Is this a good marketing tool?

[robdaimler]

Hello,

I recently started a webshop and I used to make all the banners, headlines and discriptions for my advertisements myself. I noticed that this took up a lot of time that I could better spend on other aspects of my webshop. I started looking for a solution and came across AdCreative. This programme generates google ads, headlines, descriptions, social media posts for all platforms and also shows an insight into how an ad "performs". I'm thinking about purchasing a membership because I think this brings a lot of benefits. I also saw on their website that you can get $500 back if you spend that amount on google ads within two months. Are there people here who have experience with AdCreative? I am very curious to hear what your experiences are, or if there are other solutions that I have overlooked.

Kind regards,

Rob

 

[fisicx]

Hi Rob and welcome to UKBF.

It works for some products but not for everything. And it can get very expensive if you want all the features.

What are you selling and to whom?

 

[marydee]

Hello Rob, I'm an advertiser so to an extent my answer here is probably going to be a bit biased. That said, I work with loads of these types of SASS (software as a service) type products so I flatter myself I've got some insight.

Okay, the Google ads credit is neither here nor there. Nearly all SASS will give you that.

As @fisicx says, it can get expensive. If you just want graphics, text etc, Id be more inclined to take a monthly sub to e.g. Canva paid, and Grammarly or Jarvis paid, and do it that way. I understand the attraction of having it all in one place but, I don't think it's really necessary.

The big thing for me - and yes, as above, I probably would say this! - is 'do you actually know how to advertise'? There's more to it than just nice graphics and keyword-y text. About 65% of businesses lose money trying to run their own ads and that's because they don't understand how media buying and online sales and marketing works. Do you understand the platforms? Or what the difference between CBO and manual bidding is and which is best for you? Or even if your product works best with paid search or paid social? I'm not trying to be smart, just in a roundabout way suggesting that if you're determined to DIY it, I'd probably put the money towards some ads training before I invested in SASS that you may not really need.

Apologies if you are an ads and marketing whizz already and hope this helps a bit!

 

[Uwe (Invoiceberry)]

I actually talked about that tool earlier this week with my friend who runs an ecom marketing agency. He loves it as it seems to really help them. As far as I understand, they only use it for initial ideas and then they fine-tune it for better/more human results.

I guess there is no solution that gives you 100% automation (yet).

Since they offer a free trial and an affordable starter plan I'd simply try it out and see.

 

[Paul FilmMaker]

Hello Rob, I'm an advertiser so to an extent my answer here is probably going to be a bit biased. That said, I work with loads of these types of SASS (software as a service) type products so I flatter myself I've got some insight.

Okay, the Google ads credit is neither here nor there. Nearly all SASS will give you that.

As @fisicx says, it can get expensive. If you just want graphics, text etc, Id be more inclined to take a monthly sub to e.g. Canva paid, and Grammarly or Jarvis paid, and do it that way. I understand the attraction of having it all in one place but, I don't think it's really necessary.

The big thing for me - and yes, as above, I probably would say this! - is 'do you actually know how to advertise'? There's more to it than just nice graphics and keyword-y text. About 65% of businesses lose money trying to run their own ads and that's because they don't understand how media buying and online sales and marketing works. Do you understand the platforms? Or what the difference between CBO and manual bidding is and which is best for you? Or even if your product works best with paid search or paid social? I'm not trying to be smart, just in a roundabout way suggesting that if you're determined to DIY it, I'd probably put the money towards some ads training before I invested in SASS that you may not really need.

Apologies if you are an ads and marketing whizz already and hope this helps a bit!

100% agree with the stuff you wrote about 'do you know how to advertise?'

We just shot some YT prerolls for a customer and it takes expertise and knowledge to get stuff that works. Plus a load of testing, hence a raft of prerolls rather than just one or 2!

 

[marydee]

100% agree with the stuff you wrote about 'do you know how to advertise?'

We just shot some YT prerolls for a customer and it takes expertise and knowledge to get stuff that works. Plus a load of testing, hence a raft of prerolls rather than just one or 2!

Exactly!

 

[Nicola78]

Ya its good tool for marketing. I always prefer AdCreative for marketing and Delimiti for document automation and bulk listing on my online stores.

 

[fantheflames]

Have used AdCreative in the past.

It's good to start with, but doesn't really get the results you'll want.

Rather use different tools now, and find that most of the time, if not all of the time, ads are more technical than the words and images you see.

I'd definitely invest in automation!

 

[ukweb]

$500 back
"When you spend 500 on ads" this may be a while

 

[marydee]

$500 back
"When you spend 500 on ads" this may be a while

How much do you think you're going to be spending? Most of my e-commerce clients spend between £1K - £3K a month. When I run my own test ads I spend approximately £500, just gathering data.