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Rosewater Growth  ·  Competitive Creative Brief  ·  Week of Sep 1, 2026

Alaskan King Crab Co

Giant wild-caught Alaskan red king crab, overnight cold-chain, nationwide. This edition folds the Longevity Swipe File, the Creative Translation Report and the weekly concepts into one read: what competitors and best-in-class DTC teams are running on Meta right now, what is working in the account, and six concepts to brief this week.

The First-Timerhas never ordered seafood online; 41% of spend, the objection-first creative converts best
The Occasion Hostgame day, birthdays, the holiday table; 5.49 ROAS on 15% of spend
The Giftersends the box; 29% of spend at 2.33, the most over-funded segment
The Foodiewants the size flex and the meat pull; high CTR, weak close
The Skepticshipping and price doubts; the checklist and unboxing formats answer them
21 steal-file ads  ·  12 new competitor launches  ·  $139,253 account spend, last 30 days at 3.16 ROAS  ·  6 concepts to brief
01  ·  Market this week

What the category is running on Meta

Every active ad from the tracked competitors plus the adjacent brands with the strongest creative teams, swept through Motion on Sep 3. Days live is the winner proxy: ad libraries do not carry spend, so an ad still active after 30, 90 or 300 days is the closest thing to a scoreboard.

Competitors swept
14
Fulton, Cameron's, Crowd Cow, Vital Choice, Maine Lobster Now plus LobsterAnywhere, Wild Alaskan, Sizzlefish, Wulf's, Get Maine Lobster, Luke's, SRF, Omaha, ButcherBox, Goldbelly, Porter Road
Active ads pulled
708
Meta ad library via Motion; days live and clone count are the winner proxies
Dark this week
2
Vital Choice and Maine Lobster Now: no ads of any status in 90 days
Longest-running
1,221d
Sizzlefish health-stat static; Wulf's press-quote static is at 400d

Competitor landscape Motion Inspo, Meta ad library

Active ads per competitor, what each is betting on right now, its longest-running active ad, and the lane it leaves open. Ad libraries hide spend, so days live is the winner proxy.
BrandActiveVideoDominant stageBetting on nowLongest-runningOpen lane
Get Maine Lobster15533%Problem AwareOne founder on a dock, two scripts, about 100 clones: "Ordering lobster online? That's crazy. Until you try it." and "grocery lobster tastes like regret"58d objection-first founder video (65 clones)No statics, no gifting, no occasions, no cooking demos; zero new concepts in seven weeks
LobsterAnywhere3444%Product AwareMonster tail size flex (Aug 28), Lazy Man surf-and-turf statics (Aug 31), 8-tails creator grill video re-cut Sep 169d "No filler. No shredded stuff." static (15 clones)No gifting, no reviews or social proof, no first-order offers
Fulton Fish Market6100%Solution AwareFreezing-tech mechanism demo (Aug 13); exact-temperature pro-tip videos93d Bobby Tuna fishmonger talking headNo offers, no size claims, no host framing, no statics
Sizzlefish4890%Solution AwareIntimidation-removal demos ("felt intimidated?", Aug 11), oysters and stone crab trio1,221d health-stat e-gift static; 174d "why we're #1" listicleNo size, no gifting, no founder
Wild Alaskan Co3129%Most Aware20+ Labor Day offer clones (Aug 30 to Sep 2); one whitelisted creator recipe55d "free salmon for a year" staticThe only Alaska-branded competitor and it never mentions crab; no quality or size proof
Crowd Cow8276%Solution Aware"Wagyu, explained" myth-bust (Aug 28), named-farm process statics, "free X for life" member perks105d farm-to-home staticsNo seafood-specific creative beyond the salmon perk
ButcherBox / Omaha / SRF49934-66%Product Aware"Why is ButcherBox worth $179/month" unboxing (62 clones since Aug 27), creator taste-test flights, "we have steak at home" meme flip (Sep 1)35d "Summer ritual, upgraded" (SRF)Meat only; the price-justification unboxing is the format to borrow
Goldbelly52886%Problem Aware100 High Holiday occasion flat-lays and chef videos launched in three days (Aug 26-28), three to four weeks aheadn/a (all new)Proof that occasion creative gets built weeks before the date
Cameron's / Luke's / Wulf's / Porter Road37MixedThreshold gift (LABORDIP), retail announcements, press-quote authority (Wulf's 400d), question-hook provenance400d Spruce Eats press quoteSmall libraries; the checklist us-vs-them and vacation-spot statics are the useful pieces
Vital Choice / Maine Lobster Now0No ads of any status in the last 90 daysDark
  • The most-cloned seafood format is an objection-first founder on location. Get Maine Lobster runs 65 copies of "Ordering lobster online? That's crazy. Until you try it." AKC has the same format (OrderingKingCrabOnline, BehindTheScenes) and runs one to three copies.
  • Nobody in seafood is doing occasion creative at Goldbelly's cadence. Goldbelly built 100 holiday assets in three days, three weeks ahead of the date. The Occasion Host is AKC's most efficient persona and the football and Thanksgiving windows are open.
  • Name-the-enemy statics hold in this category. LobsterAnywhere's "No filler. No shredded stuff. Just lobster." (69 days, 15 clones) and GML's "grocery lobster tastes like regret" (35 clones) both sell against the supermarket case. King crab has the same enemy and a bigger size story.
  • Both tracked seafood competitors are dark and Wild Alaskan, the only Alaska-branded advertiser, never mentions crab. The "authentic Alaskan" and "wild-caught, flash-frozen" angles are unclaimed on Meta this month.
02  ·  Steal file

Formats worth stealing, by awareness stage

The competitor and cross-category ads that earn a place in Alaskan King Crab Co's brief: the longest runners, the smartest new launches, and the formats that translate. Click any card to watch the ad or open the static. Copy shown is the ad's own, verbatim; the translate line is ours.

