Martin
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Writes every audit and takes every first call. On your account from day one, running growth for SMEs since 2010.
Meta Ads for Managed IT Services
Meta Ads for UK Managed IT Services
Nobody signs a multi-year support agreement because of a Facebook ad. They sign after a bad quarter with their current provider and two or three calls. Meta Ads keeps your MSP in front of the UK owner who read your onboarding page and left.
For owner-led MSPs in the UK that want to stay in front of owners still deciding, with retargeting built from page visits and nothing from a breached-company list.
What Meta Ads can and cannot do for an MSP
Context from how your customers search, compare and book.
Cold interest targeting on Meta is a poor fit for support intent. Interest categories cannot tell an owner whose provider stopped answering from an owner who is happy, and a cold ad that says your business will be hacked reads as fear-selling. Where Meta earns its place is retargeting: the owner who read your pricing page on Tuesday and did not fill in the form is exactly the person who should see a plain reminder a week later.
In the UK, a Cyber Essentials badge may be shown only while the certificate is valid, so the site carries the badge with its date and we remove it the day it lapses. NCSC and IASME logos are not used without permission, which IASME sets out in Schedule 7 of its terms. Ads and pages say what the MSP actually does and never describe an outcome as certain.
The creative stays plain. Short videos of the owner explaining what onboarding looks like, a still of the service tiers, a line about response hours. Nothing that names a client, nothing that implies an outcome, nothing that shows a mark the firm does not hold.
Who this Meta Ads service suits
groups Customer segments
- person MSPs already running search or Google Ads that want to recover owners who visited and left
- person Owners comfortable explaining onboarding and pricing on camera in plain words
- person Providers with a security service line that want it explained calmly rather than sold on fear
- person Firms that serve a defined set of areas and want retargeting kept inside them
psychology What drives their decision
- check_circle Audiences built from page visits and video views, never from client or breach lists
- check_circle Creative that explains the agreement and the onboarding without promising an outcome
- check_circle Pixel and conversions API so form and call-click events are recorded
- check_circle Cost per support enquiry, reported monthly
How we deliver Meta Ads
A clear, repeatable process built around how managed it services customers search and decide.
1
Pixel and audience audit
We check the pixel and conversions API, build audiences from pricing, onboarding and security page visits with a 30 to 180 day window and remove anyone who has already submitted a form. No audience is built from a client list, a vendor list or a breached-company list.
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Creative plan
We agree with the owner what can be shown. The Cyber Essentials badge appears only while the certificate is valid, and NCSC and IASME logos are never used without permission under IASME Schedule 7. We never tell a client to display a mark they do not hold. Scripts cover what managed support covers, how the first 30 days run, how pricing works in GBP and what the firm actually does for security, in plain words.
3
Creative production
Short owner-to-camera videos, stills of the service tiers and a single plain line on response hours. Each piece is reviewed against the claims rules before it runs.
4
Launch and frequency control
Campaigns go live once form and call-click tracking record correctly. Frequency is capped so the same owner does not see the ad every day, and audiences are refreshed as new visitors arrive from search and Google Ads.
5
Monthly report
Cost per support enquiry by audience and creative, with the pages that fed the audience and the creative that produced the conversations. Creative is refreshed each quarter.
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What Managed IT Services Meta Ads includes
Reach the right local audience on Facebook and Instagram with proof-led ads in the UK
- check_circle Pixel and conversions API setup
- check_circle Retargeting audiences from page visits and video views
- check_circle Creative set and quarterly refresh
- check_circle Form and call-click tracking
- check_circle Monthly cost per support enquiry report
What you can expect
- verified Owners who visited your pricing or onboarding page see a plain reminder rather than a fear ad
- verified Retargeting audiences built from page visits, with nothing built from a client or breach list
- verified Creative that explains the agreement and names the controls without promising an outcome
- verified Form and call-click enquiries recorded by audience and creative
- verified A clear cost per support enquiry in GBP, reviewed monthly
Deliverables you receive
inventory_2 Pixel and conversions API setup and audit
inventory_2 Retargeting audiences from pricing, onboarding and security page visits
inventory_2 Owner-to-camera video scripts and stills of the service tiers
inventory_2 Claims review of every piece of creative against the rules on marks and security language
inventory_2 Form and call-click tracking tagged by audience and creative
inventory_2 Monthly cost per support enquiry report
Technical approach
The mechanics behind Meta Ads for managed it services, explained plainly.
