Takeaways
Key
With Bianca’s rapid success, the restaurant quickly established itself as a top dining choice within the mall, leveraging both Google and Meta Ads to maintain steady customer flow.
Meta Ads Performance:- Higher reach and clicks than LAVA with the same budget
- Sustained engagement growth, even after Instagram account recovery
Meta Ads:- Focused primarily on local Thai audiences rather than tourists.
- Engagement campaigns are used to grow brand awareness and social proof.
- Strategic content promotion, avoiding paid ads on viral Reels to maintain organic reach.
Tracking Challenge: An Instagram hack temporarily disrupted campaigns, but reach is still increasing by 11% month-over-month.
Approach
Key insight: Customers inside the mall were highly responsive to targeted ads, making precise location-based marketing crucial for success.
Optimization & Scaling:- Shifting focus to PMax campaigns based on search intent.
- Fine-tuned audiences and creatives to maximize conversion rates.
- Achieved 5,011 monthly conversions at just €0.81 CPA.
Google Ads:- Search and PMax campaigns targeted users within a 3-mile radius of the mall.
- Video ads on YouTube targeting individuals likely waiting in the mall while their companions shopped.
- A/B testing of creatives being focused on promoting high-demand dishes like pizza and pasta.
✔️ Cost per conversion reduced to just €0.81, with a highly efficient 11.24% conversion rate.
✔️ Precise local targeting ensured ads reached in-mall visitors, outperforming traditional search campaigns.
✔️ Social media growth and engagement played a key role in long-term brand building.
✔️ Scalability and continuous testing helped optimize both reach and conversions.