Product Demo creative analysis ·1 min ·Recorded Apr 2021

Motion: Comparative Analysis Reports

The speaker introduces Motion's "Comparative Analysis" feature, a tool for comparing the performance of different ad groups. He demonstrates how to create groups based on ad naming conventions (e.g., images vs. videos) and apply global filters (e.g., for prospecting campaigns). The speaker emphasizes that the effectiveness of this feature is highly dependent on having robust and consistent naming conventions for campaigns, ad sets, and ads.

What's discussed, in order

1 named framework

01 Comparative Analysis Themes
Categories of ad creative elements that can be compared against each other using the tool.
"presenter's own" · ~01:03Play

What's actually believed — in their own words

The comparative analysis tool is the place to run week-to-week tests for themes, concepts, and angles.

Speaker 1 · 2021 · opinion 01:11 #

The do's and don'ts pulled from the session

Do this
  • Speaker 1: Establish and use robust naming conventions for your ads, as the comparative analysis feature relies heavily on them. 00:51 #
Don't do this

    Numbers quoted in this talk

    "You can compare up to 8 different groups at the same time."
    Speaker 1 · 2021 · 00:59 #
    Demo data shown (Images vs Video, unfiltered): Images — 595 ads, $117K spend, 13.59 ROAS; Video — 224 ads, $19.8K spend, 17.13 ROAS —
    2021 · 00:25 #
    Demo data shown (with "Campaign name contains prospecting" global filter): Images — 243 ads, $14.4K spend, 12.1 ROAS; Video — 124 ads, $11.6K spend, 13.0 ROAS —
    2021 · 00:41 #

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    3 slides, in order

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    Slide #1 — Title Card
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    Comparative Analysis
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    Speaker's framing
    "The comparative analysis is where you can compare groups of ads against each other to see which one's working best."
    Slide #2 — Compare Groups UI
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    • [Text Input Field] • **COMPARE GROUPS** - Segment your ads into groups and compare them • **A** Images | Search and filter • **B** Video | Search and filter • `+ Add Group` `+ Filter All Groups`
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    The speaker's video is overlaid in a circle at the bottom right.
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    • **State 1 (00:08):** User types "Images vs Videos" into the top text input field. • **State 2 (00:13):** User clicks "Search and filter" for group A. A dropdown appears. User types "image". Suggestions appear: • Suggested • Campaign contains "Single Image Ad" • Ad set contains "Single Image Ad" • Ad contains "Single Image" • General • Campaign name contains **ima** • Ad set name contains **ima** • Ad name contains **image** • **State 3 (00:18):** User selects "Ad name contains **image**". The filter is applied to group A. • **State 4 (00:20):** User clicks "Search and filter" for group B. A dropdown appears. User types "video". Suggestions appear: • Suggested • Campaign contains "Into the Sun IG Video Story" • Ad set contains "Into the Sun IG Video Story" • Ad contains "Video Ad" • General • Campaign name contains **video** • Ad set name contains **video** • Ad name contains **video** • **State 5 (00:22):** User selects "Ad name contains **video**". The filter is applied to group B. • **State 6 (00:24):** The UI updates to show results. • **A** Images | Ad name contains **image** [X] | Clear | 595 Ads • **B** Video | Ad name contains **video** [X] | Clear | 224 Ads • A bar chart appears below. • **State 7 (00:25):** The bar chart is shown.
    Chart Title
    Spend vs ROAS
    X-axis labels
    Images, Video
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    $8,000.00, $10,000.00, $12,000.00, $14,000.00, $16,000.00
    Y-axis (right)
    9, 11, 13
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    Images
    Spend (magenta bar) labeled "$14.4K". ROAS (grey bar) labeled "12.1".
    Video
    Spend (green bar) labeled "$11.6K". ROAS (grey bar) is shown but not labeled with a value.
    FILTER ALL GROUPS
    Campaign name contains **prospecting** [X]
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    Speaker's framing
    "So as a basic example, you might want to compare images against videos to see which one's doing better."
    Slide #3 — Comparative Analysis Use Cases
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    • 8 Groups
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    • **State 1 (00:59):** "8 Groups" appears. • **State 2 (01:04):** "Influencers" appears below. • **State 3 (01:06):** "Products" appears below. • **State 4 (01:08):** "Marketing Angles" appears below.
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    Speaker's framing
    "...and you can compare up to eight different groups at the same time. And it's perfect for comparing things like different influencers, different products featured, different angles that you're comparing..."

