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Facebook and Instagram advertising

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Meta still reaches more people than anything else, and it still rewards good creative more than clever targeting. Most accounts we inherit have the targeting tuned to death and the creative untouched for a year. We do it the other way round.

Creative that belongs in the feed

Anything that looks like an advert is scrolled past. We produce native creative for each placement, in the ratios the platform actually serves, with enough variants to learn something within a fortnight.

Audiences built from your own data

Customer lists, site visitors and video viewers first, lookalikes second, interests last. We install and check the Conversions API rather than relying on the browser pixel alone, because a large share of events are otherwise lost.

Structure that lets the platform learn

Too many small ad sets starve each other of data and never leave the learning phase. We consolidate rather than fragment, and we resist the urge to switch things off in the first week.

Send us your current spend and cost per result. We will tell you whether the ceiling is your creative, your audience or your offer.

Facebook Advertising
Facebook Advertising
Facebook Advertising
Facebook Advertising

Facebook ads management FAQ

How much budget do we need?

Enough for the platform to exit the learning phase, which usually means a meaningful daily budget on few ad sets rather than a small one spread across many.

Does iOS tracking still affect this?

Yes, and it is why the Conversions API matters. Browser side tracking alone now misses a significant share of conversions.

How often should creative be refreshed?

Before performance drops, which for most accounts means every three to six weeks. Frequency and declining click through are the early signals.

Should we boost posts instead?

Boosting is a blunt tool with limited targeting and reporting. It is fine for reach on a well performing organic post and poor for anything you want to measure.

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