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Holiday Setup Squad is a professional holiday light installation company serving homes and businesses across the Coastal Carolinas. Their full-service approach covers everything from custom design and safe installation to in-season maintenance and end-of-season takedown, with premium, commercial-grade lights included through a seasonal lease program. Every display is custom designed to fit the client's home and preferences.
The owners behind Holiday Setup Squad also run a trash bin cleaning business in the same region, and they were already working with us to bring in clients for that company. When they decided to launch a holiday lighting sister company ahead of the 2025 season, they wanted us to help get it off the ground.
The challenge was significant: Holiday Setup Squad was a brand new company entering its very first season with no website, no social media presence, no customer base, and no marketing infrastructure, all within a narrow seasonal window.
This case study reveals how we helped Holiday Setup Squad generate 118 leads and over $20,000 in revenue in their first 60 days from launch, on an ad spend of roughly $2,600.
$20,756.70 in total revenue generated in the first 60 days from launch (October 6 – December 6, 2025)
118 leads generated through Meta advertising
$11,725.50 in revenue generated from Meta advertising
$9,031.20 in revenue generated from email campaigns to their existing bin cleaning customers
$2,634.17 total ad spend, a nearly 8x return on ad spend alone
$22.32 average cost per lead
When Holiday Setup Squad came to us ahead of the 2025 holiday season, they were facing the challenges that come with launching a new business:
No Digital Presence: The company was brand new, entering its very first season. There was no website, no social media, and no brand awareness. Before any lead generation could begin, the entire digital foundation had to be built from scratch.
A Compressed Seasonal Window: Unlike a year-round service, holiday lighting has a short sales season. Every week of delay meant lost revenue so the system needed to be built quickly and start producing immediately.
A High-Ticket, Consultative Sales Process: Holiday lighting isn't an impulse purchase. Each job requires an on-site visit to discuss style and colors, take measurements, and deliver an accurate quote. That meant lead generation alone wasn't enough. Leads needed to be systematically converted into booked on-site appointments for their team to close, and every appointment needed to actually “show up”.
Before launching any campaigns, we conducted thorough research into the Coastal Carolinas market and the holiday lighting service industry. This included analyzing the service area, understanding which homeowner profiles represented the strongest fit for a premium leased-lighting service, and identifying the messaging angles most likely to resonate, from safety and convenience to custom design and full-service peace of mind.
Because Holiday Setup Squad had no online presence, our first step was building their website. The site established credibility for a brand new company by clearly communicating the service offering: custom designs, professional installation, seasonal leasing with premium lights included, maintenance, takedown, and free storage. It gave prospective customers immediate confidence and a clear path to request a free quote.
With the foundation in place, we deployed our full done-for-you lead generation system.
Facebook Campaign Development: We built and managed the entire Meta advertising infrastructure, including campaign structure, audience targeting across the service area, budget allocation, and ongoing optimization throughout the season. Campaigns were monitored and adjusted continuously to maintain performance during the critical booking window.
Creative Strategy & Production: Our team handled the complete creative process. We researched the service and service area, developed ad concepts, wrote scripts, and edited all creative assets. Because Holiday Setup Squad was introducing itself to the market for the first time, the creative needed to simultaneously build brand awareness, establish trust, and drive immediate action within a short seasonal window.
Lead Forms & Appointment Booking: Prospects who engaged with our ads were funneled into lead forms that captured their key information, then directed into a calendar system to book their free on-site quote. This two-step flow moved leads from initial interest to a scheduled appointment as seamlessly as possible.
Pipeline Management: For leads who didn't immediately book an appointment, we set up a pipeline to track every lead and systematically work them toward an on-site booking, ensuring no opportunity slipped through the cracks.
Email & SMS Automations: We built automated email and SMS workflows to maximize appointment bookings and protect the teams time, including a speed to lead workflow to contact and follow up with leads in the first week, a nurture workflow to follow up with and nurture leads throughout the season, and appointment reminder workflows to ensure every lead showed up to their appointment and no time was wasted on no-shows.
