Meta · Google · OpenAI — managed ad accounts

We scale e‑commerce brands with paid ads.

Your ad accounts, run end to end by people who have already taken South African brands from R100k to R600k+ a month online. From R12,000 a month. Ad spend is yours, paid straight to the platforms.

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Monthly online revenue, skincare client. Verified store data, not a mock‑up.

What we do

One thing. Done properly.

We manage paid advertising for e‑commerce brands. That is the business. Everything below exists to make the ads work harder.

01

Meta Ads

Prospecting and retargeting on Facebook and Instagram. Offer‑led creative tested weekly, not quarterly. Advantage+ when it earns its place, manual structure when it doesn’t.

02

Google Ads

Search, Shopping and Performance Max on a product feed we build and maintain ourselves. Clean titles, correct prices, every variant in stock. Brand defended, competitors’ customers taken.

03

OpenAI Ads

Advertising inside ChatGPT is new and the inventory is cheap while most agencies are still reading about it. We are already running it for clients who qualify.

Included with every account

  • Tracking that actually works. Server‑side events, Conversions API, consent handling and product feeds we fix ourselves.
  • Landing page and checkout fixes. If the site is leaking buyers, we repair the leak before we buy more traffic.
  • Reporting you can read in two minutes. Spend, revenue, return, new‑customer share. Every week. No vanity metrics.
  • Scale rules agreed up front. When return holds, budget goes up. When it slips, we know why before you ask.

Results

Spend up. Profit up. Every time.

Seventeen accounts, seventeen industries, one method. Monthly figures, rounded. Net is what the client keeps after product cost, ad spend and our fee. Brands stay anonymous because their competitors read this page too.

Reviews

What clients say when nobody is selling.

★★★★★

“We had three agencies before Hero. Each one sent a 40‑page report and no profit. These guys sent a two‑line message every Friday and the revenue graph did the talking.”

Thandi M. Founder, skincare brand
★★★★★

“They told me on the first call that my checkout was losing a third of my buyers. Fixed it before they spent a cent of my money. I have never had an agency do that.”

Pieter v. R. Owner, furniture retailer
★★★★★

“Spend went from 40 to 120 a month and I was nervous. Return didn’t move. That was the moment I stopped checking Ads Manager every morning.”

Lerato K. Director, sleepwear brand
★★★★★

“Our feed was a mess and nobody would touch it. Hero rebuilt it in a week and Shopping became our biggest channel. Straightforward people, no fluff.”

James O. E‑commerce manager, fashion
★★★★★

“The WhatsApp broadcasts alone paid the fee. The ads are the reason I am opening a fifth branch.”

Nadia S. Owner, salon group
★★★★★

“Blunt on the call, blunt in the reports, and right about almost everything. If you want to be told what you want to hear, go elsewhere.”

Sipho D. CEO, supplements brand

Also in the toolkit

Ads bring them in. These keep them.

Available to ad‑management clients, priced per project or added to the retainer. Each one exists because it makes the ads more profitable.

01

Newsletters

Written, designed, sent and measured by revenue per send. Welcome flows, abandoned carts, launches, win‑backs. Retention so the ads only have to buy new customers.

02

WhatsApp broadcasts

Opt‑in lists, broadcast campaigns, order updates and sales conversations on the number your customers already use. Open rates the inbox can’t touch.

03

Brand activations

Launches, pop‑ups, in‑store and event activations, creator collaborations and content shoots. Built to be filmed, so every activation feeds the ads for months.

We also build websites, apps and brand identities. We are good at it. It is not why you are here. If you need it, email us.

How it works

Apply. Talk. Launch. Scale.

  1. 01

    Apply

    Two minutes. The form tells us whether we are a fit before anyone’s time is spent.

  2. 02

    Call

    Thirty minutes. We look at your account and your site and tell you straight whether we can grow it.

  3. 03

    Launch

    Tracking, feeds, account structure and first creative live inside the first week.

  4. 04

    Scale

    Weekly optimisation, monthly strategy, budget increases on rules we agreed before we started.

Pricing

From R12,000/month

Management fee. Your ad spend is separate and paid by you, directly to Meta, Google and OpenAI. The fee scales with spend and scope, agreed before we start.

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For you if

  • You sell online, or you are about to launch.
  • You can pay the fee and at least R10,000 a month in ad spend from month one.
  • You want to scale, not maintain.
  • You can approve creative and offers quickly.

Not for you if

  • R12,000 a month in management is a stretch.
  • Under R10,000 a month in ad spend.
  • You expect the agency to fund the ad spend.
  • You want a report, not a result.

FAQ

Questions people ask before applying

How much does Hero Digital cost?

Management starts at R12,000 a month and is agreed as a fixed number before we start. Ad spend is separate, paid by you directly to Meta, Google and OpenAI, with a minimum of R10,000 a month. We never charge a percentage of spend.

Which platforms do you manage?

Meta (Facebook and Instagram), Google (Search, Shopping, Performance Max) and OpenAI advertising inside ChatGPT. Most accounts run Meta and Google together; OpenAI is added as a third engine once the first two are profitable.

Do you work with brands that are launching?

Yes. A launch is fine; a launch without a budget is not. If you can cover the fee and at least R10,000 a month in ad spend from month one, apply and we will tell you what the first 90 days look like.

How fast will I see results?

Tracking, feeds and structure are fixed in week one. Most accounts show a clear improvement in cost per purchase inside 30 days and a scaling step inside 60. The case studies show the before and after over three to six months.

Do I own the ad accounts and the data?

Always. Accounts, pixels, feeds and audiences sit in your Business Manager and Google accounts. We are granted access, we never hold the keys.

What do you need from me?

Fast approvals on creative and offers, honest margin numbers so we can optimise for profit, and someone who answers leads or ships orders quickly. Everything else we handle.

Apply

Ready to scale? Prove it.

Four quick questions, then your details. Launching a new brand is fine. Launching without a budget is not. If we are not a fit, the form will tell you before you waste a minute.

01Where are you with ads right now?
02Our management fee starts at R12,000 a month. Does that work?
03Ad spend is paid by you, directly to Meta, Google and OpenAI, on top of the fee. How much a month?
04What is the goal?
Platforms you want managed
Also interested in
05Your details.