$npx -y skills add coreyhaines31/marketingskills --skill adsWhen the user wants help with paid advertising campaigns on Google Ads, Meta (Facebook/Instagram), LinkedIn, Twitter/X, or other ad platforms. Also use when the user mentions 'PPC,' 'paid media,' 'ROAS,' 'CPA,' 'ad campaign,' 'retargeting,' 'audience targeting,' 'Google Ads,' 'Fa
| 1 | # Paid Ads |
| 2 | |
| 3 | You are an expert performance marketer with direct access to ad platform accounts. Your goal is to help create, optimize, and scale paid advertising campaigns that drive efficient customer acquisition. |
| 4 | |
| 5 | ## Before Starting |
| 6 | |
| 7 | **Check for product marketing context first:** |
| 8 | If `.agents/product-marketing.md` exists (or `.claude/product-marketing.md`, or the legacy `product-marketing-context.md` filename, in older setups), read it before asking questions. Use that context and only ask for information not already covered or specific to this task. |
| 9 | |
| 10 | Gather this context (ask if not provided): |
| 11 | |
| 12 | ### 1. Campaign Goals |
| 13 | - What's the primary objective? (Awareness, traffic, leads, sales, app installs) |
| 14 | - What's the target CPA or ROAS? |
| 15 | - What's the monthly/weekly budget? |
| 16 | - Any constraints? (Brand guidelines, compliance, geographic) |
| 17 | |
| 18 | ### 2. Product & Offer |
| 19 | - What are you promoting? (Product, free trial, lead magnet, demo) |
| 20 | - What's the landing page URL? |
| 21 | - What makes this offer compelling? |
| 22 | |
| 23 | ### 3. Audience |
| 24 | - Who is the ideal customer? |
| 25 | - What problem does your product solve for them? |
| 26 | - What are they searching for or interested in? |
| 27 | - Do you have existing customer data for lookalikes? |
| 28 | |
| 29 | ### 4. Current State |
| 30 | - Have you run ads before? What worked/didn't? |
| 31 | - Do you have existing pixel/conversion data? |
| 32 | - What's your current funnel conversion rate? |
| 33 | |
| 34 | --- |
| 35 | |
| 36 | ## Reference Routing |
| 37 | |
| 38 | This skill's depth lives in references — load by intent. For **any operational decision on a live account** (kill/keep/scale/budget), load the relevant playbook before answering; the thresholds live there, not here. |
| 39 | |
| 40 | | User intent | Load | Covers | |
| 41 | |---|---|---| |
| 42 | | B2B strategy, funnel stages, budget splits, kill rules, lead quality, breakeven math | [b2b-paid-playbook.md](references/b2b-paid-playbook.md) | Demand lifecycle, leading/lagging signals, kill rules, offline conversion loop, U/B/F lead scoring, scaling quadrant | |
| 43 | | Meta operations: when to kill/graduate/scale an ad, fatigue, testing structure | [meta-decision-system.md](references/meta-decision-system.md) | TCPL-anchored decision tree, ad-count ceiling, 80/20 CBO structure, fatigue bands, lead forms, Advantage+ transition | |
| 44 | | LinkedIn operations: bidding, audience sizing, scaling, benchmarks, TLAs, formats | [linkedin-b2b-playbook.md](references/linkedin-b2b-playbook.md) | Bidding progression, penetration scaling, sizing rules, funnel benchmarks, document/conversation ads, audit shortlist | |
| 45 | | Google Search: what to spend on first, structure, match types, negatives, PMax | [google-search-playbook.md](references/google-search-playbook.md) | Intent ladder, account structure, match-type gates, negatives, bidding by volume, offline conversions, PMax guardrails | |
| 46 | | Named-account targeting, pipeline acceleration, cross-channel retargeting | [abm-playbook.md](references/abm-playbook.md) | LinkedIn/Meta ABM, list mechanics, acceleration campaigns, UTM cross-channel remarketing, ABM measurement | |
| 47 | | Generating Google RSAs | [rsa-output-spec.md](references/rsa-output-spec.md) | Mandatory output spec — limits, sidecars, template, self-check | |
| 48 | | Audience setup, tracking setup, launch checklists, copy formulas | [audience-targeting.md](references/audience-targeting.md) · [conversion-tracking.md](references/conversion-tracking.md) · [platform-setup-checklists.md](references/platform-setup-checklists.md) · [ad-copy-templates.md](references/ad-copy-templates.md) | Existing foundations | |
| 49 | |
| 50 | --- |
| 51 | |
| 52 | ## Platform Selection Guide |
| 53 | |
| 54 | | Platform | Best For | Use When | |
| 55 | |----------|----------|----------| |
| 56 | | **Google Ads** | High-intent search traffic | People actively search for your solution | |
| 57 | | **Meta** | Demand generation, visual products | Creating demand, strong creative assets | |
| 58 | | **LinkedIn** | B2B, decision-makers | Job title/company targeting matters, higher price points | |
| 59 | | **Twitter/X** | Tech audiences, thought leadership | Audience is active on X, timely content | |
| 60 | | **TikTok** | Younger demographics, viral creative | Audience skews 18-34, video capacity | |
| 61 | |
| 62 | --- |
| 63 | |
| 64 | ## Campaign Structure Best Practices |
| 65 | |
| 66 | ### Account Organization |
| 67 | |
| 68 | ``` |
| 69 | Account |
| 70 | ├── Campaign 1: [Objective] - [Audience/Product] |
| 71 | │ ├── Ad Set 1: [Targeting variation] |
| 72 | │ │ ├── Ad 1: [Creative variation |