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Marketing & Advertising
2026 YTD Growth & Digital Strategy Summary
Business performance, the growth economics behind it, and the 12-month plan to scale.
Through September 23, Red Door has signed 22 new home contracts totaling $10.88M in contracted value. At an estimated 30% construction margin, those contracts represent approximately $3.26M in estimated gross profit before company overhead. Marketing has generated 1,080 leads year to date, evidence of sustained demand. It also points to the next opportunity: strengthening the tracking, qualification, CRM adoption, and sales infrastructure that connect marketing to signed contracts.
$10.88M
Contracted value, year to date, across 22 signed homes at roughly $494K average. At an estimated 30% construction margin, that represents about $3.26M in estimated gross profit before overhead, salaries, financing, warranty, and taxes.
Estimated gross profit assumes a 30% construction margin (a Red Door sales-team estimate) before company overhead, salaries, financing, warranty expense, taxes, and other operating costs. It is a directional figure, not a reported financial result.
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The Growth Investment
Media Placement · YTD
| Channel | Spend | Share |
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| Google Ads | $66,512 | 59% |
| Meta Ads | $23,564 | 21% |
| Radio | $22,500 | 20% |
| Media subtotal | $112,576 | 100% |
Total YTD Growth Investment
Media placement (Google, Meta, radio)$112,576
Campaign management (15% of media)$16,886
Full-service retainer (9 mo: website, SEO, social, video, photography, content, CRM, appointment setting, email, SMS)$92,250
Total YTD marketing investment$221,712
Growth Economics
Total investment as a share of contracted value2.0%
Media spend as a share of contracted value1.0%
Total investment as a share of estimated gross profit6.8%
All-in investment per signed contract$10,078
Media spend per signed contract$5,117
All-in investment per lead$205
Media spend per lead$104
These figures represent the total growth investment supporting the YTD pipeline and signed business. They are not a claim of one-to-one attribution between each marketing dollar and each signed contract; many contracts draw on demand built over prior periods, and improving that attribution is a core focus of the plan that follows.
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The Business System
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CRM
Current measurement gap
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Red Door knows the top and the bottom of the funnel with confidence: 1,080 leads and 22 signed contracts worth $10.88M. The current CRM is not yet reliable enough to confidently measure qualification rates, stage progression, appointment activity, or channel-to-contract attribution. Improving this middle layer is now one of the highest-leverage opportunities in the business.
Google Search
Primary role: capture high-intent demand.
Meta
Primary role: demand generation, awareness, and retargeting.
Radio
Primary role: local brand awareness and market familiarity.
Website
Primary role: educate, qualify, and convert prospective buyers.
CRM + Sales System
Primary role: routing, follow-up, attribution, sales progression, and reporting.
Current priority: improve usability and data integrity.
Platform-reported conversions from Google and Meta are not treated here as equivalent to Red Door's true sales leads or signed contracts. Conversion tracking is currently being audited and improved.
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Where We Go Next
Build the infrastructure first. Scale demand once the system is ready to capture it.
Brand positioning is evolving toward
A clearer, easier custom-build experience
Fewer surprises
Guidance through the process
Proven plans with customization
Land & build-feasibility expertise
Transparency & communication
A trusted East Tennessee custom-home partner
Q4 2026Foundation
Strengthen the system before materially increasing advertising.
- Brand positioning and messaging refresh
- CRM cleanup and usability improvements
- "My Day" sales dashboard for each salesperson
- Fix lead routing and Calendly integration
- Improve Google, Meta, form, phone, appointment, and CRM tracking
- Website strategy, information architecture, and creative direction
- Establish priority geographic growth markets
Q1 2027Implementation
Launch the refreshed brand and rebuild the platform that captures demand.
- Launch refreshed positioning and visual direction
- Redesign and rebuild the website
- Improve qualification paths: land status, budget, timing, geography, readiness
- Deploy improved CRM workflows and sales dashboards
- Improve attribution across ads, leads, appointments, CRM, and contracts
- Begin controlled geographic search expansion
- Measure sales-team adoption and system reliability
Q2 2027 & BeyondScale
Once the system is reliable and production capacity is confirmed, scale demand.
- Increase Google Search investment
- Expand geographic campaigns
- Scale Meta where lead quality supports it
- Increase radio investment
- Add premium outdoor / billboard placements
- Evaluate event sponsorships and brand activations
- Build stronger regional brand awareness across East Tennessee
- Continue developing proprietary digital tools that create competitive advantage
Red Door has demonstrated meaningful market demand and strong business performance. The next stage is not simply generating more leads. It is building a stronger brand, a more reliable sales and attribution system, and a digital foundation capable of supporting significantly greater scale.