Creative & Content
Creative Built to Perform, Not Just to Look Right
Product content, ad creative, photography, video and copy for online retailers — produced at the volume paid channels actually consume, and tested against CTR, conversion rate and ROAS rather than internal preference.
- Built by a team that also runs the ads and the store the creative lands on
- Volume production, because one hero asset a quarter cannot feed paid social
- Every concept tested and reported, including the ones that lost
+41%
Best CR lift from PDP creative
Cadence Audio
6.1x
Blended ROAS on tested creative
beardbrand
340
Collection pages rewritten
Kitchenary
-27%
Return rate cut with fit content
Aurelia Studio
The Problem
The eCommerce creative challenge
Eight reasons creative stops working. Most of them are production and testing problems rather than taste problems.
Products do not stand out
The same manufacturer photography as forty other retailers, on a page that gives a shopper no reason to buy it from you.
Inconsistent brand presentation
The store, the ads, the emails and the marketplace listings each look like a different company, because three vendors made them.
Weak product descriptions
Spec sheets copied from the supplier. Nothing about who it is for, what it solves, or the objection that stops the purchase.
Low-performing ad creative
A handful of assets, all variations on one idea, fatiguing at the same time and taking CPMs up with them.
Generic marketplace listings
Amazon and Walmart images that meet the technical spec and communicate nothing, in a grid where the image is the entire pitch.
Content that does not communicate value
Beautiful assets that never say what the product does better, or why it costs what it costs.
Constant demand for campaign assets
Paid social consumes creative faster than any brand studio can produce it, so the calendar drives the work rather than performance.
Creative not optimised per channel
One asset resized for eight placements. It fits everywhere and works nowhere, because each channel rewards a different hook.
What We Do
Our eCommerce creative & content services
Eight services covering the assets an online retailer actually burns through in a year.
Product Content
Product descriptions, category content and merchandising copy at catalog scale.
Product Photography & Visuals
Product imagery, lifestyle visuals and image enhancement, produced or art-directed.
Performance Ad Creative
Creative for Google, Meta, TikTok and the other paid channels, built for testing.
Social Media Creative
Organic and paid social graphics, carousels and content that suits each platform.
Email Creative
Campaign graphics, promotional assets and email content that matches the flow.
Marketplace Content
Amazon, Walmart and marketplace listing images, A+ content and gallery sequences.
eCommerce Copywriting
Landing pages, campaigns, promotional copy and brand messaging that converts.
Video & Motion Creative
Short-form product video, ad cuts, animation and motion assets for paid social.
Creative feeds paid advertising, conversion optimization and email & retention — which is why it sits in the same team rather than at a separate studio.
Coverage
Creative across the customer journey & by channel
What the customer needs to see at each stage, and what each channel actually wants that asset to look like.
01
Discover
- Social creative
- Display ads
- Video
- Awareness content
02
Consider
- Product imagery
- Buying guides
- Category content
- Product education
03
Convert
- Product page creative
- Landing pages
- Ad creative
- Promotional content
04
Retain
- Email creative
- Loyalty campaigns
- Product launches
- Cross-sell content
Creative by channel
eCommerce Store
Product imagery, copy, banners, landing pages
Google Ads
Display & Shopping assets
Meta
Ads, video, carousels, social creative
TikTok
Short-form performance creative
Amazon
Listing images, A+ content, copy
Campaign graphics & copy
Social
Posts, reels, promotional assets
The Work
What we create
Twelve asset types we produce regularly. Every tile below is a live image slot — the search terms are there so real work can replace them.
Product images
Search: ecommerce product photography white background studio
Product descriptions
Search: copywriter writing product content on laptop
Ad banners
Search: digital display advertising banner mockup
Social graphics
Search: social media content grid instagram mockup
Short-form videos
Search: short form vertical video production phone
Landing page creative
Search: ecommerce landing page design on laptop screen
Email graphics
Search: email newsletter design mockup on screen
Marketplace listing images
Search: amazon product listing images infographic style
Infographics
Search: product infographic feature callout design
Promotional banners
Search: sale promotional banner ecommerce design
Category content
Search: ecommerce category page layout design
Buying guides
Search: product buying guide editorial layout
Placeholders show the intended subject and the stock search terms to use. Replace them with your own product and campaign work as it is produced.
