Who We Are
International experience.
Local focus.
LeadSurge is run by one Google Ads specialist — not a team of account managers. You deal with Vogien directly, every single time.
Vogien Talmaggies
Founder & Google Ads Specialist
I have been in digital marketing since 2018 — building campaigns, managing budgets, and driving revenue across multiple industries and continents.
After years running Google Ads at a South African agency, I secured a position with a high-performance American agency where I managed campaigns at serious scale — and that is where the bulk of the R110M+ in client revenue I have had a hand in was generated. That experience put me in rooms most local specialists never get access to.
That R110M+ is a career figure across 30+ accounts, most of it earned at a previous agency, and it is not something I can put a screenshot against. What I can show you is four accounts documented with their dashboards — $1.44M of client revenue on $243K of tracked spend. When those two numbers disagree, believe the smaller one.
I started LeadSurge to bring that same international standard directly to South African service businesses. You will not deal with an account manager or a team you never meet. You deal with me — directly, every single time.
Vogien TalmaggiesFounder, LeadSurge
Most of the documented results on this site were achieved on United States accounts. See the full breakdown, including which accounts were American →
Why Us
Why service businesses
choose us over large agencies.
Direct access, always
No junior account manager. You deal with Vogien directly, every single time — not a rotating team.
No lock-in contracts
We earn your business every month by delivering results — not by trapping you in paperwork.
Service business specialists
We only work with service businesses. Deeper keyword knowledge, better ad copy, campaigns built around calls and booked jobs.
Full transparency
Live dashboards show exactly where every rand goes and what it returns. No vague reports.
Weekly optimisation
Campaigns reviewed every week — eliminating wasted spend and pushing cost per lead down.
Built for South Africa
Local search behaviour, competition levels, and what it takes to win in your city — not copied from abroad.
Credentials
Certified, and accountable.
Google Ads Certified Specialist
LeadSurge's founder holds official Google Ads certifications — every campaign is built and managed to Google's certified standards for performance and account management.
You own your account
Your Google Ads account stays yours. Ad spend is paid directly to Google, never through us, and you keep full ownership and access if we ever part ways.
The Process
From audit to leads in 4 steps
Simple, transparent, and built around getting you results fast.
Free Audit
We analyse your Google Ads account or your competitors' — and identify every opportunity being missed.
Strategy Call
We walk you through our findings and present a custom strategy tailored to your business and budget.
Campaign Launch
We build and launch your campaigns — keywords, ad copy, tracking, and landing pages all handled for you.
Leads & Growth
Qualified leads start coming in. We optimise weekly and report monthly on every rand and every lead.
Get Started
Ready to turn your ad budget
into booked jobs?
Request a free, no-obligation Google Ads audit. We'll show you what's working, what's wasted, and what your competitors are doing that you're not.