Paid media · Audit first

Free ad account audit. Then we stop the budget from leaking.

We review your live ad accounts across Google, Meta, LinkedIn, and retargeting at no cost and show you exactly where the spend is going to waste. If you want it fixed, we run a managed engagement targeting a cost per acquisition you agree to before we touch a single campaign.

No credit card Findings within 48 hours Built on your real account data
Sample audit snapshot: what arrives free
Budget going to zero-intent search terms 34%
Ad groups with no negative keyword list 11
Audiences with spend but zero recorded conversions 8
Landing pages with a bounce rate above 80% 5
Conversion events firing incorrectly or doubled 3
Google and Meta certified Fixed management fee Server-side tracking CAC-first optimisation Weekly performance reports
Why we start with a free audit

Most paid media problems are already visible in the account. Nobody has looked properly.

The default setup for a new ad account is generous with the platform and expensive for the advertiser. Broad match keywords, smart campaigns with no guardrails, audiences that overlap heavily, and conversion tracking that counts clicks instead of revenue. The platform's incentive is to spend your budget. Yours is to acquire customers at a cost the business can sustain.

We audit the account against that standard before any new campaigns go live. The audit surfaces where the money is going that it should not, which audiences have never converted, where the tracking is broken or double-counting, and which landing pages are bleeding quality scores. You see all of this with the spend attached to each issue, before any engagement begins.

60%
Of ad accounts we audit are burning more than 60 percent of their budget on keywords or audiences that have not produced a single conversion in the prior 90 days. That spend is recoverable without touching the campaigns that are already working.
How it works

Four steps. The audit lands in two days.

No retainer to sign before we have looked at the account, no percentage-of-spend fee structure, no opaque reporting. The whole process runs on one form and one call.

1

Share your account access

Drop your work email and the ad account URL or manager ID. Grant read-only access to the accounts you want reviewed. That is the whole form.

~10 minutes
2

We audit the account

We review 90 days of spend data, pull the search term and audience reports, check the conversion tracking setup, and benchmark your cost per acquisition against industry and channel norms.

1 to 2 days
3

Findings call

A short call to walk through what we found, the wasted spend each issue represents, and our recommended channel and campaign structure. You keep the audit either way.

30 minutes
4

Scope and launch

If you want it managed, we agree a target CAC, set the tracking baseline, and take over campaign management. You see the fee before we start. No surprises.

Same week
What the engagement covers

Three levers, worked together.

Channel selection determines where you can win. Account structure determines whether you can scale without breaking CAC. Measurement determines whether you can trust the numbers at all. Neglect one and the other two give you false readings.

Channel strategy and campaign build

We select channels based on where your buyers actually are and what the CAC math supports: Google Search for in-market demand, Meta for audience-based prospecting, LinkedIn for B2B decision-makers, and retargeting to close the funnel. We build campaigns with tight ad group structures, relevant audiences, and negative keyword lists from day one.

Creative, copy, and landing pages

Ad performance depends as much on the message as the targeting. We write ad copy, brief creatives, run A/B tests on headlines and offers, and flag landing page issues that are undermining conversion rate. Good creative lowers your CAC more reliably than any bid adjustment.

Tracking, attribution, and reporting

We fix conversion tracking before spending a dollar on new campaigns. Server-side events where the account supports it, correct attribution windows matched to your sales cycle, and weekly reporting that shows CAC, ROAS, and payback period alongside raw spend, not just click-through rates and impressions.

Want the full methodology? The complete approach, including auction mechanics, bidding strategy, the full attribution setup process, and how we scale without breaking CAC, is documented in the paid media guide. This page is the summary that gets you a free audit; the guide is the reference.

Sample audit finding

This is what one finding looks like.

Every item in your audit follows the same structure: what is wrong, the spend data behind it, the CAC impact it is causing, and the exact fix we would apply in the first week. Nothing vague, nothing that requires a follow-up meeting to understand.

The card on the right is illustrative. Your audit is built from your own account export, covering the last 90 days of real spend.

