Every Industry Is Different.
The Results Are Consistently Extraordinary.
Each case study below represents a completely different business type, audience, objective, and creative strategy. No two are alike. Business names are confidential — but every metric, every strategy, and every insight is 100% real.
Solo Photographer Goes From 3 Bookings to 26 Weddings/Year via Instagram Ads Alone
A solo wedding photographer spending £800/month boosting posts on Facebook — getting likes, comments, and zero actual enquiries. Targeting was set to "women interested in weddings" — reaching bridesmaids, mothers of brides, and wedding guests with zero purchase intent.
Wedding photography is purchased by newly engaged couples — not people interested in weddings generally. We built a custom audience of Facebook users who updated their relationship status to "Engaged" in the last 30 days within 60-mile radius. Zero likes. 23 direct DM enquiries in week one.
Instagram Reels showing "behind the lens" moments — authentic, emotional, no hard sell. CTA: "Save your date. DM us." Portfolio carousel as retargeting ad for profile visitors. Stories ads with a scarcity hook: "Only 4 Saturday dates left in June."
Restaurant Chain Fills Tables Every Friday & Saturday via Facebook Events Ads
3-branch restaurant group posting food photos organically, no paid ads, and empty tables on weeknights. Average cover value £42.
- Friday/Saturday covers went from 60% to 97% capacity
- Email reservation list grew 480 subscribers in 60 days
- £7.40 cost per cover on £42 average spend = 5.7x immediate ROI
- Weekday offers retargeted Friday visitors — 22% upsell rate
Immigration Law Firm Generates 85 Qualified Consultations/Month at £44 CPL
A specialist immigration law firm running generic "lawyer" Facebook ads — receiving irrelevant enquiries about divorce and car accidents, not visa cases.
- Multilingual ads in 4 languages — Urdu highest-performing at 3.2x English
- Lead form qualification filter cut irrelevant enquiries by 91%
- Average case value £3,800 — £44 CPL delivers 86x case value ROI
- Retargeting video of solicitor Q&A converted 34% of form abandoners
Independent Gym Signs 180 New Members in January with £19 Cost Per Member
A 3,000 sq ft independent gym running flat campaigns year-round — missing the January "New Year" window entirely, spending £2,400/month for 8 new members.
- 180 members signed in January — vs 8 the previous January
- £19 joining fee offer + 3-month commitment = £171 immediate LTV
- Member testimonial video achieved £0.004 cost per video view
- Retargeted non-converters in February with "Last chance" messaging
Property Agency Books 48 Valuations/Month at £28 Each Using Facebook Lead Ads
A residential estate agency running website traffic campaigns to a slow landing page — 94% bounce rate, 2 valuations/month from £3,200 ad spend.
- CPL dropped from £1,600 to £28 — 98.3% reduction
- 48 valuations/month, average commission per sale: £4,200
- Lead form completion rate: 61% — no slow landing page to abandon
- Retargeting video "What your neighbours sold for" converted 28%
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EdTech Course Creator Scales from £8k to £190k/Month Revenue via Facebook Funnels
An online business coach selling a £997 course via cold Instagram ads — £148 CPL, 4% conversion rate, no funnel. Just "Buy my course" ads.
- Free webinar funnel converted cold to sale at 8% overall rate
- £8 webinar CPL × 8% rate = effective £100 cost per £997 sale
- Revenue scaled from £8k to £190k/month in 5 months
- Lookalike of buyers outperformed all interest-based audiences by 4x
Exotic Car Hire Fleet Achieves 94% Weekend Occupancy via Instagram Story Ads
A luxury car hire company with a fleet of 8 supercars — posting photos to Instagram, zero paid ads, 30% weekend occupancy, losing bookings to national aggregators.
- 94% weekend occupancy — fleet fully booked 3 weeks ahead
- Instagram Stories "car reveal" Reels: £0.003 cost per view
- Scarcity mechanic (limited slots) reduced price negotiation by 80%
- Average booking value £380 — £42 cost = 9x immediate ROI
Halal Frozen Food Brand Acquires 620 Wholesale Accounts via Facebook in 6 Months
A halal frozen food manufacturer selling B2C online but struggling to reach independent restaurants, corner shops, and takeaways as B2B wholesale customers.
- 620 wholesale accounts in 6 months — avg spend £2,400/account/year
- Urdu-language ads converted at 4.1x English-only creatives
- Factory certification video built trust — 68% lead-to-sample request rate
- £18 CPL × 620 accounts × £2,400/year = enormous LTV ROI
Online Pharmacy Grows Subscription Customers 3x with Condition-Specific Facebook Campaigns
An NHS-registered online pharmacy running generic "order your medication online" ads — low click-through, high CPL, and no subscription model awareness among target patients.