Unaware

1Make the ad the content. Do not name the product first.
LobsterAnywhere.com: Massive-size flex (Monster tails) with named presenterVIEW
LobsterAnywhere.com
Massive-size flex (Monster tails) with named presenter
Unaware1d liveStaticLaunched 2026-08-28
On the ad, verbatimChris Campbell presents a Monster tail ready to cook!
Why it works. Size is the whole message; the butter-drip close-up of a giant split tail needs no copy (newest LobsterAnywhere static).
Translate for Alaskan King Crab CoAKC owns 'bigger than you think' (Foodie IntroBigger CTR 5.6%); do the static version: one colossal leg, one hand, butter drip, headline '1.5 lbs. One leg.'

Problem Aware

7Open on the pain, in the customer's words. Name the enemy.
Get Maine Lobster: Objection-first founder talking-head (ordering lobster online? that's crazy)
Get Maine Lobster
Objection-first founder talking-head (ordering lobster online? that's crazy)
Problem Aware58d liveVideoLaunched 2026-07-07
On the ad, verbatimOrdering Lobster Online? That’s Crazy. Until You Try It. 🦞
Why it works. Bald founder on the dock states the objection out loud, then stacks 16K ratings, a 48-hour cold test and 'bigger tails'; 65 clones running 58 days, GML's whole account.
Translate for Alaskan King Crab CoAKC's OrderingKingCrabOnline (Warning hook, 5.9 ROAS on the top variant) is this format; scale it to a dock-shot founder version and clone it into 10+ ad sets like GML does.
Snake River Farms: Occasion-elevation static (summer ritual, upgraded)VIEW
Snake River Farms
Occasion-elevation static (summer ritual, upgraded)
Problem Aware35d liveStaticLaunched 2026-07-30
On the ad, verbatimPremium American Wagyu for picnics, campfires, and everything in between.
Why it works. Product-in-context (sausages on a beach grill) with a one-line 'ritual upgraded' promise; 4 clones, longest-running SRF ad at 35 days.
Translate for Alaskan King Crab CoOccasion Host: 'Game day, upgraded' static with legs on the grill beside wings; AKC WingsnChips hit 8.73 ROAS on the same contrast.
Goldbelly: Occasion-menu flat-lay static (holiday schlepped to you)VIEW
Goldbelly
Occasion-menu flat-lay static (holiday schlepped to you)
Problem Aware5d liveStaticLaunched 2026-08-27
On the ad, verbatimInvite a legend to your High Holiday feast with 2nd Ave Deli’s Brisket Dinner. Only on Goldbelly.
Why it works. Flat-lay of the full dinner with 'schlepped to you' voice; Goldbelly launched 100 High Holiday variants in one week.
Translate for Alaskan King Crab CoOccasion Host: 'Thanksgiving/Christmas Eve feast, shipped' flat-lay of the AKC Feast Box with every component labeled, launched 3 weeks before the holiday.
Luke's Lobster: Host-occasion checklist static (party spread)VIEW
Luke's Lobster
Host-occasion checklist static (party spread)
Problem Aware13d liveStaticLaunched 2026-08-21
On the ad, verbatimSummer hosting starts here ☀️🦞 Luke’s Lobster catering makes every backyard party feel like a coastal getaway.
Why it works. Speaks to the host's job-to-be-done and lists occasions, then a spend-threshold gift card; three clones running.
Translate for Alaskan King Crab CoOccasion Host football-season version: 'game-day spread starts here' listicle static with a threshold gift; AKC's Host persona is at 5.49 ROAS on 14.8% of spend.
Sizzlefish: Intimidation-removal demo (already shucked)
Sizzlefish
Intimidation-removal demo (already shucked)
Problem Aware23d liveVideoLaunched 2026-08-11
On the ad, verbatimAlways wanted to make oysters at home but felt intimidated? Ours arrive already shucked and ready to prepare. Add a buttery spinach topping, bake...
Why it works. Names the fear in the first line, then shows a smiling creator eating the result; 'made easy' headline.
Translate for Alaskan King Crab CoHost/Non Chef: 'Always wanted to serve king crab but felt intimidated? It arrives cooked, split, and ready in 6 minutes' (AKC's NotaChef ad has 43.6% thumbstop but 1.19 ROAS; add the demo payoff).
Crowd Cow: Myth-bust explainer (wagyu gets a bad reputation)
Crowd Cow
Myth-bust explainer (wagyu gets a bad reputation)
Problem Aware4d liveVideoLaunched 2026-08-28
On the ad, verbatimWagyu gets a bad reputation as fussy or overhyped. It is actually one of the most rewarding cuts you can cook at home, rich marbling that turns...
Why it works. Podcast-style talking head with captions; removes the 'too fancy for me' block; newest Crowd Cow launch.
Translate for Alaskan King Crab CoFirst-Timer myth-bust: 'King crab has a reputation for being restaurant-only. It is actually the easiest luxury protein to cook at home: it arrives cooked.'
Wulf's Fish: Situational callout (ship to your vacation spot)VIEW
Wulf's Fish
Situational callout (ship to your vacation spot)
Problem Aware51d liveStaticLaunched 2026-07-13
On the ad, verbatimThe Seafood Chefs Trust, At Your Door 👨‍🍳 📦
Why it works. Finds a new use-case for the same product; 51 days active.
Translate for Alaskan King Crab CoOccasion Host: 'ship king crab to the cabin / lake house / tailgate' situational static; AKC's audience taxonomy already has a Vacationers audience with no active ad.

