Get in
We open your agency ad account, install and check the Snap pixel and Conversions API, sync your catalog and brief the first creative batch.
You'll see: access confirmed, pixel firing on purchases, creative brief for sign-off.
This is the auction everyone's in.
Thousands of DTC brands bidding on the same buyers, every second, on Meta and TikTok. Your CPM is whatever the crowd says it is.
The auction nobody's watching.
Same buyers on Snapchat, 495 million of them a day, with a fraction of the bidders. We've put $8M+ through it for brands like yours, and we run your account in it end to end.
Book a scale call⇆
bid feeds are illustrative
Budget in the ghost auction45%
live: total Snapchat spend we've managed
$8,000,000.00
And climbing about $100 every 10 minutes, across every brand we run, every hour of the day.
+$0.17every second
+$10every minute
+$600every hour
+$0.00since you opened this page
track record
Numbers from the quiet side.
$35M+
generated for the brands we run on Snapchat
1B+
paid impressions served
$1k→$30k
a day in spend, scaled in 10 days on one account
from individual client accounts
93.2M
paid impressions served on one client account
$1.35M
spend managed on a single account, still in good standing
4,059
purchases from $298K in spend, about $73 each
+24.47%
spend growth in 30 days, with click rate up 9.71%
Account-level figures come from individual clients' Snapchat Ads Manager. Results vary by brand, offer and creative. We screen-share the live accounts on your call.
why it's cheaper
Same buyers. Far fewer bidders.
Ad prices are set by auction. When every DTC brand in your category bids on the same feed, you pay for the crowd. Snapchat's auction hasn't filled up yet.
| META + TIKTOK | SNAPCHAT | |
|---|---|---|
| Auction pressure | Mature, heavy DTC competition | Far fewer DTC advertisers bidding |
| Creative that wins | Polished ads and UGC both compete | Phone-shot, vertical, sound-on UGC |
| Account setup | Your own ad account | Our agency account with a direct Snap rep |
| Measurement | Platform attribution | Snap pixel + CAPI, checked against your Shopify MER |
| Where it's going | Costs rising as budgets pile in | Cheaper now, until more brands arrive |
495M
people use Snapchat every day
977Muse it every month
Snap Inc. Form 10-Q, Q3 2026 averages
The gap won't last forever. Brands that build a Snapchat creative library now get the cheap inventory while it's there, and already have winners running when the crowd shows up.
planning estimate
Run your numbers.
Your real Snapchat CPA comes out of the 7-day test. This shows what's worth testing for.
Set it conservatively. Drag below zero to stress-test a Snapchat CPA worse than Meta's.
+194
extra purchases a month
- Snapchat budget
- $8,000
- Estimated Snapchat CPA
- $41.25
- Blended CPA after
- $52.50
- Total purchases a month
- 921
Illustrative only. Ignores overlap between channels. We measure incrementality against your Shopify blended MER, not platform attribution alone.
days 4–10
The hook lab: 12 openers in, 2 come out.
We don't guess which ad works. We launch 8–15 native hooks on a $2–5k test, cut losers daily and put the budget behind whatever is buying.
Example hooks for a supplement brand. The test runs on your product and your offers.
who we run for
What kind of brand are you?
Give your Meta winners a second auction.
Your best creative already proved the angle. We re-cut it for Snapchat's vertical, sound-on feed and put it in front of buyers your competitors aren't paying for yet.
apparelbeautysupplementshome goods
- Port your top Meta ads, re-edited with native hooks
- Try-on, routine and before-and-after UGC from Snap-native creators
- AR try-on Lenses for beauty and apparel
- Catalog ads for retargeting once the pixel has data
~7 daysto a first winning creative
$1k→$30ka day, the fastest scale we've run, in 10 days
Patients from a feed your competitors ignore.
We build for the intake flow, not just the click: creative that sets the right expectations, so more first visits turn into ongoing subscriptions.
- Every claim and landing page checked against Snap's healthcare ad policies before launch
- Optimised to completed intake or first paid visit, not lead form fills
- Bidding weighted to subscription value, not first-order CPA
Policy firstreview before a dollar is spent
$2–5ktest budget before any scale decision
Education-led creative for functional health.
Wellness buyers want to understand before they buy. We lead with education and proof, and only run offers that Snapchat's policies allow.
