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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Total scam of a company if it is a legitimate company at all. They Never answer the phone or emails because they are cowards. They are an advertising agency and I have no doubt that any of the good re... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I tried running a google adwords campaign by myself and after receiving few leads from it I decided to give SEO arbiter a try. I've found that with our targeted adwords campaigns I received email lea... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

SEO Arbiter is a fantastic company. All the individuals that work there are absolute professionals and respond to my questions in the most complete and fastest manner possible. There is no question... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

We started with Starwood Media to increase our lead flow in our pest control business. Our company stayed with them for approximately 3-4 months during which time we didn't receive any increase whatso... See more

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TrustScore 3 out of 5

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Total scam of a company if it is a…

Total scam of a company if it is a legitimate company at all. They Never answer the phone or emails because they are cowards. They are an advertising agency and I have no doubt that any of the good reviews that they have are all made up. If you want to throw your money away go right ahead and give ‘em a call because that’s all that’s going to happen. Joel is a top notch scam artist. STAY AWAY FROM STARWOOD MEDIA.

16 August 2022
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Afraid to give them my credit card…

Afraid to give them my credit card number. I gave it to them once for my account to be finalized and now there is a balance with google that I can't pay unless I do it through them. Apparently the last donation was for money's that I owed them and they neglected take care of google.

2 April 2021
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Google Adwords was still billing my…

Google Adwords was still billing my company monthly but we had somehow lost our paid ranking position. Joel at Starwood Media (SEO Arbiter) has been very helpful so far in working with Google to get our ranking re-instated.

9 February 2021
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great company to work with

Great company to work with. I could not be happier with the amount of business a properly run google adwords campaign can bring in! I'd highly recommend working with the Starwood Media team.

21 January 2021
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Saved My Business

I was contacted by Starwood Media. I wasn't getting good results from my Google Ads. As the covid hit Illinois; no one was coming in. They put together a wonderful service campaign; that got my phones ringing and brought people in. I wouldn't still be standing if it wasn't for Tiffany and the creative team at Starwood.
Thank you,

4 December 2020
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

We started with Starwood Media to…increase lead flow in our company

We started with Starwood Media to increase our lead flow in our pest control business. Our company stayed with them for approximately 3-4 months during which time we didn't receive any increase whatsover in lead flow. The leads we did receive were supposedly coming through our email. Out of the 6 leads Joel was supposed to forward to our email only 2 were received and 1 of those leads told me he didn't even contact us for anything. Not sure where the other 4 went but it wasn't to us. I question whether this experience was a scam. I expected their company to keep in contact with me to let me know the best way to benefit from their service but that didn't happen either. Definitely would not recommend this company to anyone. Total waste of time and money.

17 November 2020
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We have had amazing results using…

We have had amazing results using Starwood Media! They understand our business, write ads accordingly and we have definitely seen an uptick in business. We will continue to be loyal customers.

8 July 2020
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Thanks Jennifer. We are happy we could help you build your business.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Created Adwords Campaign and Rocked it!

They created an entire adwords campaign and their pricing was incredibly fair. We are super happy with the end result (which was to bring in significantly more business). They continue to optimize our campaign so that it becomes more cost effective over time. I can't recommend them highly enough.

23 June 2020
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Wanna talk to a few people who are…

Wanna talk to a few people who are reading this post about this company that says that the advertise for people for business is my business is these people are scam artists and I’m telling you the truth I’ve had him for more than 30 days and they told me to give them a chance because I wasn’t getting any phone calls and I’m telling you to stay away from this company they promise you didn’t answer the phone I gave him a chance after reading the bad reviews and this company is off for the

20 March 2020
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Reply from Starwood Media

Dear Mr. Martinez -
We are sorry you were disappointed in our service. Because of your complaint I have researched our call log (all calls are recorded) and notes on your account. We have 41 calls back and forth trying to help you. You are unfortunately in a major metropolitan area with a minimum ad budget. The Google Ad program is a competition for the industry related keywords and a larger budget is more appropriate which is what we recommended. This is certainly not typical and we do represent our services honestly to all advertisers.
Sincerely
Starwood Media Management

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

I gave them 5 stars on the trial…

I gave them 5 stars on the trial semester But after that they would not answer emails and phone calls.They definitely lost interest in us. They are focused more on new comers. I think they should hire more people

16 November 2019
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

They Learned the DNA of My Company

When I started using Google AdWords, I didn't understand what approach would be the most effective. I had been called by an AdWord vendor and heard one of the best pitches I have ever heard for any service. You would have thought they had just discovered 'fire'.

After a few months of never seeing my listing, no reporting, no returned calls, and having me write all of my checks directly to their company (they said that they would take the burden of paying Google out of their share), I saw no results. Although not an AdWord expert, I realized their approach was not effective.

I went for a brief time without AdWords. Then I received a call from SEO Arbiter. Although they told me how AdWords works, they mostly listened as I told them of the unique advertising challenges my business faces, in any medium.

Everything with SEO Arbiter was different. Google invoices were paid to Google, etc. If I had a question, I would get a return call quickly. Although I worked with them on the first ads, when I saw the completed versions, I knew that they "got it".

I later saw an ad for my company and thought, "That's better than any ad to which I contributed." I called and told them that I was grateful that they took the time to learn the finer points of my business, enabling them to convey in every ad, the quality I work so hard to maintain.

I unhesitatingly recommend SEO Arbiter to any company with the desire to promote their website.

26 June 2018
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I tried running a google adwords…

I tried running a google adwords campaign by myself and after receiving few leads from it I decided to give SEO arbiter a try. I've found that with our targeted adwords campaigns I received email leads and calls pertaining to my campaigns. I have actually paused my adwords campaign, because I am now low on inventory due to the increased leads. This is a good way to drive website traffic and talk to a few more people who may have never inquired.

19 June 2018
Unprompted review

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