Paid media

From the first ad to the sale.

We never take a percentage of your ad spend. We plan Google, Meta, LinkedIn, YouTube and ChatGPT Ads together with the landing page, the HubSpot record and the follow-up, then report enquiries and revenue, not just clicks.

A smiling student on a college campus reading a message on his phone

+160%same-day applications at Oaklands College's October 2025 open days

The whole journey

Four steps. One record.

Most campaigns stop at the click. Ours carry on to the page, the CRM record, the follow-up and the sale, so HubSpot can show which ad started it.

  1. 1. The ad

    Ads

    • Google Search and Performance Max
    • Facebook and Instagram
    • LinkedIn
    • YouTube
    • ChatGPT Ads
  2. 2. The page

    Landing page

    • A page built for the campaign
    • A HubSpot form or booking
    • Or a Click-to-WhatsApp chat
    • Purchases tracked back to the ad
  3. 3. The record

    HubSpot

    • One contact record, with its source
    • WhatsApp follow-up through Flowella
    • Email from HubSpot workflows
    • A task for your team when it matters
  4. 4. The result

    The sale

    • Applications, bookings and purchases
    • Revenue set against media cost
    • Budget moved to what sells
    • Reported in HubSpot, not just the ad platform

Sales on other platforms count too. For Capel Manor College we tracked ticket purchases from two ticketing platforms back to the ads.

Channels

Where your buyers already look.

We pick channels by who you need to reach and what they should do next.

  • Google Ads

    Search and Performance Max, by course, product or event. We are a Google Partner.

  • Meta

    Facebook and Instagram, built around video, lead forms and Click-to-WhatsApp ads that open a chat.

  • LinkedIn

    B2B and professional audiences, with every lead passed into HubSpot for your sales team.

  • YouTube

    Video planned with your other channels, so the same story reaches people wherever they watch.

  • ChatGPT AdsNew

    Ads inside ChatGPT, planned with your other channels and reported the same way, in HubSpot.

  • Landing pages and tracking

    A HubSpot page and form for each campaign, with bookings and purchases traced back to the ad.

Where the click lands

The page, then the follow-up.

We build the page each ad points to and the WhatsApp or email that follows, so nobody who clicks is left waiting.

Oaklands College November 2024 open days page, with a booking card for each campus
Oaklands College, 2024. An open days page on HubSpot, with booking for each campus.
A WhatsApp Flow demo: the form is filled in the chat, HubSpot records it and a reply comes straight back.

Capel Manor College

From reach to ticket sales.

Spring events on Meta, 2026. We tracked purchases from two ticketing platforms back to the ads, so we could see which events, audiences and areas sold.

  1. 142,000people reached on Metaabout one click for every 18 people reached
  2. 7,800link clicks
  3. 253ticket purchases tracked back to the ads, across two ticketing platforms

Capel Manor College, spring 2026 events campaign on Meta. Source: campaign review, July 2026. WhatsApp sales are not included.

Revenue, not clicks

£1 in. More than £2 back.

We raised budgets in steps as the cost per purchase fell, and kept money back for the final days, when most tickets sell.

  • Spent on Meta media£1
  • Ticket revenue tracked back to the adsMore than £2

2x+the media cost, returned in tracked ticket revenue. WhatsApp sales came on top.

Capel Manor College, spring 2026 events campaign on Meta. Source: campaign review, July 2026. WhatsApp sales are not included.

Proof

More results, counted.

  • +160%same-day applications at Oaklands College's October 2025 open days, with ads and WhatsApp working together
  • 30+Oaklands College courses promoted on Google through Performance Max
  • 80%+rise in open morning attendance at Brockhurst and Marlston House Schools

Oaklands College case study (2026). Brockhurst and Marlston House Schools, as published on our blog, June 2026.

Questions about paid media

Do you take a percentage of our ad spend?

No. You pay the ad platforms directly for your media, and you pay us for the work, on a monthly plan or a day rate. Our fee is never a share of your budget. See pricing.

How do you report results?

In HubSpot. Every enquiry from an ad becomes a contact record with its source, so we report the applications, bookings, purchases and revenue each campaign leads to, alongside the clicks and costs from the ad platforms.

What are ChatGPT Ads?

Adverts shown inside ChatGPT. It is a new channel and a new service for us in 2026. We plan it alongside the channels you already use and report it the same way.

Can an ad start a WhatsApp conversation?

Yes. Click-to-WhatsApp ads on Facebook and Instagram open a chat. With Flowella, from our sister company, a short form can run in that chat and the answers arrive in HubSpot as a new lead. See WhatsApp Automation.

Are you a Google Partner?

Yes. Discover Digital is a Google Partner and a Meta partner, and a HubSpot Platinum Partner, so your ads and your CRM are run by one team.

Line up your CRM, conversations and AI.

Tell us what is slowing your organisation down. We will show you what HubSpot, WhatsApp and AI can do about it.

Email
hello@discoverdigital.com
Phone
+44 (0)118 974 4736
WhatsApp
+44 118 974 4736
Office
Reading, UK

Book a call