3 Elements To Inspire Your Ad Campaigns:

• Both ads open up with a Negative > Positive, one-two punch hook. Connecting with someone’s pain will capture their attention quicker than promising them their dream outcome. However, most people don’t like to rub their audience’s face in it. The quick transition from pain to pleasure is a good way to capture attention and lead people into your ad copy.

• The sparing use of emojis in Ad 1 draws attention to key elements of the ad without distracting from the message. Also, look at the mix of positions for the emojis. Many ads we study place all the emojis at the start or end of the lines. This can reduce the impact of the emojis. Mix your emojis up between the start, middle, and end of sentences in your ads. This will keep your audience engaged for longer.

• Using “all caps” can be a good way to draw attention to specific words or phrases. “FATE”, “STEP UP”, “MORE”. The human brain subconsciously scans for difference. When we see something different, we focus on it. Be sparing with your use of “all caps” however, neither Facebook nor your audience are fans of shouting. Be strategic with your “all caps” words when read together try to have them combine into a stand-alone message or instruction. Most readers will subconsciously absorb this message almost instantly. Use this to good effect in your ad copy.

3 Elements We’d Test:

• Tony has a massive budget, so I’d test spinning specific challenges into different ads and see which ones produce the most event registrations. I’d draft opening hooks for Financial, Relationship, Career, Loss, Health, Focus & Direction. When you try to solve multiple problems in your ad copy, you reduce the impact of the message. 

• UPW is a unique event, it solves an incredibly wide range of problems. That is fine when you have the brand reputation and authority of Tony Robbins. If I didn’t know who Tony Robbins is, I would struggle to know what I will get from UPW based on the ad copy. Neither ad describes the transformation or what life will be like for people once they return from UPW. One simple way to do this is to include testimonials from previous attendees.

• “Adversity comes in many flavors:…”. I don’t think this is the language that most people would use. I would try some variations like – “We never know what challenges lie around the corner”, “Difficult times hit us in different ways,” “We never know our next challenge,” and “No matter what challenges you face”.