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Why UGC-Style Ads Outperform Polished Brand Creative

Copixel Team · 2 January 2024

There's a reason your polished brand ads aren't performing as well as that scrappy iPhone video from a customer. Authenticity wins on social media—and the data proves it.

The Authenticity Advantage

Social platforms are designed for authentic content. When users scroll through their feeds, highly polished advertisements stand out—and not in a good way. They trigger ad blindness and get scrolled past.

UGC-style content, on the other hand, blends into the feed. It looks like something a friend might post, which means it gets attention and engagement.

What Makes UGC-Style Work

Effective UGC-style ads share common characteristics:

  • **Native formatting**: Shot vertically, like user content
  • **Relatable presenters**: Real people, not models
  • **Authentic environments**: Home settings, gyms, offices
  • **Imperfect production**: Slight imperfections signal authenticity
  • Creating UGC-Style at Scale

    The challenge with traditional UGC is scalability. Finding creators, managing production, and iterating on what works takes time and resources.

    That's where AI-powered creative comes in. We can produce UGC-style variations at scale—testing different hooks, presenters, and messaging—without the traditional production overhead.

    The Results Speak

    Our clients consistently see UGC-style creative outperform polished brand content:

  • Higher click-through rates (people engage with authentic content)
  • Lower CPMs (the algorithm rewards engaging content)
  • Better ROAS (more engagement = more conversions)
  • If you're not testing UGC-style creative, you're missing one of the highest-leverage opportunities in Meta advertising.

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