02 Paid Advertising

Ads & Lead Conversion

Running ads without understanding the auction means paying more than you should for leads that convert less than they could.

Format 5.5 hours · 1 class · Laptop required
Suitable for Property agents, business owners, marketing executives
  • How paid advertising auctions work and why budget size alone does not determine who wins.
  • How to research what competitors are spending before committing any budget of your own.
  • How to plan, build, and launch your own property or business ad campaigns without paying an agency.
  • The most common and most expensive mistakes agents make when running paid ads.
  • How to identify agency overcharging and inflated management fees before signing a contract.
  • How to set up a simple system that captures enquiries, follows up automatically, and converts them into viewings.

Paid advertising is the fastest way to generate qualified leads in the Malaysian property market — and also one of the fastest ways to lose money without a systematic approach. The agents and business owners who struggle with ads are rarely the ones who are not trying hard enough. They are the ones running campaigns without understanding how the underlying auction determines who sees their ad, at what cost, and with what level of purchase intent. Budget without strategy produces noise. Strategy applied to even a modest budget produces leads.

The secondary problem is dependency. Many property agents and SMEs outsource their ads entirely to agencies or freelancers, paying management fees without knowing whether the campaigns are structured correctly, the spend is efficient, or the reported numbers actually reflect real performance. This module gives participants the knowledge to either run campaigns themselves or to evaluate and hold accountable whoever runs them on their behalf.

The session begins with the mechanics of how advertising auctions function — the factors that determine ad rank, cost per click, and impression share. This foundation is not theoretical: it directly informs every campaign decision that follows. Participants then work through the process of competitor research, learning how to assess what others in their market are spending before committing a single ringgit of their own budget.

The second half is structured as a hands-on build. Participants configure a complete campaign during the session — from audience selection and creative structure to conversion tracking and basic reporting. The module also covers the follow-up system that captures leads after the click: how to set up an enquiry pipeline that responds automatically and moves prospects toward a viewing or consultation without manual intervention. A laptop is required to complete the practical components.

Lead Trainer

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Jayden Sue Jun Hong

Founder, MeetBranding · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Canon EOS Youth Ambassador Alibaba GDT Best Social Impact 2023 MaGICX Technopreneur Grant RM15,000 UTAR BSc (Hons) Software Engineering

Every module taught by this trainer is built from work currently being executed for clients. No guest lecturers. No slide-readers. The strategies covered are the same ones running in active client engagements today.

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