# Auto Body Marketing HQ > Marketing guides, Google benchmark data and a free 14-day trial of any growth service, written for auto body and collision shops. Every service is offered as a free 14-day trial to auto body and collision shops; start by texting or calling (385) 832-6175. ## Benchmark data - [Auto body and collision shops on Google benchmark report](https://autobodymarketinghq.com/benchmarks/): 70,441 listings, 51 states. Median reviews 54; 35.4% have no website; 20.3% have under 10 reviews; median reviews with a website 91 vs 21 without. ## Guides - [Hiring a marketing agency for a body shop, or doing it yourself](https://autobodymarketinghq.com/guides/hiring-a-marketing-agency-auto-body/): What marketing help costs a collision shop, the red flags, what to keep in house, the questions to ask, and why a trial beats a twelve month contract. - [The collision shop slow season: a month by month marketing plan](https://autobodymarketinghq.com/guides/auto-body-slow-season-marketing-plan/): Why body shop volume swings, what to run in the slow months, hail and winter surges, and how to build customer-pay work that does not depend on claims. - [Estimates and pricing for body shops: what to publish and what to hold](https://autobodymarketinghq.com/guides/auto-body-estimates-and-pricing/): How to present collision prices, photo estimates, good-better-best on cosmetic work, deposits, and why DRP and customer-pay pricing need different marketing. - [Missed calls, cycle time updates and the follow-up a body shop needs](https://autobodymarketinghq.com/guides/missed-calls-speed-to-lead-auto-body/): What an unanswered call costs a collision shop, text-back setup, the Tuesday and Friday update, and coordinating the rental return with delivery. - [The seven things a collision shop website has to do](https://autobodymarketinghq.com/guides/auto-body-website-essentials/): Website essentials for auto body shops: the photo estimate request, carrier and certification proof, service pages, speed, tap-to-call and what to cut. - [How to show up when a driver asks ChatGPT for a body shop](https://autobodymarketinghq.com/guides/ai-search-chatgpt-auto-body/): What AI answer engines read before naming a collision shop, the page structure they quote, and the profile and review signals that get you into the list. - [Facebook and Instagram ads for body shops: sell the cash work](https://autobodymarketinghq.com/guides/facebook-instagram-ads-auto-body/): Meta creative, offers and budgets for a collision shop, built around PDR, bumper repair and cosmetic jobs rather than wrecks nobody plans for. - [Google Ads for auto body shops: budgets, campaigns and what wastes money](https://autobodymarketinghq.com/guides/google-ads-for-auto-body-shops/): Realistic clicks, calls and cost per repair for a collision shop on Google Ads, the campaigns worth running, the negatives list, and when not to run ads. - [Google Business Profile setup for auto body and collision shops](https://autobodymarketinghq.com/guides/google-business-profile-auto-body/): Categories, services, photos, hours, Q and A and posts for a collision shop profile, plus the certification and carrier details most shops leave out. - [How collision shops get reviews at delivery instead of chasing them later](https://autobodymarketinghq.com/guides/get-more-google-reviews-auto-body/): The handover ask that works in a body shop, the exact text to send, DRP and customer-pay differences, and the review velocity that holds a map pack spot. ## Blog - [AI answers the insurance question before a driver ever reaches your shop](https://autobodymarketinghq.com/blog/ai-answers-the-insurance-question-before-you-do/): Assistants now explain shop choice, deductibles and rental coverage before a driver calls anyone. What that changes for a collision shop this quarter. - [A consolidator opened two miles from your shop. Now what?](https://autobodymarketinghq.com/blog/a-consolidator-opened-two-miles-away/): What a Caliber or Gerber location two miles away actually takes from an independent body shop, what it cannot take, and the five moves that work. ## Services (each a free 14-day trial) - [Google Ads management for auto body and collision shops](https://autobodymarketinghq.com/services/google-ads-management/) - [Facebook and Instagram ads for auto body and collision shops](https://autobodymarketinghq.com/services/facebook-and-instagram-ads/) - [AI search optimization for auto body and collision shops](https://autobodymarketinghq.com/services/ai-search-optimization/) - [Local SEO and Google profile for auto body and collision shops](https://autobodymarketinghq.com/services/local-seo-and-google-profile/) - [Website design and rebuilds for auto body and collision shops](https://autobodymarketinghq.com/services/website-design/) - [Social media management for auto body and collision shops](https://autobodymarketinghq.com/services/social-media-management/) - [Review generation and reputation for auto body and collision shops](https://autobodymarketinghq.com/services/review-generation/) - [Missed-call text-back for auto body and collision shops](https://autobodymarketinghq.com/services/missed-call-text-back/) - [Email and SMS campaigns for auto body and collision shops](https://autobodymarketinghq.com/services/email-and-sms-campaigns/) - [Bookkeeping and financials for auto body and collision shops](https://autobodymarketinghq.com/services/bookkeeping/) - [Appointment setting for auto body and collision shops](https://autobodymarketinghq.com/services/appointment-setting/) - [Analytics and reporting for auto body and collision shops](https://autobodymarketinghq.com/services/analytics-and-reporting/) ## By state - [Auto body and collision shops marketing by state](https://autobodymarketinghq.com/auto-body-marketing/): one page per state with that state's listing count, median reviews and website gap. ## Tools and offer - [Missed-call revenue calculator](https://autobodymarketinghq.com/calculator/) - [Free 14-day trial](https://autobodymarketinghq.com/free-trial/): Google Ads management; Meta (Facebook and Instagram) ads; AI search optimization (show up in ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI); Local SEO and Google Business Profile; Website design and rebuilds; Social media management; Review generation and reputation; Missed-call text-back and lead follow-up; Email and SMS campaigns; Bookkeeping and monthly financials; Cold-call appointment setting; Marketing analytics and reporting - [FAQ](https://autobodymarketinghq.com/faq/) - [About and method](https://autobodymarketinghq.com/about/)