Case study · Education, Performance Media

Cutting cost per lead while applications kept rising

JD Institute needed acquisition costs under control across a pan-India campus network without applications or lead quality slipping as spend tightened.

Indian college students studying on the steps of a campus building
Results reported by the client
30%Drop in cost per lead (2024–26)
8%Increase in applications (2024–26)
40%Drop in customer acquisition cost (2024–26)

The idea.

Rebuilt targeting and creative around the applicants most likely to actually enrol, then let two years of application and conversion data continuously refine where budget went.

How we executed it.

  1. Step 01

    Rebuilt targeting around enrolment-intent signals rather than broad reach

  2. Step 02

    Refreshed creative toward the programmes and campuses converting best

  3. Step 03

    Tightened the lead-to-application funnel to cut drop-off

  4. Step 04

    Reallocated spend continuously against two years of running performance data

Scope of work.

Audience targeting refinement

Creative optimisation toward high-intent segments

Landing page and funnel improvement

Continuous, data-driven budget reallocation

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