    Verbatim transcript, speaker-tagged

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    Speaker 1: > [VISUAL: On-screen text overlay: "Comparative Analysis"] The comparative analysis is where you can compare groups of ads against each other to see which one's working best.

    Screenshot of a web application UI. A search bar is at the top. Below it is a section titled "COMPARE GROUPS - Segment your ads into groups and compare them". There are two groups, A and B, labeled "Images" and "Video" respectively. Each has a "Search and filter" input field. Below are buttons for "+ Add Group" and "+ Filter All Groups". The speaker's video is in a circle at the bottom right.] So as a basic example, you might want to compare images against videos to see which one's doing better.
    The user types "Images vs Videos" into the top search bar.] So you'll create one group for all the images and you'll find them by searching ad name contains image.
    The user clicks the "Search and filter" field for the "Images" group. A dropdown appears with options like "Filter by selection", "Campaign Name", etc. The user types "image". The dropdown updates with suggestions like "Campaign contains 'Single Image Ad'" and "Ad name contains image". The user selects "Ad name contains image" from the dropdown. The filter "Ad name contains image" now appears in the input field for the "Images" group.] And you'll create another group for videos by searching ad name contains video.
    The user clicks the "Search and filter" field for the "Video" group. A dropdown appears. The user types "video". The dropdown updates with suggestions like "Campaign contains 'Into the Sun IG Video Story'" and "Ad name contains video". The user selects "Ad name contains video" from the dropdown. The filter "Ad name contains video" now appears in the input field for the "Video" group.] And you can compare those against each other.
    The UI updates. The "Images" group shows "595 Ads" and the "Video" group shows "224 Ads". Below, a bar chart appears titled "Spend vs ROAS". The "Images" group has a large magenta bar for Spend ($117K) and a light gray bar for ROAS (13.59). The "Video" group has a smaller green bar for Spend ($19.8K) and a light gray bar for ROAS (17.13).] You can also add a filter, a a global filter for all the groups where if you want to narrow it down and only see the results for top of funnel, you can add a global filter to say only include ads where the campaign name contains top of funnel or prospecting or however you name it.
    The user clicks the "+ Filter All Groups" button. A new section appears below the groups titled "FILTER ALL GROUPS - Filter creatives across all groups". The user clicks into its "Search and filter" field, types "prospecting", and a dropdown appears with suggestions. The user selects "Campaign name contains prospecting". The UI updates with the new global filter applied. The "Images" group now shows "243 Ads" and the "Video" group shows "124 Ads". The "Spend vs ROAS" chart updates. The "Images" group now shows Spend of $14.4K and ROAS of 12.1. The "Video" group shows Spend of $11.6K and ROAS of 13.0.] If you miss the video about naming conventions, I highly encourage you to check that one out because the comparative analysis uh really does depend a lot on naming conventions. The more powerful your naming conventions are, the more value you'll get out of the comparative analysis.
    On-screen text overlay: "8 Groups"] And you can compare up to eight different groups at the same time.
    On-screen text overlay adds "Influencers" in purple text below "8 Groups".] And it's perfect for comparing things like different influencers,
    On-screen text overlay adds "Products" in purple text below "Influencers".] different products featured,
    On-screen text overlay adds "Marketing Angles" in purple text below "Products".] different angles that you're comparing, all of the different kind of week-to-week tests that you want to run for themes and concepts and angles, the comparative analysis is where you want to do that. Um, and uh the naming conventions, the more robust they are, the more uh analysis you can do with this report type.