Spent R10k+ on Meta ads but have zero new clients?
How we generated 100+ leads and 35 bookings in 48 hours for a local beauty salon

It's the same system we'd set up for you. It fixes the two things that usually go wrong: the wrong people fill in your form, and the ones that book never show up.

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When the ads bring in no clients, it's usually one of these three things
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Ads Manager› Ad set › AudiencePublish
Audience
LocationsYour area
Age35 to 55
Detailed targetingInterests you picked
BudgetR3 500 a month
Chosen before a single ad ran

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You chose who to show the ads to before the first ad went live
  • For example, only people aged 35 to 55, because that's who you think your clients are.
  • The whole budget went on that guess.
  • If the guess was wrong, you only found out at the end of the month, after the money was already spent.
  • That's also why you get leads who are looking for a job, live too far away, or can't afford you.
New leads from your ads
✕Thandi M.Filled in the form 3 days ago. Nobody phoned.Dead lead
✕Pieter V.Filled in the form 2 days ago. Nobody phoned.Dead lead
✕Anele N.Filled in the form yesterday. Nobody phoned.Dead lead

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People filled in your form, and nobody followed up until they booked
  • Most people don't book the moment they fill in a form.
  • They need a reminder, and some need a phone call.
  • If nobody follows up, you paid for that lead and lost it anyway.
Calendar
TUE29
9 AM
Sarah K.9 to 10am · Booked
10 AM
Lerato D. ✕ Didn't show up
11 AM
Johan B. ✕ Didn't show up
12 PM

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People booked, then didn't show up
  • A lot of people book and forget about it.
  • If nobody phones them the day before, the slot stands empty and you earn nothing from it.
Spending more money on ads doesn't fix any of these three

"I get very frustrated with people that over promise and under deliver, and this company was really the opposite."

"We spent a much smaller amount of money on marketing and got a much better result than we anticipated."

Director, Target Life Gap Year
Target Life testimonial
Five things have to happen between someone seeing your ad and paying you
The salon's laser hair removal offer being designed

From our video: the salon's laser hair removal offer.

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We build the ads around a service that already sells well for you
  • We start with what your customers already buy the most.
  • We turn that into an offer, for example 50% off one treatment.
  • People already want it, so the ads have the best chance of working from the first day.
Filming at the salon for the ads

From our video: filming at the salon.

02
Your ads show your real business, not stock photos
  • We film the work being done, upright for phones, with a voice over explaining the service and the offer.
  • We add footage of your premises.
  • People trust ads that clearly come from a real business. Stock photos look like every other ad.
The salon's ads ran within 12 km of the salon

From our video: three offers, shown to people within 12 km of the salon.

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We show your ads to lots of people near you on a small budget first, then spend most of it on the ads that bring in enquiries
  • We don't guess who your client is.
  • We see who watches the video, who clicks and who fills in the form.
  • Then most of the budget goes to the ads and offers those people responded to, so Meta finds more people like them.
  • The people who already clicked keep seeing your name, so yours is the business they remember when they're ready to book.
Whiteboard: ads, lead form, messages, phone call, booking, reminder

From our video: how every lead moves from the ad to a booking.

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Every lead gets a WhatsApp, email or SMS with a link to book
  • Every form goes into one system where you can see each lead and how far they've got.
  • Automatic messages send them a link to book.
  • The messages keep reminding them for three to four days.
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New lead
Calling…
Filled in the form yesterday
Got a WhatsApp and an email
Hasn't booked yet

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Anyone who hasn't booked after 24 hours gets a phone call from a real person
  • Automatic messages don't reach everyone.
  • If someone hasn't replied or booked after 24 hours, we flag them so a real person phones them to help them book.
  • The day before each booking, you or your front desk phone to confirm it, because a lot of people book and forget.

"This month alone we've got already 38 new clients."

"I really tripled my business in the last month."

Lindie, Lindi Beauty Salon
Lindi Beauty Salon testimonial
You won't be our first local service business
R23→R8
We took one client's cost per lead from R23 to R8. That's one client, so we won't promise you that number.
R0→R300k
We took our own local service business from R0 to R300k a month in under 12 months.
95%
success rate across the 250+ local service businesses we've run ads for since 2018.

"I can honestly say within the first month we did start seeing results."

"That's what you want as a small business, because you want to know where did my money go."

Meat The Farmer
Meat The Farmer testimonial
The V8 Media team
Our founder, Jandre de Beer, was the first South African to run Facebook ads, back in 2012
  • In 2018 he started V8 Media.
  • Since then, we've generated close to R3 billion in sales for our clients.
  • We've worked with 500+ businesses, and helped 80+ brands pass R10 million in sales.
  • In 2022 he became the first South African to speak at AdWorld, an international conference for people who run online ads.
  • Today, 40+ people on our payroll run the ads and set up the follow-up.

On the call, we'll look at what you're spending, tell you what we'd change, and tell you honestly if we can't help.

Our fee starts at R10,990 a month, plus the money you spend on ads.

You sign a 90-day agreement, and after 90 days you can cancel any time.

Let's show you how our lead generation system works, and see if it's a fit for you
Step 1 of 2

Please type your first name.

Please type a South African mobile number, e.g. 082 123 4567.

Please type a working email address.

Please type your company name.

What do you need help with? (tap all that apply)

Please tap at least one.

Please give us one full sentence: what you sell, and who buys it. E.g. "We install solar panels for homeowners in Pretoria."

Please type your website address, or tick the box if you don't have one.

How much can you invest in growing your business each month?

Please pick one.

We'll only use your details to get back to you about your enquiry.

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