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title: Cordwainer Meta Ads Strategy & Account Control
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# Cordwainer Meta Ads Strategy & Account Control

## Overview

During the February 2026 Cordwainer alignment sync, the team identified a critical account control issue: the client owner (Camel) had made unauthorized changes to the Meta ad account, including pausing campaigns and creating a duplicate campaign. This article documents the situation, the corrective approach, and the broader Meta strategy for the Cordwainer memory care account.

See also: [[clients/cordwainer/_index]] | [[knowledge/paid-ads/conversion-tracking-callrail]]

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## The Account Control Problem

Camel (the client owner) accessed the Meta Ads Manager directly and:

- **Paused** the campaign the team had configured with proper targeting
- **Created a duplicate campaign** with her own settings, running alongside the original

This created a fragmented, incoherent ad strategy and undermined the team's ability to optimize performance. The core issue is not client involvement per se — it's uncoordinated changes made without notifying the agency.

### Resolution

**Mark will call Camel directly** to set clear expectations:

> *"It's not that we don't want your input — we do. But we need all changes to come through us. Think of it like cooking: you can't have four people throwing things in the pot. One person needs to be running the kitchen."*

The expectation going forward: **all ad changes must be requested through the team**. The client should flag what they want changed, and the team will implement it within the broader strategy.

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## Meta Ad Strategy for Cordwainer

### Target Audience

Cordwainer is a memory care facility. The actual buyer is **not** the person who will live there — it's their adult children. The primary target demographic is:

- **Age:** ~45 years old
- **Situation:** Adults with parents experiencing memory care issues
- **Geography:** Tight radius around the Boston/South Shore region (nobody places a parent in a facility 100 miles away)

### Campaign Approach

- **Tone:** Tasteful and empathetic — avoid anything that could feel exploitative of the condition
- **Goal:** Awareness and consideration, not immediate conversion (this is a long sales cycle)
- **Budget:** $2,000/month across all platforms (Google, Bing, Meta combined); Meta allocation should be modest given the multi-platform strategy
- **Geographic targeting:** Tight radius around the South Shore/Boston area — confirmed already configured in the original Meta setup

### Creative Direction

- Short-form video (15–20 seconds) preferred over long-form (the client has a 1.5-minute video that is too long for ads)
- Simple, clean visuals; avoid anything that feels clinical or fear-based
- Display/remarketing creatives to be produced by the design team and sent to Gilbert for implementation

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## Action Items

| Owner | Task |
|---|---|
| Mark | Call Camel to realign on ad account access and set change-request expectations |
| Sebastian | Meet with Cordwainer tomorrow to discuss Meta ads specifically |
| Sebastian | Have design team produce display/remarketing creatives; send to Gilbert |
| Sebastian | Prepare updated ad plan for Tuesday client meeting |

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## Related Context

- The Meta account control issue is part of a broader pattern: the client was initially resistant to PPC ("we tried Google, it didn't work") and came in skeptical. Maintaining clear communication about what the team is doing — and why — is essential to retaining trust.
- The Google Ads campaign is showing strong engagement (7% CTR on $300 spend) but only 1 reported conversion, likely due to broken conversion tracking (GCLID/WP Rocket issue, SMTP failures). Fixing tracking is the immediate priority before scaling any platform. See [[knowledge/paid-ads/conversion-tracking-gclid-smtp-fix]].
- Bing Ads expansion is also planned; Sebastian to create account under team login.
- Spotify audio ads (10–15 seconds, AI-generated via 11 Labs) are being explored to reach the 45-year-old demographic at low cost.

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## Key Principle

> *Show clients what they need to see to be convinced you're doing a good job — but not more than that. Giving clients direct access to ad platforms or raw audit data creates more questions than it answers and invites uncoordinated interference.*