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Creative Testing

Mobile-first Friction: Accordion Product Info Results in Higher Skips Than Static Bullet Points for Ad Traffic

New research shows accordion-style product info on mobile ads increases skip rates by 35% compared to static bullet points, costing D2C brands conversions.

Gary Hui· May 22, 2026 · 11 min read

Case Studies

How IM8 shipped thousands of static ads a month

The fastest-growing supplements brand in history ran on relentless creative volume. Here is how the engine actually worked — and what any brand can take from it.

Gary Hui· May 20, 2026 · 3 min read

Case Studies

Comfrt's creative engine: community plus volume

The world's fastest-growing DTC brand scaled on creators and an unrelenting volume of high-quality static ads. Here is how the two reinforced each other.

Gary Hui· May 16, 2026 · 2 min read

Creative Strategy

Platform-Specific Creative Derivatives: Why Instagram Needs 7:8 Crop While Facebook Prefers 4:5 for Maximum Hit Rate

Discover why Instagram delivers 80% of impressions with a 7:8 crop, while Facebook prefers 4:5—and how aligning with each platform's ratio can boost hit rate by 40%.

Gary Hui· May 16, 2026 · 11 min read

Creative Volume

Index-Generator Matching: Pairing LDA Topic Scores to Session Vectors for Block Tail Query Automation

Discover how matching LDA topic distributions from static ads to user session vectors automates block tail queries in high-volume D2C campaigns, reducing manual work.

Gary Hui· May 16, 2026 · 11 min read

Creative Strategy

From Free Sample to Subscription: The Conversion Discontinuity Algorithm for Static Banners

Most D2C brands test free samples to drive subscriptions, yet fail to connect the trial moment with a subscription offer. This algorithm bridges the conversion discontinuity using static ad sequencing.

Gary Hui· May 13, 2026 · 12 min read

Brand & Consistency

Morph Batch Boundary: Defining Upper Limit Displacement in Latent Space Derived from a Perceptual Tolerance Vector

When does a brand's visual variant cross from fresh iteration to broken identity? We introduce the perceptual tolerance vector—a metric to define the upper limit of latent space displacement in morph batch boundaries.

Gary Hui· May 7, 2026 · 12 min read

Case Studies

Case Study: A Month of 50-30-20 Rule (Hero-Benefit-UGC) in Static Feeds Generated 40% More Add-to-Carts

How mixing hero, benefit, and UGC ads in a 50-30-20 split boosted add-to-carts by 40% in just one month.

Gary Hui· May 5, 2026 · 12 min read

Creative Strategy

Static ads are not dead — they are your most scalable creative

Everyone chases video. Meanwhile, disciplined static ads remain the most testable, scalable, and cost-effective creative you can run.

Gary Hui· May 4, 2026 · 2 min read

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