01 / THE OPPORTUNITYThe channel.
The role it plays.
People on social media may not be searching for your business yet. Your advertising needs to give them a reason to care. Strong positioning and creative work together with campaign optimisation to connect your offer with the people most likely to respond.
02 / CAMPAIGN APPROACHWhat goes into the work.
01Creative that explains your offer
Use images, video and carousels to communicate the product, the problem it solves and the next step. Adapt assets to their placements, including feeds and Reels, and test different messages rather than making only cosmetic changes.
02Audience strategy
Begin with the market you serve and the customer you want to reach. Test broader delivery and relevant audience signals where appropriate. Available controls depend on campaign settings and advertising category; overly narrow assumptions can limit learning.
03Prospecting & remarketing
Introduce your business to new people, then give interested visitors a reason to return. Where eligible and appropriately collected, customer and website audiences can support remarketing and lookalike strategies. The message should reflect how familiar the person is with your offer.
04Continuous creative learning
Review the relationship between the ad, the landing page and the resulting action. Use findings to plan the next creative test. Refresh messages when performance indicates fatigue, while retaining the ideas that continue to bring useful results.
03 / YOUR BUSINESS GOALBuilt for the outcome.
Lead generation
Choose a lead journey that fits your sales process, whether that is a website enquiry or an available on-platform form. Consider qualification questions and follow-up speed. Judge the campaign on the leads that progress, as well as the initial cost per enquiry.
Ecommerce
Use product-led creative to make the value of your range clear. Connect campaigns to a straightforward shopping experience and, where suitable, catalogue-based advertising. Review purchase value, acquisition costs and the balance between new and returning customers.
04 / MEASURING PROGRESSKnow what the spend is doing.
Establish a reliable measurement plan for your website and business outcomes. Review platform-reported results alongside store or CRM data, recognising that attribution can differ between systems. Creative decisions should be informed by sales and lead quality, as well as attention.
05 / COMMON QUESTIONSA little more clarity.
Is Meta Ads the same as boosting a post?
Meta Ads Manager supports a more structured approach to objectives, campaigns, audiences and measurement. A boosted post can be useful, but it is not a substitute for a considered acquisition strategy.
Do I need video?
A mix of suitable formats can help, but the message and execution matter more than using video for its own sake. We can discuss the assets you already have and where new creative would be useful.
Can I target exactly who buys?
Audience tools guide delivery; they do not guarantee a purchase or identify every future buyer. Offer quality, creative, landing pages and optimisation all influence the result.