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Social Ad Campaign Skill
This skill produces a complete paid social advertising campaign plan covering campaign objective, audience targeting, funnel structure, ad set architecture, ad copy and creative briefs for each format, budget allocation, bidding strategy, and a measurement framework. Output is ready for a media buyer, performance marketer, or social team to execute.
Required Inputs
Ask the user for these if not provided:
Brand / product name
Campaign objective — what are you trying to achieve? (traffic / leads / conversions / brand awareness / app installs / video views / event promotion)
Platform(s) — Meta (Facebook/Instagram), LinkedIn, TikTok, X/Twitter, Pinterest, Snapchat
Target audience — who are you trying to reach? (demographics, interests, job titles, behaviours, lookalikes)
Budget — total campaign budget and timeframe (e.g. £5,000 over 4 weeks)
Offer / landing page — what is the ad driving to? (free trial, product page, lead form, event sign-up)
Key message — the single most important thing the ad must communicate
Output Structure
Paid Social Campaign Plan: [Brand] — [Campaign Name]
Campaign objective: [e.g. Lead generation — 200 qualified leads in 30 days]
Platform(s): [e.g. Meta (Instagram + Facebook), LinkedIn]
Budget: [£/$/€ X total over X weeks]
Campaign period: [Start date → End date]
Owner: [Media buyer / performance marketer / agency]
Date: [Date]
1. Campaign Strategy Overview
Why paid social for this objective:
[2–3 sentences justifying the platform and format choice for this specific goal and audience. E.g. "LinkedIn is the right channel for this B2B SaaS campaign — we can target by job title, company size, and seniority, ensuring budget reaches decision-makers, not browsers."]
Funnel structure:
Stage
Objective
Audience
Budget allocation
Top of funnel (TOFU)
Awareness / reach
Cold audience — interest/behaviour targeting
[X%]
Middle of funnel (MOFU)
Consideration / engagement
Warm audience — video viewers, page engagers, website visitors
[X%]
Bottom of funnel (BOFU)
Conversion / lead
Hot audience — retargeting, custom audiences, lookalikes
[X%]
2. Audience Targeting
Audience 1: [Cold — Primary Target]
Platform: [Meta / LinkedIn / TikTok]
Audience size target: [e.g. 500K–2M — broad enough to learn, narrow enough to be relevant]
Targeting dimension
Settings
Location
[Country / region / city]
Age
[e.g. 28–45]
Gender
[All / specify if relevant]
Interests / behaviours
[e.g. SaaS tools, productivity apps, small business owners]
[Product UI / result visual / human context shot — no stock photos of people in suits]
Ad variant B — Social proof headline:
Element
Copy
Headline
"['[Result] in [timeframe]' — real customer result, or '500+ teams use [Product] to...']"
Body copy
"[Expand on the proof. 1–2 sentences. Add a second proof point if available.]"
CTA
"See how it works" / "Try it free"
Image
[Customer photo + quote overlay / logo wall / before/after data visual]
Ad variant C — Curiosity/question headline:
Element
Copy
Headline
"['[Common misconception or challenging question]' — e.g. 'What if [painful process] took 10 minutes, not 2 hours?']"
Body copy
"[Answer the question → introduce product → specific outcome]"
CTA
"Find out how"
Format 3: Carousel Ad — Features / Use Cases
Headline (shown above carousel): "[Problem-first statement or benefit hook]"
Card #
Headline
Description
Image
Card 1 (hook)
"[Compelling hook — why this matters]"
"[1-sentence setup]"
[Eye-catching visual / stat]
Card 2
"[Use case / feature 1]"
"[Specific outcome this delivers]"
[Product UI or illustration]
Card 3
"[Use case / feature 2]"
"[Specific outcome this delivers]"
[Product UI or illustration]
Card 4
"[Use case / feature 3]"
"[Specific outcome this delivers]"
[Product UI or illustration]
Card 5 (CTA card)
"[Strong CTA headline]"
"[Reinforce the offer / urgency]"
[CTA-focused visual / button]
Format 4: Lead Gen Form Ad (LinkedIn / Meta)
Intro text (shown before form):
"[1–2 sentences on what they'll get and why it's worth 60 seconds of their time]"
Form headline: "[Value-led headline — e.g. 'Get your free [asset] / Book your 20-min demo']"
Form fields (keep to minimum — each extra field reduces conversion):
First name
Work email
[One qualifying question — e.g. "Company size" / "Current tool used" / "Biggest challenge"]
Privacy notice: [Standard GDPR / CCPA compliance text — "By submitting, you agree to our Privacy Policy and may be contacted by [Brand] about relevant products and services."]
Thank you message:
"[What happens next — e.g. 'Thanks! You'll receive [asset] in your inbox within 5 minutes. Our team will be in touch within 1 business day.']"