Solution Aware

6Show the mechanism. Why this, not the others.
Fulton Fish Market: Founder talking-head (fishmonger authority)
Fulton Fish Market
Founder talking-head (fishmonger authority)
Solution Aware93d liveVideoLaunched 2026-05-29
On the ad, verbatimHear from Bobby Tuna why we're the most trusted name in seafood:
Why it works. A real fishmonger ('Bobby Tuna') in a hoodie handling product on the dock reads as unscripted proof that humans pick your fish; 93 days active is the longest video run in the seafood set.
Translate for Alaskan King Crab CoAKC's behind-the-scenes UGC already leads on efficiency; add a named packer/owner talking-head ('hear from X why we ship the biggest legs') for the First-Timer at Solution Aware.
Get Maine Lobster: Review-led founder rant (grocery lobster tastes like regret)
Get Maine Lobster
Review-led founder rant (grocery lobster tastes like regret)
Solution Aware48d liveVideoLaunched 2026-07-13
On the ad, verbatim16.000+ Happy Customers🦞
Why it works. Opens with a five-star quote then a bearded founder in front of lobster traps delivers the enemy line; 35 clones, 48 days.
Translate for Alaskan King Crab CoName-the-enemy video for the Foodie: 'grocery-store king crab legs: thawed twice, thin, half empty' with a founder or packer delivering it in front of the freezer.
LobsterAnywhere.com: Creator grill demo + bundle economics (8 tails $168)
LobsterAnywhere.com
Creator grill demo + bundle economics (8 tails $168)
Solution Aware65d liveVideoLaunched 2026-06-29
On the ad, verbatimSmall tails. Big flavor. Zero prep work.
Why it works. Prep-free promise plus a concrete unit price and a 4-step recipe in copy; 14 creator-video variants running 65 days.
Translate for Alaskan King Crab CoFirst-Timer/Host grill video: 'crab legs on the grill in 6 minutes, no pot, no mess' with a per-lb price in the headline.
Wulf's Fish: Checklist us-vs-them static (green checks / red x)VIEW
Wulf's Fish
Checklist us-vs-them static (green checks / red x)
Solution Aware54d liveStaticLaunched 2026-07-10
On the ad, verbatimThe Seafood Chefs Trust, At Your Door. 👨‍🍳 📦
Why it works. Green-check / red-X list over an unboxed shipment resolves quality and shipping-risk objections in one frame; 54 days.
Translate for Alaskan King Crab CoSkeptic static: green checks (wild-caught, overnight, arrives frozen solid, 31,000+ reviews) vs red X (grocery thaw-and-refreeze, thin legs).
Crowd Cow: Sensory hero shot + 'plan a night around it' (A5 wagyu)
Crowd Cow
Sensory hero shot + 'plan a night around it' (A5 wagyu)
Solution Aware43d liveVideoLaunched 2026-07-20
On the ad, verbatimThis is A5 Japanese wagyu, the richest, most marbled beef in the world, seared in a hot cast iron pan. It's the kind of steak you plan a night...
Why it works. Pure marbling close-up with a knife; copy sells the occasion not the specs; 43 days.
Translate for Alaskan King Crab CoSplurger/Couples: 'the kind of dinner you plan a night around' over a cracked colossal leg; AKC's Couples/Splurge ads are currently at 1.20 ROAS, the occasion framing is the missing piece.
Caraway: Spend-to-enter sweepstakes
Caraway cross-category
Spend-to-enter sweepstakes
Solution Aware1d liveVideoLaunched 2026-08-30
On the ad, verbatimWant to win $100,000 or a dream kitchen makeover? Every $1 spent on clean kitchenware from Caraway = 1 entry to win. Upgrade today.
Why it works. Converts a discount budget into a lottery: the prize headline ('We're giving away $100,000') does the stopping and the per-dollar entry mechanic raises AOV instead of cutting margin.
Translate for Alaskan King Crab CoReplace a September percent-off with a spend-to-enter sweepstakes; make the entry rule the headline and double entries on accessories or bundles.

