Creating a storyboard for your creatives isn't throwing together some ideas and hoping for the best.
It's a meticulous process that perfects every detail for a compelling message.
Here's how we give instructions to the creator:
1. Product Understanding
- Explanation: We start with a quick explanation about the product.
- Connection: Ensures creators fully grasp and emotionally connect to the product.
- Immersion: Creators understand the role they’re playing, enhancing their performance.
2. Background on the Angle
- Context: Provide background on the angle to set the right tone.
- Emotional Connection: Helps the creator get the right mindset for the shoot.
Behind every great strategy is years of experience.
So, you can either spend the next 5 years learning this…
Or you can pick it all up from reading this post.
The choice is yours.
After 8 years in the industry,
I’ve decided to share my PERFORMANCE CREATIVE process.
Everything from research → execution.
Here’s the only roadmap your DTC brand will EVER need:
1️⃣ Research:
This can be broken down into four simple steps:
Reviews
>Find the most frequent problems and results that people talk about.
>Learn how they talk about these situations.
>The most frequent are your main targets.
Post-Purchase Surveys
>A different perspective than reviews.
>We get an answer WHY people bought for the first time and not WHY they enjoy the product.
Ad Account Analysis
>We look at what angles they tried.
>What creatives they tried.
>What are their hook rates and what kind of people they stopped.
>What are their hold rates and the connection between hook & hold.
>Age and gender analysis, placements - We get a good idea about what creative styles we should run.
>What kind of visuals they tried.
>We look at how they demonstrate the product.
Competitor Analysis
>Most frequent angles.
>Hooks.
>Script structures.
>What is their editing
>What are their visuals.
2️⃣ Strategy:
Based on everything, we find patterns.
>Most frequent angles: These are the angles that consistently perform well.
>Creative styles: We analyze what styles work best for each angle.
>What they haven’t tried: Identifying missed opportunities.
>Internal hook document and script structure: How can we modify in our game plan.
Most common angles based on our experience:
Problem-focused
Results
Depositioning
Situational
Persona call outs