What it is
This skill helps you plan, launch, and optimize paid advertising campaigns across major platforms like Google Ads, Facebook/Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter/X. It covers everything from choosing the right platform and setting budgets to writing ad copy, targeting audiences, and improving campaign performance. Perfect for marketers, founders, and growth teams who want to drive efficient customer acquisition without needing to be ads experts.
What it does
- Recommends the best ad platform for your goals (Google for search intent, Meta for visual products, LinkedIn for B2B)
- Structures campaigns with proper naming, budget allocation, and audience targeting strategies
- Writes compelling ad copy using proven frameworks like Problem-Agitate-Solve and Before-After-Bridge
- Optimizes campaigns by analyzing metrics like CPA, ROAS, CTR, and suggesting improvements
- Sets up retargeting funnels that show different messages based on where visitors are in your sales process
Use it when
- You're launching your first paid ad campaign and need guidance on platform selection and setup
- You're running ads but your cost per acquisition is too high or click-through rates are low
- You need to write ad copy that converts or test new creative angles
- You want to set up retargeting campaigns to reach people who visited your site but didn't convert
Add this skill to your AI
Copy the source URL and ask your AI to add it. Most coding agents — Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI, OpenCode, Windsurf — will fetch and install it for you.
Try this prompt:
Add this skill to my project: https://github.com/coreyhaines31/marketingskills/tree/main/skills/paid-ads