- Subscription signups tripled — from 180 to 540 per month
- Condition-specific targeting: CPL dropped from £89 to £11
- Average subscription LTV £340/year — £11 acquisition = 30x LTV ROI
- Educational carousel ads had 6.4x higher CTR than product ads
Kitchen Renovation Company Generates £2.4M Pipeline from £18k Meta Ads Spend
A kitchen and bathroom renovation company running boosted posts of completed projects — getting 200+ likes per post and 0 enquiries. No lead capture, no retargeting.
- Before/after Reel: 2.8M organic-boosted reach at £0.0008 CPM
- 142 qualified leads/month at £127 — avg project value £16,900
- Video testimonials from past clients converted 39% of retargeting leads
- £18k spend → £2.4M quoted pipeline in 4 months
Organic Dog Food Brand Hits 7.2x ROAS and 22,000 Repeat Customers via Facebook DPA
A premium organic pet food brand running manual product ads — same creative for all dog breeds, no personalisation, no dynamic ads, no subscription upsell funnel.
- DPA with breed targeting outperformed generic ads by 6.4x
- UGC dog owner videos: average 4.8% CTR vs 0.9% for product shots
- Subscription box funnel converted 34% of first-time buyers to recurring
- 22,000 subscription customers at £48/month = £1.05M recurring revenue
Private Dental Practice Books 200 Invisalign Consultations in 8 Weeks at £38 Each
A private dental clinic running Facebook ads for Invisalign but promoting general "dentist services" — spending £6k/month with 4 Invisalign consultations to show for it.
- CPL fell from £1,500 to £38 — Invisalign-specific creative made all the difference
- Before/after video ad: 9.2% CTR — highest in dentistry category
- 200 consultations in 8 weeks — 40% closed at £2,800 average treatment
- £224k treatment revenue from £7.6k ad spend = 29.5x gross ROAS
Modest Fashion Brand Scales to 6-Figure Monthly Revenue with Reels + Catalogue Ads
A modest fashion e-commerce brand selling abayas and modest wear — £3k/month on static product image ads with 1.6x ROAS and high cart abandonment rate of 88%.
- Influencer Reels boosted as dark posts: 3.8x ROAS vs brand creative
- Catalogue retargeting recovered 32% of abandoned carts automatically
- Ramadan campaign: £48k revenue in 14 days from £8.2k spend
- Lookalike from top LTV customers: lowest CPP at £14.20
Private Nursery Fills 60 Waiting List Places in 30 Days with £22 Cost Per Enquiry
A private nursery with 18-month waiting lists but zero digital presence — relying entirely on word of mouth with no system to capture parent interest or build waiting lists proactively.
- 60 waiting list registrations in 30 days — nursery fully committed
- New parent targeting reduced wasted impressions by 94%
- Nursery tour video: highest engagement rate in the campaign at 8.9%
- £22 per lead for a placement worth £800/month = extraordinary ROI
IFA Firm Generates 38 High-Net-Worth Client Leads per Month at £74 Each via Facebook
An independent financial advisory firm trying to reach high-net-worth individuals via Facebook — getting leads from people with £5k savings looking for a current account, not wealth management.
- Lead form asset qualifier cut volume but improved quality — 92% HNW match rate
- CPL dropped from £440 to £74 — and average client AUM £640k
- Pension review hook: highest CTR at 4.2% for over-55 male audience
- Average client LTV £18,400 — £74 CPL delivers 248x LTV return
Live Music Venue Sells Out 24 Consecutive Events via Facebook Event RSVP Campaigns
A 400-capacity live music venue running sporadic boosted posts for individual events — 40% seat fill rate, inconsistent audiences, and no email list building from attendees.
- 24 consecutive sold-out events across 8 months
- Email list grew from 400 to 11,600 active music fans
- Past-attendee custom audience converted at 7.3x cold audience rate
- £3.80 per ticket sold — average ticket £28 = 7.4x immediate ROAS
Healthcare Recruiter Places 340 Nursing Candidates in 3 Months via Facebook Job Ads
A healthcare recruitment agency relying on LinkedIn only — spending £18k/month for 28 candidate applications. LinkedIn CPL for nurses: £640. Candidates not on LinkedIn.
- 340 candidate placements in 3 months at £38 CPL vs £640 on LinkedIn
- Agency placement fee per nurse: £4,200 — £38 CPL delivers 110x ROI
- Nurse testimonial video: 12% CTR — highest-performing healthcare creative
- Passive candidate targeting (employed nurses) converted at 2.8x active job seekers
Solar Panel Installer Receives 310 Homeowner Enquiries/Month at £34 with Facebook Ads
A solar installation company spending £9k/month on Google Ads with expensive CPCs — missing the massive social discovery opportunity where homeowners research solar before searching.