Product Aware

3Stack the proof. Handle the objection. Give a reason to act.
LobsterAnywhere.com: Name-the-Enemy static (no filler, no shredded meat)VIEW
LobsterAnywhere.com
Name-the-Enemy static (no filler, no shredded meat)
Product Aware69d liveStaticLaunched 2026-06-26
On the ad, verbatimFresh Maine Lobster Meat — Big Chunks You Actually Want
Why it works. A single hero shot of chunky meat with an enemy ('cheap broken meat some vendors pass off') is running as 15 near-identical statics for 69 days; the visual proves the claim instantly.
Translate for Alaskan King Crab CoFoodie static: 'no thin legs, no half-empty shells, just XXL colossal legs' hero shot of a cracked leg with a full meat pull, naming grocery-store legs as the enemy.
ButcherBox: Price-justification unboxing (why is it worth $179/month)
ButcherBox
Price-justification unboxing (why is it worth $179/month)
Product Aware5d liveVideoLaunched 2026-08-27
On the ad, verbatimNo antibiotics or added hormones EVER
Why it works. Names the price in the hook and answers it with an unboxing and three proof bullets; 41 clones launched at once, ButcherBox's entire post-Labor Day push.
Translate for Alaskan King Crab CoSkeptic: 'Why is a 5 lb box of king crab $X?' unboxing that answers with per-leg weight, per-serving restaurant comparison, and the free lb.
LobsterAnywhere.com: Retargeting 'still thinking about it?' occasion staticVIEW
LobsterAnywhere.com
Retargeting 'still thinking about it?' occasion static
Product Aware42d liveStaticLaunched 2026-07-22
On the ad, verbatimStill thinking about it? Surf & turf season is here. 🦞🥩 A perfectly seared steak next to a buttery lobster tail shipped straight to your door....
Why it works. Bold 'SURF & TURF SEASON' headline over a tomahawk and split tail held by a chef-coat presenter; addresses hesitation directly in copy.
Translate for Alaskan King Crab CoRetarget the Splurger/Host with a 'Still thinking about it? King crab + ribeye season is here' static; AKC has a Surf And Turf messaging angle but no active surf-and-turf ad.

Most Aware

4Make it easy and timely. Offer, drop, pack, gift.
ButcherBox: Holiday gifting offer static (20% off gifts)VIEW
ButcherBox
Holiday gifting offer static (20% off gifts)
Most Aware3d liveStaticLaunched 2026-08-29
On the ad, verbatimThe best Labor Day ever, with the spread to match.
Why it works. Holiday-specific gifting code with a 'spread' visual; quick-turn seasonal static.
Translate for Alaskan King Crab CoGifter: AKC's Gifter persona is the least efficient funded segment (2.33 ROAS on 29% of spend); give it an occasion-coded offer static for the next holiday instead of evergreen UGC only.
Crowd Cow: Membership perk offer (free X for life)
Crowd Cow
Membership perk offer (free X for life)
Most Aware43d liveVideoLaunched 2026-07-20
On the ad, verbatimFree Ora King Salmon for life. The chef favorite, buttery and rich, delivered to your door. The whole table's invited.
Why it works. A cinematic salmon-in-cast-iron shot plus a 'for life' perk; Crowd Cow ran three 'free X for life' variants for 43 days.
Translate for Alaskan King Crab CoCross-category evidence that a recurring free-product perk outlasts percent-off; AKC's 'free lb on first order' could extend to 'every order over $X'.
HexClad: 3-for-2 build-your-own bundle staticVIEW
HexClad cross-category
3-for-2 build-your-own bundle static
Most Aware1d liveStaticLaunched 2026-08-30
On the ad, verbatim🔥 SAVE DURING THE END OF SUMMER SALE🔥
Why it works. A single-rule offer (cheapest of three free) beats percent-off because it forces multi-unit carts and lets the shopper self-assemble the set.
Translate for Alaskan King Crab CoSwap a percent-off sale for a 'pick 3 pay for 2' rule; show three hero pieces and the rule in one line.
Jones Road Beauty: Build-your-set tiered discount
Jones Road Beauty cross-category
Build-your-set tiered discount
Most Aware1d liveVideoLaunched 2026-09-02
On the ad, verbatimThis Labor Day, save up to 30% on select makeup favorites. Customize a set of full-size face, eye, and lip essentials—with savings that grow as...
Why it works. Founder Bobbi Brown explains a build-your-own set where the discount tier grows with items, so the sale mechanic doubles as a cross-sell engine.
Translate for Alaskan King Crab CoRun holiday sales as tiered build-a-set (save more as you add) fronted by the founder on camera.
03  ·  Testing now

What competitors launched in the last two weeks

These are bets, not results: too new to have a longevity read. They show where each competitor's creative team is pointed for September.

LobsterAnywhere.comVIEW
LobsterAnywhere.com
Massive-size flex (Monster tails) with named presenter
Unaware1d liveStaticLaunched 2026-08-28
monster lobster tails presented by a named person
Crowd Cow
Crowd Cow
Myth-bust explainer (wagyu gets a bad reputation)
Problem Aware4d liveVideoLaunched 2026-08-28
wagyu is not fussy, it is the most rewarding cut to cook at home
Crowd CowVIEW
Crowd Cow
Ranch-to-grill process static (named farm)
Solution Aware4d liveStaticLaunched 2026-08-28
from Little Belt Cattle Co. Montana to your grill in a few steps
ButcherBox
ButcherBox
Price-justification unboxing (why is it worth $179/month)
Product Aware5d liveVideoLaunched 2026-08-27
why ButcherBox is worth $179 a month
GoldbellyVIEW
Goldbelly
Occasion-menu flat-lay static (holiday schlepped to you)
Problem Aware5d liveStaticLaunched 2026-08-27
Rosh Hashanah brisket dinner shipped nationwide
Goldbelly
Goldbelly
Celebrity-chef product video (steal the show)
Problem Aware6d liveVideoLaunched 2026-08-26
bring Jake Cohen's babka to the table and steal the show
Snake River Farms
Snake River Farms
Contrast/relatability hook ('we have steak at home')
Solution Aware3d liveVideoLaunched 2026-09-01
if someone says we have steak at home, make sure it is SRF
Omaha Steaks
Omaha Steaks
Weeknight-stress relief listicle video
Problem Aware1d liveVideoLaunched 2026-09-02
stop stressing about dinner, the whole week handled
Luke's LobsterVIEW
Luke's Lobster
Quote-hook reasons-why static ('these taste different...')
Solution Aware1d liveStaticLaunched 2026-08-31
here is why our lobster tastes different: five sourcing reasons
Wild Alaskan CompanyVIEW
Wild Alaskan Company
Holiday offer static ($25 off first box)
Most Aware2d liveStaticLaunched 2026-09-01
Labor Day $25 off first box, no additives no antibiotics
Sizzlefish
Sizzlefish
Intimidation-removal demo (already shucked)
Problem Aware23d liveVideoLaunched 2026-08-11
always wanted to make oysters at home but felt intimidated?
Cameron's Seafood Online
Cameron's Seafood Online
Threshold GWP offer (spend $X, get free item)
Most Aware13d liveVideoLaunched 2026-08-20
Labor Day order over $250 gets a free crab dip

