Landon Poburan
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WARNING: If you still think media buying is about pressing buttons inside Ads Manager, this book will make you uncomfortable.
For entrepreneurs, freelance media buyers & in-house marketers

Stop Testing Ads.
Start Making Money.

The 203-page playbook for running ads that actually make money, even when costs are up, the algorithm just shifted, and every competitor is blaming iOS.

4.7 / 5 on Amazon
203 pages
Read in 9 countries
Read by operators at →7-Figure AgenciesDTC BrandsSaaS FoundersService Businesses7-Figure CoachesIn-House Marketing Teams
Be honest for a second.

Your ads aren't broken. Your strategy is.

You can feel it. The endless A/B testing. The 7-day workweeks. The Slack pings from clients asking why ROAS dropped, again. You're not a media buyer anymore. You're a panic button.

  • 01You spend your day inside Ads Manager pressing the same buttons in different combinations, hoping the algorithm rewards you.
  • 02Every drop in performance feels personal, like the platform is out to get you.
  • 03You charge for "ad management," but your clients secretly want a strategist. They just don't know how to ask.
  • 04You're terrified of AI, automation, and the next iOS update, because deep down you know you're replaceable.
  • 05You haven't taken a real weekend off in months. Maybe years.

It's not your fault. Nobody taught you the part that actually matters.

Here's what nobody is telling you.

Great ads don't create success. They reveal it.

Today's top media buyers aren't managing ad accounts. They're driving business strategy. They understand offers, economics, branding, positioning, and brand-building, because that's what actually moves the needle. The button-pushers are getting replaced. The strategists are getting paid.

Modern media buying is won through strategy. It's an art.
— Landon Poburan
The Curriculum

What's inside the book

14 chapters. Zero fluff. Every page earns its place.

01
Unconventional Paths in Entrepreneurship
Why the rules you were taught are the reason you're stuck.
02
The Game Has Changed
What the death of the 'media buyer as button-pusher' means for your career.
03
Creative & Traffic
Why creative is the only real lever left, and how to wield it.
04
Offers & Positioning
The pyramid of profitability. Why your offer is the ad.
05
Economics
The unit economics every media buyer must memorize before they touch a budget.
06
Backend Automation
Where the real margin lives. Most buyers never look here.
07
Brand Building
Why brand isn't 'just for big companies' anymore.
08
Testing Mindset & Embracing Failure
How to make peace with losing, so you can win bigger.
09
Getting Your Agency
From freelancer to firm without the founder-trap.
10
Ongoing & Evolving Challenges
iOS, AI, attribution, automation, what to actually do about it.
11
Becoming A Linchpin
How to make yourself irreplaceable inside any business.
12
Getting Started
Your first 30 days as a strategic media buyer, not a tactical one.
By the time you finish reading

You'll have permanently rewired how you think about ads.

01
Why ad performance is just a reflection of deeper business fundamentals
And how to fix what's actually broken, instead of staring at the dashboard.
02
The pyramid of profitability
Why media buyers must go beyond traffic and understand offers, branding, and economics.
03
How to protect yourself from burnout, client churn, and the dreaded 7-day workweek
The systems that let you keep your weekends and your clients.
04
Why AI and automation won't replace you
…unless you stay stuck in an outdated playbook.
05
How to move beyond just managing ads
And step into the role of a high-impact strategist clients pay a premium for.
The fine print

Who this is for. Who it isn't.

FOR YOU IF →
  • Freelance media buyers tired of being treated like ad-account janitors.
  • Agency owners who want to charge strategist fees, not button-pusher fees.
  • In-house marketers being asked to do more with less every quarter.
  • Entrepreneurs running their own ads who suspect they're missing the bigger picture.
NOT FOR YOU IF →
  • Anyone looking for a 'one weird trick' to lower CPMs.
  • People who believe iOS, AI, or the algorithm is the reason they're not winning.
  • Buyers who refuse to learn anything outside Ads Manager.
Words from operators who actually do this

“This book sits on my desk and I send a copy to every new client.”

★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Landon is one of the very few people I trust when it comes to marketing and strategy. He's a true expert in this space.
Deacon Bradley
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Landon is my number one pocket tool. I use him anytime I'm getting into paid media.
George Bryant
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Landon is detailed. There is no fluff, no fillers. You get everything you need and nothing to waste your time.
Matt Connelly
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
No fluff, no gimmicks. Landon breaks down media buying in a way that actually makes you money. His insights are pure gold.
Travis Motley
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
I thought I knew paid ads until I learned from Landon. His approach to strategy, creative, and scaling is next-level.
Federico Anchorena
In the wild
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The author

Landon Poburan

Serial entrepreneur, marketing strategist, and digital writer.

Landon has spent the better part of a decade in the trenches of paid media, buying for ecom brands, info businesses, agencies, and his own portfolio of companies. He doesn't write about theory. He writes about what works on a Tuesday afternoon when CPMs just doubled.

10+
years in paid media
3,000+
customers
10,000+
Substack readers
Landon Poburan at the Canadian Digital Marketing Summit
👋 I'm the guy with the beard

Canadian Digital Marketing Summit Speaker on Paid Media

The Offer · Launch Pricing

Here's everything
you get today.

The book. The bonuses. One price. No upsells, no funnel.

  • The Art of Modern Media Buying (203-page book)
    $27Included
  • Free Kindle (KDP) edition of the book
    Included
  • BONUS 1 — The Lead Generation Launch Plan
    From ad to lead magnet to sales conversation in 5 days.
    Included
  • BONUS 2 — Boundaries, the book
    Ads never sleep, but you should. A practical system for reclaiming your schedule without your campaigns falling apart.
    Included
  • Learning How To Vet Your Agency (Chapter 10)
    $3,000Priceless
  • Spotting the Offer Problem Ads Can't Fix
    Priceless
  • Learning to Run Ads That Actually Make Money
    Priceless
  • Total real-world valuePriceless
  • Your price today$7
🔒 Secure checkout↺ Keep-the-book refund⚡ Instant access
The Guarantee

If it doesn't work, I'll refund you, and let you keep the book.

Read it cover to cover. Apply one framework. If 30 days from now you don't think it's worth 10× what you paid, email me and I'll refund every penny. Keep the book. Keep the bonuses. The risk is mine, not yours.

— Landon
Frequently asked

Questions, answered.

I'm just starting out. Will this work for me?+

Yes. If anything, it'll save you years. Most beginners learn the tactics first and never graduate to strategy. This book reverses that order so you start with the part that actually matters.

Is this just about Facebook / Meta ads?+

No. The platforms are interchangeable. The strategy isn't. The frameworks apply whether you're running Meta, TikTok, YouTube, or whatever comes next.

How fast can I read it?+

Most readers finish it in a single 3-hour sit. But most people keep it on their desk and use it as a reference, especially the chapter on creative. It's 203 pages of short chapters with zero filler, designed to be re-read, not skimmed.

What if I'm an experienced buyer already?+

Then you already know that nobody's writing the strategic side of this craft down. This book is that book. It's specifically the one you wish you'd had three years ago.

What about the refund?+

30 days, no questions, keep the book and everything else. You can read the entire thing, email me on day 29 saying 'this wasn't for me,' and I'll refund you in full.

The Book · Last Call
How to Run Ads That
Actually Make Money
THE ART OF
MDERN
MEDIA BUYING
Landon Poburan
Last call

The next 3 hours could change
the next 3 years.

Either you'll be running the ad accounts in 12 months, or you'll be running from them. The difference is one strategic shift. This book is that shift.

Paperback also available on Amazon for $24.99, but the bonuses are only available here.