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Case studies · 9 real ads · updated 18 May 2026

Nine ads. Nine archived diagnostics.
One rubric.

Nine archived analyses of real ads, with original model outputs, frames and proposed review questions. These examples are directional: they do not establish audience response, matched-cohort rank or a recommendation to spend.

9 examples 5 categories 3 platforms 2 verdict bands Directional evidence

YouTube brand ad case studies: start with the creative decision

Inspect BMW’s opening and brand cues, Booking.com’s offer and destination message, Nivea’s pack claim and Nike’s creative sequence. Each page links an archived ad to diagnostic observations and review questions. These are public-ad analyses, not commissioned brand research or measured campaign-success stories.

Compare the exact early frames in our 18-frame evidence pilot. Use a timestamped video worksheet and revision brief to turn an observation into a testable change. For regional interpretation, see the MENA creative review guide.

Oussama Nakhil portrait
Oussama Nakhil · Founder, SaliencyLab, Multiple years buyer-side: NielsenIQ insights, then L'Oréal Groupe in global marketing insights.
The cases preserve historical diagnostic outputs. Current product results may differ; the archive does not establish repeat-run stability.

How we built this gallery.

The gallery preserves nine examples from the archived scoring-runner output dated 18 May 2026. This is an editorial selection, not a representative sample. Scores and classifications are model outputs; the linked assets support inspection of the creative.

Each card links to the full creative and five archived KPI outputs. Review prompts are hypotheses for a human editor to assess. A proposed edit carries no promised score increase or campaign lift.

Archived evidence: Prompt hash, seed, temperature, matched-cohort coverage and repeat-run stability were not recorded in this archive. Meta and unsupported cohorts are directional. The separate platform-native attribute model has its own validation record; it does not validate these KPI scores. Read the current methodology.
All 9 Food & Beverage Fashion Beauty Automotive Entertainment Travel Archived SCALE · 1 Archived SHARPEN · 8 REBUILD · 0
CeraVe TikTok ad opening frame TikTok · UK 58
CeraVe · Beauty

Educational POV, late brand cameo

Directional
Beat the Skip60
Get Noticed65
Brand Impact50
Sell Prop.60
Build Brand55

Diagnosis: Educational hook with medium-paced opening; the brand is not yet visible in the first three seconds. Brand Impact lands at the rule's lower edge, the diagnostic moment for this opening pattern is the gap between the educational claim and the product arriving on screen.

Review the full sequence and compare a specific revision with the original. Record the human decision and test outcome; no lift is established by this example.

TikTok Ad LibrarySource: public
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L'Oréal Paris Meta ad opening frame Meta Reels · US 60
L'Oréal Paris · Beauty

Trend-led studio open, product visibility deferred

Directional
Beat the Skip65
Get Noticed60
Brand Impact60
Sell Prop.55
Build Brand60

Diagnosis: Trend hook with dynamic motion, but the product is not visible in the first three seconds and the saliency layer flags visual ambiguity. Sell Proposition is the softest KPI, the claim the ad is making is not yet specific in the opening window.

Review the full sequence and compare a specific revision with the original. Record the human decision and test outcome; no lift is established by this example.

Meta Ad LibrarySource: public
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Coca-Cola Meta ad opening frame Meta Feed · US 58
Coca-Cola · Food & Beverage

Emotional-story open, slow opening motion

Directional
Beat the Skip60
Get Noticed65
Brand Impact60
Sell Prop.40
Build Brand65

Diagnosis: Emotional-story hook with a slow opening; brand not yet in frame at three seconds. Sell Proposition lands at 40, the lowest KPI on any card here, because the establishing pacing was tuned for long-form, not the Meta Feed window.

Review the full sequence and compare a specific revision with the original. Record the human decision and test outcome; no lift is established by this example.

Meta Ad LibrarySource: public
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BMW YouTube ad opening frame YouTube · DE 55
BMW · Automotive

Customer-testimonial cold-open, slow motion

Directional
Beat the Skip50
Get Noticed55
Brand Impact60
Sell Prop.60
Build Brand50

Diagnosis: Customer-testimonial hook with slow opening motion and no brand visible in the first three seconds. The trust-led value proposition is doing the work, but the opening pace burns the attention window before the brand earns it back.

Review the full sequence and compare a specific revision with the original. Record the human decision and test outcome; no lift is established by this example.

