AI Ad Creative Testing Works; Everything Else Is Noise

“I understand the concept of going broad on the audience and letting the creative dictate targeting but I don’t quite get it in practice for less problem-solution based products. For context I’m in the design focused housewares space and I see most of our competitors launching creative with generic copy like “fall collection” or “new arrivals.” How should I think about creative based targeting for products like ours? submitted by /u/theoaktowngoons [link] [comments]”

“On social media you're just "marketing" to the algorithm. It's almost worse, since it makes your primary concern what a clanker thinks of it. [re: I feel like marketing matters more than the actual video now]”

“Hi everyone! I run a small AI video production studio called Kiesha Motion . I've noticed that many small businesses struggle to create regular video content because traditional filming, editing, and production can become expensive. That's exactly what I'm trying to solve. I create realistic AI-generated product ads, social media Reels, TikToks, and short promotional videos without requiring a physical production crew. My pricing is simple: $1.50 per second of finished video. A 15-se”

“I feel like AI founders just need to try plugging their shit into ChatGPT and if it can do it 80% as good as the "product" then you actually don't have a product [re: How do you ship an AI product now, when people don't even know they have the problem? (I will not promote)]”

“You ever heard the term “sell to a starving crowd?” Yeah well you’re trying to sell sand in a dessert. I can spin up a genuinely good-looking, functional website in 10 minutes with AI. And it’s basically free. Is it as good as an experience web developer? No. Do SMBs (the people you’re trying to sell to) give a flying fuck? Also no. They just want a website, the marginal improvements they’d get by hiring you are diminishing returns to them. The only people dishing out decent paychecks for websit”

“I'm an AI Video Ad Creative Specialist helping brands, businesses, and agencies turn their products into premium-looking advertising creatives using AI-powered production workflows. I focus on creating ads that look polished, cinematic, and professionally edited — not just random AI-generated clips stitched together. 🎬 What I can create for you: Premium AI video commercials for products and brands Luxury product advertisements and cinematic brand films Fashion, beauty, lifestyle, and e-comm”

“For example a snack brand which runs meta ads. On which angle and personas we can use in creative communication? submitted by /u/abinesh_142k [link] [comments]”

“I don't know how much Autopilot improves on its own over time, but I wouldn't judge it on the auto-generated ad. Tools like this are mostly as good as the creative they're given, and "Shop our collection" is what you get when there's nothing specific to work with. If the client has a few real product videos or customer photos, I'd swap those in and see whether cost per purchase moves before the free credit runs out. What's the client selling? [re: Is Shopify's "”

“I’ve been trying human and AI (non detectable) UGC for a software company I work for and I know that it’s top of the funnel brand awareness, but my boss wants to see results (more signups/website traffic gains), but its feeling like its impossible. My videos often break 500k views and get a lot of engagement but no traffic lift (we’re targeting a US audience). Competitors post all the time about how much success they’re having with their UGC campaigns and I wanna call bs. Thoughts/advice would b”

“I have an email marketing agency. If I could replace myself with AI and charge sky high margins before I’m replaced I would. But AI is just not quite there yet with strategy, creative ideation and structuring offers. Definitely good enough for clients that couldn’t afford email agencies previously however [re: Ai for email flow?]”

“How about you find some of those naive people who are currently manually doing the meta ads by themselves. [re: Need your opinion on developing an AI agent for Google / Facebook Ads, target SMEs]”

“the ai moderation part makes me curious, how do you handle borderline stuff like opinion pieces that are not exactly news [re: Hi all , I am Building Gistly — a social media app built exclusively for news. 📰]”

“I’ve been looking at AI development companies for a mid-size e-commerce project that needs recommendation engines + some generative features. The usual big names come up a lot, but I’m more interested in teams that actually ship production code rather than just strategy decks. From what I’ve seen and heard, GeekyAnts, Thoughtworks, and SoftServe keep coming up in conversations with other founders. Anyone here have recent experience with any of them on an AI + commerce type build? Especially curi”

“Can I use AI tools like Claude, ChatGPT, or Gemini to create and manage Meta ad campaigns? Is there any risk of getting my Meta ad account banned or restricted for using AI? submitted by /u/fabulous3456 [link] [comments]”

“But it is not that simple to find a problem when there are thousands of AI startups covering big part of the market. You must fine a very issolated nitch, and then that people won't be intetested in paying... Not simple. [re: How do startup founders even come up with an idea thats profitable in the first place? I will not promote]”

“When you present your products as a pain point of your customers, it really gets noticed, and ChatGPT bringing you traffic was interesting [re: 6 months building an AI tool, 2 grand in ads, almost no paying users. We turned off ads and things finally started working.]”

