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Why we partner with LocaliQ

A hearth dealer should not have to choose between a specialist who knows the business and a platform big enough to compete with national brands. LocaliQ is how our clients get both.

The partnership

We run the strategy and LocaliQ runs the machinery.

Crutchfield Marketing is a LocaliQ Digital Partnership. LocaliQ is the marketing technology company owned by USA TODAY Co. It grew out of ReachLocal, which has run local advertising for more than 20 years. It also owns WordStream, which publishes a yearly search advertising benchmarks report.

That gives a single fireplace store the same tools a national chain pays for: an optimization engine that moves the budget on its own, lead scoring, call tracking and top partner status with Google and Microsoft. What LocaliQ does not have is anybody who spends every day in hearth and patio. That part is us.

  • Strategy, copy and co-op built for fireplace, stove, grill and patio stores
  • Partner status with Google, Microsoft, Meta, TikTok and Yelp
  • One person who knows your account, start to finish

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Tell us where to reach you. We will look at your market before the call.

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What sets it apart

The technology does work no person could do by hand

Most agencies run Google Ads and Facebook from the same screens you could open yourself. These are the pieces a store gets only through a platform like LocaliQ.

One budget moves itself

XMO spreads a single budget across Google, Bing, Facebook and Instagram. Demand Builder adds TikTok and Snapchat. Spend shifts toward whatever is producing this week. How XMO works.

Every lead gets a score

Calls, forms and clicks are scored from 1 to 10. A 1 is spam and a 10 is a sale. The budget follows the good leads instead of the cheap clicks.

The account gets tuned every day

LocaliQ's search automation reads the day's search terms, blocks the ones that will never buy and adds the ones that will. LocaliQ reported in 2024 that it makes nearly 10 times the changes a campaign manager makes by hand.

Phone calls are tracked like forms

One tracking code covers calls, forms and site traffic. Calls are recorded and summarized, so you can see which ad made the phone ring. In 3 dealer accounts we run, 6 or 7 of every 8 leads arrived as a call.

Nobody waits for a callback

Dash answers calls, texts and website chat when your staff cannot, qualifies the lead and books the appointment. See Dash.

Reports end in revenue

You enter your average sale and your close rate once. The report turns leads into estimated revenue and return on ad spend. It is the report our case studies are built on.

Every account we run sits under the partner tiers LocaliQ holds.

Google Premier PartnerTop tier of the Google Partners program
Microsoft Advertising Elite PartnerThe top tier of Microsoft's partner program
Meta Certified CompanyMeta's highest level of certification, held since December 2024
TikTok Marketing PartnerBadged by TikTok in January 2026
Yelp Advertising Platinum PartnerPlatinum tier of Yelp's advertising partner program
Recent recognition

LocaliQ keeps winning awards for its technology

Rated by the people who use it

Independent review sites rank LocaliQ against other ad platforms and marketing tools.

  • G2 Fall 2026: #2 Best Paid Search Advertising
  • G2 Fall 2026: #5 Best Cross-Channel Advertising
  • TrustRadius Top Rated, 2025

Recognized for its AI

The optimization and lead-handling technology has been judged on its own merits, year after year.

  • MarTech Breakthrough AI Innovation Award, 2026
  • Business Intelligence Group AI Excellence Award, 2024 through 2026
  • BIG Innovation Award for Dash, 2025

Recognized by the industry

Business Intelligence Group has honored LocaliQ's sales and marketing work in back-to-back years.

  • Business Intelligence Group Sammy Award, Growth Catalyst, 2026
  • Business Intelligence Group Sammy Award, 2025
  • BIG Award for Business, Product of the Year, 2025

Read LocaliQ's own announcements

Top 3%

Google gives Premier Partner status to the top 3% of participating companies in each country, reviewed every year. Every search campaign we run is on that account.

(Google Partners program)

Who does what

LocaliQ supplies the tools and we do the work

Nothing about the partnership changes who you talk to or what belongs to you.

What LocaliQ brings

The platform, the buying power and the partner status.

  • XMO, the engine behind Lead Generator, Demand Builder and Brand Amplifier
  • Search on a Google Premier Partner account
  • Call tracking, lead scoring and Dash
  • Reporting you can open any time
  • Part of USA TODAY Co., the company behind the USA TODAY Network

What we bring

The strategy, the industry knowledge and the person on the account.

  • Hearth and patio is the only category we specialize in
  • Plans built around your market and your season
  • Co-op campaigns planned to spec and claims filed for you
  • Your website and SEO, built and run by us
  • The owner works on every account

What stays yours

Everything that builds value for your store.

  • Your domain and your website
  • Your Google Business Profile
  • Your Facebook and Instagram ad accounts
  • Every lead the work produces
  • Month to month terms with no contract
About the partnership

What dealers ask about LocaliQ

Why does Alex have a localiq.com email address?

Because Crutchfield Marketing is a LocaliQ Digital Partnership. Alex works on the LocaliQ platform every day, so you may see mail from alex@crutchfieldmarketing.com and from a localiq.com address. Same person, same account.

Does partnering with LocaliQ mean I get a packaged plan?

No. The technology is the same. The plan is not. We look at the searches in your area, who is already bidding on them and what your site can convert, then build the budget from that. We work month to month.

Where does my search advertising run?

The search half runs on LocaliQ's Google Premier Partner account, which is how that tier works. Your Facebook and Instagram ads run in your own ad accounts. Either way the ads send people to your domain, so the traffic and the rankings build on your property.

Free consultation

Tell us about your store

Book a time on the calendar or send a message. We will look at your market and tell you what we would actually do with your budget.

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Tell us about your store, your market and what you are trying to grow.

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