Organic and paid advertising on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn are my specialty with experience in all aspects from content strategy and planning to executing and reporting. Experience includes developing platform-specific content strategies and optimizing Meta Ads & LinkedIn Ads for reach, conversion, and leads/sales that drive both online and in-store engagement. The purpose of the information below is to define my social media marketing experience, understand the approach and strategy I use when using these tools, and prove their effectiveness with brief success stories.
Advertising on Facebook through Meta
Skills
- Meta Business Suite
- Meta Ads Manager
- Organic Content Strategy
- Paid Campaign Strategy
- Graphic design
- Copywriting
- Photography
- Conversion tracking
- Audience targeting
- Pixel implementation
- Brand Development
- Reporting & insights
- Event Setup
- A/B testing
How Do I Use This Tool?
Facebook works as a flexible tool for full-funnel growth through a mix of conversational organic content and precision-engineered paid campaigns. The best Facebook campaigns are revisited often and adjusted accordingly, testing multiple methods until desired results are achieved.
Organic content strategy prioritizes a “quality over quantity” approach, leveraging ‘Page Insights’ data within the Meta platform (including metrics like engagement, follower count, age, gender, etc.). Story-telling is a main pillar of Facebook content, driving engagement and ultimately creating a community around shared interests. Paid advertising works best when ads are fully optimized with assets (appealing creative design, copy, call to actions, etc.) and targeting options (audience demographics and location). Various KPIs are used to track these results (CPC, CPA, CTR, etc.) and should be compared over time periods.
Most importantly, through proper pixel and conversion API installation, Meta advertising allows us to track key customer actions like ‘add to cart’ and retarget our ads to those customers using ‘Custom’ and ‘Lookalike’ audiences. This creates a big opportunity to tailor campaigns to each stage of your customer journey, pushing full funnel growth for your business all through one platform.

Case Study: Boutique Hotel & Spa — Meta Optimization for Higher Engagement & Lower Costs
A boutique hotel and spa was generating high impression volume through Facebook ads but saw minimal bookings and a CTR below 0.5%. Analysis revealed misaligned optimizations and CTAs. By shifting the spa campaign to website traffic with a “Shop Now” CTA and adjusting the hotel campaign to profile visits, the CPC then dropped, engagement improved, and the brand created more opportunities for future retargeting. The changes increased overall CTR to over 3% and significantly strengthened the customer journey across both offerings.
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Advertising on Instagram through Meta
Skills
- Meta Business Suite
- Organic Content Strategy
- Brand aesthetic consistency
- Brand voice development
- A/B testing
- Reporting & insights
- Graphic design
- Copywriting
- Data-informed refinement
- Photography
- Videography for Reel Creation
- Meta Ads Manager
- Paid Campaign Strategy
- Audience targeting (Custom, Lookalike, etc.)
- Pixel implementation
- Conversion tracking
How Do I Use This Tool?
Instagram and Facebook share the same Meta ecosystem, so many foundational strategies overlap — from full-funnel planning to pixel and conversion API tracking and data-driven optimization. However, Instagram’s audience background, behavior, and content expectations are different, and that shapes how campaigns perform on the platform.
Instead of long captions or conversational posts, success comes from bold creative, quick hooks, and high-impact visuals that capture attention in seconds. Short form video continues to rise in popularity. Organic strategy prioritizes aesthetics, brand consistency, and using ‘Audience Insights’ metrics to refine what resonates.
Paid campaigns on Instagram still follow core Meta best practices — optimized creative, strong CTAs, and audience targeting — but the tactics shift. Ads are designed for rapid consumption, using short-form videos, reels, product close-ups, and feed-friendly graphics tailored to younger, trend-driven audiences.
With proper pixel and conversion API setup, Instagram unlocks the same powerful features as Facebook: tracking actions like ‘add to cart’ and retargeting audiences with Custom and Lookalike audiences. The difference lies in how users engage with the content — faster, more visual, and more discovery-driven — creating unique opportunities to guide customers through every stage of the funnel using high-impact creative.

Case Study: Influencer Marketing for Local Restaurant
A local restaurant wanted to strengthen its reach with younger diners but struggled to engage the 18–34 demographic through traditional tactics. Through partnership with a local food-focused influencer, there was a notable increase in engagement, shares, saves, and website traffic, with many younger guests referencing the promo code in-store. The campaign proved that influencer-led content created a more authentic and effective way to build awareness and attract a younger audience.
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Advertising on LinkedIn
Skills
- LinkedIn Campaign Manager
- Professional Content Strategy
- B2B Audience Targeting
- Brand voice development
- Event Setup
- Graphic design
- Copywriting
- Data-informed refinement
- A/B testing
- Reporting & insights
- Paid Campaign Strategy
- Audience Targeting & Segmentation
- Pixel implementation
- Conversion tracking
How Do I Use This Tool?
Facebook and LinkedIn share core marketing principles—data driven optimization, targeted audiences, and full-funnel execution—but LinkedIn stands apart for reaching a professional, high intent, and B2B focused demographic. People come to LinkedIn primarily to learn, gain insights, and connect with industry peers, rather than seek entertainment.
LinkedIn’s advantage lies in elevating thought leadership. Organic strategy focuses on expert insights, trend analysis, case studies, and education that positions a brand as an industry authority. Content should still be engaging, but the goal is to inform, guide, and build trust rather than entertain. LinkedIn also supports community-building, similar to Facebook, but the tone and purpose shift. Thought leadership, educational posts, case studies, and practical insights help create a professional community centered around shared interests and expertise.
Paid campaigns operate with familiar KPIs (CPC, CTR, CPA), but the tactics differ. LinkedIn’s targeting is based on job function, industry, seniority, and company size, allowing brands to more precisely reach decision-makers. With the LinkedIn Insight Tag installed on the website, conversions and web page events can be tracked for furthering analysis of campaign results and collected for retargeting those website visitors in the future.

Case Study: LinkedIn Following Through Organic Content
A Naples real estate agent wanted to reach retirees on LinkedIn but found that most engagement—nearly 60%—came from other realtors. With a limited budget, the strategy shifted toward optimizing his profile and building organic, education-focused content tailored to retirees researching a move to Southwest Florida.
Listing posts were maintained for industry networking, while new articles and insights were introduced to address retirees’ questions and decision-making needs. As the content mix improved, engagement from realtors dropped to under 30%, and the audience shifted closer to the intended retiree demographic.
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