Overview
At Sonar Group we build high-performing campaigns by aligning media spend with your goals. We define your strategic ‘North Star,’ understand your customers and key drivers, and translate that into a clear, accountable media plan that evolves with performance, market shifts, and user behaviour.
Our paid media team stands out through:
- A consultative, collaborative working style rather than a traditional client/agency model
- Tight integration with website, martech, and creative teams
- A strong teaching culture, with Sonar Academy training clients on platforms and skills
- Data partnerships that enable high-quality, hard-to-replicate targeting
Case Studies
Paid Media Team
Digital Acceleration Session (DAS)
The Sonar DAS is an in-depth and collaborative strategic workshop designed to align everyone around the core business and marketing objectives, key audience(s), role of communication channels, and other strategic communications activities that must be clarified and defined. Ensuring every investment and initiative drives toward your growth objectives.

Growth Accelerator Audit
The Growth Accelerator audits key digital marketing channels to uncover revenue opportunities, quantifies the financial upside, and delivers a clear, actionable roadmap to achieve success. It solves inefficiencies, misalignment, and underperformance, ensuring every channel works together for maximum ROI. Benefits include: higher revenue opportunity, better channel synergy, and a prioritised execution plan for growth.

Thought Leadership
Paid Media
Google Ads
- Reach targeted audiences across search, display, and video
- Drive measurable traffic with tailored ad formats
- Use robust analytics for ongoing optimisation
- Boost conversions with advanced keyword, location, and device targeting
Meta (Facebook & Instagram) Ads
- Engage users on Facebook and Instagram with image, video, and carousel ads
- Target audiences by demographics, behaviours, and interests
- Use formats like Stories, Reels, and Messenger for greater visibility
- Monitor results in real time to optimise ROI
Microsoft Ads
- Access an alternative search audience with lower competition and CPC
- Reach customers on desktop and mobile with text, shopping, and dynamic ads
- Use detailed targeting by location, time, and device
- Leverage Microsoft’s integrations, including LinkedIn profile data, for deeper targeting
Programmatic Ads
- Automate ad buying with real-time bidding to reach audiences at the right moment
- Access broad display, video, and mobile inventory across platforms
- Use machine learning to refine targeting, frequency, and cost efficiency
- Boost visibility and performance with data-driven, cross-channel insights
Native Ads
- Blend with editorial content for a non-intrusive ad experience
- Increase engagement through contextually relevant articles or videos
- Build brand awareness with platform-matched formats
- Track success via clicks, conversions, and retention metrics
LinkedIn Ads
- Target decision-makers with LinkedIn’s rich professional data
- Use Sponsored Content, InMail, and Text Ads to drive engagement
- Reach audiences by job title, industry, and company size
- Measure leads, clicks, and ROI with detailed analytics
Social Marketing
Channel & Content Strategy
A strong social presence needs more than posting—it requires a clear strategy. We help brands:
- Define social media’s role within the broader marketing ecosystem
- Build a content strategy and framework aligned to business goals
- Create dashboards to track performance and optimise in real time
- Grow awareness and loyalty with relevant, valuable content across platforms
Content Creation & Management
A strong social presence needs more than content—it requires a clear strategy. We help brands:
- Define social media’s role within their wider marketing ecosystem
- Create a content strategy and execution framework aligned to business goals
- Build reporting dashboards to track performance and refine in real time
- Grow awareness and loyalty through relevant, valuable content across platforms
Community Management
Building an engaged community requires more than moderation, it needs meaningful interaction. Sonar helps brands:
- Create engagement and moderation frameworks
- Streamline responses with clear workflows
- Use community insights to guide marketing
- Encourage interaction through comments, shares, and messages
Influencer Marketing
- Partner with influencers to reach engaged, authentic audiences
- Build brand awareness and trust through creator-led content
- Gain organic reach and social proof to improve conversions
- Track success via engagement, reach, and influencer-driven conversions
Training & Governance
Sonar helps brands build internal capability and establish strong social governance through:
- Custom social media training programs
- Governance frameworks for multi-location, franchise, and house-of-brands models
- Whether you need strategy, execution support, or long-term social media management, Sonar can help.



