The Process
Our creative & content process
Six stages that loop. Stage six is what makes stage three better next month.
01
Discover
Brand, product, margin structure and the audience you are actually selling to. Plus what has already been tried and what the previous creative failed to say.
02
Research
Competitor creative, review mining for the language customers use themselves, and the objections that show up in support tickets.
03
Concept
Distinct angles rather than variations on one idea — different hooks, different value propositions, different formats.
04
Create
Production at volume, built per placement rather than resized. Copy, design, photography and motion in one workflow.
05
Review
One consolidated review round against brand rules and platform specs, so feedback arrives together rather than in fragments.
06
Test & Optimize
Live testing with a documented result either way, and the winning angles fed back into the next concept round.
Performance
Performance creative, testing & business goals
This is where we differ from a conventional design studio: creative is a variable we test, and it is measured down the same funnel your media buyer reports on.
Variables we test
- Hooks
- Headlines
- Offers
- CTAs
- Product positioning
- Images
- Video concepts
- Formats
- Messaging
- Audience & creative combinations
How creative performance is measured
CTR
Does the creative earn the click at an acceptable cost?
Engagement
Does it hold attention long enough to communicate the value?
Conversion Rate
Does the promise it makes survive the landing page?
CPA
What did the acquisition actually cost once it converted?
ROAS
And was it profitable against this product’s margin?
Creative by business goal
Launch a Product
Launch campaign + product creative
Increase Ad Performance
Performance creative + testing
Improve Product Sales
Product imagery + copy
Improve Conversion
CRO-focused page creative
Strengthen Brand
Consistent visual & content system
Enter a Marketplace
Marketplace listing content
Increase Engagement
Social & video content
Improve Retention
Email & lifecycle creative
Why Us
Why choose our creative & content team
Eight things that separate performance creative from a design retainer.
eCommerce-Focused Creative
Product grids, listing specs, feed images and PDP layouts are our normal constraints. A brand studio that mostly does campaigns treats those as an afterthought.
Performance-Driven Thinking
Every asset is briefed against a metric. If we cannot say what a concept is supposed to move, it does not get produced.
Brand + Conversion Balance
Creative that converts without eroding the brand, and brand work that does not quietly cost you conversion rate. Both constraints, one team.
Multi-Channel Expertise
Built per placement — Meta, TikTok, Shopping, Amazon and email each get an asset designed for them, not one asset resized eight ways.
Data-Informed Creative
Concepts come from review mining, search queries and previous test results, so the next round starts ahead of where the last one finished.
Scalable Content Production
Systems and templates that produce volume without every asset needing a designer, which is what paid social actually requires.
Integrated Marketing Team
The people making the creative sit next to the people buying the media and optimising the page it lands on.
Consistent Brand Execution
One system applied across store, ads, email and marketplace, so the brand looks like one company everywhere a customer meets it.
Portfolio
Featured creative work
Brand, objective, deliverables and channels for each project, with performance where we have it. Filter by asset type.