Format 5: Retargeting Ad — BOFU
For website visitors (7 days) — direct offer:
Headline: "[Specific nudge — e.g. 'Still thinking about [Product]? Here's 20% off to make the decision easier.']"
Body: "[Reinforce the primary benefit. Add urgency if genuine — e.g. 'Offer ends [date]'.]"
CTA: "Claim offer" / "Start free trial" / "Book demo"
For video viewers (50%+) — social proof bridge:
Headline: "[Continue the story — e.g. 'See what [50/100/500] teams achieved with [Product]']"
Body: "[Customer result quote or specific outcome. Bridge from awareness to consideration.]"
CTA: "Read the case study" / "See how it works"
5. Budget Allocation
Total budget: [£/$/€ X over X weeks]
Ad Set
Stage
Budget
% of total
Expected CPM
Expected CPC
Expected conversions
Ad Set 1 — Cold interests
TOFU
[£X/week]
[X%]
[£X]
[£X]
[X leads / clicks]
Ad Set 2 — Warm retargeting
MOFU
[£X/week]
[X%]
[£X]
[£X]
[X]
Ad Set 3 — Hot retargeting
BOFU
[£X/week]
[X%]
[£X]
[£X]
[X]
Total
—
[£X/week]
100%
—
—
[X total]
Bidding strategy:
TOFU: [Lowest cost / Maximum reach — optimise for video views or link clicks]
MOFU: [Lowest cost — optimise for landing page views or lead form opens]
BOFU: [Cost cap / Target cost — optimise for conversions or lead form submits]
Budget reallocation rule: After [7] days, pause ad sets with CPL > [£X]. Reallocate budget to best-performing ad sets. Review weekly.
6. Measurement Framework
Primary KPI (tied to campaign objective):
KPI
Target
Why
[Cost per lead (CPL)]
[≤ £/$/€ X]
[Primary success metric — every pound spent measured against leads generated]
[Conversion rate (ad → lead form)]
[≥ X%]
[Quality of targeting and ad relevance]
[Total leads]
[≥ X in X weeks]
[Volume target]
Secondary metrics (optimisation signals):
Metric
Target
Action if off-target
CTR (click-through rate)
[≥ X%]
[Test new headlines / hook variations]
CPM (cost per 1K impressions)
[≤ £/$/€ X]
[Broaden audience / test new placements]
Video completion rate (if video)
[≥ X%]
[Test shorter video / stronger hook]
Lead form completion rate
[≥ X%]
[Reduce form fields / test form intro copy]
Lead-to-opportunity rate (post-campaign)
[≥ X%]
[Review lead quality — tighten audience targeting]
Lookalike audiences seeded from customer list upload
7. A/B Testing Plan
Run structured tests — change one variable at a time:
Test #
Variable
Control
Variant
Success metric
Min budget to run
1
Hook / headline
[Current headline]
[Challenger headline]
CTR
[£X / 500 impressions]
2
Creative format
Static image
Video
CPL
[£X / 1,000 impressions]
3
CTA
"Learn More"
"Start free trial"
Conversion rate
[£X / 200 clicks]
4
Audience
Interest-based
Lookalike 1%
CPL
[Equal budget split]
Testing rules:
Run each test for minimum [7] days or [1,000 impressions] — whichever comes first
Change one variable at a time — never two in the same test
Document results and apply winning variant to all future campaigns
Quality Checks
Campaign objective is single and measurable — not "awareness and leads"
Full-funnel structure: TOFU, MOFU, and BOFU ad sets are separate
Each ad has a specific hook, benefit, and CTA — not generic copy
Ad copy has been tested against the "1-second scroll stop" rule — does the hook compel a pause?
Budget allocation reflects funnel logic — BOFU gets proportionally more per lead
Tracking setup checklist completed before campaign goes live
A/B test plan is in place — one variable per test, minimum budget defined
Retargeting suppression is set — existing customers excluded from acquisition campaigns
Example Trigger Phrases
"Plan a paid social campaign for [product launch]"
"Build Meta ad copy for our lead generation campaign"
"Create a LinkedIn ad campaign for [B2B SaaS product]"
"Write TikTok ad copy for [consumer brand]"
"Structure a paid social funnel for [offer]"
Anti-Patterns
Do not combine multiple campaign objectives in one campaign — pick one measurable goal or the algorithm cannot optimise correctly
Do not skip retargeting suppression — existing customers receiving acquisition ads wastes budget and damages brand perception
Do not launch without completing the tracking setup checklist — campaigns without verified pixel firing cannot be optimised or attributed
Do not run A/B tests changing more than one variable at a time — multi-variable tests produce uninterpretable results
Do not allocate equal budget across TOFU, MOFU, and BOFU — BOFU audiences convert at higher rates and deserve proportionally more budget per conversion