Because the owner was already our client on the bin cleaning side, we had a unique additional asset to work with: an existing base of satisfied bin cleaning customers who already knew and trusted the team. We designed and deployed email campaigns to this list, introducing the new holiday lighting service to households that had already experienced the business’s' quality of service firsthand. This channel alone booked a substantial number of appointments and produced over $9,000 in revenue, at essentially zero acquisition cost.
Total Results (October 6 – December 6, 2025): In the first 60 days from launch, the system delivered:
- 118 leads generated through Meta advertising
- $11,725.50 in revenue generated from Meta advertising
- $9,031.20 in revenue generated from email campaigns
- $20,756.70 in total revenue generated
- $2,634.17 total ad spend
- $22.32 average cost per lead
Overall Transformation:
- A brand new company generating over $20,000 in revenue within 60 days of launch
- Nearly 8x return on total ad spend
- A fully operational customer acquisition system: website, ad campaigns, booking calendar, pipeline, and automations
- Two revenue channels established, paid advertising and existing-customer email marketing, creating a repeatable playbook for future seasons
Several key factors enabled Holiday Setup Squad's successful launch in their very first season.
Full-Funnel Infrastructure Working Together: With a short seasonal window, there was no room for a piecemeal approach. The website, ad campaigns, lead forms, booking calendar, pipeline, and automations operated as one integrated system, so leads could flow from first click to booked appointment.
Automated Follow-Up That Booked and Protected Appointments: For a consultative, quote-based service, speed and persistence of follow-up are everything. The speed to lead workflow made contact quickly while interest was highest, the nurture workflow kept Holiday Setup Squad top of mind for leads who weren't ready yet, and appointment reminder workflows made sure booked quotes actually happened, so the owners' time on the road was never wasted on no-shows.
Leveraging Existing Customer Trust: The owners' established bin cleaning business gave us a strategic advantage, and we built the marketing around it. Introducing the new service to customers who already trusted the team helped a first-season company overcome the credibility gap that new businesses typically face, and the email campaigns converted that trust directly into revenue.
The impact of this launch goes well beyond the first season's revenue.
A Complete Acquisition Engine as a Permanent Asset: Holiday Setup Squad now has a website, an advertising engine, automated follow-up systems, and 17 paying clients. The infrastructure we built isn't seasonal; it's a permanent asset that will power every future holiday season.
Recurring Seasonal Revenue Potential: Holiday lighting is a naturally reoccurring service. Customers who lease lights, enjoy a stress-free season, and have their display stored for free are highly likely to rebook the following year. The clients added in season one represent the foundation of a compounding annual revenue base.
A Proven Cross-Sell Playbook: The $9,000+ generated from the existing bin cleaning customer list proved that the two businesses can feed each other. Every new bin cleaning customer is now a future Holiday Setup Squad prospect, and vice versa, creating a flywheel between the two brands.
A Repeatable System for Future Seasons: With creative, targeting, automations, and pipeline processes now proven, next season starts from a position of strength. The owners can enter future seasons earlier, with more budget confidence and an established customer base to reactivate.
Holiday Setup Squad's launch proves that with the right system, a brand new company can generate meaningful revenue from its very first days in business, even in a seasonal category with a compressed sales window.
When the owners decided to launch a holiday lighting sister company alongside their bin cleaning business, they had no website, no social presence, and no marketing infrastructure for the new brand.
What they did have was a base of customers who trusted them and a partner who could build the entire customer acquisition engine for them.
By constructing the website, deploying done-for-you Meta campaigns, handling the full creative strategy, funneling leads into booked on-site appointments, automating follow-up and appointment reminders through email and SMS, and activating their existing customer base, we helped Holiday Setup Squad generate 118 leads, add 17 clients, and produce $20,756.70 in revenue in their first 60 days from launch, all on just $2,634.17 in ad spend.
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