Marketing Should Help You Make Clear Decisions
You built your company by making practical decisions every day. Your marketing should give you the same clarity: what brought in the call, what turned into a job, and what deserves more investment.
That’s where we come in. We show you the numbers behind your marketing and build a strategy around them to give you a system that brings in steady work and revenue. It’s how we’ve helped hundreds of home services contractors grow their businesses by 10x.
A Performance Marketing Team
Built for Contractors
Since 2017, we’ve worked with contractors across the country from our headquarters in Indianapolis, IN, to build marketing systems that generate measurable growth.
We Work for Owners Who Need Clear Answers
We Build Strategy Before You Spend
We Put Our Values Into the Work
A Journey That’s Led to 144,000+ Tracked Invoices for Our Home Services Clients
What’s in a Name? +
At V+M, we pay attention to the details. And that goes back to our own name: Valve+Meter.
Valve means control. Meter means measurement. We control where your budget flows and measure what comes back. That’s not just branding; it’s a commitment to our customers. A promise that we’ll recommend a strategy backed by data, and track every dollar you spend so you know how each channel performs.
Customer-Focused Since Day 1 +
Our founder and CEO, Marcia Barnes, created V+M around her Math Before MarketingTM method.
Her idea centered around one straightforward idea: growth decisions should be based on real metrics, not guesswork and standard service packages. Now, that’s how we operate every day with every client to get them the best ROI possible.
Built to Help You Scale +
Our process helps home services professionals connect marketing to measurable growth. We do not chase activity.
We build systems that show you what is driving revenue and how to improve it.
Get the full story from Marcia’s debut book, Here We Grow, and learn how one client grew from $20 million to $440 million in annual revenue.
A Clear Path to More Booked Jobs & Better ROI
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Build The Right Plan
Grow With Clearer Data
We measure performance, improve what works, and adjust what does not. You make decisions with confidence because they connect to real outcomes.
Start with the facts before you spend more.
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Dive Deeper Into Your Own Growth Journey
Meet The People Behind the Strategy
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Serving Clients Across the Trades, Across the Nation
We help home services companies grow across competitive service areas, multi-location markets, and expanding territories. Our service areas include:
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Valve+Meter leaders speak on measurable marketing, Math Before Marketing, business growth, and how to make better decisions before increasing spend. For events, conferences, podcasts, or leadership sessions, request a speaker who brings energy, enthusiasm, and real-world conversations to your stage.
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Work With a Team That Leads With Clarity, Accountability, and Care
You don’t need another agency asking you to trust what you cannot see. You need a team that shows you what is working, what is not, and where your next opportunity comes from.
We lead with clear data, take responsibility for results, and communicate clearly with your team every step of the way. That means no vague reports, no guessing, and no decisions without context.
As a home services marketing company, we help you turn marketing into a measurable system for calls, booked jobs, and revenue. Start with a conversation that gives you clear answers and a plan you can act on.