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Meta Ads Beginner Class - Facebook and Instagram Advertising

[2026 Latest Meta Ads Complete Guide] Learn Meta ads properly—from the Facebook account structure that always gets confusing to funnel management through machine learning optimization!

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Facebook Pixel
Facebook Pixel
Facebook Ads
Facebook Ads
Performance Marketing
Performance Marketing
Google Tag Manager
Google Tag Manager
Facebook Pixel
Facebook Pixel
Facebook Ads
Facebook Ads
Performance Marketing
Performance Marketing
Google Tag Manager
Google Tag Manager

What you will gain after the course

  • Essential account setup available, from opening a Meta Business Portfolio to creating an ad account and configuring permissions.

  • Understand Meta’s three-level ad account structure (campaigns, ad sets, and ads) and establish a stable initial setup without the risk of deactivation.

  • Build a Meta Pixel data collection environment using a GTM-specific template, without complex code modifications.

  • Optimize Meta ad settings by directly configuring targeting, budget, and placements to drive actual traffic and sales conversions.

  • Able to establish user funnel metric data from ad exposure through conversion and manage performance improvement operations.

Meta Ads, now an essential part of performance marketing,
cannot deliver efficient results if you do not understand its account structure and core principles, and your advertising budget will simply be wasted.

That’s why we prepared this course. This course covers everything from the fundamentals of performance marketing to how Facebook and Instagram Meta Ads machine learning works, hands-on pixel integration using GTM (Google Tag Manager), and funnel metric analysis, making it an introductory course on Meta Ads.

Start setting up and analyzing the performance of Meta ads, which used to be difficult and complex, in the easiest and most intuitive way!

💬 Do you really understand Meta advertising well? Check whether you can answer the questions below sufficiently.

  • Can you explain Meta Ads’ three-tier account structure, consisting of personal accounts, business portfolios, and ad accounts?


  • Can you proactively address situations where your Meta Ads (Facebook) account is suddenly deactivated or penalized without knowing why?

  • Can you design a budget structure that resolves the 'Machine Learning Limited' status and maximizes advertising efficiency?

  • Do you know the criteria for connecting not just increased click traffic but also actual sales conversions using the Meta Pixel and GTM?

  • Can you build a user funnel and monitor metrics for each stage to improve performance based on data?


This is a three-step process covering the essentials of ad management, from required Meta Ads account setup to budget allocation and funnel building.

STEP 1 Meta Ads Account Setup

🛡️ Essential Meta Ads Account Setup 
Personal account security settings
Installing the Meta Pixel using GTM

STEP 2 Campaign Design & Budget Optimization

🎯 Hands-on campaign planning 
Characteristics and setup methods for each advertising campaign
ABO / CBO budget allocation settings

STEP 3 Funnel Analysis & Performance Management

📊 Funnel Data Analysis
Establishing metrics based on the user funnel
Performance management based on key funnel metrics



💻 Hands-on setup practice working directly with Meta ads

There is a significant difference between studying the theory of Meta advertising and actually clicking through the Ads Manager interface yourself. If you are not familiar with setting up and managing Meta ads in practice, it is difficult to apply even a thorough understanding of the concepts to real-world work. This course goes beyond simply delivering theory and focuses on hands-on practice, guiding you through clicking along on the actual interface to build an advertising infrastructure.

How to Install and Integrate the Meta Pixel

(Hands-on) GTM - Meta Pixel Installation



👨‍🏫 Instructor Introduction

  • CEO of Wegrowth, a Global Growth Marketing Agency

  • Hannam University Digital Marketing · Data Analytics Instructor

  • Likelion Co., Ltd. KDT Growth Marketing Bootcamp Lead Instructor


  • Korea SMEs and Startups Agency Online Export · Global Marketing Instructor

  • Instructor for the AI Brand Marketing Training Program, Busan IT Promotion Agency

  • From 2023 to 2026, provided consulting to approximately 150 companies and trained more than 1,800 marketing professionals.