“Maybe I'm wrong but I think I enjoyed your comment [re: I run an e-shop. AI didn't make my customers smarter, just more confident]”

“How are you using AI to make your discovery process better? Instead of replacing it with just deep research and some prompts? [re: Has AI destroyed product craft at your company too?]”

“Here for some thoughts & opinions. My firm is currently going through a website revamp and almost every image they are going to upload has been through Ai, weather it's initial concepts, full on final renders, aerials, interior shots with people, tweaking lighting & entourage, etc. Does anyone see other firms doing this? Personally I am strongly against it. I feel that it is completely unnecessary and creates very shallow work. Sure you get get some aspects to look "nicer"”

“What % of your customers have adopting your AI tools and how long did it take? [re: AI changing user behaviour]”

“Ai slop [re: Tested 214 ad creatives this year. 11 worked. Here's what the 11 had in common.]”

“i keep seeing people grind for days on their landing page and i used to be one of them. spent a full week once on a hero section nobody read. now i just describe the product and let an ai website builder handle the first pass. i still rewrite every line of copy because that part matters, but the structure and spacing get done in minutes. i ran the outline through Gamma, exported it, and hosted it myself. felt almost lazy but my time went back into the actual product where it belongs. where do yo”

“One thing I've noticed is that “AI-driven” can mean very different things depending on the agency. Some use AI to produce content faster, some track how often your brand shows up in AI answers, and others build automations your team can keep using. I'd ask what they actually mean before comparing agencies. If AI visibility is the goal, I'd want to know how many buyer prompts they track, which platforms they cover, and how often they rerun them. Monthly tracking can miss a lot when an”

“It was like this long before AI. Previously you would start with ads or tiktok videos to see if your idea shows any interest. Then if you can get people to sign up or join a wishlist you would start the project. That was before AI. Now with AI anyone can build their own software... Which leads to a lot of people to build without customer feedback. Tight feedback loops are required to avoid waisting money on things people don't want, and then finding customers as early as possible. So yeah, b”

“I'm working on something in the AI app space and running into an interesting problem. Developers can build apps, but so can founders, PMs, and even nontechnical people using AI tools now. The challenge is figuring out who actually needs these apps enough to use them regularly, especially when it comes to sharing them with teams or clients. For founders who've faced this, did you pick one very specific customer group early on, or experiment with different audiences until something clicked”

“My 2026 startup business plan: Claude Code to build the product. Codex to fix whatever I broke. Gemini to research my billion-dollar market. Vercel to launch my beautiful website. Canva to make it look like an actual company. Stripe to collect payments. Google Analytics to watch myself visit the website 47 times. Six months later, the only companies making money from my startup are the ones above. Starting to think acquiring customers might be harder than building software. Anyone else in the sa”

“Oh, absolutely it could be recognized and blocked by AI as an ad. I was just pointing out the difference from the brand's standpoint. If you only have an affiliate arrangement, some of them may not want you to say something like "this podcast is sponsored by...". [re: Will AI Remove Ads From Your POD?]”

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“We are deciding the next steps for 2027, the next campaigns and while deciding, my boss and teammates started talking about mail marketing and PPC. We were discussing if AI is good enough to be seen in our creativities and ads, and both positions had strong points bot in favor and against it. They asked me to check how is people who using ai is doing nowadays. So any input would be greatly appreciated! submitted by /u/idlecon [link] [comments]”

“I also use ChatGPt and Claude a lot . In addition, Marblism AI did help me a lot with social media . [re: What AI tools have changed your life as an entrepreneur?]”

