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For local businesses done wasting ad spend

62% of Small Businesses Fail
With Facebook Ads.

The problem isn't targeting. It's the creative. A boosted photo with "Book Now" doesn't convert. Heista decodes the video ad formulas that work for local businesses and generates scripts you can film on your phone.

Key Takeaways

  • Decode winning local business video ads: testimonials, before/after, owner-to-camera, and behind-the-scenes tours. See the exact formula.
  • Paste your business website. In 2 minutes, Heista extracts your selling points, customer psychology, and trust signals.
  • Generate 12 scripts per session. Film on your phone. The formula is the strategy, not the production value.
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Why local business ads fail.

It's not the budget. It's not the audience. It's the creative. Fix the video ad structure and the rest follows.

62% fail with Facebook ads

Small businesses get clicks but zero conversions. They blame targeting, audiences, and budgets. The real problem is the creative: a boosted photo with "Book Now" doesn't convert.

Boosted posts aren't ads

Boosting a post puts money behind content that wasn't built to convert. Video ads with structural formulas outperform boosted posts by 3-5x. Different format, different formula.

$2K-$10K per video from agencies

Local video agencies charge thousands per video. Most local businesses can't afford to test multiple creative approaches at those prices. One video, one chance, hope it works.

Targeting can't fix bad creative

You can target the perfect 5-mile radius with the exact demographic. If the video doesn't hook, build trust, and convert, the targeting is irrelevant.

Before and after decoded formulas.

Boosted posts

  • ✕Boosted post with "Book Now"
  • ✕$5K to a local video agency
  • ✕Blame targeting when ads fail
  • ✕One video, hope it works
  • ✕No idea what makes local ads convert

With decoded formulas

  • ✓Structured video ad with hook, trust, proof, and CTA
  • ✓12 scripts from decoded formulas, filmed on your phone
  • ✓Fix the creative structure that actually drives conversion
  • ✓12 variations, test which formula your audience responds to
  • ✓See the exact formula behind winning local business ads
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The Workflow

From winning ad to 12 scripts for your business.

0:00

Find a local business ad that's working in your category (or a similar one). Paste the URL. Ad Decoder reveals the complete formula: testimonial, before/after, trust-building, or tour format.

0:30

Paste your business website URL into Brand Strategy. Selling points, customer psychology, trust signals, and brand voice extracted in 2 minutes.

2:30

Generate 12 scripts from the decoded formula loaded with your business intelligence. Testimonial, owner-to-camera, before/after, behind-the-scenes. Each with shot lists.

10:30

Film on your phone. The structure is the strategy. Hook in 3 seconds, build trust, show proof, deliver the CTA. Professional formula, authentic delivery.

Under 11 minutes. From a winning ad in your category to 12 scripts for your business. Film on your phone. The formula does the heavy lifting.

The Heista Workflow for Local Businesses

1

Decode What Works Locally

Find video ads that are working for businesses like yours. Paste the URL. In 30 seconds, see the complete formula: is it a testimonial, before/after, owner-to-camera, or tour? Every beat and trust signal mapped.

2

Load Your Business

Paste your website URL. In 2 minutes, Heista extracts your selling points, customer psychology, trust signals, and brand voice. This intelligence powers every script you generate.

3

Generate Scripts You Can Film Today

Generate 12 scripts from decoded formulas loaded with your business intelligence. Each has shot-by-shot guidance: what to say, what to show, when to deliver the proof and CTA. Film on your phone.

4

Test and Learn

Launch 3-5 video ads. See which formula your local audience responds to. Decode your own winners. Generate fresh variations. Build a creative system instead of boosting random posts.

What local businesses use Heista for.

Customer testimonial ads

Decode the formula behind testimonial ads that convert locally. Generate interview guides and scripts that capture the right beats: problem, discovery, result, recommendation.

Before/after transformations

Dentists, contractors, salons, fitness studios. Decode the before/after formula. Generate scripts that structure the transformation story for maximum impact.

Owner-to-camera trust content

Local businesses convert on trust. Decode owner-to-camera ads that build authority and rapport. Generate scripts so you know exactly what to say and when.

Behind-the-scenes tours

Restaurants, gyms, clinics, shops. The tour formula has specific beats. Decode what works. Generate scripts that turn a walkthrough into a converting ad.

Seasonal promotions

Holiday specials, new services, grand openings. Decode promotion ads in your category. Generate scripts loaded with your offer details and urgency signals.

Review response content

Turn your best Google reviews into video ad scripts. Decode the testimonial formula. Generate content that showcases real customer experiences.

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Fix the creative. Fix the results.

Stop boosting posts.
Start using formulas.

7 Day Free Trial. Your first decode takes 30 seconds. See the formula behind the local ads that actually convert.

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