Ugly Ads Perform Best, Marketer Says
An episode of the Ecommerce Conversations podcast, hosted by Practical Ecommerce, titled "Ugly Ads Perform Best, Marketer Says" was published on July 12, 2024 and runs 36 minutes.
July 12, 2024 ·36m · Ecommerce Conversations
Summary
Barry Hott is a longtime Facebook advertising consultant. He says first reactions to an ad largely determine its performance. He advises merchants to create ugly ads, those that people won't skip over. "I'm the Ugly Ads Guy," he stated. In this episode, Hott addresses key Facebook ad metrics, budgeting, testing, and, yes, ugly creative. For an edited and condensed transcript with embedded audio, see: https://pec-ly.com/?6sy2 For all condensed transcripts with audio, see: https://www.prac...
Episode Description
Barry Hott is a longtime Facebook advertising consultant. He says first reactions to an ad largely determine its performance. He advises merchants to create ugly ads, those that people won't skip over.
"I'm the Ugly Ads Guy," he stated.
In this episode, Hott addresses key Facebook ad metrics, budgeting, testing, and, yes, ugly creative.
For an edited and condensed transcript with embedded audio, see: https://pec-ly.com/?6sy2
For all condensed transcripts with audio, see: https://www.practicalecommerce.com/tag/podcasts
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