Need an extra boost for your show?
In addition to free standard listings, ShowHub offers paid promotion for artists, venues, and event organizers who want extra visibility for their live music events in and around Vancouver.
These campaigns combine prominent placement on ShowHub with targeted Meta ads and pinned social posts, helping local audiences discover shows and find ticket information more easily.
Promotion Options
Homepage Feature – $25 per day
Your event is shown in a featured block on ShowHub’s homepage, with direct links to the event details page and ticket purchase page. This placement offers strong visibility and tends to drive interest from visitors who are already browsing for shows.
Pinned Instagram and Facebook Posts – $20 per day
Your show stays pinned to the top of our Instagram and Facebook feeds for the duration of the campaign. During this time, the ticket link is also placed in our Instagram bio.
Based on recent performance data, ShowHub’s Instagram page typically sees around 5,000 views per week, and Facebook around 5,700. During active campaign runs, pinned posts often see noticeably higher visibility as traffic increases across the feeds.
Meta Ad Campaign Management – $50 plus ad spend
Includes ad creative setup using ShowHub’s custom graphics, audience targeting (including followers and relevant lookalikes), platform-specific ad delivery for Facebook and Instagram, monitoring, and in-campaign adjustments.
Recommended ad spend: $15–20 per day, split between Facebook and Instagram.
Running separate ads per platform consistently produces better results than combined placements and allows budget to be shifted based on early performance.
While Meta’s algorithm always involves variables, these campaigns are consistently driving real audience attention and measurable action, not just impressions.
Recommended Packages
5-day campaign (all options)
$275 plus $100 ad spend
Total: $375
7-day campaign (all options)
$365 plus $140 ad spend
Total: $505 (rounded to $500 flat)
All campaigns include
- Use of ShowHub’s custom social graphics created for each listed show. Can be modified to suit your needs (add presenter line etc)
- One Instagram Story post approximately two days before the event
- Inclusion in our Shows of Note section on the weekly listing page
- Newsletter mention when timing and editorial space allow
- Post-campaign performance report
Recent Promotion Performance
ShowHub promotion campaigns have grown more effective over time as our audience of local live music fans continues to expand. Rather than relying on averages across earlier tests, we reference recent performance, which better reflects the current reach and efficiency of the platform.
Recent Meta ad campaign results:
January 2026
A 10 day campaign with $57 in ad spend reached 13,105 people locally and generated 15,881 views across Facebook and Instagram. This campaign also drove significant traffic through to the event listing and ticket purchase page, contributing to a 60-person room on show day.
December 2025
A limited $15 campaign generated 2,037 views with a reach of 1,639 people, demonstrating consistent delivery even at very small budgets.
September 2025
An $80 ad spend generated 14,311 views with a reach of 10,083 people.
August 2025
A $40 ad spend generated 7,702 views with a reach of 5,789 people.
What this means for your show
As ShowHub’s audience has grown, campaigns have become more efficient. Recent promotions are reaching more local people with smaller ad spends, especially when combined with homepage features, pinned social posts, and Stories.
Nothing with Meta is ever guaranteed, and results will vary by event, genre, audience, and timing. That said, ShowHub campaigns have consistently put shows in front of a very local, already-engaged live music audience.
Pricing is based on how campaigns are performing now and reflects the current size of ShowHub’s reach, not early tests or one-off experiments.
Custom Promotion
If you’re looking for something outside these packages, we’re open to discussing custom options. ShowHub campaigns are built around real-world events, not rigid templates, and can be adjusted based on venue size, ticket pricing, or timing.
The pricing above reflects introductory rates that are already below typical agency or promoter costs, while delivering targeted reach to a local live music audience. If you have specific constraints or goals, we’re happy to talk through what’s realistic and see whether there’s a good fit.