AUDIT-007 · Wasted spend / broad-match leakage
High impact 4,200 recoverable / mo Google Search
Campaign running on broad match with no negative keyword list, capturing irrelevant queries at scale.
What the data shows
The "Brand awareness" campaign spent 6,800 last month. The search term report shows 58% of that spend went to queries containing "free", "jobs", "careers", or competitor brand names. Zero conversions are attributed to this query set over 90 days. The effective CAC on the converting segment of this campaign is 3.2x higher than it should be because non-converting queries are diluting the denominator.
The fix
1. Switch to phrase or exact match on core terms
2. Add 120-item negative keyword list (provided)
3. Separate brand vs non-brand into distinct campaigns
4. Allocate freed budget to the top-converting ad group
Engagement tiers

Sized to your managed spend and growth ambition.

Management fee is fixed, not a percentage of spend. The right tier depends on your current monthly ad spend, the number of channels you need managed, and how much creative and landing page support you require. We confirm the fit after the free audit.

Starter

Get to a baseline CAC

Talk to us · monthly
  • Up to 8,000 in managed ad spend per month
  • One primary channel (Google Search or Meta)
  • Full account audit and tracking fix included
  • Negative keyword lists and audience exclusions
  • Weekly performance report (CAC, ROAS, spend)
  • One A/B test per month on ad copy
Growth

Scale across channels

Talk to us · monthly
  • Everything in Starter
  • 8,000 to 25,000 in managed ad spend per month
  • Two to three channels (Search, Meta, retargeting)
  • Server-side conversion tracking setup
  • Landing page CRO recommendations each sprint
  • Creative brief and copy for two campaigns per month
  • Biweekly strategy call plus weekly report
Scale

Full-funnel performance

Talk to us · monthly
  • Everything in Growth
  • 25,000 or more in managed ad spend per month
  • All relevant channels including LinkedIn
  • Full-funnel retargeting sequences
  • Dedicated creative production coordination
  • Monthly CAC and payback period deep-dive
  • Live dashboard plus weekly and quarterly calls
How pricing works. We charge a fixed management fee, not a percentage of ad spend. The fee reflects the scope of channels, the volume of creative work, and the reporting cadence. We confirm the right tier and the exact number after the free audit, written into the agreement before any campaigns are touched.
Proof

We have done this for companies like yours.

Paid acquisition is part of the growth work we run for clients across SaaS, e-commerce, and professional services. A few that map closely:

Request

Get your free account audit this week.

Drop your work email and the ad account or website URL. We reply within 48 hours to confirm access and book a short findings call. The audit is free.

  • A real audit on your real account data, not a templated checklist.
  • Wasted spend quantified by issue, not by channel.
  • You keep the audit whether or not you engage us.
  • We quote the management fee directly. No sales handoff.

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FAQ

Questions we get every week.

How long before paid media shows results? +
Paid media responds faster than organic channels. Most accounts see measurable performance data within the first two to four weeks. Meaningful optimisation toward a stable cost per acquisition typically takes six to ten weeks as the algorithms accumulate enough conversion data to exit the learning phase.
Is the ad account audit really free? +
Yes. We review your live ad accounts and surface the specific issues causing wasted spend, such as broad-match keyword leakage, unconverted audiences still receiving budget, and landing pages mismatched to ad copy. You receive the findings whether or not you engage us to fix them.
Which channels do you manage? +
Google Search and Performance Max, Meta (Facebook and Instagram), LinkedIn, and retargeting across Google Display and Meta. Channel selection depends on where your buyers actually are and what your cost per acquisition math supports. We recommend starting narrow and expanding once a baseline CAC is established.
What monthly ad spend do you work with? +
The Starter tier suits accounts spending roughly 3,000 to 8,000 per month in managed spend. Growth suits 8,000 to 25,000. Scale suits accounts above that threshold. The free audit helps us confirm which tier fits your situation before anything starts.
Do you take a percentage of ad spend? +
No. We charge a fixed management fee rather than a percentage of ad spend, so our incentive is your performance, not your budget size. The fee is agreed before the engagement starts and does not change as your spend scales up or down within the tier.
How do you handle attribution and tracking? +
We audit your existing conversion tracking and fix it before spending a dollar on new campaigns. That means verifying Google Tag Manager, setting up server-side conversion events where possible to reduce signal loss from cookie restrictions, and aligning the attribution window to your actual sales cycle. Attribution gaps are one of the leading causes of wasted spend and the first thing we address.

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