This document provides tips for branding advertisements versus direct response advertisements. Branding ads are meant to tell a company's story and differentiate their brand, while direct response ads are more product-focused and contain a clear call to action. Branding ads are best for launching new products or markets, or building audiences over the long-term, while direct response ads are meant to generate immediate sales and should follow up on branding ads.
This document provides tips for branding advertisements versus direct response advertisements. Branding ads are meant to tell a company's story and differentiate their brand, while direct response ads are more product-focused and contain a clear call to action. Branding ads are best for launching new products or markets, or building audiences over the long-term, while direct response ads are meant to generate immediate sales and should follow up on branding ads.
This document provides tips for branding advertisements versus direct response advertisements. Branding ads are meant to tell a company's story and differentiate their brand, while direct response ads are more product-focused and contain a clear call to action. Branding ads are best for launching new products or markets, or building audiences over the long-term, while direct response ads are meant to generate immediate sales and should follow up on branding ads.
❏ Share origin / backstory of the company ❏ Show BTS of building the team, culture, etc. ❏ Acknowledge the competitive landscape + why you're different ❏ Speak to your community / tribe, in their own words ❏ Plant a "flag in the ground" / take a stance ❏ Long-term thinking / share your vision for the future ❏ Differentiate your brand / what sets you apart? ❏ Showcase your unique value proposition (UVP) ❏ Carve a "moat" that your competitors can’t touch ❏ Convey elevated authenticity
Direct Response Ad Tips
● Follows up the branding ad
● Specific to a product/sale event ● Hooks your attention ● Upfront about the offer ● Clear call to action ● Inject scarcity / urgency
When to Use Branding Ads
● You’re launching a new product
● You’re launching into a new market / geography / city ● You’re launching in a new language ● You want to get cheaper clicks ● You want a lower cost per engagement on a specific video asset ● You want to build new audiences to carry through your funnel