Performance media, DTC

I manage paid media based on what the numbers are actually telling me.

I have been running paid ads for about four years, primarily across Meta, managing DTC accounts from campaign setup and daily optimization to budget allocation, creative testing and reporting. I look beyond ROAS and CPA to understand what is affecting performance, whether that is the creative, the offer, the landing page or something else in the funnel.

Jacob Okparume
Jacob Okparume, media buyer
Meta Ads ✦ DTC growth ✦ Performance reporting ✦ Creative testing ✦ Google Ads ✦ Landing pages ✦

GrowthPod client work

Some of the accounts
I have worked on.

The numbers below show the spend levels from accounts I have worked on. I have included screenshots directly from Ads Manager so you can see the account data.

Ads Manager evidence

Actual results from
Ads Manager.

I have kept the relevant account data visible in the screenshots, including spend, purchases and cost per purchase, so you can see the results directly from the accounts.

Petsmont Ads Manager May results
Petsmont, May 2025.
Pure Plank Ads Manager ad set results
Pure Plank, ad set performance.
Sauceware Ads Manager result view
Sauceware, campaign performance.

How I work

How I work inside
an ad account.

01

Understand what is happening.

I compare recent performance with the previous period and work through the funnel to see exactly where performance changed.

02

Find where the drop is coming from.

I use custom columns to review hook rate, hold rate, CTR, outbound clicks, landing page views, add to carts, checkouts and purchases. That separates a creative problem from a landing page or conversion problem.

03

Decide what we test next.

Once I know where the problem is, I change the budget, iterate on a winning creative, test a new hook or angle, or fix something further down the funnel.

Experience

Four years working across paid media and performance marketing.

2025 to present

GrowthPod

Media Buyer.

Campaign execution, account optimization, spend management and creative feedback across DTC accounts.

2024 to 2025

Brand My Agent

Media Buyer, Automations Specialist.

Facebook and Instagram campaigns, CRM workflows and conversion focused lead follow up.

2024 to 2025

Reactive Work, Market LLC

Digital Marketer.

PPC strategy, paid creative, landing page optimization and performance reporting.

2023 to 2024

AI Estate

Media Buyer.

Facebook media buying, automated follow up and appointment conversion.

2023 to 2024

Yannis Marketing

Media Buyer.

Audience led paid social, order growth and conversion rate optimization.

2022 to 2023

GRROIT

Contract Media Buyer.

Cross channel media buying, lead nurturing and conversion campaigns.

Creative strategy and production

Creative strategy starts with research.

I look at the ad account, customer reviews, competitor reviews, Reddit, TikTok, Facebook comments and ad comments to understand what customers are actually saying. I use that research to identify the personas, problems and angles worth testing, then develop the hooks and messaging from there. For statics, I can design the creatives myself. For UGC, I write the scripts and briefs, then use performance data to decide what we iterate on next.

Petsmont advertising creative
Petsmont, pet wellness creative.
Pure Plank advertising creative
Pure Plank, fitness creative.
Amla Green advertising creative
Amla Green, consumer wellness creative.
Amla Green blood pressure creative
Amla Green, blood pressure angle.
Amla Green nighttime blood pressure creative
Amla Green, nighttime concern angle.
Petsmont Buddy Guard dog supplement creative
Petsmont, daily support angle.
Petsmont Buddy Guard progress creative
Petsmont, progression visual.
Petsmont Buddy Guard dog health creative
Petsmont, education angle.
Pure Plank fitness product creative for dads
Pure Plank, busy dads angle.
Pure Plank fitness product creative for men over forty
Pure Plank, over forty angle.
Pure Plank body transformation creative
Pure Plank, transformation angle.