“Do you guys think the SaaS tools for advertisers are still useful while AI can do the most of the things?Like what do you think would be useful for advertisers that AI cant provide rn.İm asking because i've built a software only for digital advertisers and i still dont know if there is a demand for it.İt will provide 1-1 test tools,creative analysis and notifications for every single ad on your account and everything will be AI-powered which means it will explain the reason for every single”

“Hey, I’m looking for a small group of testers for an AI marketing workspace for people who run campaigns for clients or their own business. The deal: you get the app free. I get honest feedback on what’s confusing, what’s missing, and whether you’d actually use it on real work. Why it matters if you do this for a living: most of the day is context-switching. Brief in one tab, copy in another, Ads Manager in a third, then the same loop again for the next client. This app keeps clients, campaigns,”

“Yes they absolutely can and some of them are printing thousands of dollars with millions of views. Dont listen to the haters. Ai is really nice but you need to experiment with it and learn how to use it correctly. Also free tools are not worth it. To make something worth watching you'll most likely have to pay and it's gonna add up but it's worth it if you can find a new angle [re: Can AI-generated YouTube channels actually get monetized?]”

“What? A nuanced response about AI usage on Reddit? I didn’t think I‘d live to see the day. [re: Can AI-generated YouTube channels actually get monetized?]”

“Link to an article about it here . Never seen this before nor seen it mentioned from Meta marketing influencers. Saw this feature pop up in the ad level of one of my clients accounts. Sounds quite cool, has anyone tried this yet and is it any good? Here's what it looks like in my interface . submitted by /u/DiligentDraw5003 [link] [comments]”

“I ran the same kind of unbranded buyer questions people actually ask ("best [category]", "[competitor] alternatives", "X vs Y") across 50 software brands, from brand-new launches to established names. What showed up: - 39/50 were never named in the answers - All 30 products launched in the last month scored zero - Being well-known didn't guarantee it (one established e-sign tool scored 52/100; one AI voice tool 37) - In 33/50 cases the top-cited source was a com”

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“Thank you for the thoughtful feedback! My preference is to provide beta testers with a preloaded sample household profile so they can immediately explore PLANIVANCE AI’s features without having to enter their personal financial information. They would also have the option to create their own hypothetical scenarios. Privacy is an important consideration in how I’m developing the platform. As the platform owner, I do not intend to access or review users’ individual financial inputs. The platform i”

“Yeah definitely will do. We are trying to figure out the industry we should focus on but so far have not found a winner [re: We spent months building an AI tool for social media managers. Turns out, they didn't really want it.]”

“It’s all marketing hubbub. Every major firm is using AI- they just don’t need to market themselves as such to stand out. These people are just trying to cash in on the AI gold rush while they can by marketing towards companies that are lean and cheap and not willing to pay big law pricing. There is nothing new about their business model, they are once again just small or smaller firms that use the same tools as the big guys and try to provide comparable value at lower rates. [re: Law Firm launch”

“You have google ai summary on the one side. And an army of people using AI to likely build the same tools as you. So no, not really the best time to publish something to make Money. [re: Is it still possible to earn any money on ads on informational/tool websites or is it not worth the time in 2026?]”

“About seven months ago, we were convinced we'd found a great market for our SaaS. We were building Picmim, an AI-powered social media management platform. Think Buffer on steroids. The idea was that social media managers and marketing agencies could use AI to optimize posting times, write better captions, find strategic hashtags, analyze performance, and come up with content ideas. Basically, an AI consultant that would make their jobs easier. We thought agencies would love it. We were wrong”

“Yea, but if i see a template that i think i like i can easly recreate it with ai. Or there will be bunch of free templates that people have made for their usecase so selling template would become harder and harder [re: Is AI going to replace Notion creators?]”

Hi everyone, I’m working on a project idea and wanted to validate whether it is strong enough for a university capstone project. Our professor was having us do an AI based research…

“Most founders think AI sees their brand the same way human customers do. It doesn’t. Not even close. Last week, we ran an LLM perception test for a client scaling into North America. On paper, they were killing it: Website looked super clean and premium Ads were hitting solid ROAS Internal team thought they were position as a "high-tech innovator" Then we ran queries on ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity to see how they recommend products in this niche. The result? Every single AI called”

“You know the AI website look by now. White background, Inter font, a purple-ish gradient, three cards in a row, a centred headline with one button under it. Every tool lands there because when you don't define the look, the model goes for the most average website it's ever seen. Anthropic actually documents this in their frontend design guidance and names Inter, Roboto and purple-on-white as the tells. "Make it look more unique" doesn't fix it. Giving it actual values does.”

