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Facebook & Instagram Lead Generation

A paid social campaign rebuild that reduced cost per lead from ₹300–₹500 down to ₹2–₹5 for The Inext Store — a retail electronics brand — through structured audience targeting, creative optimisation, and lead automation.

₹2–₹5

Cost per lead achieved

98%

Reduction in CPL from ₹300–₹500 baseline

Increase in monthly qualified leads

30 days

Time to stabilise optimised campaigns

Client Overview

The Inext Store is a retail and e-commerce brand operating in the consumer electronics segment. With a growing product catalogue and physical store presence, the business was investing in Facebook and Instagram advertising to generate customer inquiries — but the campaigns were producing high-cost, low-quality leads that failed to convert into sales conversations.

Business Challenge

Existing campaigns were running broad interest-based targeting with minimal creative strategy. Cost per lead had settled in the ₹300–₹500 range, making paid acquisition economically unviable at scale relative to average order values.

  • CPL of ₹300–₹500 with low lead-to-sale conversion rate
  • Broad audience targeting generating unqualified traffic
  • No retargeting structure for warm or engaged audiences
  • Manual lead capture with no CRM integration or automation
  • No creative testing framework — single ad running for months

Strategic Approach

Rather than running more budget through a broken funnel, we rebuilt the campaign architecture from the ground up: audience segmentation by intent stage, structured creative testing, lead form optimisation, and automated lead routing to sales.

The goal was not just a lower CPL — it was a lead generation system that produced qualified, contactable prospects at a cost the business could sustain and scale.

Implementation

01

Audience Architecture

Segmented target audiences into cold (interest and lookalike), warm (website visitors, video viewers), and hot (past inquiries, customer lists). Each segment received different creative and bid strategies.

02

Creative System

Developed a structured creative testing framework — 3–4 new ad variants tested per week against defined metrics. Tested static image vs. video, offer framing, and copy tone across segments.

03

Lead Form Optimisation

Replaced destination URL campaigns with Meta Instant Lead Forms. Simplified form fields to name and phone only. Added pre-fill from Meta profile data to reduce friction at point of capture.

04

Retargeting Sequences

Built warm audience retargeting campaigns for users who engaged with ads, visited the website, or viewed product videos — running at lower bids with offer-specific creative.

05

Lead Automation & Routing

Connected Meta Lead Forms to CRM via webhook and Zapier. Leads routed to sales within 90 seconds of submission. Weekly performance reports automated via Google Sheets.

Technology & Tools

Meta Ads Manager
Meta Pixel + CAPI
Facebook Lead Forms
CRM Integration (webhook)
Google Sheets (reporting)
Zapier (lead routing automation)

Measurable Results

₹2–₹5

Cost per lead achieved

98%

Reduction in CPL from ₹300–₹500 baseline

Increase in monthly qualified leads

30 days

Time to stabilise optimised campaigns

Key Takeaways

  • Audience segmentation by purchase intent stage dramatically reduces wasted spend on unqualified traffic.
  • Creative iteration cadence — testing 3–4 variants weekly — is essential to sustainable CPL reduction.
  • Lead form automation (instant forms + CRM sync) eliminates drop-off between ad click and lead capture.
  • Retargeting warm audiences at a lower bid keeps cost per conversion well below cold traffic campaigns.
  • Consistent reporting cadence allows rapid budget reallocation toward top-performing ad sets.

Lower Your Cost Per Lead

We rebuild paid social campaign architecture to generate qualified leads at a cost that scales.

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