🎨 Creative Refresh Pipeline

AI-Assisted Creative Strategy — Rise Online Advertising | February 2026

2026 Creatives Tracked
23
Unique ad creatives with attribution data
Best Booking Rate
15.2%
"2026-6" — only creative with tracked closes
Worst High-Volume
3.1%
"TT1" — 224 leads, 0 closes. Kill immediately.
AI Pipeline Cost
$200/mo
vs. $55K/year for additional FTE (4% the cost)

📊 Creative Performance Scorecard (2026 YTD)

CreativeLeadsBookedBook %ClosedClose %Verdict
TT122473.1%00.0%🔴 KILL
Winter 1 - Copy11076.4%00.0%🟡 Test variants
No Ad (organic)1063028.3%109.4%🟢 Benchmark
Zach - 17945.1%00.0%🔴 Below threshold
best16957.2%00.0%🟡 Marginal
Boom 1 - New Copy5835.2%00.0%🔴 Below threshold
2026-646715.2%24.3%🟢 WINNER — SCALE
Heck 2 - Copy18633.3%00.0%🟢 High book rate
TTdec224312.5%00.0%🟡 Promising
2026-416212.5%00.0%🟡 Promising
2026-317211.8%00.0%🟡 Promising
FTC 11616.2%00.0%🔴 Below threshold
Dozer 11600.0%00.0%🔴 KILL
austin111218.2%00.0%🟢 Small but strong

📈 Booking Rate by Creative (min 10 leads)

🔄 Current vs. AI-Assisted Pipeline

❌ Current State

  • 2-5 creatives/week (manual)
  • ~1 A/B test per month
  • No naming convention
  • No kill/scale criteria
  • Reactive refresh (when perf drops)
  • No creative performance dashboard
  • 2-week time to first creative
  • Single-version per concept

✅ AI-Assisted Pipeline

  • 15-25 creatives/week (AI + human)
  • 3-5 A/B tests per week
  • Standardized naming: CLIENT-YYYY-MM-TYPE-VAR
  • Kill below 5% booking after 50 leads
  • Weekly rotation cadence
  • Automated creative KPI dashboard
  • 3-day time to first creative
  • 10-20 variants per concept

🎯 Expected Impact

Creatives / Week
2-5
15-25
A/B Test Velocity
1/month
3-5/week
Avg Booking Rate
~6%
10%+
Time to First Creative
~2 weeks
3 days
Annual Tool Cost
$0
$2,400
Revenue Impact (est.)
+$210K/yr

💰 Cost: AI Pipeline vs. Additional FTE

AI Tool Stack
$2.4K
1 FTE (Creative)
$55,000/year

AI stack = 4% the cost of one person, with 5-10x the output increase.

👥 Team Role Evolution

Kris Lopez
Creates everything from scratch
→ Creative Director: reviews AI output, polishes winners, directs UGC
Roy
Video editing
→ Video + AI pipeline manager: runs generation tools, edits AI output
Ruby Jane
Design (one-at-a-time)
→ Template + brand system owner: Canva templates, brand kits at scale
Mark
Design
→ Performance analyst + A/B test manager: tracks KPIs, kill/scale decisions

Same 4 people. 5-10x output. Data feedback loop.

📅 Implementation Timeline

Week 1-2
Foundation
  • Naming convention enforced
  • Creative perf tracker built
  • AI copy generation workflow
  • Kill TT1, scale 2026-6
  • Canva brand kits (top 10)
Week 3-4
AI Pipeline Live
  • First AI copy batch (50 variants)
  • 5 master image templates
  • AI video pilot (3 scripts)
  • Deploy AI creatives for Rise
  • Weekly creative reviews begin
Month 2
Scale to Clients
  • Top 5 clients on AI pipeline
  • Train Kris on AI workflow
  • Weekly KPI reports by Mark
  • AI vs human perf comparison
  • Refine prompt templates
Month 3
Full System
  • All clients on AI pipeline
  • Creative perf dashboard live
  • Weekly rotation automated
  • Team structure evaluation
  • SOPs documented

⚡ Immediate Actions (This Week)

1. Kill TT1
224 leads, 3.1% booking, 0 closes. Burning ~$5K/mo on junk leads.
2. Scale 2026-6
15.2% booking rate, 2 closes. Only proven performer. Double its budget.
3. AI Copy Variants
Generate 10 variations of 2026-6's winning messaging. Deploy as new ads immediately.
4. Naming Convention
CLIENT-YYYY-MM-TYPE-VAR. Can't track what you can't name.
Rise Online Advertising — Creative Refresh Pipeline Proposal | Generated Feb 24, 2026 by Chip