“Lovable is great, claude of course [re: What AI tools have changed your life as an entrepreneur?]”

“There is an insane amount of hype on Twitter and in right now claiming you can just press a button, generate a viral ad, and make money with AI video overnight. As someone managing direct-response media spend, I was extremely skeptical. So last month, we decided to run a controlled $10,000 test on Meta. We took 3 of our main e-com clients and split their creative testing budget 50/50: Group A: Traditional human UGC creators ($200-400 per video shoot). Group B: Hybrid AI ad campaigns built using”

“Yesterday i posted Ella here and a few of you asked how it picks a model out of 1000+ so here's a real request start to finish. i drop in a corgi from stock (not my dog sadly haha), ask for 10s, 9:16, slow motion, and it picks gemini omni flash 1.1, one that can actually take the image, 9:16 and 10s the trick is the llm never sees models that can't do the job. i filter those out in code first, then it picks from a short list. nothing runs till you hit generate submitted by /u”

“Plan90 looks clean for goal tracking. My entry is PeerPush, a launch site makers browse where AI assistants parse product info. https://peerpush.com [re: Let us swap app feedback. Drop your link and I will test yours and you test mine (if you feel like doing so :))]”

“Day 9. No outreach today. I spent the whole day on one question I'd been avoiding: who is this actually for? What I found out For nine days I've been telling founders "an AI agent for your SaaS". That is a category, not a customer. An AI agent inside an app sounds cool, and I love the idea, but I had never tested the things that decide whether anyone pays: do founders need this, how urgently, and how much would they pay. I'd also never tracked the metrics that would prove i”

“Day 9. No outreach today. I spent the whole day on one question I'd been avoiding: who is this actually for? What I found out For nine days I've been telling founders "an AI agent for your SaaS". That is a category, not a customer. An AI agent inside an app sounds cool, and I love the idea, but I had never tested the things that decide whether anyone pays: do founders need this, how urgently, and how much would they pay. I'd also never tracked the metrics that would prove i”

“Double down on it. There's loads of different ways AI mentions your brand. Recommendation, mentions, citations. For the structured data / AI optimisation checkout MentionMachine [re: Customers started telling us they found us through ChatGPT. Do I chase it or ignore it?]”

“The timeliness of this insight is fantastic. People are starting to use AI to find products more and more. I would absolutely go down that path. I would recommend spending the week cleaning it up, and try to do some emails on the side or maybe look into ways to reduce the time needed for the emails. I think you have a good opportunity to grow a new funnel. [re: Customers started telling us they found us through ChatGPT. Do I chase it or ignore it?]”

“For performance marketers and digital marketers running ads on Meta, have you noticed any impact on ad performance when using AI-generated videos compared to traditional video creatives? Are you seeing any consistent patterns in metrics like CTR, CPC, CPA, or ROAS? Would love to hear about your experiences, test results, and insights. submitted by /u/WorldlyBeach6863 [link] [comments]”

Good, just what people were asking for, yet another AI product from Google

“I've seen hundreds of shorts were the whole criteria is this: fake ai argument between 2 rival brands (usually Pepsi and coke) on twitter and then a movie clip were someone is laughing at the bottom with trendy music in the background. Has anyone else seen these shorts? I keep getting them no matter what and they seem to have botted comments and likes submitted by /u/Interesting_Way_7845 [link] [comments]”

“The AI-made tell is usually generic layout, no personality, copy that fits any business. Put your real story on there. Why you started, what makes your pros different. Specifics beat polished generic. [re: Looking for Feedback on My New Home Services Website]”

“I’ve had to find a lot of ways of getting creative to get my AI to be my senior marketing guru haha. Is it generally struggling to get the story right, or just to get it to the right people? [re: What AI tools have changed your life as an entrepreneur?]”