Serving Malibu & the western Santa Monica Mountains

Facebook Ads Agency in Malibu, CA

High-converting Facebook and Instagram ad campaigns for Malibu businesses. Unlike agencies locking you into $3,000+/month retainers — we run your campaigns on a project basis. You keep the results.

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4.2x average ROAS 38% lower cost per acquisition 1M+ leads generated 500+ businesses served

4.2x

Average ROAS across campaigns

38%

Lower cost per acquisition

1M+

Leads generated for clients

The quick answer

Thrive Media runs Facebook and Instagram campaigns for Malibu luxury real estate, hospitality, med spas, concierge healthcare, and personal brands — averaging 4.2x ROAS. Project-based pricing, no retainer. Every campaign paired with a custom landing page and AI follow-up agent contacting leads in under 60 seconds.

Key takeaways

Malibu paid-social campaigns average 4.2x ROAS — measured in revenue, not reach.
Project-based pricing. No retainer.
Every campaign paired with a custom landing page and AI follow-up agent for sub-60-second lead response.
Designed for luxury verticals where brand fidelity matters as much as conversion.
Remote delivery with on-site discovery available in Malibu.

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Selected work

Campaigns we've run

Facebook and Instagram ad systems built end-to-end — strategy, creative, landing page, and follow-up.

BizBee Funding

Finance / Lending

4.8x ROAS on lead-gen campaigns

Bison Roofing LA

Roofing · Contractor

$22 cost per qualified lead

Cash For Homes Now

Real Estate

3.6x ROAS, 41% lower CPA

REI Broadcast

Real Estate Investing · SaaS

Full-funnel paid social build

Lead Detector

SaaS · B2B

Custom landing + ad system

RocketSkip

SaaS · Real Estate Tech

Multi-channel paid social stack

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Client voices

What clients say

"Thrive Media built our entire site and AI lead system in under a week. We went from manually following up with leads 6–8 hours later to having them called back in under 3 minutes. Conversion is up and our team focuses on closing, not chasing."

Justin C.

Real Estate Investor

"We needed a site fast and couldn't afford to wait 3 months for an agency. Thrive had our roofing company live in 72 hours. The site loads faster than anything we had before and we're getting more calls from Google."

Sterling C.

Roofing Company Owner

"I've worked with three agencies in the last two years. Thrive Media is the only one that delivered what they promised, on time, at the price quoted. The AI follow-up agent alone paid for the entire project in the first month."

Chris L.

Entrepreneur

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Why Malibu businesses choose Thrive Media

Lead Differentiator

4.2x Average ROAS

Across our Facebook and Instagram campaigns, we average 4.2x return on ad spend. Unlike agencies that show you impressions and reach, we measure revenue.

No Retainer Required

Unlike agencies charging $2,000–$5,000+/month in management fees, Thrive Media runs campaigns on a project basis. No long-term contract. No monthly lock-in.

Custom Creative Built In

We write the copy, build the creative, and design the landing page — all included. Most agencies charge separately for each.

Daily Optimization

Every campaign is reviewed and adjusted daily — not weekly, not monthly. Small adjustments compound into significant performance improvements.

Full-Funnel Thinking

We don't just run ads. We connect the ad to the landing page to the lead to the AI follow-up agent. Every click is tracked to a closed deal.

10+ Years of Campaign Data

We've managed over $1M+ in combined ad spend across verticals. We know what works for local service businesses, e-commerce, and professional services in Southern California.

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How it works

From first call to live system — built by one accountable team.

1

Week 1

Strategy & Audience Build

Custom audience research, competitor analysis, creative brief. We map the funnel before we spend a dollar.
2

Week 1–2

Launch

Campaigns live with A/B testing built in from day one. Creative variants, audience splits, offer testing.
3

Ongoing

Optimize

Daily performance review. Weekly reporting. Budgets shifted to what's working within 48 hours of identifying winners.
4

Month 2+

Scale

Winning campaigns scaled. New creative angles added. ROAS improves as data accumulates.

1

Week 1

Strategy & Audience Build

Custom audience research, competitor analysis, creative brief. We map the funnel before we spend a dollar.
2

Week 1–2

Launch

Campaigns live with A/B testing built in from day one. Creative variants, audience splits, offer testing.
3

Ongoing

Optimize

Daily performance review. Weekly reporting. Budgets shifted to what's working within 48 hours of identifying winners.
4

Month 2+

Scale

Winning campaigns scaled. New creative angles added. ROAS improves as data accumulates.

