Media Ridge

    Your creative strategy partner

    Know which ads worked, and why.
    For agencies, brands and ad tech.

    Connects to the platforms you already use

    • DV360 integration
    • The Trade Desk integration
    • StackAdapt integration
    • Adform integration
    • AppNexus integration
    • Meta Ads integration
    • Amazon Ads integration
    • Google Ads integration
    • TikTok integration
    • YouTube integration
    • Criteo integration
    • Pinterest integration
    • Reddit integration

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    How a creative study works

    Now it is possible to take control of creatives in-flight.

    1. Step 1

      Analyse

      Know what is working and why: a verdict on every video and static ad, the elements behind each result, and where viewers stop watching.

      Creative pack · Background setting

      Background setting

      Performance measured by CTR. Campaign average: 2.58%

      Studio or abstract

      +39%

      2 creatives, £3,278

      A Northtrail Apex ad+55%
      A Northtrail Apex ad+13%

      Graphic or flat

      +25%

      2 creatives, £2,431

      A Northtrail Apex ad+26%
      A Northtrail Apex ad+23%

      Natural outdoor

      -35%

      2 creatives, £2,584

      A Northtrail Apex ad-28%
      A Northtrail Apex ad-39%

      Urban outdoor

      -36%

      2 creatives, £2,239

      A Northtrail Apex ad-33%
      A Northtrail Apex ad-40%
    2. Step 2

      Brief

      Decide what to build more of. Each brief sets out the idea, the evidence and the ads to reference, informed by what competitors are running.

      Creative pack · Creative briefs
      Brief 2 of 3

      Rework the group run creative in studio style

      The idea

      Move the club message onto a clean studio product render, keeping the run club line, with the shoe shown large.

      Why

      • Ads with a group social run did 33% worse
      • Cinematic lifestyle photo was the weakest visual style
      • The group run ad had the lowest CTR of the six

      Ads to look at

      A Northtrail Apex ad to reference

      Own ad · CTR 1.74%

      A Northtrail Apex ad to reference

      Own ad · CTR 1.85%

    3. Step 3

      Build

      Our designers build the new assets from the brief, including fresh versions of the ads that are wearing out.

      New assets from the brief
      A new Northtrail Apex ad: Soft where it mattersA new Northtrail Apex ad: Run beyondA new Northtrail Apex ad: Built for the city

      Fresh versions of two ads that were wearing out, plus one new idea.

    4. Step 4

      Measure

      Compare results before and after each refresh, so you can see what the new creative changed.

      Campaign dashboard · ROAS & revenue over time

      ROAS & revenue over time

      After refresh
      ROASRevenue

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    Before, during and after a campaign

    Before

    Start from what has worked for the brand so far, and what competitors are running now.

    During

    Spot what is working and what is fading while there is still budget to change it.

    After

    Carry what you learned into the next brief, not just the next report.

    See what your team could do with their time back.

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