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Revolutionizing display advertising: how automation transforms ad creation

Revolutionizing display advertising: how automation transforms ad creation

Oct 21, 2024

Display Ads, Elevated: Solving the Creative Challenge at Scale

Display ads remain a staple in digital marketing. They're visually engaging, strategically placed, and capable of reaching the right audience at just the right moment. But in today’s crowded digital landscape, not all display ads stand out. Success depends on much more than pretty pixels.

Let’s unpack the real challenges of display advertising and how Cape helps you overcome them with scale, speed, and smart automation.

What Are Display Ads (Really)?

Display advertising refers to visual ads. Think banners, images, videos, or interactive formats served across websites, apps, or social media. When powered by audience data and precise targeting, they’re an effective way to build brand visibility and drive action. But crafting display ads that consistently perform? That’s the hard part.

The Common Pitfalls of Display Ads

Even the best display strategies can fall flat when:

  • Ad fatigue sets in: Audiences tune out repetitive, uninspired creative.

  • Ad blockers limit visibility: Many users never even see the ads you’ve paid to place.

  • Measurement is murky: Tracking impact requires tools (and time) many teams lack.

  • Quality suffers at scale: Low-effort designs or off-brand assets hurt credibility and results.

The takeaway? Creating high-impact, on-brand, data-driven creative at volume is tough; unless you have Cape.

Where Cape Comes In: Creative Automation for Display Ads

Cape gives marketing and creative teams everything they need to build smarter, more effective display campaigns without slowing down or scaling up resources.

  • Create Once, Scale Infinitely
    Start with a single master creative, and Cape automatically generates hundreds of variations across IAB-standard and custom formats; no design experience required.

  • Seamless Design Integration
    Plug in your existing creative workflows with native support for Adobe Photoshop, After Effects, InDesign, and Figma. Configure and automate production directly from source files.

  • Real-Time Previews & QA
    Preview every format before launch to ensure everything looks perfect. Built-in checks catch issues before they become problems.

  • Instant Delivery Everywhere
    Export to any platform, automate delivery, and stay campaign-ready across display, social, programmatic, and more.

Smarter Ads Powered by Smarter Data

Cape doesn’t just streamline production. It fuels performance. Use real-time data (like pricing, inventory, or weather) to dynamically update creatives, keeping every ad relevant and timely. Automate A/B tests and leverage AI-powered insights to optimise creative on the fly with no manual effort required.

With Cape, you can:

  • Create, update, and version ads at scale

  • Automate campaign updates (without lifting a finger)

  • Integrate directly into ad platforms for fast delivery and optimisation

Display Done Right

Display advertising works best when it’s agile, relevant, and brilliantly executed. Cape helps you launch high-impact campaigns faster, maintain brand consistency, and maximise ROI without the usual bottlenecks.

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