Anya Muir Wood, senior copywriter, Anthony Nolan
Alex Cupit, online recruitment lead, Anthony Nolan
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Three years of the same ad - what we have leant
1. CHARITY COMMS CREATIVE GROUP
CREATIVE SOCIAL MEDIA ADS
THREE
YEARS OF
THE SAME AD
Registered charity no 803716/ SC03882
Anya Muir Wood – Senior Copywriter
Alex Cupit – Online Recruitment Lead
15. 1
JUST
DO IT • A problem – difficulty reaching our target audience
• An idea of where this target audience was
• A little bit of budget
• Old creative
• Not much knowledge of Facebook ad formats
• Bad jokes
WHAT DID WE HAVE?
‘Heroes needed. Six packs not required.’
16. 1
JUST
DO IT • Made a hypothesis and a plan to test the creative
• Taught ourselves a bit about ad guidelines
• Wrote copy and resized images for four ads
• Created a lookalike audience
• Went for it
WHAT DID WE DO?
1. Direct 2. Humour 3. Donor quote 4. FOMO
19. 2
TEST &
LEARN • Thought of more variables
• Creative, audience, location, placement,
seasonality, platforms
• Prioritised our tests
• Demonstrated positive results
• Grown this activity
WHAT HAPPENED NEXT?
20. 2
TEST &
LEARN • Tone really matters
WHAT HAVE WE LEARNT ABOUT THE COPY?
21.
22. 2
TEST &
LEARN • Tone really matters
• Character limits matter
WHAT HAVE WE LEARNT ABOUT THE COPY?
23.
24. 2
TEST &
LEARN • Tone really matters
• Character limits matter
• Think about different devices
• Think about different platforms
• Targeted copy
• Timeliness and relevance
WHAT HAVE WE LEARNT ABOUT THE COPY?
25.
26. 2
TEST &
LEARN • Tone really matters
• Character limits matter
• Think about different devices
• Think about different platforms
• Targeted copy
• Timeliness and relevance
• See what other people are doing
WHAT HAVE WE LEARNT ABOUT THE COPY?
27.
28. 2
TEST &
LEARN • Stock imagery
• Sourcing new imagery
WHAT HAVE WE LEARNT ABOUT THE DESIGN?
29.
30. 2
TEST &
LEARN • Stock imagery
• Sourcing new imagery
• Creating new graphics
WHAT HAVE WE LEARNT ABOUT THE DESIGN?
31.
32. 2
TEST &
LEARN • Stock imagery
• Sourcing new imagery
• Creating new graphics
• Think about different devices
• Think about different platforms
• Facebook’s changing requirements
WHAT HAVE WE LEARNT ABOUT THE DESIGN?
33.
34. 2
TEST &
LEARN • Stock imagery
• Sourcing new imagery
• Creating new graphics
• Think about different devices
• Think about different platforms
• Facebook’s changing requirements
• Trying out videos
WHAT HAVE WE LEARNT ABOUT THE DESIGN?
35. 2
TEST &
LEARN • Fundamentals don’t have to change
• Set some benchmarks
• Measure beyond the click rates!
• Join in the conversation
WHAT HAVE WE LEARNT ABOUT RUNNING ADS?
36.
37. 2
TEST &
LEARN • Fundamentals don’t have to change
• Set some benchmarks
• Measure beyond the click rates!
• Join in the conversation
• Think about the supporter journey
WHAT HAVE WE LEARNT ABOUT RUNNING ADS?
38.
39. 2
TEST &
LEARN • Fundamentals don’t have to change
• Set some benchmarks
• Measure beyond the click rates!
• Join in the conversation
• Think about the supporter journey
• It’s okay if it doesn’t work
WHAT HAVE WE LEARNT ABOUT RUNNING ADS?
41. 3
KEEP IT
FRESH • Agencies
• Always on activity
• Bigger budgets
• Expanded our audiences
HOW HAVE WE SCALED THE ACTIVITY?
42. 3
KEEP IT
FRESH • More key calendar moments
HOW HAVE WE STOPPED AD FATIGUE?
43. January February March April May June July August September October November December
NEW YEAR’S
VALENTINE’S
DONOR STORIES
PRIDE
SUMMER DONATING ISN’T
SCARY
XMAS
45. 3
KEEP IT
FRESH • More key calendar moments
• New platforms to test
• New placements to test
HOW DID WE STOP AD FATIGUE?
46.
47. 3
KEEP IT
FRESH • More key calendar moments
• New platforms to test
• New placements to test
• New content generation
HOW DID WE STOP AD FATIGUE?
48.
49. 3
KEEP IT
FRESH • More key calendar moments
• New platforms to test
• New placements to test
• New content generation
• New ideas
HOW DID WE STOP AD FATIGUE?
55. Creative social media ads
26 September
Creatives Group
London
#charitycreative
WiFi:
56. Visit the CharityComms website to view
slides from past events, see what events
we have coming up and to check out
what else we do:
www.charitycomms.org.uk