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Hey! Making ads for tech products is hard because product screenshots are usually boring.

Volkswagen had a similar problem.

Their cars had tons of unique features, but explaining them meant showing boring illustrations.

Now, showing the actual features is very important – just later in the funnel.

An ad should grab attention and deliver one simple message, not cover the entire pitch.

So they tried a different creative strategy...

Analogy Ads










Analogy ads are awesome

They unbore technical features and make them accessible.

And they also give tech marketers endless options for their visuals.

And if you want to learn how to make analogy ads for B2B products, check out my course: Boring Products, Fun Ads :)


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Next week I’m speaking at Spotlight in Amsterdam. Come say hi if you're there!

Talk soon,
Shlomo

P.S. If you love puns, I think you'll enjoy my pun headline collection.

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