When digital campaigns fail to deliver results, the first reaction is almost always the same. The platform gets blamed. Budgets get adjusted. Targeting is tightened. New audiences are tested. Sometimes the creative is changed or the offer is rewritten. But in our experience, there is a far more common issue that often goes unnoticed. The problem is not the ad at all. The real issue is what happens after the click. We see this across Google Ads, Meta campaigns and Performance Max. Traffic looks healthy. Click through rates are strong. Costs are reasonable. Yet enquiries remain low and conversions are inconsistent. It is clear that the campaign is attracting attention, but something in the experience is stopping users from taking the next step. In our view, the landing page is often the hidden factor that determines whether a campaign succeeds or fails. Why Good Ads Still Fail An effective ad has one job. It creates interest and convinces someone to click. Once that click happens, ...
If you work in the education sector and rely on digital advertising to attract enquiries, you may have noticed a frustrating pattern. Campaigns are live, budgets are being spent, impressions are coming through, yet the people you actually want to reach are not engaging. Enquiry volume is low, lead quality feels inconsistent and applications do not reflect the audience you expected. We see this situation often with training providers, colleges, RTOs and course-based businesses. On the surface, the campaigns look fine. The targeting appears logical, the creative is professional and the offer is relevant. But in practice, the ads are not connecting with the right students. In our view, the problem is rarely the platform itself. Most of the time, the issue comes down to how education audiences behave and how modern ad systems decide who sees your campaigns. Once you understand this shift, it becomes much easier to fix the problem and start reaching the people who are actually ready t...