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Meta Ads Pricing in NZ — 2026 Cost Guide

Meta Ads (Facebook + Instagram) typically cost less per click than Google but demand more creative production. Here's the honest cost picture and what drives the numbers up or down.

PRICING BANDS

What it actually costs.

DIY Self-Managed ($0 mgmt + ad spend)

You manage the account yourself. Free in management terms; usually 50%+ more expensive per acquisition due to creative fatigue, weak Pixel/Conversions API setup, and broad targeting.

Small Business Managed ($600–$890/month mgmt + $800–$4,000 ad spend)

Webgun lives here. Includes Pixel + Conversions API setup, weekly creative refresh, retargeting funnels, monthly reporting. Realistic for consumer DTC and B2C services.

Mid-Market ($890–$2,500/month mgmt + $4,000–$20,000 ad spend)

Multi-product, lookalike audiences, dynamic product ads (DPA), catalog-based campaigns, multi-format creative production. Realistic for ecommerce.

Enterprise ($2,500+/month mgmt + $20,000+ ad spend)

In-house creative team augmentation, multi-region campaigns, advanced attribution, real Conversions API engineering. Justified at scale.

WHAT DRIVES COST

Cost drivers.

Creative production volume — Meta rewards frequent refreshes
Format mix (static vs carousel vs video vs Reels — Reels and video cost more to produce)
Audience size (broader = cheaper but less precise)
Geographic targeting (NZ-only vs international)
Conversion tracking sophistication (Pixel alone vs Pixel + Conversions API + offline events)
Retargeting funnel complexity

WATCH OUT

Red flags.

No Conversions API setup — iOS privacy changes mean Pixel-only tracking misses 30–60% of conversions
No creative refresh schedule — ads will fatigue inside 3 weeks
"Boost post" campaigns instead of proper Business Manager campaigns
Targeting based on broad interests with no lookalike or custom audience strategy
No clear ROAS reporting

WEBGUN PRICING

What Webgun charges.

Webgun scopes Meta Ads management to your account; creative production (UGC, edits, voiceover) is quoted separately by scope. Quoted in writing after a free audit. Most clients spend NZ$1,000–8,000/month on ads themselves.

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