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Nov 23 7 tweets 3 min read
Over the past few years, we have created 10s and 1000s of video creatives that generate 7-8 figures in revenue for our clients

Here is our winning creative structure that you can COPY & PASTE for your brand to get positive ad ROAS.

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Every video needs to be structured so that it follows a straight line...

...from making people click on the video...

...to hitting the call to action button.

Think of it like a water slide, with almost zero friction.

That zero friction requires one non-negotiable variable.
Trust!

Without trust, people will scroll away immediately.

But there are multiple types of trust at play here. Viewers must:

- trust the video
- trust the brand
- trust the product

So how do you achieve that?
Remember, your viewer will have their BS shields up in the low-trust environment of social media.

Sure, testimonials and UGC help, but only if they are used right.

Your video needs to appeal to both logic and emotion.

So how do you start?
Be absolutely ruthless while scripting your first 3-4 secs.

If the viewer doesn't feel a tug of connection they are going to exit.

The first 4 secs are when you hook them in, and get them interested.

This is the thumbstop point.

Now, the fun begins.
You are going to reinforce what the product does multiple times through the video.

And every time, there will be a soft CTA.

Layering on these soft CTAs makes it easy for you to do the big ask at the end of the video.

And there's the last rule.
Pain aversion!

Ads that focus on solving a pain point do well compared to ads that promise something.

It's human nature.

So talk about problems, and how your product can solve them.

Summing up:

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More from @cem_verghese

Nov 23
Over 3 years, we tested 12242 creatives for Naked & Thriving, a DTC skincare brand, and helped them grow 20X.

We also maintained profitability and scaled revenues (despite iOS14)

Here’s a detailed breakdown of how we handled their paid social: Image
The secret sauce involved:
-rapid creative testing
-ad buying automation
-custom attribution modelling

Let's start with rapid creative testing.
Rapid creative testing drives a successful Facebook strategy.

We built our testing strategy around Betatyping, a methodology developed and recommended by Meta.

We:
- test multiple concepts
- isolate winning elements
- combine those elements in a new creative and test again. Image
Read 27 tweets
Nov 23
So many DTC ad accounts that we audit have glaring issues like:

- little to no creative testing
- incorrect campaign objectives
- confusing account structure

This happens when agencies assign clients to junior media buyers who have just joined.

And that's not the worst part Image
These buyers have to handle 8-10 other client accounts, which makes it impossible for them to understand:

- the brand and the product
- the consumer motivation
- the competitive landscape

Know why it's so hard to profitably scale Facebook ads after a certain point?
The templatized strategies fail.

Creative fatigue catches up, and then the inevitable happens (not a dip in performance, which can be fixed easily)

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Nov 21
Over the past few years, we have created 10s of 1000s of video creatives that:
- attracts attention
- generates trust
- converts to sales

Want to know how our video creatives consistently deliver positive ROAS?

Our videos follow this structure👇

Let me explain how it works: Image
Every video needs to be structured so that it follows a straight line...

...from making people click on the video...

...to hitting the call to action button.

Think of it like a water slide, with almost zero friction.

That zero friction requires one non-negotiable variable.
Trust!

Without trust, people will scroll away immediately.

But there are multiple types of trust at play here. Viewers must:

- trust the video
- trust the brand
- trust the product

So how do you achieve that? Image
Read 7 tweets
Nov 21
Over the past few years, we have created 10s of 1000s of video creatives that:
- attracts attention
- generates trust
- converts to sales

Want to know how our video creatives consistently deliver positive ROAS?

Our videos follow this structure👇

Let me explain how it works: Image
Every video needs to be structured so that it follows a straight line...

...from making people click on the video...

...to hitting the call to action button.

Think of it like a water slide, with almost zero friction.

That zero friction requires one non-negotiable variable.
Trust!

Without trust, people will scroll away immediately.

But there are multiple types of trust at play here. Viewers must:

- trust the video
- trust the brand
- trust the product

So how do you achieve that? Image
Read 7 tweets
Nov 21
Want your ad performance to be more profitable and consistent?

Then let your ads exit the learning phase ASAP.

That happens when your ad sets get 50 conversions within 7-days.

But your ad sets will never exit the learning phase if you make these 5 mistakes: Image
From the top:

1. making frequent edits
2. running too many ad sets
3. setting low budgets
4. using small audiences
5. using the wrong attribution windows

Let's break them down
1. Making frequent edits:

Once an ad set enters the learning phase, avoid:

- tweak budget to more than 20%
- change placement, targeting or optimisation event
- add new creative.
- change the bid amount (change under 20% is okay)
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