Campaign Performance Report

Campaign Performance Summary

An analysis of recent performance and a strategic plan for growth.

Total Amount Spent

R30,000

Total Leads Generated

258

Overall Average Cost per Lead

R116.28

Key Insight: The campaign is successfully generating leads, but there is a significant opportunity to lower the cost per lead by reallocating the budget to winning strategies and pausing underperforming assets.

Performance Breakdown

πŸ† Top Performing Audiences

Comparing Cost per Lead (CPL) by audience.

Insight: Targeting people already familiar with your brand (Retargeting) or who look like them (Lookalikes) is highly effective and delivers leads at a much lower cost.

πŸ† Top Performing Ad Creatives

Comparing Cost per Lead (CPL) by ad creative.

Insight: Video testimonials build trust with new audiences, while direct calls-to-action work best for warm, retargeting audiences.

Underperforming Areas

πŸ”» Wasted Spend: Traffic Campaign

R5,000

Spent for 0 Leads

Optimizing for link clicks is not an effective strategy for lead generation in this account.

πŸ”» Inefficient Ad Creatives

These ads drove up the average cost per lead significantly.

Action Plan: Campaign Restructure

A funnel-based approach to maximize budget and lower lead costs.

⏸️ Step 1: Pause What Isn’t Working

Turn off the “Traffic – South Africa” campaign immediately to save R5,000.

Turn off Ad 1 (Image of Tank Installation) and Ad 3 (Carousel of Tank Types).

▢️ Step 2: Restructure into a Funnel-Based Approach

Campaign 1: Prospecting (Top of Funnel)

Reach new, qualified people.

Goal:

Generate leads from new audiences.

Budget:

~70-80% of total budget (e.g., R21,000)

Audiences (Ad Sets):

  • [SCALE] Lookalike 1% – Web Visitors
  • [TEST] New Lookalikes (from customer lists)
  • [REFINE] Interest Targeting (specific industries)

Creatives:

  • [WINNER] Ad 2 – Video Testimonial
  • [TEST] New creatives to compete with the winner.

Campaign 2: Retargeting (Bottom of Funnel)

Convert people who know your brand.

Goal:

Convert warm audiences at the lowest cost.

Budget:

~20-30% of total budget (e.g., R9,000)

Audiences (Ad Sets):

  • [SCALE] 90 Day Web Visitors
  • [TEST] Social Media Engagers (30-60 days)
  • [TEST] Video Viewers (50%+)

Creatives:

  • [WINNER] Ad 6 – “Get a Custom Quote”
  • [TEST] Value-add ads (case studies, spec sheets).