Pixel and conversions API
Both are installed so form submissions and call clicks are recorded even when browser tracking is blocked. Events carry no personal data beyond what Meta's standard events require, and nothing from a client's systems is sent.
Audience hygiene
Audiences are built from page visits and video views with a 30 to 180 day window. Owners who submit a form are removed from retargeting so nobody keeps seeing an ad after they have called. Areas the firm does not serve are excluded.
Claims review
A Cyber Essentials badge may be shown only while the certificate is valid, and NCSC and IASME logos need permission under IASME Schedule 7. Ads name the controls you run and never describe an outcome as certain.
Marketing from $500 USD a month
Month to month, no commitment. One fee covers the pages, the search and ad work and the tracking. Ad spend is separate and stays in your own accounts.
Starting at
$500 USD per month
Free to cancel with 1 month's notice. Tell us what you sell and where. We come back with what the first month would fix.
Get a Free AuditWhat $500 a month covers
Pages
IncludedPages built around the searches your buyers actually type.
Search and ads
IncludedSearch and ads aimed at people ready to enquire.
Tracking
IncludedCalls, forms and bookings tagged to the search, ad or page behind them.
What to expect from Meta Ads
Retargeting works on the owner's timeline, not the campaign's. The first weeks build audiences, and enquiries follow as owners come back to a provider they recognise.
Days 1 to 14
We check the pixel, build audiences and creative and agree with the owner what can be shown. Campaigns go live once form and call-click tracking record correctly.
Weeks 3 to 8
Audiences fill as search and Google Ads traffic arrives, and the first retargeted enquiries appear. We read which creative and which page visit produced them.
Months 3 to 6 and beyond
Creative is refreshed each quarter, frequency is tuned and the monthly report shows cost per support enquiry by audience. Retargeting becomes a steady second touch for the owners search brought in.
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Our team
The same people on the audit and on the work
Martin writes every audit and takes the first call. The same team stays on the account. 160+ businesses since 2010.
Yoana
Social and app development
Shapes social strategy and builds practical app experiences that turn attention into action.
Mike
SEO
Owns technical, local and content SEO so the right buyers find you when demand is highest.
Robert
Paid media
Plans and manages paid search and social campaigns around qualified leads.
Elmer
Analytics
Connects tracking, attribution and reporting so decisions are based on revenue-quality data.
Dino
Design
Creates clear brand and conversion-focused design across landing pages, campaigns and product experiences.
Certified and experienced
Certified where it matters. Accountable for the outcome.
Verified platform knowledge, 25+ years of hands-on experience, and an operating track record since 2010.
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✓Google AnalyticsCertified
✓Google Tag ManagerCertified
✓Operating since 2010Proven experience
✓Frequently Asked Questions
Can Meta Ads find business owners who need an MSP? expand_more
Cold targeting cannot tell an unhappy owner from a happy one, so we do not spend on it. Meta earns its place as retargeting for owners who already visited your pricing, onboarding or security page from search or Google Ads and did not enquire.
Can the ads use fear, like your business will be hacked? expand_more
A Cyber Essentials badge may be shown only while the certificate is valid, and NCSC and IASME logos need permission under IASME Schedule 7. Ads name the controls you run and never describe an outcome as certain. Fear creative also reads as spam to the owner we want, so it is a poor fit on both counts.
Can we target a list of local businesses or a list of breached companies? expand_more
No. Audiences are built only from visits to your own pages and views of your own videos. No client list, vendor list or breached-company list is uploaded.
Does the owner need to appear on camera? expand_more
It helps. A minute of the owner explaining how onboarding runs does more than any stock image, because the business owner is choosing a person to trust with their systems. Where the owner prefers not to, stills of the service tiers and plain text ads run instead.
How long before retargeting produces enquiries? expand_more
Audiences need traffic first, usually from SEO or Google Ads, so the first weeks build and the enquiries follow as owners come back. Retargeting is a second touch, not a first channel.
Does HeyLead run our security tools or helpdesk? expand_more
No. HeyLead is a marketing agency. We build and measure the ads and the enquiry path. We do not run your stack and we do not promise a contract or a breach prevented.
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