Facebook & Instagram Strategy

B2B Meta Playbook

A comprehensive paid social strategy to capture high-value B2B clients through Meta's advertising ecosystem.

Section 1 - Overview

Executive Summary

3.05B
Monthly Active Users
$15-35
Meta CPL (vs $75-200 LinkedIn)
18.25%
Food Industry CVR
4.2x
Avg Retargeting ROAS

Meta advertising delivers 4-6x more leads for the same budget compared to LinkedIn for B2B campaigns targeting office managers, HR directors, and facilities professionals.

Section 2 - The Opportunity

Why Meta Beats LinkedIn for B2B

Reach Decision Makers Where They're Receptive

Office managers, HR directors, and executive assistants scroll Facebook and Instagram during personal time - when they're relaxed and open to solutions that make their work life easier.

Meta Ads CPL$15-35
LinkedIn Ads CPL$75-200

2025 Meta Benchmarks

CPL (All Industries)$27.66
CPL (Food & Restaurants)$3.16
CPC (Food)$0.74
CTR (Food)2.97%
CVR (Food)18.25%
Section 3 - Precision Targeting

Target Audience Deep Dive

Office Managers

Daily catering decisions

Executive Assistants

C-suite events

HR Directors

Team culture

Facilities Managers

Recurring needs

Event Coordinators

Large functions

Meta Targeting Parameters

B2B Business Decision-Makers
Job Title: Office Manager
Job Title: Executive Assistant
Job Title: HR Manager/Director
Company Size: 50-10,000+
Location: Major Cities
Interest: Corporate Events
Interest: Event Planning
Interest: Office Management
Section 5 - Campaign Structure

Full-Funnel Architecture

TOFU

Awareness

25% of budget
  • Video view campaigns
  • 8-10% lookalikes
  • Interest targeting
  • Reach optimization
MOFU

Consideration

30% of budget
  • Carousel ads
  • 2-5% lookalikes
  • Website retargeting
  • Traffic optimization
BOFU

Conversion

45% of budget
  • Lead form ads
  • 1% super lookalikes
  • Dynamic retargeting
  • Conversion optimization
Section 9 - Never Lose a Lead

Retargeting Framework

Views Video

50%+ watched

Visits Site

Browse menus

Starts Form

Doesn't complete

Converts

Qualified lead

AudienceWindowMessage
Video viewers 50%+30 daysEducational MOFU content
Site visitors30 daysMenu showcase carousel
Pricing page viewers14 daysOffer + urgency messaging
Lead form abandoners7 daysSimplified form, incentive
Past converters90 daysUpsell/cross-sell campaigns
Section 10 - Investment

Budget & Bidding Strategy

Test
$3,000-5,000
per month ad spend
Expected Leads100-200
CPL Target$25-35
BiddingLowest Cost
RECOMMENDED
Scale
$8,000-15,000
per month ad spend
Expected Leads400-750
CPL Target$18-25
BiddingCost Cap
Accelerate
$20,000+
per month ad spend
Expected Leads1,000+
CPL Target$15-22
BiddingBid Cap
Section 12 - Implementation

90-Day Roadmap

1

Foundation

Days 1-30
Meta Pixel & CAPI setup
Custom audience creation
Creative production
TOFU + BOFU campaign launch
2

Optimization

Days 31-60
Creative A/B testing
Audience refinement
MOFU campaign launch
Retargeting activation
3

Scale

Days 61-90
Budget scaling (20% weekly max)
Lookalike expansion
Service-specific campaigns
Full performance review

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