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Turn ad spend into predictable, scalable growth.

Most paid media underperforms because platforms are managed in isolation. Algorithm runs your full media mix as one connected system, with senior specialists accountable for revenue, not just results on a dashboard.

Audit My Media Spend

The challenge

The platforms are smarter than ever. The results still disappoint.

AI-driven bidding has automated the mechanics of paid media. What it hasn't automated is the strategy that sits above it - deciding where to allocate budget across channels, how to feed platforms the right signals, and how to connect ad spend to the commercial outcomes that matter.

Most paid media programmes suffer from the same structural problem: each platform is managed for its own metrics. Google optimises for conversions. Meta optimises for engagement. Nobody optimises for the revenue impact of the combined system. Budget leaks between channels. Cannibalisation goes undetected. The board sees spend going up and growth going sideways.

Algorithm fixes the system above the platforms. We run your full media mix as one connected engine - with a signal strategy that feeds every platform, a measurement framework tied to revenue, and senior specialists who are accountable for the commercial outcome, not the channel score.

How most teams run it

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How Algorithm runs it

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One system. One set of numbers. Revenue.

Measured in revenue, not impressions

Spend that connects to outcomes.

Every pound of media budget is accountable to a commercial result. Not a click rate. Not a quality score. A revenue outcome you can report on.

Revenue-attributed spend

Every campaign is connected to pipeline and revenue data - not just platform conversions. You know which spend is working and which is costing you margin.

30-40%

30-40% efficiency gains

Algorithm's Diagnose stage consistently identifies 30-40% budget misallocation. Reallocation into the right channels, audiences, and moments compounds returns over time.

Faster testing, faster learning

Proprietary AI tooling runs creative and audience tests at scale. We identify what works sooner, scale it faster, and remove what's wasting budget before the month ends.

The paid media model

Every channel. One strategy. One set of numbers.

Algorithm doesn't manage channels. It manages the system that connects them. Each pillar below is a component of one integrated media engine - designed to work together, measured together, and optimised for the same commercial outcome.

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Paid Search

Google & Performance Max

Turn high-intent demand into revenue.

Google Ads and Performance Max are the most direct line from intent to conversion in paid media - when run correctly. Algorithm's Google Premier Partner status means we operate with full access to Google's advanced toolset, beta features, and strategic support. Our paid search strategy is set using Market Share Analysis data, so every campaign targets demand we know exists and that we know converts.

Search campaign architecturePerformance Max strategykeyword and audience segmentationbid strategy governanceQuality Score optimisationconversion tracking and attribution
02

Paid Social

Meta, LinkedIn & TikTok

Turn audience intelligence into demand.

Paid social is where first-party data, creative, and platform AI converge. Algorithm's approach starts with signal strategy - ensuring platforms receive the strongest possible data inputs before a single ad is served. Creative testing is systematic, not intuitive. And campaigns are built for full-funnel impact: generating demand at the top, qualifying it in the middle, and connecting it to revenue at the bottom.

Meta Ads (Facebook + Instagram)LinkedIn Ads (B2B demand and lead gen)TikTok Adsfirst-party data strategycreative testing frameworkaudience segmentationConversion API implementation
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Programmatic & Display

Data-led precision at scale

Turn reach into precision.

Programmatic removes the false choice between scale and targeting. Algorithm's programmatic practice uses data-led audience modelling to reach the right people at the right moment - across display, video, native, and connected TV. Impression quality is scored against commercial signals, not just viewability. Every programmatic placement is connected to the same attribution framework as search and social.

Programmatic planning and buyingaudience segmentation and modellingimpression quality scoringbrand safety governancecross-channel frequency managementattribution integration
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Video & YouTube

Attention to consideration

Turn attention into consideration.

Video is the fastest-growing paid media surface and the most underutilised for commercial outcomes. Algorithm's video strategy connects organic and paid video signals into a coherent presence that moves audiences through awareness and into the conversion funnel. Performance is measured against brand lift, search query lift, and downstream revenue contribution - not views.

YouTube Ads (skippablenon-skippablebumper)Video Performance campaignsorganic + paid video integrationbrand lift measurementview-to-conversion attribution
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Foundation

Signal Strategy & Data Layer

Foundation layer

Turn data into competitive advantage.