- Offer and claims review against Snap's health and pharmaceutical ad rules up front
- Explainer and founder-led UGC instead of hard-sell hooks
- Bundle and subscribe-and-save tests to lift lifetime value
Compliancesigned off before launch, so the account stays healthy
<7 daysto find the winning angles
Buy subscribers, not one-time orders.
For SaaS, boxes and memberships, the first conversion is only the start. We test offers that bring in people who stay.
- Trial, first-box and founding-member offer tests
- Optimised to paid conversion, with churn checked against your billing data
- Creative built around the moment people actually use your product
LTV-ledCAC judged against retention, not just day one
$2–5ktest budget to find the offer
Selling direct some other way?
If you sell direct to consumers online and already spend on paid social, there's a good chance Snapchat fits. Tell us what you sell and we'll say straight whether it will work.
- Fit review on the call: product, margins, offer and creative
- A test plan sized to your budget
30 minto find out if it's worth testing
$10k+a month in paid media to start
first 30 days
days 1–3
days 4–10
days 11–30
From first call to scaling in a month.
Test
$2–5k across 8–15 hooks and angles. Losers are cut daily and budget moves to whatever is buying.
You'll see: a daily read on spend, CPA and top hooks in a shared dashboard.
Scale
Winners get more budget, more audiences and fresh variations every week so they don't burn out.
You'll see: a weekly report against your blended MER, plus the next creative batch.
ad formats
Every format, used for the right job.
Most buyers only run single video ads. We match the format to what you're trying to do.
20 seconds
Check if we're a fit.
You spend $10k or more a month on paid social.
You have at least one ad that's profitable on Meta or TikTok.
You sell direct to consumers online: eCom, telehealth, wellness or subscription.
You can approve new creative within 48 hours.
Answer the four questions.
We only take brands we think we can grow, so this saves us both a call.
Book a scale call
pricing
How the money works.
One flat monthly retainer, month to month. No long contracts and no surprise fees.
Test budget
$2–5k of ad spend, billed by Snapchat directly to your card. You keep the data and learnings either way.
Our fee
A flat monthly retainer for strategy, media buying, creative testing and reporting. We set the number on your call, based on your spend and what you need.
Best fit
Brands spending $10k+ a month on paid media see results fastest. Not there yet? Book anyway and we'll tell you honestly.
Commitment
Month to month. Stay because it's working, not because a contract says so. If you leave, you keep the data and everything we learned.
before you book
Questions.
What kinds of brands do you take on?
eCom and DTC (apparel, beauty, supplements, home goods), telehealth, peptide and wellness brands, and subscriptions like SaaS, boxes and memberships. For health categories, we check your offer against Snapchat's ad policies before you spend anything.
Isn't Snapchat just for teenagers?
No. Snapchat has 495 million daily users worldwide, and most of the people buying from DTC brands there are adults. Before you spend anything, we pull the age and gender breakdown for your category so you can see who you'd reach.
What budget do we need?
We get the best results with brands spending $10k+ a month on paid media, but anyone can book a call. We'll tell you straight whether Snapchat makes sense for you right now.
How does pricing work?
A flat monthly retainer, plus your ad spend, which Snapchat bills directly to your card. We agree the retainer on your call, based on your spend and scope. Contracts are month to month.
Are you a Snapchat partner?
Yes. Ghostbid is an official Snapchat Agency Partner. That means a dedicated Snap rep, faster answers on reviews, and early access to new ad products for the brands we run.
What if the ad account gets flagged?
You run through our agency account, which has a dedicated Snap rep and a direct escalation path, so a review gets a human answer instead of a support queue. We also write every ad to pass Snap's policies, which is what keeps accounts healthy in the first place.
Who makes the creative?
We brief and edit UGC from Snap-native creators, and re-cut your best existing ads for the format. You approve everything before it runs.
How do you know it's working?
We report Snapchat's numbers, then check them against your Shopify revenue and blended MER, so you can see whether Snapchat is adding sales or just taking credit for them.
How fast can we go live?
Setup and first launch inside three days. Most brands see their first attributed sale within the first week.
Why "Ghostbid"?
Because the best auction for your ads right now is the one most of your competitors can't see. We bid there for you.
Keep bidding with the crowd.
Or bid where nobody's looking.
$8M+ spent, $35M+ generated. One 30-minute call: we look at your spend, margins and best ads, and tell you straight whether Snapchat will work for your brand.
Book a scale callor email hello@ghostbid.co
⇆