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Tree service marketing for established tree care companies Turn your marketing into booked estimates and more of the profitable work you want.

We help US tree care companies doing $1M or more grow on purpose. The GROWth System™, powered by AOS™, connects your marketing to the calls your team answers, the estimates you book, the work you sell, and the customers who come back. Then it uses what we learn to make next month's marketing better.

  • Arborists on our team
  • Know where every inquiry came from
  • Tree care only since 2013
  • Month-to-month

Tree care companies we work with Trusted by tree care companies that lead their markets

  • Absolute Tree logo
  • Alpine Tree logo
  • American Climbers logo
  • ArborPro Tree Experts logo
  • Barts Tree Service logo
  • Clauser Tree Care logo
  • Godspeed Tree Service logo
  • Green Vista Tree Care logo
  • Hill Treekeepers logo
  • LAM Tree Service logo
  • Lefke Tree Experts logo
  • Ostvig Tree Care logo
  • Priority Tree logo
  • Rayzor's Edge Tree Service logo
  • Regal Tree & Shrub Experts logo
  • Riverbend Tree Service logo
  • Seattle Tree Care logo
  • Teachers Tree Service logo
  • Titan Tree Care logo
  • Tree Solutions logo

Why tree service marketing stops paying off The phone rings. So why isn't the schedule full?

For most established tree companies, the work slips away after the marketing does its job: somewhere between the first call, the signed estimate and the next time that customer needs you.

Sound familiar?

  • You can't say which marketing brought in last month's calls.
  • The phone keeps ringing, but too few calls turn into signed work.
  • Calls go to voicemail while your crews are in the field, and nobody calls back until tomorrow.
  • Estimates go out, and nobody follows up on the ones that go quiet.
  • Last year's customers never hear from you again.
  • Your agency's reports are full of rankings and clicks, and you still can't tell what pays for itself.

Your marketing should pay for itself, and you should be able to see that it does.

Each of those costs you work you already paid to win. A homeowner with a split oak over the garage doesn't leave a second voicemail. She calls the next company on the list. The estimate you sent in April sits unsigned in June. And next year's budget gets set on a hunch.

What got you here won't get you there Somewhere around $2 million, the owner becomes the bottleneck.

While the company is small, you hold it together yourself. You know which calls matter, which estimates to chase, and which customers to call back and when to do it.

Somewhere around $2 million to $3 million in revenue, we typically see that stop working. There are more crews, more estimators, and more calls than one person can track. Leads slip. Estimates go cold. Marketing decisions get made on gut feel because nobody can pull the numbers together.

That's not a failure. It's a sign the company has outgrown the way it was run.

What's the next stage?

The next stage of your company's growth needs systems that connect your marketing, your lead response, and your sales data, so the business runs on information instead of one person's memory. We build those systems with you, ideally before the strain shows.

Where the work leaks

The gaps that open up once the owner can't watch every step.

  1. Calls and forms come inMissed calls
  2. Estimates get bookedNo follow-up
  3. Work gets sold
  4. Customers come backNever hear from you

How the GROWth System works We help tree care companies grow smarter.

The GROWth System connects every step from the first search to the repeat customer, and keeps one clean record of what happened at each step. Here's the journey every customer takes:

4

Win the work

You see

Sold work tied to its source

Your team
  1. Get found

    The right customers find you, in the towns you want, for the work you want.

  2. Respond and qualify

    Every call, text, chat and form gets a fast answer and the right questions.

  3. Book and follow up

    Good leads become booked estimates, and estimates get followed up until the customer decides.

  4. Win the work

    Your team sells the job. We make that easier with better leads, scripts and follow-up.

  5. Keep and grow customers

    Past customers hear from you again, come back for plant health care and maintenance, and send their neighbors.

  6. Know what works

    See which marketing produced quotable leads, booked estimates, sold work and repeat customers, and decide where the next dollar goes.

Step 6 feeds back into step 1, so each season builds on the one before.