Nutriblend — Subscription launch campaign
Search: supplement product photography lifestyle flat lay
Nutriblend
Subscription launch campaign
OBJECTIVE
Convert one-time buyers to subscribers
DELIVERABLES
PDP creative, email graphics, paid social video, landing page
CHANNELS
Meta, Email, Store
+46% subscription rate
Cadence Audio — PDP & A+ content rebuild
Search: headphones product photography detail shot
Cadence Audio
PDP & A+ content rebuild
OBJECTIVE
Lift conversion on a considered-purchase product
DELIVERABLES
Product imagery, feature infographics, A+ modules, spec copy
CHANNELS
Amazon, Store
+41% conversion rate
beardbrand — Paid social creative system
Search: grooming products mens lifestyle photography
beardbrand
Paid social creative system
OBJECTIVE
Stop creative fatigue at scale
DELIVERABLES
48 ad concepts across 6 angles, video cuts, static variants
CHANNELS
Meta, TikTok
6.1x blended ROAS
Kitchenary — Category content programme
Search: kitchen cookware lifestyle photography
Kitchenary
Category content programme
OBJECTIVE
Earn non-brand organic and improve on-page conversion
DELIVERABLES
340 collection pages, buying guides, category imagery
CHANNELS
Store, Organic
+97% organic traffic
Aurelia Studio — Fit & sizing content
Search: fashion apparel model studio photography
Aurelia Studio
Fit & sizing content
OBJECTIVE
Reduce returns driven by sizing uncertainty
DELIVERABLES
Model measurement imagery, fit guides, PDP modules
CHANNELS
Store
-27% return rate
Harvest Table — Subscription box launch assets
Search: meal kit subscription box unboxing photography
Harvest Table
Subscription box launch assets
OBJECTIVE
Launch a box into a crowded category
DELIVERABLES
Unboxing video, social creative, email sequence graphics
CHANNELS
Meta, Email, Social
2,100 subscribers
Nutriblend — Subscription launch campaign
Search: supplement product photography lifestyle flat lay
Nutriblend
Subscription launch campaign
OBJECTIVE
Convert one-time buyers to subscribers
DELIVERABLES
PDP creative, email graphics, paid social video, landing page
CHANNELS
Meta, Email, Store
+46% subscription rate
Cadence Audio — PDP & A+ content rebuild
Search: headphones product photography detail shot
Cadence Audio
PDP & A+ content rebuild
OBJECTIVE
Lift conversion on a considered-purchase product
DELIVERABLES
Product imagery, feature infographics, A+ modules, spec copy
CHANNELS
Amazon, Store
+41% conversion rate
Kitchenary — Category content programme
Search: kitchen cookware lifestyle photography
Kitchenary
Category content programme
OBJECTIVE
Earn non-brand organic and improve on-page conversion
DELIVERABLES
340 collection pages, buying guides, category imagery
CHANNELS
Store, Organic
+97% organic traffic
Aurelia Studio — Fit & sizing content
Search: fashion apparel model studio photography
Aurelia Studio
Fit & sizing content
OBJECTIVE
Reduce returns driven by sizing uncertainty
DELIVERABLES
Model measurement imagery, fit guides, PDP modules
CHANNELS
Store
-27% return rate
Nutriblend — Subscription launch campaign
Search: supplement product photography lifestyle flat lay
Nutriblend
Subscription launch campaign
OBJECTIVE
Convert one-time buyers to subscribers
DELIVERABLES
PDP creative, email graphics, paid social video, landing page
CHANNELS
Meta, Email, Store
+46% subscription rate
beardbrand — Paid social creative system
Search: grooming products mens lifestyle photography
beardbrand
Paid social creative system
OBJECTIVE
Stop creative fatigue at scale
DELIVERABLES
48 ad concepts across 6 angles, video cuts, static variants
CHANNELS
Meta, TikTok
6.1x blended ROAS
beardbrand — Paid social creative system
Search: grooming products mens lifestyle photography
beardbrand
Paid social creative system
OBJECTIVE
Stop creative fatigue at scale
DELIVERABLES
48 ad concepts across 6 angles, video cuts, static variants
CHANNELS
Meta, TikTok
6.1x blended ROAS
Harvest Table — Subscription box launch assets
Search: meal kit subscription box unboxing photography
Harvest Table
Subscription box launch assets
OBJECTIVE
Launch a box into a crowded category
DELIVERABLES
Unboxing video, social creative, email sequence graphics
CHANNELS
Meta, Email, Social
2,100 subscribers
Nutriblend — Subscription launch campaign
Search: supplement product photography lifestyle flat lay
Nutriblend
Subscription launch campaign
OBJECTIVE
Convert one-time buyers to subscribers
DELIVERABLES
