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
π 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.
π 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
π» 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.
π» 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.
βΈοΈ 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).
βΆοΈ 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).