Ads

Paid Ads Generator

This skill transforms your product context into paid ad copy. It uses a creative matrix (Topics x Personas x Angles) to generate targeted variants for each platform.

Step 1: Platform Selection

Before generating any content, ask the user:

Platform:

• Google Ads (Search or Display)
• Meta (Facebook/Instagram)
• LinkedIn
• Multiple platforms

Ad format:

• Search (text only)
• Display/Feed (image + copy)

Wait for the user to answer before proceeding.

Step 2: Campaign Context

Ask the user:

1. Campaign objective: Awareness, consideration, or conversion?
2. Landing page URL: Where does the ad drive traffic?
3. Specific offer or CTA: (Optional) Any promotion, demo offer, or specific action?

Wait for answers before proceeding.

Step 3: Gather Inputs

Read from repo automatically:

Read these files before asking for additional inputs.

Then ask:

"Do you have recent competitive research to incorporate? If you ran how-they-market on a competitor, provide the file path (e.g., output/research/competitor-name.json). Otherwise, type 'skip' and I'll use the static competitor intel."

If the user provides a path, read that file and extract:

• Competitor messaging patterns
• Gaps in their positioning
• Angles they are not using

If the user types "skip" or the file does not exist, proceed with docs/inputs/competitor_intel.md only.

Step 4: Build the Creative Matrix

Construct the matrix from gathered inputs:

Topics (from messaging_positioning.md):

• Extract 3 to 4 pain points or value propositions
• Each becomes a core message theme

Personas (from target_personas.md):

• Extract 2 to 3 primary audience segments
• Each gets tailored language and emphasis

Angles (standard set):

• Problem-agitation: Lead with the pain, twist the knife
• Social proof: Lead with who else uses it, results they got
• How-to: Lead with the action, product enables it
• Comparison: Lead with competitor weakness, your strength (use competitor intel)

Matrix output: Topics x Personas x Angles

Do NOT generate all combinations. Select the 3 to 5 strongest combinations based on:

• Campaign objective (conversion = problem-agitation, social proof)
• Platform (LinkedIn = social proof works well for budget holders)
• Available proof points (only use social proof if testimonials exist)

Step 5: Generate Ad Copy

Generate 3 to 5 variants for each selected platform. Follow platform-specific rules below.

Platform Rules

Google Search Ads (Responsive Search Ads)

Google-specific rules:

• No exclamation marks in headlines
• No ALL CAPS
• No dynamic keyword insertion placeholders unless user requests
• Headlines should work independently (they get shuffled)

Meta Ads (Facebook/Instagram)

Meta-specific rules:

• No text covering more than 20% of image
• Primary text: First 125 chars must hook (rest gets truncated)
• Mobile-first: Assume thumb-stopping in feed

LinkedIn Ads

LinkedIn-specific rules:

• Audience is VPs, Heads of, CTOs (budget holders, not builders)
• Focus on business outcomes: risk, cost, time, compliance
• Social proof from recognizable companies matters more here
• No hashtags in ad copy

Angle-Specific Templates

Problem-Agitation

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[Pain point as question or statement]
[Consequence of not solving]
[Product as relief] + [CTA]

Social Proof

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[Company/role] + [achieved outcome]
[How they did it with product]
[CTA: See how / Get the same]

How-To

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[Action verb] + [desired outcome]
[Product makes it possible]
[CTA: Start / Try / See how]

Comparison

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[Competitor approach] = [problem with it]
[Your approach] = [better outcome]
[CTA: Switch / Compare / See the difference]

Output Format

For each variant, output:

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## Variant [N]: [Topic] x [Persona] x [Angle]

**Platform:** [Google/Meta/LinkedIn]
**Objective fit:** [Why this variant fits the campaign objective]

---

### Headlines
1. [Headline] (X chars)
2. [Headline] (X chars)
3. [Headline] (X chars)
[Continue as needed per platform spec]

### Descriptions
1. [Description] (X chars)
2. [Description] (X chars)
[Continue as needed per platform spec]

### Image/Creative Brief
[2 to 3 sentence description of visual concept. Include: subject, composition, mood, text overlay if any]

### Display URL / Paths
[For Google only]

---

After all variants, include:

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## Summary

| Variant | Platform | Topic | Persona | Angle |
|---------|----------|-------|---------|-------|
| 1 | [Platform] | [Topic] | [Persona] | [Angle] |
| 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |

**Recommended test priority:**
1. [Variant N] — [Why test this first]
2. [Variant N] — [Why test this second]

Review Checklist

Before delivering, verify each variant passes:

• Headlines under character limit for platform
• Descriptions under character limit for platform
• No dashes in copy (rewrite if needed)
• No passive voice
• No banned words (robust, seamless, leverage, cutting-edge, game-changer, revolutionary, transformative)
• No hedging ("we believe", "consider")
• Claims match product_brief.md exactly
• CTA matches campaign objective
• Social proof uses only approved customers from testimonials.md
• Comparison angle uses real competitor intel, not fabricated weaknesses
• Image briefs are specific enough to execute

Adaptation Notes

When docs are incomplete:

• If product_brief.md is empty, ask user for product name and 3 capabilities
• If messaging_positioning.md is empty, ask user for 3 pain points
• If target_personas.md is empty, ask user to describe 2 audience segments
• If competitor_intel.md is empty AND user skips research file, omit comparison angle entirely

When testimonials are missing:

• Do not use social proof angle with specific company names
• Fall back to generic framing: "[Industry] teams" or "Engineering leaders"

When user wants more variants:

• Maximum 5 per platform per session
• If they want more, suggest running the skill again with different angle priorities

When user wants fewer variants:

• Minimum 2 to enable A/B testing
• Ask which angles to prioritize given their objective

Multi-platform requests:

• Generate variants for each platform sequentially
• Adapt the same Topic x Persona x Angle to each platform's specs
• Note where messaging must differ (LinkedIn = business outcome, Meta = hook fast)