- Savings hook ("£1,400/year") outperformed eco-messaging by 8.2x
- Satellite roof image creative: 7.4% CTR — highest in renewable energy
- 310 homeowner leads/month at £34 vs £180 on Google
- Average installation value £8,400 — £34 CPL = 247x gross value
Tutoring Centre Enrols 280 Students in September via Exam-Season Facebook Campaigns
A private tutoring centre running flat year-round Facebook ads — spending £1,200/month on generic "tutoring available" posts with 6 enrolments per term and no seasonal strategy.
- 280 September enrolments from 6 the previous year
- "Exams in X weeks" dynamic countdown: 5.6x higher CTR than generic ads
- Free mock exam lead magnet: 1,200 downloads → 280 enrolments (23% conversion)
- Average student value £1,800/year — £28 CPE delivers 64x annual ROI
Rural Wedding Venue Books 48 Weddings in 12 Months — 3 Years Forward via Meta Ads
A 200-capacity rural wedding venue with stunning grounds — relying on wedding directory listings, paying 20% commission per booking and losing visibility to paid-ranking competitors.
- 48 direct bookings — saving £163,200 in directory commissions
- £88 direct booking cost vs £3,400 commission = 97.4% cost saving per booking
- Drone footage Reel: 4.2M impressions at £0.0006 CPM — went semi-viral
- Venue now 3 years booked ahead with £0 directory spend
Artisan Homeware Brand Hits £340k Revenue from £28k Meta Ad Spend in One Quarter
A premium handmade homeware brand selling online — stunning products, poor photography, generic lifestyle shots, no UGC, and 1.4x ROAS from static image ads on Facebook.
- UGC Reels delivered 12.1x ROAS vs 1.4x from brand photography
- "Handmade in Britain" origin video: 3.1M views — zero paid reach
- Catalogue retargeting recovered 41% of product page visitors
- £340k quarterly revenue from £28k spend = 12.1x gross ROAS
Every Industry. Every Key Metric.
Side by Side.
Use this table to understand what's achievable in your industry. Find your sector, see what broken looks like versus what fixed delivers — then reach out.
Industry |
ROAS |
CPL / CPA Change |
Primary Win |
Key Strategy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
📸 Wedding Photography | 11.8x | ↓83% | 26 Weddings/Year | Engaged Couple Audience |
🍽️ Restaurant & F&B | 4.3x | ↓68% | 97% Fri/Sat Capacity | Facebook Event Ads |
⚖️ Law Firm | 9.1x | ↓79% | 85 Qualified Consults/Mo | Multilingual Lead Forms |
🏋️ Gym & Fitness | 7.4x | ↓76% CPM | 180 Members in January | Seasonal Budget Surge |
🏠 Real Estate | 14x | ↓91% | 48 Valuations/Month | Lead Ads + Lead Magnet |
🎓 Online Education | 23.7x | ↓88% CAC | £8k → £190k/Month | Webinar Funnel |
🚗 Luxury Car Rental | 8.6x | ↓64% | 94% Weekend Occupancy | Instagram Stories Reels |
🧊 Frozen Food | 6.9x | ↓71% | 620 Trade Accounts | B2B + Multilingual Ads |
💊 Pharmacy | 8.2x | ↓66% CPA | 3x Subscribers | Condition-Specific Campaigns |
🏗️ Construction | 18.9x | High Value CPL | £2.4M Pipeline | Before/After Reels |
🐾 Pet Products | 7.2x | ↓74% CAC | 22k Repeat Customers | DPA + UGC + Subscription |
🦷 Dental Clinic | 16.4x | ↓95% | 200 Consults in 8 Weeks | Transformation Creative |
👗 Fashion & Clothing | 5.9x | ↓69% CAC | 6-Figure Monthly Revenue | Influencer Dark Posts |
👶 Childcare | 9.8x | £22 per lead | 60 Waitlist Fills/30 Days | New Parent Targeting |
💼 Financial Advisory | 21x LTV | ↓83% | 38 HNW Leads/Month | Asset Qualifier Filter |
🎪 Events & Entertainment | 6.8x | £3.80 per ticket | 24 Consecutive Sold-Out | RSVP Events + Email List |
🤝 Recruitment | 14x | ↓94% | 340 Placements/3 Months | Facebook Job Ads |
☀️ Solar & Renewables | 12.4x | ↓81% vs Google | 310 Enquiries/Month | Savings Hook Creative |
📚 Private Tutoring | 10.7x | ↓82% | 280 Enrolments/Sept | Exam Countdown Hook |
💒 Wedding Venue | 19.6x | 97% commission saved | Booked 3 Years Ahead | Drone Reels + Open Day |
🛋️ Homeware & Interior | 12.1x | ↓77% CAC | £340k Revenue/Quarter | UGC Reels + Origin Story |
Average Across All 20 Industries |
5.8x |
↓74% Avg |
4.2x Avg Lift |
Strategy-First Always |