Most Indian SMEs do not have an ads problem. They have a wasted-ads problem: a campaign that gets clicks but no calls, a form that collects leads nobody follows up, and a monthly report that shows impressions instead of revenue. AICLEX Technologies runs paid media for businesses that want the money they spend on Google, YouTube, Meta and LinkedIn to come back as enquiries and orders they can count. We manage the campaigns, build the landing pages, and connect every lead to WhatsApp follow-up through our WhatsPilot platform.
We work with coaches and course creators, schools and colleges, real-estate developers, clinics, D2C brands and B2B SMEs across India, typically starting at ₹30,000 to ₹1,00,000 per month in ad spend. You own the ad accounts, you see the spend in your own dashboard, and we charge a separate management fee. This page explains how we choose platforms, what the first three months look like, where most budgets leak, and how we report.
Which platform for which kind of business
The platform decision is the first thing that decides whether your budget works. Google Search captures people already looking for what you sell, so it is the starting point for clinics, local services, B2B suppliers and anyone with a searchable product. Performance Max extends that across YouTube, Display and Gmail once search alone is exhausted. Meta, meaning Instagram and Facebook, creates demand among people who were not searching, which suits coaches, D2C brands, real estate and education where a good video can stop a scroll.
LinkedIn is expensive per click but the only platform where you can target by job title, company size and industry, so it earns its cost for B2B services, SaaS and enterprise training. YouTube sits in between: cheap reach for awareness and remarketing, with strong results for course creators who can teach on camera. Most of our clients run two platforms, one to capture intent and one to create it, rather than spreading a small budget across five.
- Google Search and PMax: clinics, local services, B2B suppliers, education with search demand
- Meta Instagram and Facebook: coaches, D2C, real estate, admissions, events
- YouTube: course creators, product demos, remarketing to site visitors
- LinkedIn: B2B services, SaaS, corporate training, high-ticket consulting
The first 90 days, month by month
Month one is setup and learning. We audit any existing accounts, install conversion tracking properly, including calls and WhatsApp clicks, build or rebuild the landing page, write the first set of ads and creatives, and launch with tight targeting. The goal is clean data, not a record month. Expect the first two to three weeks to be noisy while the platforms learn who converts.
Month two is where the numbers begin to mean something. We cut the ad sets and keywords that spend without converting, scale the ones that do, test new creatives against the winners, and adjust the landing page based on where people drop off. Month three is optimisation against your business metric, whether that is cost per qualified lead, cost per admission or return on ad spend. By this point you should have a clear answer to the only question that matters: what does one customer cost from each platform, and is that worth scaling.
Landing pages and WhatsApp follow-up: where budgets leak
An ad is only a third of the system. The landing page and the follow-up decide whether the click becomes money. We build dedicated landing pages for every campaign, fast on mobile, with one offer and one action, instead of sending traffic to a homepage with twelve menu items. For most Indian audiences that action is a WhatsApp button or a short form, because a lead who starts a WhatsApp chat responds faster than one who waits for a call.
Follow-up is where the biggest leak usually is. Through WhatsPilot, every lead receives an immediate WhatsApp message with the next step, a brochure, a booking link or a qualifying question, and your team gets the lead in a shared inbox or your CRM. For clients who want calls made within minutes, our Zonvo AI calling agent can qualify the lead by phone. Fixing follow-up has cut the effective cost per customer for several clients more than any change we made inside the ad account.
- Dedicated mobile-first landing page per campaign, not the homepage
- Conversion tracking for forms, calls and WhatsApp clicks
- Instant WhatsApp reply and drip sequence through WhatsPilot
- Lead handoff to your CRM or a shared team inbox
- Optional AI calling for immediate phone qualification
How we report: CPL, ROAS and what we do not track
You get a monthly report and a live dashboard that show spend, leads, cost per lead, qualified leads as marked by your team, and for e-commerce, revenue and return on ad spend. For lead businesses we ask you to mark lead quality in the CRM every week, because a cheap lead that never picks up the phone is not cheap. That feedback goes back into the campaigns so the platforms optimise towards leads your team actually closes.