Cross-category trends this month

From a refresh of the Longevity Swipe File sweep: 26 best-in-class DTC brands, 1,731 launches between Aug 4 and Sep 3. The six trends most useful to Alaskan King Crab Co, each with the translation.

Price-justification unboxing
Seen at: ButcherBox "Why is it worth $179/month" cloned 62 times since Aug 27; Omaha "$99 for all this"
Translate"Why is a 5 lb box $X?" with per-leg weight on a scale, the free pound, and the restaurant receipt beside it.
Occasion flat-lays built weeks ahead
Seen at: Goldbelly 100 High Holiday assets in three days; Ruggable Halloween and Christmas on Aug 30-31
TranslateFootball Sunday, Thanksgiving Eve and Christmas Eve Feast Box flat-lays designed in September, live by early October.
Build-your-set and 3-for-2 mechanics
Seen at: Jones Road tiered Labor Day sets, HexClad End of Summer 3-for-2
TranslateA Feast Box builder (legs plus butter plus tools) where savings grow with the tier, instead of a flat percent-off.
Myth-bust and intimidation removal
Seen at: Crowd Cow "Wagyu gets a bad reputation", Sizzlefish "felt intimidated?"
Translate"It arrives cooked. Six minutes in the steamer." NotaChef already stops the scroll (43.6% thumbstop); it needs the timing payoff.
Spend-to-enter sweepstakes
Seen at: Caraway $100k kitchen (every $1 = entry), Ridge Lamborghini
TranslateA "win crab for a year" entry on every Q4 order, with double entries on the Feast Box, replaces a percent-off in November.
Founder concession and news-jack notes
Seen at: Vessi founder email screenshot on tariffs; Hiya pediatrician "BUT"
TranslateA packer's note in native email format the day the season's catch lands, with the real allocation number.
04  ·  Our account

What is working in the account, weighted by spend

Meta platform figures from Motion, last 30 days, on the account attribution setting of 7-day click, 1-day view. Recommendations follow the funded winners; a high ROAS on a few hundred dollars is a signal, not a result.

Spend
$139,253
last 30 days
ROAS
3.16
median 2.74
Purchases
602
AOV $731
CPA
$231
median $282
CTR
4.05%
median 4.04%
Thumbstop
26.7%
video median 32.6%
  • The Labor Day and football batch was the month's best work. 11 ads launched Aug 27 took $20,000 at 6.00 ROAS and $136 CPA against 2.55 and $279 for the other 39. Host AReasonToGoBig ran 11.2 ROAS on 48 purchases; the LaborDaySavings static 6.06 on 36.
  • The First-Timer objection formats are the engine. BehindTheScenes UGC is now the largest single ad ($11,481, 2.84 ROAS, 42.4% thumbstop, up 19.6% week on week) and the "ordering king crab online" Warning-hook copies run 2.66 to 5.9 ROAS. The Buy4Get1 welcome video pair ($17.5K, 2.9) is declining after eight weeks.
  • Gifter is over-funded for what it returns. 29.4% of spend at 2.33 ROAS and $306 CPA, carried by the HEYSHANNONLEE birthday pair; the April birthday reaction video sits at 1.44 on $4,116. TreatParents storytelling runs 9.1 ROAS on $582, a signal to feed.
  • Occasion Host is starved. 14.8% of spend at 5.49 ROAS and $140 CPA, the best persona in the account. Statics run 3.96 ROAS against 3.00 for video.
  • High attention, weak close: Foodie IntroBigger (5.6% CTR, 1.9 ROAS), Splurge POV V1 (7.29% CTR, 0.39 ROAS on one purchase), NotaChef (43.6% thumbstop, 1.19). The hooks work; each needs a closing beat, which the concepts below supply.

