The Value Equation
Most ad accounts try to fix a weak offer with better creative. The Value Equation says the offer is the lever. It breaks perceived value into four variables you can actually pull: the two on top raise value (a bigger dream, more belief it will happen), the two on the bottom destroy it (the longer it takes and the more effort it costs). A great offer makes even average creative work; a weak offer makes great creative struggle.
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