Media Buying30 July 2026·6 min read
Our Creative Testing Framework for Paid Social
How we test 200+ creatives a month without burning budget — the structure, the metrics, and the kill rules.
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James Okafor
Lead Media Buyer
Creative fatigue is the silent killer of paid social campaigns. Our answer is a disciplined testing pipeline that treats every creative as a hypothesis.
Test concepts, not variations
We group creatives into concepts — a core angle or message — and test concepts against each other before iterating on colours, hooks, or formats.
Clear kill rules
Every test has a spend cap and a minimum signal threshold. If a creative doesn't hit its target cost per first deposit within that cap, it's paused. No exceptions, no emotional attachment.
“The goal isn't to find one winning ad. It's to build a system that keeps finding them.”