Platform Role Clarity
Google Ads captured high-intent search traffic — people actively searching for accountants and bookkeepers. Meta Ads built awareness and demand among UK SME owners who were not yet searching.
Growth Stages
Market Segments
Audit & Restructure
Full review of existing campaigns and targeting before relaunch.
SME Owner Targeting
Reaching UK small business owners actively seeking accounting support.
Service-Led Campaigns
Messaging built around specific services — bookkeeping, tax returns, payroll.
Retargeting Warm Leads
Re-engaging prospects who engaged but did not convert.
Client Overview
- Industry
Accounting & Bookkeeping - Platform
Meta & Google - Market
United Kingdom - Business Model
Professional services
Primary Obstacle
The Challenge
Uncontrolled Cost Per Lead
CPL was ranging between £80–£120 with no consistent structure or platform strategy to bring it down.
Unqualified Enquiries
Leads coming in were not matching the firm's ideal client — small business owners needing ongoing accounting support.
No Dual-Platform Structure
Meta and Google were not working together. No unified strategy across platforms meant duplicated spend and missed intent signals.
Clear Plan
The Strategy
SME Audience Refinement
Targeting refined to UK small business owners, sole traders, and limited company directors — audiences with a genuine and immediate need for accounting services.
Service-Specific Messaging
Ad copy built around individual services — self-assessment tax returns, monthly bookkeeping, payroll management — rather than generic "accounting firm" messaging.
Value-Led Creative
Creatives emphasised tangible client outcomes — time saved, compliance assured, money saved on errors — to attract serious business owners rather than price-shoppers.
Retargeting Warm Prospects
Users who clicked but did not enquire were retargeted with social proof, testimonials, and direct consultation offers across both platforms.
Continuous CPL Optimisation
Weekly review of CPL by platform, ad set, and keyword to cut underperformers early and shift budget toward the audiences and messages producing the strongest results.
Work Process
Project Timeline
A structured approach ensures transparency and timely delivery
1Audit & Discovery
Reviewed existing campaign structure, ad spend, audience targeting, and enquiry quality across both platforms before rebuilding the strategy.
2Platform Strategy Build
Defined the role of each platform — Google for search intent, Meta for demand generation and built separate campaign structures accordingly.
3Testing Phase
Launched initial campaigns testing different audiences, service-specific messaging, and creative formats to identify the strongest performers early.
4Optimise & Scale
Cut underperforming ad sets. Scaled the audiences, keywords, and creatives delivering the lowest CPL and highest lead quality.
5Performance Review
Weekly CPL monitoring across both platforms with ongoing refinement to protect lead quality while reducing cost throughout the campaign period.
Measured outcomes from a structured portfolio turnaround
Impact & Growth
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Total Qualified Leads
Across Meta & Google
0%
CPL Reduction
From £80–£120 down to avg £28.45
0
Months To Achieve Results
Full Campaign Duration
Testimonials
What Our Clients Say About Us
We were burning budget on Meta ads before CodeCrackers stepped in. They reworked our targeting and creatives, and within weeks our cost per lead dropped while lead quality improved.
They actually monitor and optimize, not just run ads and disappear. Clear communication, no nonsense, real results.
Mirza Hadi
Director, UK Accounting FirmInsights
Professional Insights
- Google Ads and Meta Ads serve different functions for professional services — Google captures existing demand while Meta creates new demand. Running both without a clear role for each leads to wasted spend.
- Generic "accounting firm" messaging attracts generic enquiries. Service-specific ads — bookkeeping, tax returns, payroll — attract prospects with a specific and immediate need.
- CPL reduction is not just about bidding lower — it comes from better audience targeting, stronger creative relevance, and removing wasted spend on audiences that were never going to convert.
- Retargeting is essential in professional services because business owners research and compare options before committing. A warm prospect who did not convert first time is significantly cheaper to close second time.
- Lead quality matters more than lead volume for accounting firms. One serious business owner client is worth significantly more in lifetime value than ten low-intent enquiries.
- Weekly optimisation reviews are what compound the gains — CPL does not drop and stay down without consistent management and adjustment across both platforms.