Serving Malibu and the surrounding area

Malibu's economy concentrates around luxury real estate, hospitality and destination brands, med spas, concierge healthcare, and personal brands. Paid social here lives or dies on creative quality — generic templated ads hurt the brand more than they help.

Highest-ROI campaigns we run for Malibu: luxury real-estate buyer-tour and seller-lead campaigns, hospitality and event booking, med-spa consultation promotions, and personal-brand offers.

We serve Malibu clients remotely with on-site discovery available.

Industries we serve in Malibu

Luxury real estate Hospitality & restaurants Med spas & aesthetics Concierge healthcare Tourism & destination brands Personal brands & creators

Adjacent cities served

Calabasas Pacific Palisades Topanga Agoura Hills Westlake Village Hidden Hills

Who else offers Facebook ads management in Malibu?

We think you should know your options. Here's an honest read of the local market.

Agency	Delivery	Tech	AI capability	Pricing	You own it?
LA luxury creative agencies	Standard timeline	WordPress / custom	None	$5K–$15K/mo retainer	Partial
Boutique Malibu freelancers	Inconsistent	WordPress / Squarespace	None	Per-project	Partial
Sachs Marketing Group	Standard agency timeline	WordPress + ad mgmt	None	Month-to-month retainer	Partial
National Facebook Ads SaaS	Off-the-shelf	Templated	None	Monthly subscription	No campaign IP
Thrive Media Recommended	Live in 1–2 weeks	Custom creative + landing page	AI follow-up agent included	Project-based (no retainer)	Yes — accounts, data, audiences

Luxury Malibu campaigns need brand-grade creative plus AI-fast follow-up. Templated ads erode the brand and underperform.

Every agency above has strengths worth knowing about. A few LA luxury agencies do strong brand creative if you want a full retainer engagement rather than project-based. The distinction is delivery model, tech stack, and AI capability — and on those dimensions, the comparison is clear.

What does Facebook ads management cost?

Unlike agencies charging $2,000–$5,000+/month — Thrive Media's model puts more of your budget into ads, not management fees.

DIY (Boosted Posts)

Wasted budget

No real targeting

No audience strategy
No A/B testing
No optimization
Boosting posts is not advertising

Traditional Agency Retainer

$2,000–$5,000+/mo

+ % of ad spend

You pay even when campaigns underperform
Long-term contracts
Slow to adapt to performance data
Creative and landing pages billed separately

Recommended

Thrive Media · Facebook Ads

Project-based

ROAS-focused.

Strategy, creative, landing page included
Daily optimization
No retainer, no long-term contract
Connected to AI follow-up agent
You keep the accounts, data, and audiences

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You'll get a clear, flat quote on your first call — not after a two-week proposal process.

Frequently asked questions

Questions Malibu businesses ask before working with us.

Is there a Facebook ads agency in Malibu?+

Thrive Media runs Facebook and Instagram campaigns for Malibu businesses from its Thousand Oaks studio with on-site discovery available. We average 4.2x ROAS, operate project-based with no retainer, and connect every ad to a landing page and AI follow-up agent.

What ROAS should a Malibu business expect?+

Healthy local campaigns typically land between 3x and 5x ROAS once optimized. Our portfolio averages 4.2x.

How much should a Malibu business spend?+

$3,000–$15,000/month is typical for the luxury verticals here. Start lean, prove ROAS, scale into winners.

How is Thrive Media different from an LA luxury agency?+

Most LA luxury agencies charge $5,000–$15,000/month retainers. Thrive Media is project-based with strategy, brand-grade creative, landing page, daily optimization, and AI follow-up all included.

How long to launch?+

1–2 weeks from kickoff.

Do you run Instagram and Reels too?+

Yes — full Meta placement set including Instagram feed, Stories, and Reels.

Will leads be followed up automatically?+

Yes — every lead is contacted by an AI agent within 60 seconds by SMS or voice, qualified, and booked.

Do we keep the ad account if we stop?+

Yes — the ad account, audiences, pixel data, and creative are yours. No lock-in.

Written and reviewed by Chris Lewis, Owner at Thrive Media, and Red Sherwood, Partner at Thrive Media.

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