How Much Should a Somali Business Spend on Digital Advertising? A Budget Framework
There is no universal “right” ad budget for Somalia. A useful budget starts with the value of a customer, the conversion rate of the sales process and how much learning the campaign needs before decisions are reliable.
Start with allowable acquisition cost
Estimate gross profit or contribution from an average customer and decide what portion can be spent acquiring that customer. This creates a commercial ceiling for cost per acquisition.
Work backward through the funnel
If only a percentage of leads become customers, the allowable cost per lead must be lower than the allowable customer-acquisition cost. The same logic can be applied to landing-page conversion rates and click costs.
Fund testing separately from scaling
Early campaigns need enough spend to test multiple creatives, messages and landing pages. Do not scale a campaign simply because it has a low click cost; scale when downstream lead quality is acceptable.
Split budgets by intent
Search ads can capture existing demand, while social ads can create and shape demand. Zubrify’s Google Ads and PPC service can help structure the testing plan.
Sources and further reading
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