AI-driven platforms are only as good as the signals they receive. Algorithm builds and maintains the data infrastructure that feeds every paid channel - first-party data activation, Conversion API implementation, offline conversion imports, and CRM integration. Better signals mean better targeting, lower CPAs, and faster AI learning cycles.

First-party data strategyConversion API (MetaGoogle Enhanced Conversions)CRM and offline data integrationaudience segmentation from CRM signalsdata clean room readinessattribution modelling

Every major paid channel. Managed as one system.

Google Search & PMax

High-intent capture across search, shopping, and full-funnel Performance Max campaigns.

Meta (Facebook & Instagram)

Demand generation and conversion across the largest social advertising platform in the world.

LinkedIn Ads

B2B demand generation, lead capture, and account-based targeting for professional audiences.

TikTok Ads

Discovery and demand creation for brands competing for attention in short-form video.

Programmatic & Display

Data-led reach across premium inventory, display, video, native, and connected TV.

YouTube & Video

Brand and consideration campaigns connected to downstream search and conversion signals.

Automation governed, not surrendered

The platforms want to automate everything. That's not the same as optimising everything.

The risk

AI-driven bidding and campaign automation have made paid media faster. They have also made it easier to spend more without knowing why performance is moving in a given direction.

Platforms optimise what you tell them to optimise. If the objective is off, the signals are weak, or no one oversees the system, budget drifts toward the easiest path - rarely the path that drives real commercial return.

Paid media moves fast - faster than most teams can keep up with. Without a clear system, spend increases while performance remains unpredictable.

The Algorithm approach

Objective setting tied to revenue

We connect platform objectives to pipeline and commercial outcomes before a campaign launches.

Signal strategy first

Conversion APIs, first-party data, and offline imports give platforms the strongest possible inputs.

Automation governance

AI tools run the execution; senior specialists set the strategy and hold the system accountable.

Incrementality measurement

We track whether campaigns are driving new demand - not just capturing intent that was already there.

Proprietary optimisation layer

Algorithm's AI tools monitor performance anomalies, reallocate budget, and flag issues before they compound.

Paid media as a system component

Paid media doesn't live in a channel. In the Algorithm system, it never has to.

Paid media is the most controllable growth lever in the system - but it is most powerful when connected to organic signals, conversion data, and audience intelligence from every other channel. In the Algorithm framework, paid media feeds and is fed by every RACE stage.

REACH
Brand and demand generation campaigns build awareness and drive qualified audiences into the funnel. Market Share Analysis data shapes which audiences and markets to prioritise.
ACT
Retargeting and consideration campaigns re-engage high-intent audiences. Paid social amplifies the content and landing pages that the ACT stage is designed around.
CONVERT
Conversion-led search and shopping campaigns capture demand at the moment of highest intent. Paid media attribution is connected to CRM and revenue data - not just platform conversions.
ENGAGE
CRM-based remarketing and customer reactivation campaigns extend the value of existing customers. Paid media data feeds back into audience modelling and budget allocation for the next REACH cycle.

What makes this different

Google Premier Partner. Senior team. Different game.

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Google Premier Partner - Top 10 in South Africa

Premier Partner status means top 3% globally, full access to beta features, direct Google support, and performance benchmarks that hold us accountable. Five consecutive years - not a one-off qualification.

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Diagnosis before tactics

Before we recommend a channel mix or set a budget, we run a commercial audit. Market Share Analysis, budget efficiency analysis, and channel interconnection mapping tell us where paid media will have the greatest impact - before a rand is spent.

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Senior specialists in every seat

The person who designs your media strategy is the person running your accounts. No briefing chain. No junior team learning on your budget. Senior performance specialists, accountable for commercial outcomes.

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Proprietary AI optimisation stack

Algorithm's proprietary AI tools handle anomaly detection, bid strategy monitoring, creative performance analysis, and budget reallocation signals - so senior specialists spend their time on strategic decisions, not manual optimisation tasks.

You're already spending on paid media.

The question is whether it's working as hard as it could.

Audit My Media Spend
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