up on searches for AMB's own name.
- Calls are the sale. A tint job is booked on the phone, so the account has to be measured in calls, not clicks.
What We Built
1. A Rebuilt Window Tint Search Campaign
We launched a new San Diego window tint Search campaign in April 2026, written around the searches that turn into booked jobs, and moved the budget over from the old campaign by June.
2. A Brand Campaign
In May 2026 we added a brand search campaign so AMB owns the top of the page when people search for them by name. It has produced 39 calls on its own.
3. More Budget Where the Calls Are
Once the new campaign was producing, we scaled the budget from about $1,100 a month to about $3,500 a month.
4. Daily Optimization via Ad Campaign Concierge™
The account is reviewed daily through our proprietary Ad Campaign Concierge™ system: search-term mining and negative keywords, bid adjustments, and budget moved to the searches and hours that produce calls.
The Results
- 263 calls from the ads from April to September 2026
- Calls a month: 29 in April, 37 in June, 54 in July and 60 in August
- Same quarter, one year apart: 43 calls from July to September 2025, 164 from July to September 2026, almost four times as many
What Improved
The three months before we took over (January to March 2026) against the latest three (July to September 2026):
| Metric | Jan to Mar 2026 (before us) | Jul to Sep 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calls a month | 26 | 55 | 2.1x |
| Clicks a month | 256 | 360 | +40% |
| Click-through rate | 5.5% | 6.6% | +20% |
| Clicks that became a call | 10.0% | 15.2% | +52% |
More people click the ads, and more of the people who click pick up the phone. That is the rebuilt campaign at work: ads written for the searches that book tint jobs, and budget moved to the hours and searches that produce calls.
Key Takeaways
- A fresh build beats a tired account. Replacing a years-old campaign more than doubled calls in five months.
- Better ads, better clicks. Click-through rate rose from 5.5% to 6.6%, and the share of clicks that turned into a call rose by half.
- Protect the brand. A small brand campaign keeps competitors off your own name.
- Google Ads for window tint is measured in calls. Budget went up only after the new campaign proved it could turn spend into calls, and every number here is a phone call.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much should a window tint shop spend on Google Ads?
Before we took over, AMB spent about $1,100 a month and averaged 26 calls a month (January to March 2026). We raised the budget to about $3,500 a month from July 2026, and calls rose to 54, 60 and 50 a month from July to September.
How fast can a new agency grow calls for a tint shop?
AMB's calls from the ads went from 29 in April 2026, our first month, to 54 in July and 60 in August, more than double the monthly average before we started. July to September 2026 produced 164 calls, against 43 in the same three months of 2025.
What changed in the account after the rebuild?
Comparing the three months before we took over with July to September 2026: calls went from 26 to 55 a month, clicks from 256 to 360 a month, click-through rate from 5.5% to 6.6%, and the share of clicks that became a call from 10.0% to 15.2%.
Does a tint shop need a brand campaign?
We added a brand search campaign in May 2026 at about $590 a month so competitors can't take the searches for AMB's own name. It has produced 39 calls on its own.
About This Campaign
This account is managed daily through Ad Campaign Concierge™, our proprietary optimization system for lead generation.
Industry: Automotive Services: Window Tint & Auto Glass Platforms: Google Ads (Search) Location: San Diego, CA Account Duration: April 2026 to present (ongoing)
Leads are phone calls from the ads and calls from the website as tracked in Google Ads. Phone-number taps, directions and other local actions are excluded. Amounts in US dollars.