9 Meta Ads Case Studies With Real Numbers: 20x ROAS, $977K Revenue, and 47% Lower CPI
9 real Meta Ads case studies with verified numbers: $977K revenue in 90 days, 20x ROAS, 417 B2B demos booked, app installs at $3.90. Full data from Creekside Marketing.
TL;DR: These 9 Meta Ads case studies from Creekside Marketing cover dental implants, B2B SaaS, meal prep, retail, education, and mobile apps. Highlights include $977K in attributed revenue in 90 days for a dental implant practice, a 20x ROAS meal prep expansion into 3 new Texas markets, 417 B2B software demos booked from cold traffic, and app installs cut from $7.36 to $3.90. Every number comes directly from Ads Manager.
Results at a Glance
Case Study Headline Result Dental Implant Practice $977K attributed revenue in 90 days Meal Prep (Dallas) 20x ROAS, 3 new markets Fitness Equipment Retailer 17x average ROAS Meal Prep (Portland) 14x ROAS, $25 new-customer CPA B2B Medical AI SaaS 417 demos booked, $59-89 per demo in best ad sets Meal Prep (Illinois) 4-6x ROAS at $8-$17 CPA Meal Prep (Ohio) New market entry at $20 CPA Education Brand CPA cut 52%, applications more than doubled Mobile App 2,662 installs, CPI down 47% Source Creekside Marketing case studies
9 Meta Ads Case Studies With Real Numbers: 20x ROAS, $977K Revenue, and 47% Lower CPI
Meta Ads case studies usually come in two flavors: screenshots with no context, or long stories with no numbers. Neither helps you figure out what your account should actually be producing.
This roundup includes 9 real Meta Ads engagements with verified numbers from Ads Manager: revenue, ROAS, cost per acquisition, and the strategy behind each result. They span high-ticket dental, B2B SaaS, e-commerce, meal prep, education, and mobile apps.
Each entry links to the full case study with the complete breakdown.
1. Dental Implant Practice: $977K in Attributed Revenue in 90 Days
A high-ticket dental implant practice was self-managing $30K/month in Meta spend with no attribution. Creekside rebuilt the account, added Salesforce attribution and lead qualification, and produced $977K in attributed revenue over 90 days from 2,543 leads.
Read the full breakdown: Dental Implant Meta Ads Case Study
2. Meal Prep Company: 20x ROAS and 3 New Texas Markets
Punch Drunk Chef grew from a single South Dallas location to dominating Frisco, Plano, and Denton, fueled by paid social that consistently delivers double-digit returns, hitting 20x ROAS.
Read the full breakdown: Punch Drunk Chef Meta Ads Case Study
3. Fitness Equipment Retailer: 17x Average ROAS
A fitness equipment retailer’s account was stalling on creative fatigue. A rebuilt structure with systematic creative rotation now averages 17x ROAS on a $7.5K/month budget, driving both online sales and showroom visits.
Read the full breakdown: Fitness Superstore Meta Ads Case Study
4. Portland Meal Prep: 14x ROAS With $25 New-Customer CPA
CI Lifestyle Meals wanted growth from genuinely new customers, not repeat buyers inflating the numbers. Campaigns excluding all previous purchasers still delivered a $25 CPA and 4.5x ROAS on pure new-customer acquisition, with blended returns reaching 14x.
Read the full breakdown: CI Lifestyle Meals Meta Ads Case Study
5. B2B Medical AI SaaS: 417 Demos Booked From Cold Traffic
Selling AI software to medical specialists is one of the hardest plays on Meta. Early tests came in at $250-$310+ per booked demo. A red/yellow/green creative rotation system plus Conversions API demo-event optimization cut that to $59-$89 in the best ad sets, generating 417 booked demos from the flagship campaign.
Read the full breakdown: B2B SaaS Meta Ads Case Study
6. Illinois Meal Prep: 4-6x ROAS at $8-$17 Cost Per Acquisition
Duck A Diet focused exclusively on growing its customer base. Pure new-customer campaigns achieved consistent 4-6x returns at $8-$17 per acquisition.
Read the full breakdown: Duck A Diet Meta Ads Case Study
7. Ohio Meal Prep: New Market Entry at 4x New-Customer ROAS
Unrefined Meal Prep, Northeast Ohio’s leading meal prep service, expanded from Cleveland into Columbus, an entirely new market, acquiring new customers at a $20 CPA with $8-$10 cost per purchase across scaled ad sets.
Read the full breakdown: Unrefined Meal Prep Meta Ads Case Study
8. Education Brand: CPA Cut 52% While Applications Doubled
Adventures in Wisdom was paying $256 per application before Creekside took over Meta management. Cost per application dropped to $123 while monthly applications more than doubled from 41 to 90.
Read the full breakdown: Education Brand Meta Ads Case Study
9. Mobile App: 2,662 Installs With CPI Down 47%
Birthday Club App had zero properly optimized campaigns at the start. Systematic creative testing drove 2,662 app installs across two markets while cutting cost per install from $7.36 to $3.90.
Read the full breakdown: Birthday Club App Meta Ads Case Study
What These 9 Meta Ads Case Studies Have in Common
Three patterns show up in every winning account:
- Systematic creative testing beats one-off ads. The B2B SaaS, retail, and app accounts all run structured rotation systems: classify every ad, cut losers on a fixed window, keep proven winners live.
- Optimize on the event that makes money. The $977K dental result and the 417 B2B demos both came from feeding the real conversion event (qualified lead, booked demo) back to Meta instead of optimizing for cheap form fills.
- New-customer discipline. The meal prep brands exclude past purchasers entirely, so reported ROAS reflects actual growth, not retargeting inflation.
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