Top 8 by spend Motion, Meta 7-day click, 1-day view

Ranked by spend, not ROAS. Tint shows each cell against the account rate (green better, red worse, 15% band). Click a thumbnail to play.
AdSpendROASCPACTRThumbstopPurch.Launched
202608 - BD - First Timer - BehindTheScenes - UGCVideo - Evergreen - V1 · Vide...
202608 - BD - First Timer - BehindTheScenes - UGCVideo - Evergreen - V1 · Vide...holding
Full ad name08/11/2026_202608 - BD - First Timer - BehindTheScenes - UGCVideo - Evergreen - V1_Video_HP
$11,4812.84$2874.77%42.4%402026-08-11
202501 - Insense -NAKATMYDOORHEYSHANNONLEE - Gifting - Birthday - Evergreen - ...
202501 - Insense -NAKATMYDOORHEYSHANNONLEE - Gifting - Birthday - Evergreen - ...declining
Full ad name05/01/2026_202501 - Insense -NAKATMYDOORHEYSHANNONLEE - Gifting - Birthday - Evergreen - V1- hi-fi vid-4x5_Video_202501 - Insense -NAKATMYDOOR/HEYSHANNONLEE - Gifting - Birthday - Evergreen - V1
$9,5262.28$2983.69%28.3%322026-08-04
202501 - Insense -NAKATMYDOORHEYSHANNONLEE - Gifting - Birthday - Evergreen - ...
202501 - Insense -NAKATMYDOORHEYSHANNONLEE - Gifting - Birthday - Evergreen - ...scaling
Full ad name05/01/2026_202501 - Insense -NAKATMYDOORHEYSHANNONLEE - Gifting - Birthday - Evergreen - V1- hi-fi vid-4x5_Video_202501 - Insense -NAKATMYDOOR/HEYSHANNONLEE - Gifting - Birthday - Evergreen - V1
$9,2592.34$2893.71%28.4%322026-05-04
202607 - BD - FirstTimer - 4lbsNotEnough - Video - WelcBuy4Get1 - V1 · Video ·...
202607 - BD - FirstTimer - 4lbsNotEnough - Video - WelcBuy4Get1 - V1 · Video ·...declining
Full ad name07/01/2026_202607 - BD - FirstTimer - 4lbsNotEnough - Video - WelcBuy4Get1 - V1_Video_HP
$8,7392.92$2824.04%32.9%312026-07-08
202607 - BD - FirstTimer - 4lbsNotEnough - Video - WelcBuy4Get1 - V1 · Video ·...
202607 - BD - FirstTimer - 4lbsNotEnough - Video - WelcBuy4Get1 - V1 · Video ·...declining
Full ad name07/01/2026_202607 - BD - FirstTimer - 4lbsNotEnough - Video - WelcBuy4Get1 - V1_Video_Welcome_Offer LP
$8,7282.93$2824.04%32.9%312026-07-08
BD - Foodie - First Time - Fulfillment Highlight-lo-fi-vid-founder-v3-9x16 · V...
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$5,6332.29$2964.10%28.9%192026-05-04
202607 - BD - Gifter - ForgottenBday - UGCVideo - Evergreen - V1 · Video · HP
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Full ad name07/24/2026_202607 - BD - Gifter - ForgottenBday - UGCVideo - Evergreen - V1_Video_HP – Copy
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$4,7266.06$1314.52%static362026-08-28

Personas: funded vs starved Motion glossary, intended audience

Share of top-creative spend against efficiency. A persona above the account ROAS with a small share is a pocket of opportunity and casts a concept below.
PersonaSpend shareROASCPAReadStatus
First-Timer41.4%3.12$248BehindTheScenes and Warning-hook copies efficient; Buy4Get1 pair decliningefficient
Gifter29.4%2.33$306Birthday UGC pair carries it; TreatParents 9.1 on $582monitor
Occasion Host14.8%5.49$140Labor Day and football batch 6.00 ROAS; starved for a persona this efficientstarved
Skeptic4.5%2.43$292NoConcernsWithShipping 3.43; ReceiptCompare us-vs-them static 3.93 on $931starved
Foodie4.2%2.22$322IntroBigger 5.6% CTR but 1.9 ROAS; MassiveSizeFlex 3.11monitor
Repeat3.0%2.95$186Ordered3Times greenscreen 4.77starved
Splurger / Couples2.8%1.20$429POV V1 7.29% CTR on one purchase; V2 3.24not converting

Formats visual format tag

ROAS by format among funded creatives.
FormatROAS
Static (all)3.96
Promo ads4.26
Video (all)3.00
No-offer ads2.43

Hooks hook tactic tag

Spend share and ROAS by hook.
HookShareROAS
Labor Day / football batch (11)14.4%6.00
Warning hook (ordering online)n/a2.66 to 5.9
Birthday gifting UGC13.5%2.30
Buy4Get1 welcome video12.5%2.92
05  ·  Six concepts

Six concepts to brief this week

Each concept is cast to one persona and one awareness stage, pinned to the market ad it steals from, and evidenced with one number from the account and one from the market. Mix this week: 2 Problem Aware, 2 Solution Aware, 1 Product Aware, 1 Most Aware, weighted to where the account's starved-but-efficient personas sit. Proposed hooks are ours; the source ad's copy sits on its card.

Concept 1Problem AwarePersona: The Occasion Host

Game Day, Upgraded

Proposed hook
Wings are for the group chat. King crab is for the people who came over.

A football-season flat-lay family: the Feast Box on the coffee table with the game on, one leg cracked, the butter warmer. Copy names the occasion (kickoff, the rivalry game, the playoff), not the product. Same template re-skinned for Thanksgiving Eve and Christmas Eve, built now.