📚 Course Structure

Section 1. Performance Marketing
Learn the key concepts of performance marketing and the main performance metrics. You will learn the basics of comparing and analyzing advertising efficiency based on data.

Section 2. Meta Ad Account Setup
Learn how to configure your account initially to prevent it from being suddenly deactivated or suspended. Prevent the most common mistakes made during the initial setup, including errors such as duplicate charges.

Section 3. Meta Ads Account Structure
Understand the three-level structure of Meta Ads, connecting personal accounts, business portfolios, and ad accounts. Learn how to configure payments to avoid double currency conversion fees and apply a 10% VAT exemption.

Section 4. Meta Pixel (Meta Pixel)
Learn the core functions of the Meta Pixel, which collects users’ purchase behavior data and serves as the basis for machine learning. Learn how to use the Chrome extension 'Meta Pixel Helper' to verify that data is being collected properly without any loss.

Section 5. Hands-on Meta Pixel Installation (Meta Pixel)
Learn how to install the Meta Pixel using Google Tag Manager (GTM) without making complex source code modifications. Integrate events directly and test their collection status.

Section 6. The Key to Running Successful Ads: Meta Ads Machine Learning
Understand how to design campaigns so Meta AI can find the optimal potential customers. Learn the specific budget allocation and structural improvement methods for addressing the system’s bidding competition formula, “Total Value,” and the “Learning Limited” issue.

Section 7. Meta Ads Campaign Structure
Learn the optimal ad account structure consisting of campaigns, ad sets, and ads. Learn the differences between the ABO method, which allocates a budget to each ad set, and the CBO method, which automatically distributes the budget based on performance, as well as the criteria for choosing between them depending on the situation.

Section 8. Traffic Campaign Setup Practice
Learn the difference between empty traffic that only generates clicks and leaves and actual site visits. Block unnecessary placements that only waste ad spend and set up an efficient traffic campaign.

Section 9. Funnel-Based Operational Metrics Management
Learn how to analyze the flow of metrics from ad impressions through to the final purchase. Establish practical criteria for evaluating ad creatives based on key metrics.



Frequently Asked Questions Q&A

Q1. Can beginners who have never run Meta ads themselves follow along?

A. Yes, you can follow along without any difficulty. From creating a Business Manager account and registering a payment method to setting up your first campaign, every step is designed as a hands-on, practice-focused course that you can follow along with on screen. Since we cover the basic concepts step by step, even beginners can proceed through the practical setup without any trouble.

Q2. Can I install the Meta Pixel without coding or development knowledge?

A. Yes, it is possible. Without needing to directly modify complex programming languages or source code, you can easily install it using the Meta Pixel-specific template for GTM (Google Tag Manager), updated in April 2026. Simply enter the Pixel ID to accurately collect conversion data without loss, allowing you to easily build a tracking environment that maximizes machine learning efficiency with just a few clicks.

Q3. What tangible results can I achieve through this course?

A. Rather than simply learning how to set up ads, you will gain a systematic framework for reducing wasted ad spend and generating actual sales conversions. We will guide you through how to set up, operate, and manage ads yourself—from understanding the three-stage account structure and machine learning mechanisms to integrating GTM pixels and analyzing data at each stage of the funnel.

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Who is this course right for?

  • Business owners and brand representatives/operators who want to establish and manage their Meta advertising accounts—from initial setup through ongoing operations—without external experts.

  • A job seeker who, after seeing a job posting stating 'Experience managing Meta ads preferred,' needs to organize their practical skills and prepare a portfolio

  • Marketing professionals who need clear decision-making criteria and confidence throughout the advertising process, including budget allocation and targeting.

  • Content and brand marketers who want to see firsthand, in actual numbers, what data performance their carefully planned and produced advertising creatives lead to—and improve them accordingly.

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