Marketing services / Meta Ads

Facebook and Instagram advertising on Meta

Campaigns built to stop the scroll, with the creative treated as the campaign rather than an afterthought.

Management from $195 / month Audit $245 Campaign build $495 No lock-in contract

When this is worth doing

Meta works differently to Google, and understanding that is most of the job.

How Meta differs

Nobody is looking for you yet

On Google someone is already searching for what you sell. On Meta you are not competing for a search, you are reaching people who would want what you do if they knew it existed.

When it fits

Your customers don't know to look for you

New services, new locations, seasonal offers, anything visual, anything where a good photo or a short video does more work than a paragraph of text.

What it rewards

A clear offer and strong creative

Meta rewards these more than clever targeting. Its delivery system is very good at finding the right people, provided you give it something worth showing them and a reason to act.

It is also how you reach people well before they start comparing quotes on Google, which is where Google Ads takes over.

Get the offer and the creative right and the audience largely takes care of itself.

What I actually do

The order I work through a Meta account in, and why.

01

Audiences first, but not for long

Audience targeting is the part most people over-think. Meta's own delivery system is generally better at finding buyers than manual targeting is, provided it is pointed at the right objective and given something worth showing.

02

Then the offer

This is where most Meta campaigns are actually lost. A good ad for a weak offer will produce cheap clicks and no customers.

03

Then the creative

How many variations exist, how different they actually are from each other, how long each has been running, and what frequency looks like.

04

Then tracking and the landing page

Same as Google, because a lead that is not recorded may as well not have happened. If the page itself is the problem, that is a website job rather than an ads job.

Sample of Facebook post reach and engagement for a page with twenty thousand fans

Sample of Facebook post reach and engagement for a page with twenty thousand fans.

Choose what you need

Start with an audit, then a build or ongoing management. No lock-in contract, 30 days notice.

Audit

Audit an existing account

$245 ex GST

Written findings with a prioritised fix list.

  • Audiences, offers and creative
  • Conversion tracking and landing pages
  • Frequency and creative fatigue
  • A prioritised fix list

Turnaround: three business days.

Audit enquiry →
Build

Build a new campaign

$495 ex GST

A campaign set up properly, with a first month plan.

  • Account and pixel setup
  • Audience structure and offer development
  • Creative advice and ad variations
  • Conversion tracking verified

Turnaround: two to three weeks. Asset creation is an additional cost, see the creative options below.

Build enquiry →
Manage

Ongoing management

From $195 / month ex GST

Monthly management, priced by the number of campaigns.

  • No lock-in contract, 30 day notice period
  • Audience and offer testing
  • Creative refresh on a set cycle
  • Conversion checking and a plain English report

1 campaign $195
2 to 3 campaigns $395
4 to 5 campaigns $695
Management enquiry →
Creative

Asset creative: four ways it can be handled

Agreed before we start, so there is never a question in month three about who is making the ads.

You supply raw photos and footage, I produce the ad set

Included

I create one set of photos and one video that I source

$295 ex GST

I direct and script, and you or a videographer shoot

$395 ex GST

You supply finished creative, I run media only

$105 ex GST credit

What's different about doing this with me

Creative is scoped, priced and named before we start

Not assumed. The single most common reason a Meta engagement turns sour in month three is that nobody agreed who was making the ads.

Fatigue is managed on a cycle, not discovered

Refreshes are scheduled into the fee rather than being an extra invoice once results have already dropped.

The offer gets tested, not just the audience

I review who is being targeted and whether the offer itself is generating the response we expect.

No percentage of ad spend

Same as my Google Ads management. My fee does not rise just because your budget does.

What's included, what isn't

Included in management

  • Campaign and ad set management across Facebook and Instagram
  • Creative refresh on the agreed cycle
  • Audience and offer testing
  • Frequency monitoring
  • Conversion tracking verification
  • A monthly report led by enquiries and cost per enquiry
  • Direct access to me

Not included

  • Your ad spend, paid directly to Meta
  • Studio video production or a shoot crew
  • Organic posting or community management
  • Replying to comments and direct messages
  • Influencer sourcing or contracting
  • Lock-in. Thirty days notice either way

Who I work with

Trade person putting tiles on floor

Trade services

Mechanic repairing a classic car

Automotive services

Tour guide talking to group of people

Travel and tourism

Retail shopping centre

Retail and consumer

Man in corporate job doing paperwork

Corporate and B2B

Bookkeeper working at her desk

Professional services

What happens next

Three steps, timeframe on each.

You choose what you need and enquire

Choose the services you need for your Meta ads and send an enquiry.

I get account and page access

Once I have access to the ad account and your Facebook page, I can begin the work.

I begin the work required

An audit in three business days, a campaign build in two to three weeks, and management starts when the campaign is live.

Frequently asked questions

Your questions answered.

Do you make the ads or do I?

Either, and it is decided before we start. See the four creative options above.

How often does creative need refreshing?

On most small budgets, every four to six weeks. Higher spend burns through it faster. It is scheduled into the fee rather than charged when performance drops.

Is Meta worth it for my business?

Sometimes not. If your customers only come looking when they already have the problem, Google Ads usually beats Meta for the same money, and I would rather say so before you spend it.

Do I need Instagram as well as Facebook?

Usually yes, since they share the same ad system and delivery finds the cheaper placement. It rarely costs more to run both.

Paul D'Ambra sitting at a desk with his laptop

Next step

Ads people stop scrolling for

Audit $245 ex GST. Management from $195 per month, no lock-in contract.

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