Format
Occasion flat-lay static x6 (football, Thanksgiving Eve, Christmas Eve, each in 1x1 and 4x5) plus one 10-second UGC crack shot
Effort
Low
Why now
  • In the account. Occasion Host runs 5.49 ROAS and $140 CPA on 14.8% of spend; WingsnChips UGC 8.73 ROAS at a 41.6% thumbstop and AReasonToGoBig 11.2 on 48 purchases. Statics run 3.96 against 3.00 for video.
  • In the market. Snake River Farms' "Summer ritual, upgraded" static held 35 days in four variants, Luke's ran a party-spread checklist, and Goldbelly built 100 occasion flat-lays three weeks before its holiday. The occasion, not the protein, is the headline.
Execution. One tabletop shoot, three set dressings. Football statics live by the second Sunday of the season; Thanksgiving by Oct 20; Christmas Eve by Nov 15. Buy-More-Save-More stays the mechanic since it just ran 6.06.
Stolen from
Snake River FarmsVIEW
Snake River Farms · Occasion-elevation static (summer ritual, upgraded)
Problem Aware35d liveStaticLaunched 2026-07-30
Premium American Wagyu for picnics, campfires, and everything in between.
Concept 2Problem AwarePersona: The First-Timer

Ordering King Crab Online? That's Crazy.

Proposed hook
Ordering king crab online sounds insane. We built a company on it. Here is the packing floor.

An objection-first talking head from the packer on the packing floor, cloned the way Get Maine Lobster clones its dock founder: same script, five people, five backgrounds (packing line, freezer, dock, kitchen, doorstep). The Warning hook AKC already runs becomes a family instead of one to three copies.

Format
Objection-first talking head, 5 talent x 2 cuts, 15 and 30 seconds
Effort
Medium
Why now
  • In the account. The "ordering king crab online" Warning-hook copies run 2.66 to 5.9 ROAS with $116 CPA on the best cut, and BehindTheScenes is the largest ad in the account at 2.84 and a 42.4% thumbstop. First-Timer is 41% of spend, so the format base needs width.
  • In the market. Get Maine Lobster's "Ordering lobster online? That's crazy. Until you try it." has 65 active clones at 58 days and Fulton's Bobby Tuna talking head has held 93. The most-cloned format in seafood.
Execution. Script from the top Warning-hook copy. Shoot on a fulfillment day. Ship all ten into the consolidated campaign together, welcome offer on the landing page.
Stolen from
Get Maine Lobster
Get Maine Lobster · Objection-first founder talking-head (ordering lobster online? that's crazy)
Problem Aware58d liveVideoLaunched 2026-07-07
Ordering Lobster Online? That’s Crazy. Until You Try It. 🦞
Concept 3Solution AwarePersona: The Skeptic

Why Is a 5 lb Box $X?

Proposed hook
Why is a five-pound box this much? I weighed every leg.

A price-justification unboxing: the box opens, each leg goes on a kitchen scale, the free pound lands last, and the steakhouse receipt for one pound sits beside the total. Static version is a checklist (arrives frozen, arrival guarantee, per-leg weight, no thin legs) with green checks and red Xs against the grocery counter.

Format
Unboxing-on-a-scale video (30 seconds) plus a checklist us-vs-them static
Effort
Low
Why now
  • In the account. ReceiptCompare us-vs-them static runs 3.93 ROAS at $133 CPA on only $931 and NoConcernsWithShipping 3.43; Skeptic is 4.5% of spend. The Us-vs-Them visual format has one funded ad.
  • In the market. ButcherBox's "Why is ButcherBox worth $179 a month" unboxing has 62 clones since Aug 27, Wulf's green-check checklist static has held 54 days, and Omaha's "$99 for all this" sticky note sells the same math.
Execution. Real scale, real receipt (legal check the steakhouse price source). Runs inside the consolidated campaign so cart and checkout audiences get the objection answered on their own.
Stolen from
ButcherBox
ButcherBox · Price-justification unboxing (why is it worth $179/month)
Product Aware5d liveVideoLaunched 2026-08-27
No antibiotics or added hormones EVER
Concept 4Solution AwarePersona: The Foodie

No Thin Legs. No Half-Empty Shells.

Proposed hook
No thin legs. No half-empty shells. No glaze water. One leg, one pound.

A name-the-enemy hero static: one giant leg on a plain background, the four negations stacked beside it, the grocery counter as the unnamed enemy. Pairs the size flex (which already earns the CTR) with the enemy and the welcome offer (which supplies the close).

Format
Name-the-enemy hero static x3 (leg, cracked leg, meat pull), 1x1 and 4x5
Effort
Low
Why now
  • In the account. Foodie IntroBigger has the account's best CTR (5.6%) and a 38% thumbstop but 1.9 ROAS at $314 CPA; MassiveSizeFlex 3.11. The size hook works and the close is missing.
  • In the market. LobsterAnywhere's "No filler. No shredded stuff. Just lobster." static has 15 clones at 69 days and GML's "grocery lobster tastes like regret" has 35. LobsterAnywhere added a Monster tail size flex on Aug 28.
Execution. Shoot on a scale with a hand for reference. Headline test: negation stack versus "One leg. One pound. That's the whole ad." Welcome offer in the caption.
Stolen from
LobsterAnywhere.comVIEW
LobsterAnywhere.com · Name-the-Enemy static (no filler, no shredded meat)
Product Aware69d liveStaticLaunched 2026-06-26
Fresh Maine Lobster Meat — Big Chunks You Actually Want
Concept 5Product AwarePersona: The First-Timer (not a chef)

Six Minutes in the Steamer

Proposed hook
It arrives cooked. Six minutes in the steamer. Here is the exact timer.

