February 27, 2024

Ad Manager To Growth Consultant: Mapping Your Meta Ad Career Path

29 minutes

As an ad manager, the career path can be a promising journey filled with opportunities for growth and advancement. In this episode, we will cover the various levels of the ad management career path, discussing the skills required, earning potential, and strategies for finding clients. Additionally, we will explore how ad managers can progress to the role of ad strategist and eventually transition into the position of a growth consultant. Let's map out the career path and discover the keys to success in ad management.

Topics Covered In This Episode:

Financial goals: Aim to reach $100,000 yearly as an ad manager, which is achievable with 5 clients, and transition to ad strategist to gain a significant pay increase.
Finding clients: Use methods like direct outreach, referrals, and networking events to secure clients, and commit to one method for about 45 days to focus and find your first or next client successfully.
Necessary skills: Develop expertise in Meta ads, hone communication skills, and embrace project management tools, bounce-back ability, and willingness to market services.
Progression to ad strategist: Ensure expert-level knowledge in ads and funnels, bring creative ideas and strategies to the table, and focus on targeting higher-level businesses with more ad spending
Transition to growth consultant: Understand the role and responsibilities of a growth consultant, charging significantly more than ad managers, with earning potential exceeding $250,000 a year by working less than 10 hours per week.
Finding growth consultancy clients: Explore various avenues like speaking at events, masterminds, networking events, and referrals to target higher-level businesses seeking growth consultancy services.
Required attributes: Cultivate expert-level knowledge of digital marketing and advertising, build a strong personal brand and professional network, establish exceptional communication and boundaries, and have the ability to see the big picture
Agency model considerations: Understand that incorporating the agency model at the ad strategist or growth consultant levels requires a certain level of revenue and profit margin to be viable, prompting strategic decision-making for future business growth.

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February 27, 2024

Ad Manager To Growth Consultant: Mapping Your Meta Ad Career Path

29 minutes

Topics Covered In This Episode:

Financial goals: Aim to reach $100,000 yearly as an ad manager, which is achievable with 5 clients, and transition to ad strategist to gain a significant pay increase.
Finding clients: Use methods like direct outreach, referrals, and networking events to secure clients, and commit to one method for about 45 days to focus and find your first or next client successfully.
Necessary skills: Develop expertise in Meta ads, hone communication skills, and embrace project management tools, bounce-back ability, and willingness to market services.
Progression to ad strategist: Ensure expert-level knowledge in ads and funnels, bring creative ideas and strategies to the table, and focus on targeting higher-level businesses with more ad spending
Transition to growth consultant: Understand the role and responsibilities of a growth consultant, charging significantly more than ad managers, with earning potential exceeding $250,000 a year by working less than 10 hours per week.
Finding growth consultancy clients: Explore various avenues like speaking at events, masterminds, networking events, and referrals to target higher-level businesses seeking growth consultancy services.
Required attributes: Cultivate expert-level knowledge of digital marketing and advertising, build a strong personal brand and professional network, establish exceptional communication and boundaries, and have the ability to see the big picture
Agency model considerations: Understand that incorporating the agency model at the ad strategist or growth consultant levels requires a certain level of revenue and profit margin to be viable, prompting strategic decision-making for future business growth.