Social Media Marketing · Te Kuiti
Social media for Te Kuiti
that actually drives sales.
Facebook and Instagram Ads for Te Kuiti businesses. Proper strategy, real creative, full reporting. From $500/month + ad spend.
River Path Home Loans
Manta5 Hydrofoils
Empower Software
PPC Foiling
Hofman Roofing
Hidden Springs
Agilis Consulting
Go Waipa
Presto Dryer
ZeroJet
Tectrax
Storage Care Hub
RB Thomas Builders
Airmax Website
Airmax - 10x Visibility in 28 Days
The Te Kuiti Social Media Problem
Most Te Kuiti businesses post to Instagram and call it "social media marketing".
Organic social reach has collapsed. Facebook shows your posts to about 1-3% of your followers. Instagram Reels can still go viral, but for most local businesses, organic content is a slow-build channel at best.
The businesses actually driving sales from social are running Meta Ads. Facebook Ads, Instagram Ads, audience targeting, retargeting, catalogue sales - that's where the ROI lives. Done badly (which is most of the time) it burns money. Done well, it's one of the best channels for local and ecommerce businesses.
We run Meta Ads that convert, paired with the right organic strategy for Te Kuiti businesses.
What You Get
Six things that make it actually work.
Audience research & targeting
We research your Te Kuiti customer, build proper audience segments, and layer in lookalike audiences based on your real customer data - not generic Facebook interest targeting.
Creative strategy & production
Great ads need great creative. We plan ad concepts, source photography/video, write copy, and produce variants to test. No stock photos, no AI slop - creative that actually converts.
Meta Ads campaign management
Facebook and Instagram Ads built properly - pixel setup, conversion tracking, retargeting funnels, catalogue sales (for ecommerce), and A/B testing throughout.
Organic content strategy
Your Meta Ads work harder when your organic social is consistent. We build monthly content plans, hooks, and post templates your team can actually execute.
Weekly optimisation & testing
We review campaign performance weekly, test new creative, adjust audiences, and scale winners. Real optimisation, not 'set and forget'.
Transparent reporting & training
Monthly reports showing cost per click, cost per lead, ROAS, and retention metrics. We teach you how to read Meta Business Suite so you're never dependent on us.
The Process
Audit. Build. Scale.
Three phases, clear deliverables, full visibility every step.
01
Strategy & Audit
Week 1
We audit your existing social presence, research your audience, and plan the campaign strategy. Creative directions, audience segments, budget allocation - all agreed before launch.
02
Build & Launch
Weeks 2–3
We build creative, set up campaigns, install tracking, and launch with small test budgets. Learning data before scaling. Initial results visible inside 2 weeks.
03
Optimise & Scale
Ongoing
Weekly creative tests, audience adjustments, budget scaling on winners. Monthly reporting. Quarterly strategy reviews. We compound what's working.
Pricing
Transparent pricing, no surprises.
Fixed-price management fee. Ad spend separate (paid direct to Google/Meta). No hidden markups.
Setup
From $1,500
One-off campaign build + creative.
- • Audience research
- • Pixel + tracking setup
- • 3 ad variants with creative
- • Campaign structure
Management
From $500/mo
Ongoing management + creative + ad spend separate.
- • Weekly optimisation
- • 2–4 new creative variants/month
- • Monthly reporting
- • Audience expansion
Full Accelerator
From $5,000/mo
Social + full marketing system.
- • Meta Ads managed
- • Google Ads managed
- • Content + email + SEO
- • Website + landing pages
Ad spend is separate - you pay Meta direct, we don't mark it up. Most Te Kuiti businesses start at $1,500–$5,000/month in ad spend depending on market and goals. See our Full Service Accelerator for complete marketing system management.
Social media for Te Kuiti industries.
Different industries win differently on social. We tailor creative, targeting, and funnels to your specific Te Kuiti market.
Te Kuiti sheep & beef farming
Facebook reaches King Country farmers. Meta Ads with practical, rural-first creative.
Te Kuiti shearing
Shearing content on Facebook connects. Meta Ads targeting rural service decision-makers.
Te Kuiti forestry & logging
Commercial B2B Meta Ads. Combining Facebook and LinkedIn reach for forestry decision-makers.
Te Kuiti trades
Project photos drive enquiries. Meta Ads for Te Kuiti tradies with before/after creative.
Te Kuiti tourism & heritage
Heritage tourism content on Instagram. Meta Ads targeting travellers with stunning King Country imagery.
Te Kuiti local retail
Community-focused Meta Ads. Local targeting, offer-driven creative, cross-channel consistency.
Why Te Kuiti businesses choose King Tide for social media.
Three things separate us from most agencies.
We don't mark up ad spend
Flat management fee. You pay Meta direct. Our incentive is to make every dollar work, not encourage you to spend more. Most agencies take a percentage of ad spend - we think that creates bad incentives.
