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Fraser Cottrell
Fraser Cottrell
How we wrote a sarcastic ad about body shaving

Nov 2, 2026

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4 min read

How we wrote a sarcastic ad about body shaving

Casting was the hard part. Get it wrong and the joke dies.

Fraser Cottrell
Fraser Cottrell
The hero vs villain script that made sugar the bad guy

Oct 26, 2026

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4 min read

The hero vs villain script that made sugar the bad guy

Steal the framework, then swap in your industry’s villain

Fraser Cottrell
Fraser Cottrell
The £15 neck rig that beats Meta glasses for POV ads

Oct 19, 2026

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4 min read

The £15 neck rig that beats Meta glasses for POV ads

Both hands in shot, phone on 0.5, and endless variations from one shoot.

Fraser Cottrell
Fraser Cottrell
How we turned a “you copied them” comment into an ad

Oct 12, 2026

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4 min read

How we turned a “you copied them” comment into an ad

The research said the scent was decades old. That became the script.

Fraser Cottrell
Fraser Cottrell
Andromeda didn't kill hook variations (here's proof)

Oct 5, 2026

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4 min read

Andromeda didn't kill hook variations (here's proof)

Two hooks from the same ad both made one account's top five.

Fraser Cottrell
Fraser Cottrell
We cast the creator first, then wrote the script

Sep 28, 2026

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5 min read

We cast the creator first, then wrote the script

One creator's mannerisms carried The Black Stuff's best ad.

Fraser Cottrell
Fraser Cottrell
How we sold protein with Word Art

Sep 21, 2026

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4 min read

How we sold protein with Word Art

The generation you want made their homework in it.

Fraser Cottrell
Fraser Cottrell
How we faked EGC with a creator in her car

Sep 14, 2026

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4 min read

How we faked EGC with a creator in her car

She read customer reviews on her lunch break. She'd never worked there.

Fraser Cottrell
Fraser Cottrell
Stop taking ad advice from Twitter

Sep 7, 2026

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4 min read

Stop taking ad advice from Twitter

The mistakes are what make Yapper ads work.

Fraser Cottrell
Fraser Cottrell
Stop overproducing your UGC

Aug 24, 2026

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3 min read

Stop overproducing your UGC

Plus the Snapchat hook I can't explain, and the one thing to ask every creator.

Fraser Cottrell
Fraser Cottrell
How we styled a studio ad with kids' toys

Aug 17, 2026

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3 min read

How we styled a studio ad with kids' toys

Plus the award badge that closes buyers with no headline at all

Fraser Cottrell
Fraser Cottrell
The worse your ad looks, the better it sells

Aug 10, 2026

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4 min read

The worse your ad looks, the better it sells

Chomps put the camera on the floor. Dad Gang used canva.

Fraser Cottrell
Fraser Cottrell
ALOHA's high-production ad that shouldn't work

Aug 3, 2026

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3 min read

ALOHA's high-production ad that shouldn't work

Meta is pushing polished ads to people it never used to

Fraser Cottrell
Fraser Cottrell
Animated statics are back, and now they're easy

Jul 27, 2026

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3 min read

Animated statics are back, and now they're easy

We used to spend a full day on these. kling 3 nailed it first try

Fraser Cottrell
Fraser Cottrell
The infomercial that doesn't sell anything

Jul 20, 2026

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5 min read

The infomercial that doesn't sell anything

Lead with education, save the pitch for the end

Fraser Cottrell
Fraser Cottrell
How we cast an actor to play the brand's employee

Jul 13, 2026

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4 min read

How we cast an actor to play the brand's employee

The EGC format we didn't think would work

Fraser Cottrell
Fraser Cottrell
 Make your UGC more obviously an ad, not less

Jul 6, 2026

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4 min read

Make your UGC more obviously an ad, not less

One shot, no cutaways, zero pretending it's organic

Fraser Cottrell
Fraser Cottrell
The apology static you should make this week

Jun 29, 2026

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5 min read

The apology static you should make this week

How we beat product dupes, and why a good script is never simple

Fraser Cottrell
Fraser Cottrell
Steal your next ad script from Trustpilot

Jun 22, 2026

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4 min read

Steal your next ad script from Trustpilot

The 1-star reviews tell you exactly what's stopping the sale

Fraser Cottrell
Fraser Cottrell
Founder ads, without the founder on camera

Jun 15, 2026

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4 min read

Founder ads, without the founder on camera

How a Slack voice note turns into your best-performing ad

Fraser Cottrell
Fraser Cottrell
How we found a new ad persona at the dentist

Jun 8, 2026

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4 min read

How we found a new ad persona at the dentist

The targeting idea came from a diagnosis, not the data

Fraser Cottrell
Fraser Cottrell
AI ads are wearing thin (here's what's winning)

Jun 1, 2026

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4 min read

AI ads are wearing thin (here's what's winning)

Three brands quietly winning with the most human content possible

Fraser Cottrell
Fraser Cottrell
The Instagram story static recipe

May 25, 2026

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3 min read

The Instagram story static recipe

Estimated reading time: 3 minutes, 34 seconds.

Fraser Cottrell
Fraser Cottrell
How we made our best-performing ad this month in under an hour

May 18, 2026

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3 min read

How we made our best-performing ad this month in under an hour

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes, 34 seconds.

Fraser Cottrell
Fraser Cottrell
Why your static ads look like everyone else's

May 11, 2026

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4 min read

Why your static ads look like everyone else's

Estimated reading time: 3 minutes, 54 seconds.

Fraser Cottrell
Fraser Cottrell

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