LWD Paid-Media Plan · Y1 · $120,000 AUD

Live projection of the plan Carla authored in paid-media-plan-12mo.html. Sprint 16 stood this up as queryable data with source-page provenance — Carla's authoring artefact remains authoritative and read-only.

Channels ($120,000 annual)

Meta (Facebook + Instagram)

Owner agentAI Paid Ads Agent
Annual budget$54,000 AUD
% of total45.0%
RoomsC
Sourcepaid-media-plan-12mo.html
Discipline: Never claim resolves debt. Room C copy states what money buys — funds one hour of licensed advocacy — never what outcome will be. Outcomes are variable, determined by ACL-holder negotiation. Cold Story Video composite-labelled.

Google Ads (Search + PMax)

Owner agentAI Paid Ads Agent
Annual budget$28,000 AUD
% of total23.3%
RoomsA,B,C,E
Sourcepaid-media-plan-12mo.html
Discipline: Brand + Non-brand high-intent + EOFY tax-deduction + Foundation research + Corporate CSR + PMax donate. Every ad's headline promise visible above-fold on landing page (Google Quality Score requirement).

LinkedIn (Ads + Sales Navigator)

Owner agentAI Paid Ads Agent
Annual budget$24,000 AUD
% of total20.0%
RoomsA,B,D,F
Sourcepaid-media-plan-12mo.html
Discipline: Room A/B/D/F only. Never conflate LWD with ACL-holder. Every foundation-facing ad makes RG 96 boundary explicit. Room D no lobbying signalling — service provider framing, not advocacy org.

YouTube (TrueView + Bumper + Discovery)

Owner agentAI Paid Ads Agent
Annual budget$8,000 AUD
% of total6.7%
RoomsC,A
Sourcepaid-media-plan-12mo.html
Discipline: Reserved for hero video moments. Not broad-reach play at this budget. Margaret narrative hero (Q4 2026), Lisa piece-to-camera (Q2 2027 EOFY), Christmas bumper, theory-of-change explainer.

Sponsored Newsletter Placements

Owner agentAI Paid Ads Agent
Annual budget$3,000 AUD
% of total2.5%
RoomsA,B,D
Sourcepaid-media-plan-12mo.html
Discipline: High-quality Australian sponsored-newsletter placements: The Weekly Beast, Crikey, Squiz, InDaily, The Mandarin. Chosen for demographic + credibility fit. Never cross-post identical creative — each placement gets tailored copy.

Test / Contingency

Owner agentAI Paid Ads Agent
Annual budget$3,000 AUD
% of total2.5%
RoomsALL
Sourcepaid-media-plan-12mo.html
Discipline: Kept for mid-year double-down on winning channel. Reddit, TikTok, or emergent Room C channels tested here. Requires ROAS-3× threshold before promotion to steady-state budget line.

Google Ad Grants ($120K/yr in-kind)

Owner agentAI Search Agent (SEO/AEO/GEO)
Annual budget$0 AUD
% of total0.0%
RoomsA,C,E,F
Sourcepaid-media-plan-12mo.html
Discipline: ACNC/DGR eligible. $10K/month in-kind Google Search budget. Cap $2 max CPC, 5% CTR maintenance requirement, 2 ad groups × 2 ads minimum. Applied Month 1, approved typically within 60 days.

Month-by-month spend curve

MonthTotal $ AUDPrimary campaigns
2026-09$3,000A launch · B warm-up (soft),A launch · B warm-up (LinkedIn only)
2026-10$6,000F referrer push · C creative test
2026-11$12,000Christmas Appeal build+launch
2026-12$8,000Christmas Appeal peak (dark 25-31)
2027-01$5,000A foundation applications · C steward
2027-02$10,000B Bank Paradox · corporate CY
2027-03$8,000D policy · F Q1 data · A ongoing
2027-04$7,000EOFY microsite build + creative test
2027-05$12,000EOFY launch · PCW peg
2027-06$14,000EOFY peak — final push
2027-07$5,000Post-EOFY debrief · B FY28 pitches
2027-08$8,000Annual Report · Wills Week · Year-2 prep

Delta between channel total ($120K) and month-line total ($98K) = newsletters + contingency shown as annual-only in Carla's plan, not month-allocated. Faithful to source.

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