YouTube · Google Ads TransparencySource: public
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Booking.com YouTube ad opening frame YouTube · AE 75
Booking.com · Travel

Benefit-hook open, app visible at 3s

Directional
Beat the Skip85
Get Noticed75
Brand Impact80
Sell Prop.70
Build Brand70

Diagnosis: Benefit-led hook with the brand and app interface present in the first three seconds. Beat the Skip is the top KPI on the card, the price or pin-style benefit appears before the skip decision. All five KPIs clear the Strong threshold.

Review the full sequence and compare a specific revision with the original. Record the human decision and test outcome; no lift is established by this example.

YouTube · Google Ads TransparencySource: public
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Nivea YouTube ad opening frame YouTube · DE 67
Nivea · Beauty

Product-showcase open, static opening motion

Directional
Beat the Skip75
Get Noticed70
Brand Impact70
Sell Prop.70
Build Brand55

Diagnosis: Product-showcase hook with brand visible in the first three seconds, but the opening motion is static, so Beat the Skip carries on brand familiarity rather than visual energy. Build Brand sits at the rule's lower edge because the asset variety is narrow.

Review the full sequence and compare a specific revision with the original. Record the human decision and test outcome; no lift is established by this example.

YouTube · Google Ads TransparencySource: public
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BMW Meta ad opening frame Meta Feed · DE 67
BMW · Automotive

Lifestyle-escape open, single brand pulse

Directional
Beat the Skip75
Get Noticed70
Brand Impact65
Sell Prop.55
Build Brand75

Diagnosis: Lifestyle-escape hook with slow opening motion; brand is present in the first three seconds, but only once. Sell Proposition is the softest KPI, the specific spec or model the ad is selling is implied, not on-screen, in the opening window.

Review the full sequence and compare a specific revision with the original. Record the human decision and test outcome; no lift is established by this example.

Meta Ad LibrarySource: public
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Nike YouTube ad opening frame YouTube · US 67
Nike · Fashion / Sport

Problem-solution open, text-heavy first window

Directional
Beat the Skip75
Get Noticed70
Brand Impact70
Sell Prop.65
Build Brand60

Diagnosis: Problem-solution hook with dynamic motion and brand visible in the first three seconds, but the saliency layer flags text dominance, the opening is reading like a slide, not a film. Build Brand sits at the rule's edge because the visual brand cue arrives after the text.

Review the full sequence and compare a specific revision with the original. Record the human decision and test outcome; no lift is established by this example.

YouTube · Google Ads TransparencySource: public
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Netflix Meta ad opening frame Meta · US 67
Netflix · Entertainment

Emotional-story open, brand integrated throughout

Directional
Beat the Skip75
Get Noticed70
Brand Impact60
Sell Prop.65
Build Brand70

Diagnosis: Emotional-story hook with dynamic motion and brand visible in the first three seconds. Brand Impact lands at the rule's lower edge, the Netflix mark is implied via tone and grade, more than shown. Card 04 has the same brand getting Brand Impact higher on YouTube with the same kind of opening.

Review the full sequence and compare a specific revision with the original. Record the human decision and test outcome; no lift is established by this example.

Meta Ad LibrarySource: public
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The card grammar, decoded.

// Composite score

The number in the corner.

Weighted sum of the five KPIs (25 / 20 / 20 / 20 / 15). Not an average. Falls into one of three bands. The whole pipeline is designed to land here in minutes.

// KPI bar colors

Traffic-light, not vibes.

STRONG ≥ 70, Archived diagnostic range, not proof of effectiveness.

MODERATE 45–69, Sharpen, don't rebuild. Specific edits beat starting over.

WEAK < 45, Two or more reds force a REBUILD verdict regardless of composite.

// Verdict

Historical labels, directional evidence.

SCALE, composite ≥ 70 AND no KPI < 55. Historical rule label; no spend instruction.
SHARPEN, composite 55–69. Fix the weak KPI; do not start over.
REBUILD, composite < 55 OR two+ KPIs < 45. Historical rule label; review the brief.

Four questions we get asked.

How are these ads picked?
Nine examples are preserved from a twelve-row historical scoring output. This selection demonstrates the diagnostic format; it is not representative of the benchmark pool or the brands’ overall performance.
Are the scores reproducible?
The original outputs are archived. Repeated-run stability was not measured for this gallery, and a fresh run may differ with the model, prompt or media processing. We do not claim identical scores.
Did you contact the brands? Is this fair?
This is independent editorial analysis, not a client endorsement or an accepted brand delivery. Comments concern the specific creative and model output. Public visibility of an asset alone does not establish permission for every reuse; contact us about an asset or attribution concern.
Why these brands and not smaller ones?
Recognizable ads make it easier to inspect the diagnostic format. This gallery does not claim these brands use SaliencyLab or approved the analysis.