Social ads, with a creative-first system.
Meta, LinkedIn, TikTok — we run paid social with a creative-testing framework, audience-layering plan, and retargeting funnels that actually convert.
What separates a good social media advertising engagement from a bad one.
Four things we get right on every social media advertising account.
Creative-led, not audience-led
Audience targeting has gotten smaller as platforms went creative-first. We brief creative variations that pull their weight, not relentless audience splicing.
Funnel architecture
Cold → warm → retargeting → win-back. Each stage gets its own bid strategy, creative, and audience — not the same campaign squinted at differently.
Conversion API everywhere
Pixel-only attribution is dead. We deploy CAPI for Meta, Conversion API for LinkedIn, Events API for TikTok — and reconcile against GA4 + CRM data.
Honest about modeled vs observed
Half of social conversions are now modeled. We tell you which numbers are observed vs estimated, so your CFO doesn't ask uncomfortable questions later.
Capabilities for social media advertising.
Every social media advertising engagement covers the full surface area below — not a stripped-down trial offering.
- Meta Ads (Facebook + Instagram) — full funnel, advantage+ campaigns
- LinkedIn Ads — sponsored content, message ads, conversation ads, lead-gen forms
- TikTok Ads — spark ads, top-feed, branded content
- Audience layering: lookalikes, custom audiences, interest stacks
- Creative production briefs + testing framework (3-2-1 method)
- Retargeting funnel architecture (warm/hot/abandoned)
- Conversion API + pixel + offline conversion uploads
- iOS 14.5+ post-ATT measurement (server-side via CAPI)
- Brand safety + suitability tooling
The Loop in action.
The same operating principle Buddy uses on every client account — applied to your engagement.
Clarify before acting
We narrow scope before any data pull. Which accounts, which date range, which KPIs matter most. No assumptions.
Top-down analysis
Account-level summary first. We don't lead with data dumps — we lead with what the numbers actually mean for your business.
Preview before execute
Every meaningful change gets a confirmation step with projected impact. You approve the move. Then Buddy executes.
Label for rollback
Every change is timestamped + labeled. One-click undo. Full change history that survives team turnover.
By the numbers.
Creative is the targeting now.
Five years ago, Facebook ads were won on audience smarts. Today, audience targeting is mostly a commodity — algorithms have closed the gap on what humans used to figure out. What's hard now is making creative that earns watch time. That's where we focus.
The 3-2-1 creative test
Every new ad set ships with 3 hook variations × 2 visual treatments × 1 offer — early-stop the weak ones, double-budget the winners, iterate the survivor weekly.
Audience layering
Lookalikes from your best customers, custom audiences from website visitors + CAPI events, in-market interest stacks where it still helps, exclusions to prevent cannibalizing organic + email.
iOS 14.5+ measurement
If you're still using the pixel only, you're flying blind on 30-50% of your conversions. CAPI + Conversion API closes that gap. Where pixel and CAPI disagree, we trust CAPI and validate against CRM data.
Buddy + the ahmeego tools we use.
Every campaign we run is managed using Buddy — our open-source AI agent. Plus the right tools from the ahmeego suite. Browse the full platform →
Buddy
Live Google Ads API access. Asks before acting. Labels for rollback.
Open ↗250-Point Audit Engine
Comprehensive audit. Every campaign, every setting, ranked.
Open ↗Google Ads Builder
Campaigns, RSAs, asset groups — generated and validated.
Open ↗Keyword Analyzer
Keyword + landing-page intent matching.
Open ↗Common questions about social media advertising.
Which platforms do you specialize in?
Meta is our deepest specialization, followed by LinkedIn for B2B and TikTok for younger demographics. We don't run social ads in isolation — we treat them as part of an integrated paid-media stack.
How much creative do we need to provide?
Some — ideally raw clips, product shots, and brand assets. We turn those into the variations needed for testing. We can also write all the copy + headlines.
Can you help with influencer-style content?
Yes. We brief, source, and run influencer-style spark ads on TikTok and Instagram, including the Branded Content / Partnership Ads pipeline.
How do you measure social ROI without third-party cookies?
We use a combination of Meta CAPI, LinkedIn's Conversion API, TikTok Events API, offline conversion uploads, and GA4 to triangulate true performance. We're honest about which numbers are observed vs modeled.
Tell us about your business.
Quick form, no obligation. We'll come back within 24-48 hours with an honest read on whether social media advertising is the right next move and what a social media advertising engagement with us looks like.
- → Honest assessment of where you are
- → Buddy-powered audit (if you're already running ads)
- → Top 10 prioritized fixes (effort × impact)
- → 30/60/90-day roadmap + scope of work
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