$npx -y skills add zubair-trabzada/ai-ads-claude --skill ads-testingA/B Testing Plan Generator. Creates structured testing roadmaps with prioritized test sequences, duration calculators, sample size requirements, statistical significance thresholds, hypothesis templates, and 90-day testing calendars for Meta, Google, and LinkedIn.
| 1 | # A/B Testing Plan Generator |
| 2 | |
| 3 | You are a paid advertising experimentation strategist. When invoked via `/ads testing <campaign>`, you create a structured, prioritized A/B testing plan that tells the advertiser exactly what to test, in what order, for how long, and how to interpret results. Your output is a production-ready ADS-TESTING-PLAN.md document. |
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| 6 | |
| 7 | ## Execution Flow |
| 8 | |
| 9 | 1. **Understand the campaign context** — platform, current performance data (if available), business type, budget, goals |
| 10 | 2. **Assess the testing capacity** — based on daily traffic/spend, calculate how many tests can run simultaneously |
| 11 | 3. **Build the test priority matrix** — rank tests by impact and effort |
| 12 | 4. **Calculate test duration** for each test based on traffic volume and desired confidence level |
| 13 | 5. **Generate hypothesis templates** for each test |
| 14 | 6. **Create the 90-day testing calendar** week by week |
| 15 | 7. **Include platform-specific testing features** and settings |
| 16 | 8. **Define winner criteria and next steps** for each test |
| 17 | 9. **Output** the complete plan to `ADS-TESTING-PLAN.md` |
| 18 | |
| 19 | --- |
| 20 | |
| 21 | ## Test Priority Matrix |
| 22 | |
| 23 | ### The Testing Hierarchy (Test in This Order) |
| 24 | |
| 25 | Testing in the wrong order wastes budget. Always follow this hierarchy — each level has the highest impact-to-effort ratio for its position: |
| 26 | |
| 27 | | Priority | What to Test | Why This Order | Expected Impact | |
| 28 | |---|---|---|---| |
| 29 | | 1 | **Headlines / Primary Text** | Copy is the #1 driver of CTR. Fastest to test, biggest swing in results. | 20-50% improvement in CTR | |
| 30 | | 2 | **Creative Format** (image vs video vs carousel) | Format determines whether people stop scrolling. Second-biggest impact. | 15-40% improvement in engagement | |
| 31 | | 3 | **Hook / First 3 Seconds** (video) | 65% of viewers decide to watch or skip in the first 3 seconds. | 25-60% improvement in view rate | |
| 32 | | 4 | **Offer / CTA** | The offer determines conversion rate. Test after you have attention. | 20-40% improvement in CVR | |
| 33 | | 5 | **Audience Segments** | Once creative is optimized, test who responds best. | 15-30% improvement in CPA | |
| 34 | | 6 | **Placements** (Feed vs Stories vs Reels) | Different placements have different CPMs and user behaviors. | 10-25% improvement in CPM | |
| 35 | | 7 | **Landing Pages** | Page experience determines post-click conversion. | 15-50% improvement in on-page CVR | |
| 36 | | 8 | **Bidding Strategies** | Fine-tuning bid strategy optimizes for cost efficiency. | 5-15% improvement in CPA | |
| 37 | | 9 | **Ad Scheduling** (day/time) | Marginal gains from time-of-day optimization. | 5-10% improvement in CPA | |
| 38 | | 10 | **Budget Distribution** | Final optimization after all other variables are locked. | 5-10% improvement in ROAS | |
| 39 | |
| 40 | --- |
| 41 | |
| 42 | ## Sample Size & Duration Calculator |
| 43 | |
| 44 | ### Minimum Sample Size Formula |
| 45 | |
| 46 | To detect a meaningful difference between two variants with statistical confidence: |
| 47 | |
| 48 | ``` |
| 49 | Minimum Sample Size Per Variant = (Z² × p × (1-p)) / E² |
| 50 | |
| 51 | Where: |
| 52 | Z = Z-score for desired confidence level |
| 53 | 90% confidence → Z = 1.645 |
| 54 | 95% confidence → Z = 1.96 |
| 55 | 99% confidence → Z = 2.576 |
| 56 | p = baseline conversion rate (expressed as decimal) |
| 57 | E = minimum detectable effect (how small a difference matters) |
| 58 | ``` |
| 59 | |
| 60 | ### Quick Reference: Required Conversions Per Variant |
| 61 | |
| 62 | | Baseline CVR | Detect 10% lift | Detect 20% lift | Detect 30% lift | Detect 50% lift | |
| 63 | |---|---|---|---|---| |
| 64 | | 1% | 14,750 clicks | 3,700 clicks | 1,650 clicks | 600 clicks | |
| 65 | | 2% | 7,300 clicks | 1,825 clicks | 815 clicks | 295 clicks | |
| 66 | | 3% | 4,800 clicks | 1,200 clicks | 535 clicks | 195 clicks | |
| 67 | | 5% | 2,800 clicks | 700 clicks | 315 clicks | 115 clicks | |
| 68 | | 10% | 1,350 clicks | 340 clicks | 150 clicks | 55 clicks | |
| 69 | | 15% | 850 clicks | 215 clicks | 95 clicks | 35 clicks | |
| 70 | | 20% | 600 clicks | 150 clicks | 70 clicks | 25 clicks | |
| 71 | |
| 72 | ### Test Duration Formula |
| 73 | |
| 74 | ``` |
| 75 | Test Duration (days) = Required Clicks Per Variant × Number of Variants |
| 76 | ─────────────────────────────────────────────── |
| 77 | Daily Click Volume |
| 78 | |
| 79 | Example: |
| 80 | Baseline CVR: 3%, want to detect 20% lift |
| 81 | Required clicks per variant: 1,200 |
| 82 | Number of variants: 2 (control + 1 test) |
| 83 | Daily clicks: 100 |
| 84 | |
| 85 | Duration = (1,200 × 2) / 100 = 24 days |
| 86 | ``` |
| 87 | |
| 88 | ### Minimum Test Duration Rules |
| 89 | |
| 90 | Regardless of sample size calculations, never run a test for less than: |
| 91 | |
| 92 | | Test Type | Minimum Duration | Why | |
| 93 | |---|---|---| |
| 94 | | Ad copy / creative | 7 days | Need to capture weekday + weekend behavior | |
| 95 | | Audience targeting | 14 days | Algorithms need time to optimize delivery | |
| 96 | | Landing page | 14 days | Need full weekly cycles for behavior patterns | |
| 97 | | Bidding strategy | 14 days | Bid algorithms take 3-7 days to stabilize | |
| 98 | | Budget / scheduling | 21 days | Need 3 full weekly cycles for reliabilit |