An intimidation-removal how-to with the timer on screen the whole way: box to steamer to plate, no knife skills, no crackers. The demo payoff NotaChef never delivers. Ends on the meat pull.

Format
Pro-tip how-to video (30 seconds, timer overlay) plus a 3-step static
Effort
Low
Why now
  • In the account. NotaChef stops the scroll (43.6% thumbstop, 6.27% CTR) at 1.19 ROAS; the Easy Preparation angle has no efficient ad. The hook is proven and the payoff is the gap.
  • In the market. Sizzlefish's "Always wanted to make oysters at home but felt intimidated?" (Aug 11), Fulton's exact-temperature pro tips (52 days, four clones) and Crowd Cow's "Wagyu gets a bad reputation" myth-bust (Aug 28) are all removing intimidation this month.
Execution. Phone-shot in a home kitchen, not a set. Timer is the visual device. Cut a 9x16 for the welcome landing page as well.
Stolen from
Sizzlefish
Sizzlefish · Intimidation-removal demo (already shucked)
Problem Aware23d liveVideoLaunched 2026-08-11
Always wanted to make oysters at home but felt intimidated? Ours arrive already shucked and ready to prepare. Add a buttery spinach topping, bake...
Concept 6Most AwarePersona: The Gifter (holiday)

The Centerpiece That Outranks the Turkey

Proposed hook
Send the thing they will talk about at the table. Ships the week you pick.

An occasion-coded gift offer static with a threshold gift (the crackers and butter warmer free over $X) and a ship-week picker, replacing evergreen birthday UGC as the Gifter's lead. A second version is a "build your Feast Box" tiered set where the savings grow with the tier.

Format
Gift offer static x3 (Thanksgiving, Christmas, corporate) plus a build-your-box tier static
Effort
Medium
Why now
  • In the account. Gifter is 29.4% of spend at 2.33 ROAS and $306 CPA; the April birthday reaction video is at 1.44 on $4,116. TreatParents storytelling runs 9.1 on $582 and promo ads overall 4.26 against 2.43 for no-offer.
  • In the market. ButcherBox's LDW20 "meat and seafood gifts" static and Cameron's LABORDIP threshold gift are the seafood versions; Jones Road's tiered build-your-set (41 of its 60 new ads) and HexClad's 3-for-2 are the mechanics worth copying.
Execution. Needs a gift landing page with a ship-week picker. Design in September, first flight Oct 15 for early corporate gifters, holiday cuts Nov 1.
Stolen from
ButcherBoxVIEW
ButcherBox · Holiday gifting offer static (20% off gifts)
Most Aware3d liveStaticLaunched 2026-08-29
The best Labor Day ever, with the spread to match.
06  ·  The plan

What we brief, in what order

Front-load the month: the low-effort concepts go into the auction together this week, the creator-led ones follow next week. Everything enters the consolidated campaign; nothing needs a separate structure.

Concept board

One line per concept for the concept log.
ConceptStagePersonaLead formatStolen fromEffort
1. Game Day, UpgradedProblem AwareThe Occasion HostOccasion flat-lay static x6 (footballSnake River FarmsLow
2. Ordering King Crab Online? That's Crazy.Problem AwareThe First-TimerObjection-first talking headGet Maine LobsterMedium
3. Why Is a 5 lb Box $X?Solution AwareThe SkepticUnboxing-on-a-scale video (30 seconds)ButcherBoxLow
4. No Thin Legs. No Half-Empty Shells.Solution AwareThe FoodieName-the-enemy hero static x3 (legLobsterAnywhere.comLow
5. Six Minutes in the SteamerProduct AwareThe First-Timer (not a chef)Pro-tip how-to video (30 secondsSizzlefishLow
6. The Centerpiece That Outranks the TurkeyMost AwareThe Gifter (holiday)Gift offer static x3 (ThanksgivingButcherBoxMedium

This week

Brief 1, 3, 4 and 5 (one tabletop shoot, one kitchen shoot, two static families). Roughly 14 assets into the consolidated campaign together.

Next week

Cast the packing-floor talking heads for concept 2 and shoot on a fulfillment day. Gift template (6) designed, held for Oct 15.

Watch

Buy4Get1 welcome pair and the HEYSHANNONLEE birthday pair: declining after eight and sixteen weeks; concepts 2 and 6 are the like-for-like replacements. Splurge POV V1: monitor.

Do not touch

BehindTheScenes UGC, the Aug 27 Labor Day and football batch, and TreatParents while they hold.

How next week's edition scores these

Logged now so the calls can be marked honestly.
  • Concept enters the consolidated campaign: yes / no
  • Spend earned in first 14 days vs the persona's current lead ad
  • Thumbstop vs the 32.6% top-50 video median (video concepts)
  • CPA vs $231 account and vs the persona's current CPA
  • Purchases: 15+ before any concept is called a winner (AOV $731, so this takes time)
Method. Motion Inspo and Motion creative insights, pulled Sep 3, 2026 (last 30 days: Aug 4 to Sep 2). Competitor ads come from the Meta ad library through Motion Inspo and carry no spend, so days live and clone count stand in for performance. Account figures are Meta platform data from Motion on 7-day click, 1-day view. Awareness stage is judged by the creative's entry point (the first thing the viewer meets), not the caption. Nothing here recommends scaling a specific ad; new concepts enter the consolidated campaign and Meta allocates.
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