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AMSpace Recruitment

Portugal — NL/BE market

JAM· CandidatesInternational relocationNetherlands & Belgium → Portugalfrom 12 Apr 2025

Channels: Meta Ads

Leads

63

Cost per lead

€ 12.26

Click-to-lead

8.32%

What we did

For the Portugal destination we targeted Dutch-speaking candidates in the Netherlands and Belgium. The campaign produced 63 leads at EUR 12.26 each, with an 8.32% click-to-lead rate. The EUR 1.02 CPC sits higher than in southern European markets, which matches the more expensive Dutch audience. Reach came out at 17,525 people.

Reported figures
Reported figures
MetricValue
Leads63
Cost per lead€ 12.26
CTR1.77%
Cost per click€ 1.02
Clicks757
Impressions42,858
Reach17,525
Click-to-lead8.32%

Against the market

Against the market
MetricThis caseMarket benchmark
Cost per lead€ 12.26outside the benchmark, favourable sideEUR 190 – EUR 476
Click-to-lead8.32%outside the benchmark, favourable side2% – 5%
CTR1.77%outside the benchmark, favourable side0.9% – 1.6%

Sources: International customer-support recruitment: roughly EUR 476 staffing average, roughly EUR 190 all-industry average (Sopro). B2C funnel conversion benchmark; jobboard application conversion sits at 0.5% – 1.5% (Werf&). Meta ads CTR benchmark (WordStream).

Potential ROI

The full potential of the pipeline first, then your own conversion applied to it.

Potential value of the pipeline

€ 157,500

If every candidate were placed63 qualified applications in this case × € 2,500

Expected value at your rate
€ 15,750
Estimated placements
6.3
Estimated pipeline value
€ 15,750
Your agency's revenue model

Assumptions

  • Qualified applications in this case: 63
  • Your placement rate: 10%
  • International placement — fee per candidate: € 2,500
  • This case ran without ad spend, so we only show the estimated pipeline value.

Source: Placement fee per candidate, depending on the agreement with the end employer. This is an indication, not a market benchmark.

This is a model, not a realised result. Adjust the assumptions to your own margins and placement rate.

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