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Giggling Squid is a vibrant and rapidly expanding Thai restaurant group in the UK, known for its colourful interiors, contemporary take on Thai cuisine, and a friendly dining experience. The brand appeals to a broad demographic, including young professionals, families, and casual diners seeking quality and character.
Before partnering with Seed, Giggling Squid had invested in various marketing initiatives but lacked a cohesive, performance-led Paid Social strategy. There was a big opportunity to build a more consistent strategy, whilst ensuring that the brand had the technical capability to evaluate ROI and gather audience insights. Their core objective was to increase online bookings, grow awareness, and support new site openings
Our initial focus for the first four months was to stabilise the account and set a foundation for scale. This included:
After the account had a strong foundation, we implemented a major structural change: a location-based strategy that split 50+ restaurant sites into their own dedicated TOF (top of funnel) and MOF (middle of funnel) ad sets. Each ad set was configured with specialised radius targeting, ensuring ads were served to users in close proximity and travelling distance to individual restaurants.
Alongside this, we also launched a TOF awareness campaign to maximise reach and support upper-funnel activity. These changes had a huge uplift in performance, whilst allowing for:
Since launching the new structure, the performance has been extremely successful:
November 2024 to March 2025 vs. June to October 2024:
These outcomes highlight the success of scaling both spend and performance without sacrificing efficiency. It was also an excellent opportunity to demonstrate that generalised campaigns do not always equal scalable success, and that more personalised, meaningful ads can create a much stronger impact with audiences.
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