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Are you spending big on ads but losing jobs before the phone even gets answered?

In this episode, Matt sits down with James O'Neill from WildJar to uncover how call tracking and AI-powered call analysis can reveal exactly where your leads are falling through the cracks. 

If you're serious about turning every phone call into a booked job and finally getting a real return on your marketing spend, this one's for you.

Key Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction
01:27 - Introducing James O'Neal and WildJar
02:30 - Solving Digital Attribution for Phone Calls
04:44 - The Role of AI in Call Analysis
07:27 - Cost Per Lead vs. Lifetime Value
11:10 - Tracking Different Advertising Channels
12:50 - Membership Programs in Home Services
14:26 - The Marketing Ecosystem and Paid Ads
16:15 - Google Business Profile and Local Traffic
18:15 - Attribution and Customer Journey
20:13 - Feeding Conversion Data Back to Platforms
21:35 - How Call Tracking and DNI Work
25:21 - Virtual Numbers and Reporting
28:07 - Sales Cycles and Lead Attribution
29:05 - The Critical Nature of Answering the Phone
31:51 - Nurturing Leads and Creating Content
34:21 - The Changing Landscape of Organic Search and SEO
37:05 - Emerging Traffic from LLMs like ChatGPT
41:15 - The Future of AI and Sales Coaching

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🎙 About Our Guest: James O'Neill
James O'Neill is the CEO and Founder of WildJar, a call tracking and AI-powered conversation intelligence platform that connects phone calls to digital marketing journeys, helping businesses drive revenue and make smarter marketing decisions. With over a thousand home services clients across Australia, New Zealand, Asia, and the UK, James specialises in helping tradies and contractors eliminate the blind spots between their ad spend and the jobs they're actually booking.

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Website: https://www.wildjar.com/

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