Google Ad Lead Generation Campaign

For Academy Sports Courts, an established court construction business

google ad customer case study

Sports Court Construction & Maintenance

Google Ad Set-up & Management

Ongoing

The Challenge

Academy Sports approached us with a clear commercial imperative: amplify inbound demand for their specialist tennis court construction and resurfacing services across the UK. Their legacy digital footprint was under-leveraged, with low search visibility and inconsistent lead volumes despite strong offline reputation. They needed a performance engine that could scale quickly, capture high-intent buyers, and position them as a best-in-class provider in a niche technical market.

The Process

Our team engineered a paid search framework designed to future-proof their acquisition pipeline and unlock predictable ROI. We focused on high-intent, service-aligned search behaviours, deployed precision-built keyword clusters, and built a data-driven campaign architecture that reflected location density, court-type demand, and seasonal buying patterns.

Key pillars of the approach included:

  • Intent-first campaign design to maximise visibility for construction, resurfacing, fencing, lighting upgrades, and long-term maintenance packages.
  • Tightly segmented ad groups aligned to court types (macadam, artificial clay, polymeric, acrylic, hybrid) to enable hyper-relevant messaging and stronger Quality Scores.
  • Conversion-optimised landing pages built to accelerate enquiry velocity with engineered funnel flow, structured trust signals, and rapid mobile performance.
  • Automated bid strategies leveraging Google’s smart bidding to capture premium-value enquiries at the optimal cost point.
  • Robust negative-keyword governance to eliminate unqualified traffic (jobs, DIY searches, sportswear, tennis academies, etc.).
  • Continuous optimisation cycles spanning A/B ad-copy testing, location bid adjustments, and cross-device performance tuning.

Campaign Execution

We launched a multi-tiered campaign structure:

  • Construction & Installation Campaign: Targeting private home owners, clubs, schools, and facilities managers searching for end-to-end court builds.
  • Resurfacing & Maintenance Campaign: Designed to convert high-intent users looking for upgrades, repainting, new fencing, and long-term servicing plans.
  • Brand Protection Campaign: Ensuring Academy Sports owned premium SERP real estate and neutralised competitor bidding.
  • Location-Based Campaigns: Prioritising high-value geographies with the strongest propensity to convert.

 

Each campaign was powered by tailored asset groups, dynamic keyword insertion, and value-centric messaging.

The Results

The PPC programme evolved into a scalable revenue engine, empowering Academy Sports to:

  • Streamline their lead pipeline with consistent, predictable demand.
  • Increase close rates through higher-quality enquiries with clear commercial intent.
  • Strengthen their competitive position against lower-quality regional installers.
  • Capture a wider share of the UK tennis court market, spanning commercial, education, leisure, and residential sectors.

Through a strategically engineered Google Ads approach, Clarus Digital transformed Academy Sports’ online lead generation strategy, delivering measurable commercial uplift and establishing a performance framework built for scale. By aligning search intent, messaging, and conversion-centric design, we unlocked a sustainable lead-generation engine that continues to fuel their growth in an increasingly competitive market.

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Mike Farthing, Sales & Marketing

Academy Sports Surface Ltd.

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