PDP creative, email graphics, paid social video, landing page
CHANNELS
Meta, Email, Store
+46% subscription rate
Harvest Table — Subscription box launch assets
Search: meal kit subscription box unboxing photography
Harvest Table
Subscription box launch assets
OBJECTIVE
Launch a box into a crowded category
DELIVERABLES
Unboxing video, social creative, email sequence graphics
CHANNELS
Meta, Email, Social
2,100 subscribers
Cadence Audio — PDP & A+ content rebuild
Search: headphones product photography detail shot
Cadence Audio
PDP & A+ content rebuild
OBJECTIVE
Lift conversion on a considered-purchase product
DELIVERABLES
Product imagery, feature infographics, A+ modules, spec copy
CHANNELS
Amazon, Store
+41% conversion rate
beardbrand — Paid social creative system
Search: grooming products mens lifestyle photography
beardbrand
Paid social creative system
OBJECTIVE
Stop creative fatigue at scale
DELIVERABLES
48 ad concepts across 6 angles, video cuts, static variants
CHANNELS
Meta, TikTok
6.1x blended ROAS
Harvest Table — Subscription box launch assets
Search: meal kit subscription box unboxing photography
Harvest Table
Subscription box launch assets
OBJECTIVE
Launch a box into a crowded category
DELIVERABLES
Unboxing video, social creative, email sequence graphics
CHANNELS
Meta, Email, Social
2,100 subscribers
FAQs
Creative & content FAQs
Eight questions that come up before most creative engagements. More on our full FAQ page.
Do you shoot photography, or only design?
Both, depending on the engagement. We art-direct and produce product and lifestyle photography, and we also do image enhancement and retouching on existing assets. For large catalogs we will often build a repeatable shooting spec your team or a local studio can execute, because flying a photographer in for every new SKU is not a sustainable model.
How much creative do we actually need for paid social?
More than most brands expect. A Meta account spending $20k/month typically needs 8–15 genuinely distinct concepts per month — not resizes — to avoid fatigue. That is the single most common reason paid social plateaus, and it is a production capacity problem rather than a targeting problem.
Can you work with our existing brand guidelines?
Yes, and we prefer to. If guidelines exist we work inside them and flag where a rule is genuinely costing performance so you can decide. If they do not exist, we can build a lightweight system covering the things that actually matter for eCommerce — type, colour, imagery treatment and layout rules for the templates that repeat.
What does creative & content cost?
Creative retainers typically run $2,500–$9,000/month depending on volume, whether photography and video are in scope, and how many channels you are feeding. Project work — a catalog content rewrite, a launch campaign, a marketplace listing set — is quoted separately. Our pricing page explains the approach.
How is this different from hiring a design agency?
A design agency optimises for the work looking right. We optimise for what it does to CTR, conversion rate and ROAS, because the same team is buying the media and running the store. That changes the volume we produce, the way we brief, and our willingness to kill an attractive concept that lost its test.
Who writes the product descriptions?
Our copywriters, working from your specs, review data and the search terms people actually use. At catalog scale we build a structured template driven by your attribute data for the long tail, and write the revenue-carrying pages properly by hand. We will tell you honestly which SKUs justify which treatment.
Do you produce video?
Short-form product video, ad cuts, animation and motion graphics, yes — the formats paid social and PDPs consume. Full brand film production with a crew and location is outside what we do, and we would point you to a production company rather than pretend otherwise.
How quickly can you turn creative around?
A standard ad concept round is 5–7 business days from brief to first review. Product content at catalog scale depends on volume and how complete your attribute data is. Rush work is possible and we will say what it costs rather than quietly deprioritising something else to absorb it.
Find out what your creative is costing you
Get a creative audit. We will review your product content, ad creative and marketplace listings against what is actually performing in your category — whether or not you hire us.