We do not headline impressions, reach or engagement rate for a lead-generation client, because none of those pay salaries. Where they appear, it is as diagnostic detail, not as the result. We also send a short written note each month on what we changed and why, so you can read the decisions, not just the numbers, and question any of them.
Budget: ad spend, management fee and what a realistic start looks like
Ad spend is paid by you directly to Google, Meta or LinkedIn from your own account, and our management fee is separate. This keeps the incentives clear: we are not marking up media, and you can see every rupee spent. For SMEs, ₹30,000 to ₹1,00,000 per month in spend is a realistic starting range. Below ₹30,000 the platforms rarely gather enough conversions to optimise, and the fixed cost of managing the account becomes disproportionate.
The management fee depends on the number of platforms, the creative work required and whether landing pages and WhatsApp automation are included. We quote it as a fixed monthly figure with a defined scope, not as a percentage that grows with your spend. Contracts start at three months, because a shorter period does not give the first-90-day cycle described above enough time to reach a decision.
Who this is for
- Coaches and course creators who need webinar registrations and course enrolments at a known cost
- Schools, colleges and institutes running admission campaigns with a fixed intake window
- Real-estate developers who need site visits, not just form fills, from Meta and Google
- Clinics and hospitals that want appointment bookings from local search and Instagram
- D2C brands measuring return on ad spend on Meta, Google Shopping and YouTube
- B2B SMEs and SaaS companies using LinkedIn and Google Search for qualified enquiries
Why choose AICLEX™
Ads, landing page and follow-up from one team
We run the campaign, build the page it lands on and automate the WhatsApp follow-up, so there is no gap between the click and the conversation.
You own the accounts and the data
Ad accounts, pixels and conversion data stay in your name. If you leave, everything stays with you, including the campaign history.
Reporting on leads and revenue, not reach
Cost per qualified lead and ROAS are the headline numbers, with weekly lead-quality feedback from your team fed back into the campaigns.
Built for Indian SME budgets
Campaign structures and creatives designed to get useful data from ₹30,000 a month, not templates borrowed from enterprise accounts.
Pricing
Ad spend is paid by you to the platforms directly, typically ₹30,000 to ₹1,00,000 per month for an SME starting out. Our management fee is quoted separately as a fixed monthly amount based on platforms, creative work and whether landing pages and WhatsApp automation are included, with a minimum three-month engagement. Ask for a proposal with the fee stated clearly before you commit.
Frequently asked questions
What is the minimum budget to start paid ads?+
We recommend at least ₹30,000 per month in ad spend for a single platform, and ₹50,000 or more if you want to run Google and Meta together. Below that, the platforms do not collect enough conversions to optimise and results swing wildly week to week. The management fee is separate and quoted based on scope.
How long before I see results?+
Leads usually start within the first week, but cost per lead is unstable for the first two to three weeks while the platforms learn. By the end of month two you should see a consistent cost per lead, and by month three a clear picture of which platform and campaign is worth scaling. That is why we ask for a three-month minimum engagement.
Who owns the ad account, pixel and data?+
You do. We set up or take over Google Ads, Meta Business Manager and LinkedIn Campaign Manager in your name, with our team added as a partner. Conversion tracking, audiences and campaign history remain in your accounts. If you stop working with us, you remove our access and nothing is lost.
What reporting will I get?+
A live dashboard plus a monthly report showing spend, leads, cost per lead, qualified leads as marked by your team, and revenue and ROAS for e-commerce. Each report includes a short written note on what we changed and why. We do not headline impressions or engagement for lead-generation campaigns.
Is there a long-term contract?+
The minimum engagement is three months, which is the time needed to complete the setup, learning and optimisation cycle. After that, the engagement continues month to month with 30 days notice from either side. There is no lock-in beyond the initial period and no penalty for leaving.
Do you make the ad creatives and landing pages?+
Yes. Ad copy, static creatives, short video edits and landing pages are part of the scope, produced by our design and content team. If you have brand guidelines or an in-house designer, we work within those. For video ads that need a shoot, we brief and coordinate with your team or a local production partner at an additional cost agreed in advance.