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Your paid social advertising is either not running or not generating the results your investment deserves. Hive Boost manages social media advertising campaigns that put your estate agency in front of local sellers and landlords.

Hive Boost is a social media advertising management service for UK estate agents, specialising in paid campaigns on Facebook and Instagram. Hive Boost creates and manages targeted advertising campaigns that put estate agency brands in front of local audiences -- building brand awareness with potential vendors and landlords in your specific market area.

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16 Kerfuffle reviews
5.0 star average
Paid
Paid social management
Facebook and Instagram campaigns
Local
Local audience targeting
Sellers and landlords in your area
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Rank #245
On Kerfuffle
The estate agency paid social problem

Paid social advertising for estate agents requires local targeting, creative that works for the property audience and ongoing campaign management. Generic marketing agencies get this wrong.

Facebook and Instagram advertising is one of the most effective ways to put your estate agency brand in front of potential vendors and landlords in your area -- but it requires more than boosting a post. Audience targeting, creative, ad copy, campaign structure and budget management all determine whether your spend generates brand awareness and leads or disappears without result.

"We tried Facebook ads but they did not generate any enquiries."

Failed paid social campaigns are almost always a targeting or creative problem. Reaching the wrong audience with the wrong message produces impressions but not enquiries. Hive Boost builds campaigns specifically for estate agency audiences -- local homeowners and landlords -- with creative and copy that resonates.

"We do not have the time or knowledge to manage paid social internally."

Paid social advertising requires ongoing management -- testing creative, adjusting audiences, monitoring cost per result, responding to platform changes. Managing this in-house without dedicated resource produces underperforming campaigns. Hive Boost manages the full campaign cycle.

"We are spending money on social media but cannot measure the return."

Paid social campaigns without proper tracking, attribution and reporting make it impossible to know what your spend is producing. Hive Boost provides reporting that connects spend to brand reach, lead generation and valuation enquiries.

"Our competitors are advertising on social and we are not."

Paid social advertising for estate agents is now competitive in most UK markets. Agencies that run consistent, well-targeted campaigns build brand recognition with local homeowners over time. Agencies that do not are invisible in a channel where their competitors are active.

What Hive Boost does

Six paid social advertising services built for estate agents.

Hive Boost manages the full cycle of estate agent paid social campaigns -- from audience build and creative to campaign management, reporting and optimisation.

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Facebook and Instagram campaign management

Hive Boost creates and manages paid advertising campaigns on Facebook and Instagram on your behalf. Campaigns are built around your agency's goals -- brand awareness, valuation lead generation or landlord acquisition.

2

Local audience targeting

Campaigns are targeted to homeowners and landlords in your specific market area. Hive Boost builds audiences based on location, property ownership signals and interest data relevant to the estate agency audience.

3

Ad creative and copywriting

Hive Boost produces the ad creative and copy for your campaigns. Images, video creative and ad text are designed to resonate with the local property audience.

4

Campaign optimisation

Running campaigns are monitored, tested and optimised regularly. Underperforming ad sets are paused, new creative is tested and budgets are adjusted to maximise results.

5

Lead generation campaigns

Hive Boost creates lead generation campaigns with direct call-to-action for valuation enquiries, landlord contacts and market appraisal bookings.

6

Monthly reporting

Hive Boost provides monthly campaign reporting covering reach, impressions, leads generated and cost per result -- so you can see what your budget is producing.

Your workflow with Hive Boost

From brief to live campaign in five steps.

Hive Boost handles campaign setup, creative production and ongoing management. Your team provides the brief and budget; Hive Boost does the rest.

1

Campaign brief and onboarding

Hive Boost takes a brief covering your agency's goals, target audience, budget and brand. The campaign structure is built around your specific objectives.

2

Audience and targeting build

Hive Boost builds the audience segments for your campaigns -- local homeowners, landlords, property interest signals -- targeting the people most likely to be in the instruction market.

3

Creative production

Ad creative and copy are produced for your campaigns. Multiple creative variants are developed for testing.

4

Campaign launch and management

Campaigns go live. Hive Boost monitors performance daily, tests creative and adjusts targeting and budgets based on results.

5

Monthly report and review

A monthly report is provided covering campaign performance. Budget, creative and targeting are reviewed and adjusted for the next period.

The Kerfuffle member offer

Kerfuffle members get Hive Boost with commercial terms reviewed before anything is signed.

Hive Boost is listed on Kerfuffle with 16 verified reviews and a 5.0 star average. Kerfuffle members get commercial terms reviewed before committing.

What Kerfuffle members get

  • Kerfuffle account manager involved in commercial discussion
  • Campaign brief and audience build included
  • Ad creative production and copywriting included
  • Pricing reviewed against your budget and campaign scope
Kerfuffle member route

Standard route

Off-the-shelf pricing

Your terms, reviewed before you sign

Bespoke deal

Hive Boost pricing is monthly management fee plus ad spend. Kerfuffle members have terms reviewed before committing.

More on Kerfuffle

Read what estate agents say about Hive Boost before you book.

Hive Boost has 16 verified agent reviews on Kerfuffle with a 5.0 star average. Read what 16 verified UK estate agents say about Hive Boost's campaign management, local targeting and the results their paid social spend produces.

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See Hive Boost in action

A review of your current social advertising and what Hive Boost would do differently.

Book a Zoom with Kerfuffle to discuss your agency's paid social goals and how Hive Boost would structure a campaign for your market area.

On-demand session for Kerfuffle members

Book a Zoom with the Kerfuffle team. We will walk through Hive Boost's product, the member offer and answer your questions before you speak to the supplier.

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Frequently asked questions

What agents ask before getting started with Hive Boost.

What platforms does Hive Boost advertise on?
Hive Boost specialises in paid social advertising on Facebook and Instagram. These are the platforms with the largest addressable audience of homeowners and landlords in UK residential markets.
How does Hive Boost target local homeowners and landlords?
Hive Boost builds audiences using location data, property ownership signals, life event targeting and interest data relevant to property. Campaigns are targeted to your specific market area, not a broad regional audience.
Does Hive Boost produce the ad creative?
Yes -- Hive Boost creates the ad images, video creative and copy for your campaigns. You provide brand guidelines and approval; Hive Boost handles production.
How much should we budget for ad spend?
Ad spend budgets depend on your market area, goals and the number of campaigns running. Hive Boost will recommend a starting budget based on your objectives and review it regularly as campaign data comes in.
How do we measure results?
Hive Boost provides monthly reporting covering reach, impressions, leads generated and cost per result. For valuation lead campaigns, lead volume and cost per lead are tracked.
How do we access Kerfuffle member terms?
Book a Zoom via the button on this page. Your Kerfuffle account manager will be involved in the commercial discussion before you commit.
About Hive Boost

Estate agency paid social advertising management with a 5.0 star Kerfuffle track record.

Hive Boost manages Facebook and Instagram advertising campaigns for UK estate agents -- local audience targeting, ad creative, campaign management and monthly reporting. With 16 Kerfuffle reviews and a 5.0 star average, Hive Boost has built a track record with agencies who want paid social that actually generates local brand awareness and valuation enquiries.

16
Kerfuffle agent reviews
5.0
Star average on Kerfuffle
Paid
Facebook and Instagram campaign management
Local
Targeted to your market area
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Your competitors are advertising on social media in your patch. The question is whether you are visible alongside them.

Hive Boost manages paid social campaigns that put your estate agency in front of local homeowners and landlords -- with proper targeting, tested creative and monthly reporting on what your budget is producing.