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Creative Strategy, UGC & Ad ProductionIs It a Creative Problem, a Channel Problem, or a Ceiling? Diagnosing a Stalled Ad Account

Most stalled ad accounts aren't a creative problem at all. Here's the order we actually diagnose a flatline in: alignment, offer, TAM saturation, then tactics.

June 11, 2026
Creative Strategy, UGC & Ad ProductionStop Testing Hook Swaps: The 90/60/30-Second Script Method for Meta's Andromeda Era

Andromeda penalises near-identical ads, so the five-hooks-on-one-video test is dead. Here's the 90/60/30-second script method we build batches around now.

May 31, 2026
Meta/Facebook Ads MasteryIf We Rebuilt a Shopify Brand's Meta Ads From Zero in 2026, Here's the Exact Order

The exact order I'd follow to launch a Shopify brand's Meta ads from zero in 2026: offer, creative, a two-campaign structure, and purchase from day one.

May 20, 2026
Profitability, Offers & Unit EconomicsYour 2026 Growth Goal Is Just Hope Without This Math

A dream revenue number isn't a goal until it clears three checks: category size, CAC versus contribution margin, and inventory depth. Here's the math we run.

May 9, 2026
Profitability, Offers & Unit EconomicsTariff Math for DTC: When a COGS Spike Quietly Shrinks Your Q4 Ad Budget

A tariff hits your COGS, not your retail price, and a 5-point margin slip quietly lowers your break-even MER. Here's how to reset your Q4 budget and targets.

April 28, 2026
Creative Strategy, UGC & Ad ProductionYou Don't Need New Creative, You Need an Editor: Getting More From Your Ad Library

Around half of creative wins come from editing footage you already own. Most brands leave winners buried in the library and pay to reshoot them worse.

June 6, 2026
Profitability, Offers & Unit EconomicsHit a Scaling Wall? The Only Three Levers That Get You Out

Hit a plateau on Facebook ads? Cutting budget is the trap. The three levers that get a capped account moving, plus the maths on why a $12 AOV bump wins.

May 26, 2026
Creative Strategy, UGC & Ad ProductionFounder Story, Dream State, Ugly Ad: The 3 Video Formats That Refuse to Die

An ad that's run 580 days isn't lucky, it's a format doing something right. The three video formats that refuse to die, plus the script skeleton behind them.

May 15, 2026
Meta/Facebook Ads MasteryYour Reviews Are Lying to You: The Loudest-Customer Trap That Quietly Caps Ad Accounts

The customer who talks the most is rarely the one who pays the most, and your reviews quietly echo your own ads. Here's how I triangulate who actually buys.

May 4, 2026
Meta/Facebook Ads MasteryCAC Spiked After You Scaled? Check Where Meta Is Actually Delivering Before You Kill the Campaign

CAC jumping after a scale usually isn't a dead campaign. It's delivery drifting to cheap, low-intent clickers. The diagnostics to run before you kill it.

April 23, 2026
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