Paid social, measured in customers.
Prospecting, remarketing, and creative testing on Meta, LinkedIn, TikTok, and YouTube, run end to end by one senior strategist. We report cost per result, not likes. Month to month, flat $95 an hour.
Where we run your social ads
The six networks we run most. Most clients need one or two. We'll say which on the first call, and we'll say when a network isn't worth your budget.
Meta
Facebook · Instagram · Prospecting · Remarketing · Catalog
Still the deepest audience data and the best remarketing on the market. Where most paid social budgets belong first.
Sponsored content · Lead gen forms · Document ads
Expensive clicks, precise targeting. Right for B2B with a real deal size; wrong for almost everyone else, and we'll say so.
TikTok
In-feed · Spark ads · Shop
Cheap reach and a creative style of its own. Works when the product shows well in fifteen seconds.
YouTube
In-stream · Shorts · Demand Gen
Video reach at scale, bought through Google Ads so it shares audiences and conversion data with your search account.
Standard · Shopping · Idea pins
High-intent planners for home, food, fashion, and events. Underpriced because most agencies ignore it.
Promoted posts · Conversation placements
Communities that hate being sold to. Works for niche products with an honest pitch, and only then.
Also run for clients: Snapchat, Nextdoor, Quora, and X. One account on one network is a perfectly normal engagement.
What every client gets
No tiers, no packages. The same standard whether you spend $500 a month on Meta or $50,000 across four networks.
$95 an hour. That's the whole price list.
Most social agencies charge a percentage of ad spend or a monthly retainer tied to it, so they earn more when you spend more, whether or not it's working. We charge for the time it takes to run your account well, and nothing else.
The hours depend on the account, not the budget. A single-network account with steady creative takes fewer hours than a launch across three networks with weekly new video. We'll estimate before we start and show actual hours on every invoice.
If cutting your spend would improve your results, we cut it. We have no financial reason to do anything else.
Paid social results
Four accounts, from a list-building launch to 60 veterinary practices, and what two other clients said about working with us.
“Their expertise has helped us achieve consistent and meaningful growth across our channels.”
Meta ads for 60 veterinary practices. 27 booked out.
“We went from 30 signups a day to 1,000.”
“Zachary has always had thoughtful insights and suggestions to keep us on track.”
“We've worked with a lot of agencies. Ernst Media is the first one where the person on the call was the person doing the work.”
“Evan and his team have been invaluable to our marketing. They've helped us take our online advertising to the next level, and they're always happy to explain what they're doing and why.”
What we do differently
The three things that matter most in paid social, and how most agencies get them wrong. The full argument
Straight answers.
Do you make the creative?
We write the copy, build the ads, and edit what you give us into the formats each network needs. We don't run a production studio. Most clients shoot on a phone from a shot list we send, and it outperforms polished agency video more often than not.
Is there a minimum ad spend?
$500 a month. Below that, there isn't enough data to test creative or find an audience, and we'll tell you so rather than take the work.
Which network should we start with?
Usually Meta, because the remarketing and audience tools are the strongest. If you're B2B with a large deal size, LinkedIn. We'll tell you on the first call, and we'll tell you if the honest answer is search instead.
How soon will we see results?
Tracking and structure fixes show within two to four weeks. A clear trend in cost per result takes 30 to 60 days, because creative testing needs time to run.
Can you run social alongside our Google Ads?
Yes, and it's the most common setup. One strategist runs both so audiences and budgets don't compete, and so we can move money to whichever channel is converting.
Do you also do organic social media?
Not for new clients. We run paid campaigns only. If you want a content calendar or community management, we'll point you to people who do that well.
Tell us what you're running.
We read every message the same day. If it looks like a fit, the next step is a 30-minute call, not a sales sequence.