Real creative, not templates
Most agencies reuse creative across clients. We produce original creative for your brand, your voice, your market. More expensive to do, but it's what actually separates winning campaigns from losing ones.
Full handover, no lock-in
We hand over pixel access, audience data, creative assets, and a playbook. You can take this elsewhere or run it yourself - no forced retention.
Common questions.
How much does social media marketing cost in Te Kuiti?
Our management fee starts at $500/month. Ad spend is separate - you pay Meta direct. Most Te Kuiti businesses start with $1,000–$5,000/month in ad spend depending on their market. Everything fixed-price and scoped upfront.
How long until I see results from Meta Ads?
Meta Ads can drive clicks and engagement within days of launch. It takes 4-8 weeks of creative testing and audience optimisation to hit great cost-per-lead or ROAS numbers. We set clear expectations in month one.
Do I need to create content for this to work?
Not necessarily. We can produce creative from scratch if you don't have content. If you have good existing content (photos, videos), we'll use and optimise that. Either way, you don't need to become an influencer for this to work.
Facebook or Instagram - which is better?
Usually both. Meta Ads run across Facebook and Instagram from the same campaign. For younger audiences or visual products, Instagram dominates. For wider demographics or B2B, Facebook still wins. We split budget where it works.
Do you mark up ad spend?
No. You pay Meta directly. We charge a flat management fee. Some agencies take 15–20% of ad spend - we think that creates bad incentives to inflate spend.
Will I own the content we create?
Yes. All creative, photography, video, and copy produced is yours. No licensing fees, no usage limits. You can reuse it anywhere.
Where are you based?
Our office is on Lyon Street in Kihikihi. We meet Te Kuiti clients remotely via video call and in person when it makes sense. Most social work happens remotely with monthly strategy calls.
Case Studies
Real results from real businesses.
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Airmax
A basic WordPress site replaced with a 98-page, search-optimised website - built with AI. Two months later: search visibility up 29x, Google clicks up 6x, and the phone doesn't stop.
1 → 10+
Calls per day
29x
Search visibility, 2 months
Empower Software
A workshop-software company with a tight ad budget and a flat year behind it. Three months later: a paid lead engine that scales, a search-optimised site pulling free organic traffic, and the first leads landing in Australia.
31
Qualified workshop leads, first 3 months
~$102
Cost per qualified lead
Alpha Trailers
A tired WordPress site replaced with a fast, search-optimised website - built with AI, live in six weeks. The owner now edits it himself in plain English.
199
Google clicks, first week
4,360
Impressions, first week
River Path Home Loans
A team of mortgage advisers left an established brokerage to start their own firm - no brand, no website, no online presence. Seven days later they had all three.
7
Days to launch
55+
Pages built
PPC Foiling
From 7 dealers to 95 - how a Kiwi wing foiling brand built a global B2B channel from scratch with King Tide.
7→95
Dealers across NA & Europe
Consistent
Reorders from dealer network
Smart Housing Solutions
From tyre-kickers to 6 signed contracts in two weeks. How a husband-and-wife tiny home business in New Zealand transformed their marketing from scattered to strategic.
6
Contracts in 2 weeks
10+
Quality leads per week
Testimonials
Don't take our word for it.
“The team deliver results at more than twice the pace and impact than normal marketing executives. A real hands on do and deliver team. Jumping from strategy to execution and results in days. The best marketing exec I have ever worked with.”
Mark Robotham
CEO, Manta5
“Louis has a rare and hard-to-find talent for reaching and engaging a target market. He made marketing a core competency of our business. I'm still blown away by the reach and engagement we had on social media and the thousands of enquiries we received over the years.”
Guy Howard-Willis
Founder, Torpedo 7
“The foiling industry is super competitive, and standing out isn't easy. We've made huge progress - we're selling more to end consumers and signing up dealers faster than we ever have. It's momentum.”
Sam Loader
Founder, PPC Foiling
“The team at King Tide are great people to work with. They strike a rare balance between big picture strategic thinking and sharp execution to ensure they deliver actual results, not just glossy reports. Highly recommend.”
Greg Johnston
37 South Capital
“Louis and Ella at King Tide are incredible, after a full brief, intel gathering and outlining our current frustrations and what we were looking for, these guys delivered!! Not only were they incredibly responsive, but they were also intuitive to tap into our Industry to produce result quickly, collaboratively and without fuss - would 100% recommend.”
Cherrie Wheeler
Presto Resourcing
“We've been using King Tide for 12 months as a general advisor for all marketing. The improvement we've seen in our business is off the charts and I see no other reason for it. They're awesome to deal with, incredibly knowledgeable, and their advice works. Can not recommend enough.”
Jake
RB Thomas Building
Ready for Meta Ads that actually work for Te Kuiti businesses?
Get a free audit of your current social media setup (or a scoping call if you haven't started). We'll show you what's working and what we'd build for $1,500/month.
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