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title: AHS School Training Facebook Ads Strategy
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created: '2026-04-05'
updated: '2026-04-05'
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- paid-social
- facebook-ads
- ahs
- training-promotion
- lead-generation
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# AHS School Training Facebook Ads Strategy

## Overview

AHS runs annual asbestos compliance training for school-designated personnel (the AHERA-required two-hour annual refresher). The core challenge is that the school training email list is too small to consistently fill the Dells course to its 50-person capacity. Facebook ads were identified as a key channel to grow awareness and registrations, targeting two distinct audiences with different messaging approaches.

See also: [[clients/ahs/_index]] | [[knowledge/email-marketing/training-email-campaigns]] | [[knowledge/lead-generation/lead-magnets]]

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## The Problem

- Current Dells course registrations: **15 of 50 capacity**
- Email list performance is strong (30–40% open rates, ~50% form conversion rate) — the bottleneck is **list size**, not content quality
- The pool of eligible contacts is inherently limited: typically one or two designated personnel per school in the state
- Janitorial/maintenance staff (the actual attendees) are not reliably reachable via Facebook — the platform skews toward a different demographic

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## Campaign Strategy

### Audience 1: School Administrators / Principals (Primary — Higher Budget)

**Rationale:** Principals and administrators are the decision-makers who assign a designated person and are responsible for compliance. They are more likely to be on Facebook than janitorial staff, and compliance messaging resonates with their role.

**Targeting approach:**
- School-related interests (Facebook does not support direct job title targeting like "principal," but school interest categories can approximate this)
- Geographic targeting: Wisconsin

**Messaging angle:**
- Compliance-focused: *"Is your school asbestos compliant?"*
- Urgency as dates approach: *"Last call — register your designated person before [date]"*
- Frame as a requirement, not a sales pitch

**Call to action:** Link directly to the training registration form or the school compliance landing page (lead magnet page).

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### Audience 2: Parents (Secondary — Lower Budget)

**Rationale:** Parents are reliably on Facebook and can create indirect pressure on schools to ensure compliance. This is an awareness play rather than a direct conversion play — harder to measure but potentially valuable for long-term list growth.

**Messaging angle:**
- Informational, not fear-based: *"Here's what Wisconsin schools are required to do about asbestos"*
- Soft CTA: drive to the compliance information page or lead magnet

**Note:** Gina explicitly flagged that "scare" messaging is off-brand. Keep tone helpful and factual.

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## Supporting Tactics

### Lead Magnet Integration
A dedicated landing page with a downloadable compliance resource (e.g., a school asbestos compliance checklist or record-keeping template) should be built to support both ad audiences. The page captures emails in exchange for the download, growing the list independent of direct registration intent.

- Bob's approval required before publishing any compliance-specific content
- Page should target organic keywords like "school asbestos compliance Wisconsin" in addition to serving as an ad destination

See: [[knowledge/lead-generation/lead-magnets]]

### Email Sequencing
Once contacts are captured via the lead magnet or registration form, continue weekly email sends with:
- CTA moved above the fold
- Dates and urgency highlighted
- Subject lines and headlines adjusted week-to-week as event dates approach

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## Key Decisions (Nov 11, 2025 Meeting)

- **Approved:** Run two Facebook ad sets — school interests (compliance messaging) at higher budget, parents (informational) at lower budget
- **Approved:** Build a school compliance page with lead magnet; send concept to Bob for approval before publishing
- **Noted:** Direct outreach (Gina texting past attendees) runs in parallel and is not replaced by paid social

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## Action Items

- [ ] Build Facebook ad campaigns: school interests + parent awareness audiences (@Sebastian Gant)
- [ ] Draft lead magnet concept (compliance checklist or record-keeping template) and send to Bob for approval (@Sebastian Gant)
- [ ] Build school compliance landing page with lead magnet opt-in form (@Sebastian Gant)
- [ ] Update training email CTAs: move above fold, add dates and urgency (@Sebastian Gant)
- [ ] Gina to continue direct text/call outreach to past training attendees (@Gina Richardson)

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## Related

- [[clients/ahs/_index]]
- [[meetings/2025-11-11-ahs-marketing-meeting]]
- [[knowledge/paid-social/meta-geofencing-trade-shows]]
- [[knowledge/lead-generation/lead-magnets]]
- [[knowledge/email-marketing/training-email-campaigns]]