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Gymshark kept 1 of 30 versions. This one.

Notion tested 178 versions of one ad

The Coursera ad that beat 27 others

An Amsterdam ad running for 3.7 years

A mirror selfie that ran 169 days

Jacin from Baker <jacin@news.withbaker.com>

to Ana

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Hi Ana,

Here's what's working in ads this week, in five minutes:

What is working in E-commerce ads

What is working in SaaS & B2B ads

What is working in B2C lead generation ads

What is working in Travel & leisure ads

What is working in ads right now

An ad by Gymshark

Gymshark kept this one out of 30 versions

A clean studio shot of the product on a model, and the sale in the headline. Gymshark cut 18 versions of the idea within two weeks; this one has run for 265 days. Before you shoot a lifestyle scene, test the product alone.

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An ad by adidas

adidas: one boot, nothing else, 404 days

An isolated packshot of the Copa Mundial. adidas ran 101 versions of the idea, and this plain one has been running for more than a year.

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An ad by Notion

Notion's hand-drawn AI team, 386 days running

A sketch puts you at the centre of four AI assistants, with free months and no credit card in the headline. Notion tested 178 versions of the idea; this one is still running.

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An ad by HubSpot

HubSpot's free Excel guide: 882 days

Not the product, the lead magnet: a plain card for a free guide. It has been running for almost two and a half years.

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An ad by Coursera

Coursera kept this one out of 28 versions

A professional portrait and the Microsoft certificate up front: proof before the pitch. Coursera cut 8 versions early; this one has run for 460 days.

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An ad by Noom

Noom: one real member, 586 days

A real member celebrating 70 lbs lost, at home. No studio and no model, and it keeps running.

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An ad by Civitatis

Civitatis has run this Amsterdam ad for 1,341 days

A postcard view of the canals and the tour's name. Nothing more, for more than three years.

An ad by Click&Boat

Click&Boat: turquoise water, 1,183 days

An aerial shot of boats on clear water sells the holiday, not the boat.

An ad by Gymshark

Gymshark: a mirror selfie, 169 days

Shot like a customer's post, not a campaign: a living room mirror and the leggings. It still runs.

An ad by monday.com

monday.com tested 97 versions of this idea

A busy workspace against the chaos it replaces. This version has been running for 639 days.

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Insight of the week

The convenience angle is kept by 222 brands and cut by 70, across the 900,000 ads we read.

This week in ads

Pinterest Programmatic Deals are now open in North America, South America and Asia Pacific, so you can buy Pinterest display and video ads in the DSP you already use, such as Display & Video 360. Source

LinkedIn CTV ads are now on sale through Google's Display & Video 360, with job title, industry and seniority targeting, for US audiences. Source

New in Baker

Recover ad changes that failed to publish on Meta or Google Ads. When some of your ad changes fail to go live on Meta, Google Ads, LinkedIn, X or ChatGPT Ads, a new Baker chat can take over that work, so you fix it and publish again without rebuilding it.

That's all from me this week. If you ever want to talk about your ads, just hit reply.

Jacin
Baker

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