See how the GROWth System works

Foundation · Momentum · Performance · Scale Built for where your company is now. Designed to take you where you want to be.

Where you start depends on how your business runs today: your processes, your bottlenecks, and your goals. Revenue is only a guide.

  1. Foundation

    Every client starts here

    Four months to connect your tracking, website, systems and team so everything after it stands on solid ground.

  2. Momentum

    For established companies whose website, Google presence, reviews or tracking are weak or unmeasured.

    Know where your calls come from and whether they get answered.

    See Momentum
  3. Performance

    For companies with steady demand that are outgrowing the owner as the switchboard.

    See which marketing produces sold work and stop losing leads between the first call and the signed estimate.

    See Performance
  4. Scale

    For multi-location, acquisitive and fast-growing companies.

    Grow into new markets with one consistent system and a clear view of every location.

    See Scale

Add the GROWth Team to any stage.Now accepting pilot clients
We train and certify your office staff to answer, qualify, book and follow up consistently.

Compare the stages

Tree service marketing results and client reviews There's a reason our clients stay with us year after year. We get results!

Our average full-service client has been with us for more than four years, and one in three has stayed more than seven years.

100%Exclusively tree care

What our clients sayStraight from the field

Tree service owners don't sugarcoat things. Here's what they say after working with us.

  • [TCMS has] helped us grow from 11 employees to 55 in just two years, with a threefold increase in revenue each year.

    Jenn AtkinsonOperations Manager, Riverbend Landscapes & Tree Service · Northern Virginia
  • It's easier for me to stay in my lane and do what I do best, and count on TCMS to do what they do best. That's what works best for me.

    Bobby GatesOwner, Godspeed Tree Service · Winston-Salem, NC
  • They built a dynamite website with a great form for new customers. We've definitely gotten more leads from working with them.

    Jeff Van MeterOwner, Top Notch Tree · South Shore, MA
Ray Boychew, Rayzor's Edge Tree Service

Why million-dollar+ tree services choose Tree Care Marketing Solutions Why do million-dollar+ tree services choose TCMS?

It's no secret why leading tree services companies across the country have been choosing Tree Care Marketing Solutions for more than 13 years.

  • Arborist-staffed expertise

    We speak your language because we've climbed your trees, managed your crews, and built your businesses. Our founder is a CT Licensed Arborist, an ISA Certified Arborist on our team reviews content for accuracy, and our co-founder is a former tree care business owner.

  • Scalable marketing systems

    We engineer custom growth engines that connect your marketing, lead response, and sales data, so 7- and 8-figure tree services can grow without losing control.

  • Pure tree care focus

    Since 2013, we've focused exclusively on growing revenue for established tree care companies.

Who we work with Is this right for you? We work with a specific kind of tree care company.

We work with established US tree care companies that want to grow and are ready to do what growth takes.

We're a good fit if:

  • You're based in the US and bring in $1M or more a year.
  • You want to grow, and you have a goal in mind.
  • Someone other than the owner answers the phone during business hours, or you'll hire that person.
  • You'll share CRM access, meet with us monthly and put new processes in place.
  • You have an ISA Certified Arborist or state-licensed arborist on staff, or plans to get one.Strongly preferred, not required.

We're probably not the right partner if:

  • You're under $1M a year or outside the United States.
  • You're shopping for the lowest monthly fee or a quick fix.
  • You're happy where you are and not looking to grow.
  • The owner still answers every call, writes every estimate and runs the equipment.
Monica Hemingway, Founder and CEO of Tree Care Marketing Solutions
"I'd rather tell you we're not the right fit today than take your money and disappoint you later."
Monica Hemingway, Founder and CEO
See if we're the right fit

Find your #1 growth blocker Ready to grow your tree care business?

Take the Growth Readiness Assessment to see what's holding your growth back. It's free, with no strings attached. Or call 520-900-1226 and talk with people who know tree care.

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To your success,
Monica

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