Contrary to the prevailing "video-first" narrative, Meta's own data shows that 60-70% of ad conversions still come from static images. Furthermore, carousel ads are experiencing a significant resurgence, making them a top-performing format that advertisers should prioritize for the new algorithm.

Meta's algorithm learns from who engages with your ad. By designing creative that speaks directly and specifically to your ideal customer, you are effectively telling the algorithm who to target.

Before spending money, post potential ad concepts as organic content. If a post performs well, turn it into a formal ad. Pre-record ad-specific CTAs (e.g., "click the link") on promising organic videos to streamline the process.

To de-risk ad spend, use your organic social media as a testing environment. Post content regularly, identify the videos or images with the highest engagement, and then repurpose those proven winners as paid ads by simply adding a call-to-action at the end.

De-risk your ad spend by first testing potential ad creative as organic social media posts. The platform's algorithm will naturally surface the content with the highest engagement. You can then turn these pre-validated winners into ads by adding a simple call-to-action.

Modern ad platforms like Meta rely less on manual audience targeting (demographics, interests) and more on the algorithm analyzing the content of the ad itself. Using explicit keywords in your copy and video script (e.g., "freelancing") is now the primary way to tell the algorithm who should see your ad, making the creative the core targeting tool.

Don't guess which ads will work. Post content organically and let the platform's algorithm validate it. When a post gets unusually high engagement, you've found a winner. Turn that specific post into a targeted paid ad to de-risk your ad spend.

With Meta's Andromeda algorithm automating audience targeting, the primary reason for poor ad performance is no longer incorrect targeting settings. Wasted money is now almost exclusively a result of insufficient or non-diverse creative, making creative strategy the most critical component of a successful campaign.

The highest-reaching organic social content has already been validated by algorithms and audiences for relevance. Taking these proven posts, slightly tweaking them for a call-to-action, and running them as paid ads yields far better results than creative developed in a vacuum for A/B testing.