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Advertising platforms | Which one fits?
An advertising platform provides the audience, inventory, targeting, creative formats, bidding, and reporting used to distribute paid messages.
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Who is buying, and what are they doing?
A pottery studio might sell evening classes to local residents and private workshops to companies. Someone searching for a class date needs a different message from a person arranging a team activity.
Write down the buyer, the offer and the next action first. Then compare platforms by how you can reach that buyer and show the offer. Audience size alone does not tell you whether a platform fits.
Choose a platform you can test
1. Look for an existing search
For “evening pottery classes near me,” a search advert can lead directly to dates and booking. Google Search ads reach people while they search. Check the phrases people use and whether you offer what they ask for. See our Google Ads guide for the booking checks.
2. Consider whether the offer needs to be seen
A photo of a finished bowl or a short demonstration can explain a class to someone who was not looking for one. For a visual advert, prepare material that shows what participants will make, who the class suits and where it takes place. Preview it in the chosen placement before using it.
3. Check whether the buyer’s job matters
For a company workshop, the organiser’s role may matter more than a general interest in pottery. LinkedIn offers professional audience targeting, including job title, company and industry. Check whether the available audience matches your actual buyers; a relevant job title does not prove that someone wants to book.
4. Prepare the page for that buyer
An individual needs class dates, location and a place to book. A company organiser may need group size, duration and a way to ask about available dates. Take each advert to the relevant information, and test the enquiry or booking route on a phone.
5. Compare the same completed action
Choose the result before comparing campaigns: paid class bookings, for example, or suitable company enquiries. Keep those two outcomes separate. Record the period, advertising spend and completed results, and check enquiries against actual bookings. A cheaper click does not by itself make a platform the better choice.
Match the platform to your buyer
Send the offer page, who you want to reach and what they should do next. Include any adverts you have already tried and the enquiries or bookings they brought.