Brand Scaling & Performance Marketing

We Turn
Ad Spend
Into Revenue.

We build and run Facebook and Instagram ad campaigns for small businesses in the Charleston area. No minimum ad spend to qualify, month-to-month, cancel anytime. You keep your own ad account and your own data — always.

No presentation. We look at your numbers and tell you whether ads make sense for you.

Any Budget
No minimum ad spend to qualify
None
Long-term contracts
Direct
Access — no account managers
No minimum ad spend — any budget that makes sense
Charleston, SC — local operator
No contracts — cancel any month
Your ad account — your data, always
No minimum ad spend — any budget that makes sense
Charleston, SC — local operator
No contracts — cancel any month
Your ad account — your data, always

The Problem

Most marketing is a tax on your business.

Between DIY guesswork and agencies that optimize for their own retainers, brands bleed budget every month with nothing to show for it. Here's what that actually looks like — and how Clayborn fixes each one.

01 / The Pain

Your ads burn cash with no clear return — you see spend go up but revenue stays flat.

The Clayborn Fix

We build full-funnel campaigns where every dollar is tracked to revenue, so you know exactly what's profitable and what to cut.

02 / The Pain

Generic agencies hand you templated strategies and a junior account manager who barely knows your business.

The Clayborn Fix

You work directly with senior strategists who treat your brand like their own — no handoffs, no fluff, no vanity metrics.

03 / The Pain

Your creatives look like everyone else's, so the scroll keeps scrolling past you.

The Clayborn Fix

We produce scroll-stopping ad creatives built from your offer and your customer's psychology — tested, iterated, and proven.

04 / The Pain

Your ads scale for a week then collapse — you hit a ceiling and can't break through profitably.

The Clayborn Fix

We build scaling systems with fresh creative angles in constant rotation, so your campaigns compound instead of fatiguing — and your ceiling keeps moving up.

The Service

Facebook & Instagram ads, done properly.

We do one thing — Meta ads — and we do it end to end: strategy, creatives, targeting, scaling, and reporting. No diluted focus, no junior account managers.

01 / The Offering

Full Meta ads management — creatives included.

Most agencies split "media buying" and "creatives" and bill you twice. We don't. Your campaign, your ad creatives, your scaling strategy, and your reporting all live under one roof — run by a senior strategist who actually knows your brand.

We run Facebook and Instagram ads for brands that want revenue, not impressions. Every dollar of spend is tracked to what it earned, and we cut what doesn't work the moment the data says so.

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What's Included

  • Full-funnel Meta ad strategy (prospecting, retargeting, scaling)
  • Scroll-stopping ad creatives — static, motion & UGC concepts
  • Hook & angle testing framework built into every campaign
  • Daily optimization against ROAS, not vanity metrics
  • Revenue-attributed reporting in plain language
  • A senior strategist on your account — never a junior
Ad spend is separate, and it's yours. You pay Meta directly, on your own card, in your own ad account — we get admin access through Business Manager and never run your budget through our accounts. It's month-to-month, and you own the ad account, the pixel data, the leads, and the page. If we ever part ways, none of it leaves with us.

Our Standard

We de-risk everything for you.

These are the commitments we make to every brand — the ones that earn long partnerships.

01

A free strategy call, not a sales pitch

We'll audit your funnel live and show you exactly where revenue is hiding — whether or not you ever hire us. No deck, no pressure.

02

Revenue-tracked reporting from day one

Every dollar of spend is tied to revenue. You see what's profitable and what isn't in plain language — no vanity metrics, no spin.

03

A senior strategist on every account

You work directly with the people doing the work. No handoffs to juniors, no account managers reading off a script.

04

No long-term contracts

We earn your renewal every month. If we're not clearly producing, you walk — and we'd rather you did than stay out of inertia.

What we're aiming at: more customers, on top of what you're already getting, for the $1,500 fee plus whatever you decide to put behind ad spend. The exact target depends on your offer, your margins, and your market — we set it with you on the call and measure against it every week. It's a goal, not a promise. Anyone who guarantees you a specific number of customers before seeing your pricing, your close rate, or your market is guessing.

How It Works

A process built for momentum, not meetings.

Four steps. Nothing happens without your sign-off.

01

Discovery & Audit

We map your funnel, audit your creatives and spend, and find the leaks. You get a clear, prioritized roadmap — free.

Free

02

Build & Launch

We ship your website, creatives, and campaign architecture in weeks — not months. Everything is tracked to revenue from day one.

1–2 weeks

03

Optimize & Scale

Daily optimization against ROAS. We cut what doesn't work, double down on what does, and scale profitably.

Ongoing

04

Report & Compound

Transparent revenue-attributed reporting. You always know what you're getting — and what's coming next.

Ongoing

Questions

The things you'd ask before a call.

Straight answers to the objections worth raising. If something's missing, ask us on the strategy call.

Why should I trust you with my budget?

Because we de-risk it for you: a free live audit up front, revenue-tracked reporting from day one, a senior strategist (not a junior) on your account, and no long-term contracts. If we're not clearly producing, you leave. We'd rather earn it than lock you in.

Do you require a minimum ad spend to work together?

No minimum. We work with small businesses in Charleston spending anywhere from a few hundred dollars a month to a few thousand — this isn't a $5k+ agency built for national brands, it's built for local businesses that want ads run properly at a price that makes sense for them. On the call, we'll tell you honestly whether your budget is enough to make ads worthwhile.

What exactly happens on the free strategy call?

30 minutes. We review your funnel, creatives, and spend live, and show you where the revenue is leaking — specific, actionable, no deck. Whether or not you ever hire us, you walk away with a clear next step.

How fast can you get my campaign or website live?

Creatives and campaign architecture typically launch within 2 weeks of kickoff. A full website build runs 3–5 weeks depending on scope. You'll get a concrete timeline on your strategy call.

How do you report on results?

Revenue-attributed reporting, in plain language. You see spend, revenue, ROAS, and cost per acquisition — not impressions or clicks dressed up to look good. Updated as often as you want, minimum monthly.

What's the pricing model?

Flat $1,500 a month, plus a one-time $500 setup fee for the pixel, landing page, and campaign build. No custom scoping, no tiers, no percentage-of-spend. Month-to-month — cancel any time. Ad spend is separate and stays in your own ad account, on your own card.

Who You're Working With

A local operator, not a call center

Koda Smith
Founder · Clayborn Marketing · Charleston, SC

I run Clayborn Marketing out of Charleston. When you call, you get me — not an account coordinator, not a ticket number, and not a different person every quarter.

I work with a small number of businesses on purpose. Every campaign I run, I build, watch, and adjust myself. If something isn't working, you'll hear it from me before you have to ask.

The fastest way to find out whether this is worth your time is a fifteen-minute call. If your close rate, your crew capacity, or your margins say ads are the wrong move right now, I'll tell you that instead of selling you a retainer.

Apply to Work With Us

We only take on brands we can scale.

Tell us about your brand below. We review every application by hand — if there's a fit, we'll reach out within two business days to schedule a free audit. No instant sales call, no pressure.

Prefer to just talk? Book a 15-minute call instead.

We review applications by hand and only take on brands we can genuinely scale. We'll never share your details.

Prefer email? koda@claybornmarketing.com
$1,500/month · $500 setup · month-to-month · Charleston, SC