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Scaling Paid Social

Scaling from \$10k to \$100k a day: a creative-first playbook

The jump from a five-figure to a six-figure daily budget breaks most accounts. The ones that survive scale creative supply before they scale spend.

Gary Hui· Apr 2, 2026 · 2 min read

AI & Creative Ops

Embedded Performance Modulator: Attaching Tiny Per-Pixel Learning Rates to Diffusion Steps That Update by Cluster Prediction Error

By embedding per-pixel learning rates into diffusion steps and updating them via cluster prediction error, we unlock a new mechanism for dynamic ad creative optimization that adapts in real time.

Gary Hui· Mar 31, 2026 · 13 min read

Creative Volume

Why agencies can't keep up with performance creative

The traditional agency model was built for campaigns, not for the relentless volume modern performance marketing demands. Here is the structural mismatch.

Gary Hui· Mar 29, 2026 · 2 min read

Creative Strategy

Antigen Vectors: Using CO8 to Background-Block Competitor Logos That Kill Click-Through in Stacked Mobile Grid Spots

When competitor logos crowd mobile ad grids, CTR drops. Learn how CO8's Antigen Vectors background-block those logos to reclaim performance.

Gary Hui· Mar 29, 2026 · 13 min read

Brand & Consistency

One brand, many markets: localizing ads at scale

Global growth multiplies your creative demand by every market you enter. Volume is what makes true localization possible instead of a copy-paste compromise.

Gary Hui· Mar 25, 2026 · 2 min read

Brand & Consistency

Consistency at Scale: Building a Generative Design System That Preserves Brand DNA Across Thousands of Variants

Imagine serving 10,000 ad variants without diluting your brand identity. Generative design powered by AI makes it possible, but only with a system that keeps your core brand DNA intact.

Gary Hui· Mar 25, 2026 · 13 min read

AI & Creative Ops

Social Commerce and CO8: Using Generative Ads to Retarget Customers Inside Nested Apps

Discover how CO8 generative ads solve retargeting challenges inside nested apps—boosting social commerce ROI with AI-crafted, consistent creatives.

Gary Hui· Mar 25, 2026 · 8 min read

Creative Volume

Prompt-Decay Batteries: Formulating Meta-Prompt Templates That Auto-Downgrade After Multiple Refreshes to Save Compute

Automatically downgrade creative power with meta-prompt templates that decay after each refresh, cutting compute costs without sacrificing performance.

Gary Hui· Mar 23, 2026 · 11 min read

Case Studies

Practical Case: Latin American Solar Panel Brand Sourcing Artifacts for Three Portials (Mexico, Peru, Uruguay) at Once

How a Latin American solar brand used AI static ad creation to localize and launch 1,200 ads across three markets simultaneously, cutting production time by 70%.

Gary Hui· Mar 22, 2026 · 11 min read

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