Hey! If Frontify hired me to create an ad, I'd send them this: Now, I wanna show you my process, step-by-step, including the prompts I used. Step 1: Understand the ProductFrontify allows you to create a library with your brand guidelines, assets, and design templates. Step 2: Find Pain Points Let's try ChatGPT's smartest model: Deep Research. I base my prompt on Dan Kennedy’s 10 profiling questions: And 14 minutes later, ChatGPT hands me this beautiful report. I learn that brand managers lose sleep trying to keep their brand assets consistent. So I decide to focus on a specific pain point: inconsistent design. Step 3: Visualize the Pain I want my ad to stand out, but when I Google “inconsistent design,” I find some pretty boring visuals: But when I look into the fashion industry, things get interesting. Step 4: Write the Headline and Value Line Now, let's zoom in on the line under the logo. Big brands usually put a tagline there. But for software companies, I prefer a ‘Value Line' that explains what the product does. Step 5: Recreate the Image I like my visual, but there's a problem. So I upload it to GPT and ask it to write an "image replica prompt": And I get this nice prompt: I change some details because I don’t want it to be too similar, and play around with GPT's Image Generator for a while. And here's the final ad: You made it! 🕺If you want my image replica prompt and another bonus prompt I use to polish my copy, reply "prompt," and I'll send them to you :) Talk soon, P.S. If your B2B ads need a creative boost, check out my course, Boring Products, Fun Ads. Here's what Nik from HubSpot said:
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Read in your browser ↗ Hey! Every new idea is just a mix of old ideas. Here are my three rules for “stealing” ads ethically: Rule #1: Never steal from your neighbor Instead of copying my competitors, I draw inspiration from other industries. For example, if I need a B2B idea, I’ll try to find it in a B2C ad library, like Lurzer’s Archive Well, Dovetail's version is a bit too close.But it’s a nice ad nonetheless. Rule #2: Limit yourself to 30 minutes Ad inspiration quickly turns into...
Read in your browser ↗ Hey! Remember this quote? It's based on a simple formula that copywriters love: "[cliché], but [twist]." For example... So let’s use it to write a DoorDash ad: Step I: Find a cliché I start by asking Perplexity: "List 200 food-related idioms, proverbs, clichés, and phrases." Step II: Twist it Perplexity isn’t very creative, so I paste my phrases into ChatGPT with this prompt: PROMPTTASK: Add "but [twist]" to each phrase to create a clever ad headline for DoorDash....
If GIFs aren't playing, read in your browser ↗ Hey! AI video isn’t good enough yet to replace real production. But here are three ways I’m already using it in my work: Use Case I: Surreal Ads Using AI for emotional or "realistic" ads is cringe. But for more goofy ideas, it can work. Here’s my process: • Product: Zendesk • Promise: Speed up your customer support. 1. Key Frame Animating static images is usually easier than generating videos from scratch. So, I used GPT to create this: 2....