Meta Ads Marketing Agency for Financial Services

Reach Your Ideal Buyers using Meta Ads + AUM OS

Clients Blackbox is the financial services paid social agency.

We reach the right decision makers and fill your pipeline.

Trusted by leading RIAs
The Chamberlin GroupDrake & AssociatesThrive Financial Services
40,000+
appointments booked
250+
financial firms
$12M+
Meta ad spend managed
#641
Inc. 5000
New case study

In 2026, Meta ads work better than ever for financial firms.

Meta's recent updates reward firms that do it right.

Here is one firm this year.

Appointments booked
The Chamberlin Group, 2026, running total
+78%
3,000+
FebAprJunAugOct
+78%
more appointments a month
3,000+
appointments in 2026
~30%
close rate this year

“Our lead flow has been super consistent. It has been very scalable.”

Leo Carroll, Director of Marketing, The Chamberlin Group
Read the Chamberlin story

November is month to date. Results are this firm's and are not typical.

Our process

How We Run Meta Ads in 7 Steps.

Same process for every firm.

Built for financial services and Meta's 2026 updates.

01

Map your ideal client

Age, assets, where the money sits, and what they are going through.

02

Set up Meta the right way

Special Ad Category from day one. No workarounds, no banned accounts.

03

Call out your buyer in every ad

The ad says exactly who it is for. The right people stop scrolling.

Example ad hook
“Hey pre-retirees!”
“Retiring in 5 years with $1M+ in your 401(k)?”
04

Make hundreds of ads, not one

Many short videos, each for one type of client. The face looks like your client.

Audience 55+
Younger advisor
Advisor, 25
Advisor closer to the client's age
Advisor, 58 · books more
05

Qualify every booking

Clear questions before anyone hits your calendar: assets, timing, who decides.

New bookings
$1.5M · decides nowQualified
Under $100K · just lookingNot a fit
$1M+ · next 3 monthsQualified
06

Train Meta on quality, not junk

We optimize for qualified bookings, not cheap leads. Meta finds more of the right people.

07

Scale what wins

Budgets rise about 20% a week. We judge every campaign by clients won.

Where the budget goes
80% proven winners
20% tests
See our full method: AUM OS
More results

Real firms. Real growth.

Gleb Sergeyev
Drake & Associates
Wisconsin · local ads only
35%
close rate
$1M+
average assets per new client
+64%
monthly ad budget since May
New opportunities
Running total since launch
Up every month
MayJunJulAugSepOct

“Really, really good leads, strong closing percentage.”

Gleb Sergeyev, Director of Marketing

May to Oct 2026. Amounts hidden for privacy. Not typical.

Dr. Sam M.
Dr. Sam M.
Founder · nationwide retirement firm
23%
of first meetings become clients
$1.4M
average assets per client
75%
show rate

“We have never once had a meeting from Clients Blackbox where someone was off message.”

Dr. Sam M.
Read Dr. Sam's case study
“Bob” · nationwide RIA
$480M+
new assets
11,000+
appointments
10x
more advisors

Name changed. Firm reported. Not typical.

Creative at scale

Not one Super Bowl ad.
Hundreds of ads that feel made for one person.

Real ads we made for one client this year.

Hear it from our clients

What Firms Say About Working With Us.

“They filled our calendar in a short period of time with highly qualified prospects.”

Paul Stanley
Paul Stanley
Managing Partner, Granite Bay Wealth · $650M fee only firm
The Chamberlin Group logo

“Our lead flow has been super consistent. It has been very scalable.”

Leo Carroll
Leo Carroll
Director of Marketing, The Chamberlin Group
Thrive Financial Services logo

“Last year in 2025, our company had the largest year we've ever had.”

David Bezar
David Bezar
Co-Founder and Senior Managing Partner, Thrive Financial Services · $1B+ RIA
Rubino & Liang Wealth Partners logo

“Our advisors have already closed over $6 million in new client assets.”

Adam Blye
Adam Blye
Director of Marketing, Rubino & Liang Wealth Partners · In the first 90 days
On demand workshop

6 Reasons Meta Ads Fail For RIAs. And How To Fix Them.

Most firms fix the wrong thing.

Watch the workshop to see each reason and its fix.

FAQ

Meta Ads FAQ for Financial Services

"The people we want aren't looking for an advisor on Facebook." Can you really reach them?

They aren't searching for an advisor. They're scrolling, like everyone else. Meta knows who has disposable income, who buys, who books. So we don't wait for them to look. We call them out by name: "$1M+ in your 401(k) and retiring in 5 years?" The ones it fits stop. The ones it doesn't scroll past. That's the targeting.

Special Ad Category took away age and zip code targeting. How do you find the right people now?

With the creative and the pixel. The ad says exactly who it's for, so the wrong people don't respond. Meta watches who stops, who watches, who books, and shows the ad to more people like them. Then we only send qualified bookings back to the pixel, so it learns what your client looks like. Every month it gets sharper.

Can we still target locally, like the wealthy suburbs near our office?

Yes. You can't pick zip codes, but you can pick counties and cities. Inside that area, Meta puts more of your ads where people respond. If your ad speaks to $1M+ households, it drifts toward $1M+ neighborhoods. Local appointments usually cost more and close higher. Nationwide brings more volume. Many firms run both.

We got burned by lead vendors. How is this different?

Many lead services sell the same lead to several advisors. Ours are yours. They watched your advisor on video, chose your firm, and booked on your calendar. Before they book, they answer qualifying questions you set: assets, timing, who decides. Below your minimum, they're told not to book. And those people never get sent back to Meta as a win.

Are the scripts custom, or the same ad every advisor runs?

Custom. We start from what already works for you: your seminars, your book, your webinars, your best client stories. Then we write scripts in your words for each pocket of people you serve. If every advisor runs the same ad, nobody stands out. That's the opposite of what Meta rewards now.

Do I have to be on camera? Who films and edits?

We write every script. A remote videographer sets you up over Zoom: phone, tripod, light, mic and teleprompter. You read, we edit and launch. You can test two advisors side by side and let the results pick. If filming isn't possible, motion graphics with a voiceover can work too, but real faces usually win.

How does compliance review work with our broker dealer?

We send scripts to compliance before filming, make their edits, then send the final video for approval before anything goes live. We've been through LPL review more than once. Compliance is usually the longest step, so we start it in week one.

How soon do we launch, and when do you judge a campaign?

Onboarding is about four weeks: kickoff, scripts in week one, filming, compliance, funnel and tracking. Once live, a test gets its fair shot: we judge it after it spends 2 to 3x your target cost per appointment. Winners get duplicated, and budgets rise about 20% a week. Never big jumps.

Isn't this just boosting posts?

No. Boosting optimizes for likes and views. We optimize for qualified booked appointments. That means dozens of ad sets, each built for one type of client, a landing page with a short video, a qualifying form, and a calendar. Then tracking from the click all the way to the closed client.

How will we know what's working past the booking?

You see everything. Spend, appointments, cost per appointment, show rate and status by campaign, updated daily. When your team marks who closed, we see which ads bring clients, not just calls. Then budget moves there.

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