Media buying is nothing without a supply of great ad UGC ads!
Here's how I did it and why...
I started offering UGC as a service when I realized that most influencer marketing agencies/platforms suck.
The problem with working with influencers is that they have no idea of what makes a good ad.
I have a unique vantage point because I have access to SO many ad accounts.
I realized that good UGC ads simply just follow formulas.
Capture attention in the first 3 seconds, demonstrate the product benefits, and have a genuine testimonial.
So I went on a hunt to find content creators/actresses who I could train on how to get the content I needed...
I started with training 1 creator, then 2, and now TEN girls on my team who deliver content weekly for my clients.
I'm also lucky to work with some of the best ad editors who can deliver on my vision for each ad.
Finding great creators/editors is so tough but I found my tribe.
Now my and my girls are making 20+ new ads each week for some of the coolest clients in the world.
It gets hard to choose what examples I share on Twitter because I love all of the ads so much and I take so much pride in the end results.
The most rewarding part of making UGC is that I have view-access into my client's ad accounts so I can see what ad concepts work the best and I can implement those learnings for the next week's ads.
Testing creatives and learning what works is the key to scaling ad accounts!
I'll forever pride myself on not being an agency. I'm working directly with my clients on the concepts each week, implementing their feedback, and analyzing their creative performance.
I am incredibly happy to have found so many amazing creators & to double down on UGC in 2022!
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The 7 Essential Ingredients of Top-Performing Video Ads:
1. The Hook: Your 3-second attention grabber
Spend 50% of your time on this! Use split screens, transformations, handwriting animations, or oddly satisfying visuals. Make them stop scrolling!
2. Agitate the Hook: Fan the flames of curiosity
Expand on your hook. Tease the problem you're about to solve. Make them wonder, "What's next?"
🌟EXAMPLE:
Hook = I bet you didn't know these things about [insert product]
Agitate = It contains unique properties that you can't find in just any ordinary [product category]
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3. Introduce Your Product: Here comes the hero!
Present your solution clearly and concisely. Show how it addresses the pain point you've highlighted.
4. Tutorial Time: Show, don't just tell
Quick, easy-to-follow steps on how to use your product. Make it look effortless and appealing.
5. Highlight Benefits: What's in it for them?
Showcase key advantages. Sprinkle in a glowing testimonial for extra impact.
6. Social Proof: Everyone's doing it!
5-star reviews, press, influencer endorsements. Show that your product is trusted and loved.
What do the top advertisers on Meta and TikTok like The Farmers Dog, Poshmark, and Hims have in comment? They all have amazing ad creatives, and they hire me to make them.
Here are 15 top ad formats for you to use as inspiration:
#1 Let me change your mind about _________
#2 It's time to ditch ______, and get something much better from _____
#3 Fake Podcast (I am LITERALLY obsessed with this ad format)
I randomly started a product review blog that now gets over 10 million impressions and 2 million post engagements a month on Facebook.
Here's the story of my most successful side project:
I got started with my review blog "Savvy Finds" last year when I saw a trend that ads going through publisher FB pages performed better than ads going through brand pages.
I ran lots of A/B tests on the ads I was making for clients from the Savvy Finds page vs their brand page.
I saw that the ads running through the Savvy Finds page were nearly always the winner, with all variables remaining the same. So for every ad I make for clients, I let them test the ads through Savvy Finds.