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End of Campaign Recap · F1 Miami 2026

Compass Takes the Track

From April 28 through May 27, Compass ran across Google, Meta, and geofenced venues throughout Miami, reaching F1 attendees and international UHNW buyers.

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3.4K
Clicks to the curated collection
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84%
Of appearances came from top 10% household income
Channel Breakdown

Together, three channels covered the Grand Prix audience from every angle

Google Display, Meta, and geofencing ran in parallel. Together they covered Miami from editorial placements and social feeds to the physical venues.

Google Display
220K
Across 100+ editorial publications
Placed Compass in front of F1 attendees and UHNW international buyers where they spend time online.
Meta
82K
Ad appearances on FB/IG
Meta targeted Formula 1 followers, luxury travelers, and high-net-worth locals on Facebook and Instagram, putting Compass in front of 82K audience members who matched the F1 buyer profile.
Geofencing
10K
Ad appearances from Miami venues
We drew a digital fence around Miami venues, then Compass followed them across their screens for the 30 days.
F1 Miami 2026
When the world's most qualified buyers landed in Miami, Compass was already on their screens

Where Compass ran during the Grand Prix

These are the top publications F1 audiences consumed during race month.

Fox News 27.9K
The Atlantic 11.1K
WFLA Tampa 8.8K
NPR 7.7K
CNN 7.1K
Yahoo 6.7K
HuffPost 5.5K

Fox News, the New York Post, and The Atlantic alone carried over 61,000 ad appearances.

Meta Deep Dive

Meta reached F1 buyers and Compass agents at the same time

Compass targeted two Meta audiences simultaneously: F1 enthusiasts and UHNW buyers in the consumer feed, and a 30-day saturation campaign with 252 Compass agents in the region.

52,402
People reached across both audiences in 30 days
1,347
Link clicks at a 1.53% CTR
955
Landing page views, 71% of clickers loaded the page
View insights for:
01
The 45+ age group drove nearly half the campaign

The 65+ group led CTR with 55-64 close behind at 1.70%. These are the established F1 fans most likely already holding Miami real estate equity.

02
Reels carried the consumer campaign

Facebook Reels alone delivered 43,576 views and 535 clicks. In-stream Reels added 29,840 views and 621 clicks. Feed, Stories, and search made up the remaining 10%.

01
22.5x saturation across 252 Compass agents

By the time a participating agent hears "Miami F1 campaign" at a Compass meeting, they've already seen it more than 20 times.

02
Instagram Stories drove the agent click

Instagram Feed added 16 clicks, Reels 9, and Facebook placements combined 16. These agents live on Instagram, and Stories is where they tap through.

03
The 45-64 age group drove the most engagement

Both 45+ brackets outperformed the 25-34 group despite that group having the most views. The 18-24 bracket generated zero clicks, which tracks since there aren't many 22-year-old Compass agents.

Geofencing
Then Compass drew a digital fence around the venues where buyers were on the ground
Geofencing Heatmap

Where Compass reached F1 attendees across Miami

Compass captured F1 attendees at these affluent hotspots as they moved through the city. Bubble size and color both reflect ad views per venue. The bigger and deeper the violet, the more Compass ads reached buyers at that venue.

Bubble size & color — Ad views per venue
Lower volume Mid volume Highest volume
Top Performing Creatives

The top Display creative ran at 6x the national benchmark

All creatives performed more than 2.5x the Compass benchmark.

Top-performing creative by CTR and volume View ↓

Compass national benchmark is 0.20%. Each finalist below cleared the 14,000 ad appearance sample threshold.

Tagline Format Ad Appearances Clicks CTR
Make Your Pit Stop Permanent, Standard Make Your Pit Stop Permanent Standard (600×500) 60,747 746 1.23%
Find Your Home In The Fast Lane, Standard Find Your Home In The Fast Lane Standard (600×500) 78,583 660 0.84%
Find Your Home In The Fast Lane, Vertical Find Your Home In The Fast Lane Vertical (600×1200) 44,836 349 0.78%
Make Your Pit Stop Permanent, Vertical Make Your Pit Stop Permanent Vertical (600×1200) 35,978 253 0.70%
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Patterns to repeat for next year

Speed language drove engagement

The two highest CTRs both used race-themed taglines rather than property descriptors. "Pit Stop" and "Fast Lane" pulled more attention than listing-first headlines in an audience already in event mode. The audience was in race mode, and the creative that met them there won.

Each channel had a clear format winner

Standard sized ads led on Google with "Make Your Pit Stop Permanent" at 1.23% CTR, and story sized ads led on Meta with "Find Your Home In The Fast Lane" at 1.58% CTR.

2027 LFR

Recommendations for Next Year

01
Trim Geofencing Locations

Four venues delivered low volume with no engagement: South Beach Washington Ave (162 views, 0% CTR), Surfside Four Seasons (95 views, 0%), Belle Isle (77 views, 0%), and Fisher Island (27 views, 0%).

Trim the locations with the least amount of views and clicks to focus on the other six venues, or add different ones.

02
Create variations based on "Make Your Pit Stop Permanent"

At 1.23% CTR, "Make Your Pit Stop Permanent" is the strongest creative signal the campaign produced.

A 2027 build should use this line as the foundation, developing variations across formats and creative approaches.

03
Revamp the 2027 Placement List

The highest-engaging placements came from three groups:

  1. Local Florida news (wfla.com at 2.70% CTR, palmbeachpost.com at 1.34%)
  2. National news for globally minded buyers (thedailybeast.com at 2.37%, apnews.com at 1.73%)
  3. Lifestyle and culture publications F1 enthusiasts read outside the Grand Prix (newatlas.com at 8.08%, thehulltruth.com at 2.16%)

A 2027 placement list built around these three categories concentrates the campaign on the audience that actually engaged.

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