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Paid social research

Paid social creative intelligence.

Insights and reports on paid social ads. What is performing in market, what is scaling, and the patterns the top-performing creative keeps repeating — read ad by ad, category by category and brand by brand.

Annual ReportJanuary 2026

Creative Benchmarks 2026

Motion's 578,750-ad benchmark report, read structurally.

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Weekly DropAug 3 – Aug 9, 2026

Creative Intelligence — Week 13

Cold-open question. Pattern interrupt. Visual hostage. Three hooks dominating feeds right now.

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Brand Decode

LAB Golf, decoded

Tension first. Punchline at 4 seconds. The cadence pattern they repeat across every spot.

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Category ReportAugust 2026

This Week in Info Products Ads

### Skit Narratives Lead the Way: Skit narratives have surged to 48% of total ad formats, reflecting a strong preference for engaging.

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Decoded Ad

Grüns

Hook architecture, psychology stack, every visual cut documented.

Open
Annual ReportJanuary 2026

Creative Benchmarks 2026

Motion's 578,750-ad benchmark report, read structurally.

Open
Weekly DropAug 3 – Aug 9, 2026

Creative Intelligence — Week 13

Cold-open question. Pattern interrupt. Visual hostage. Three hooks dominating feeds right now.

Open
Brand Decode

LAB Golf, decoded

Tension first. Punchline at 4 seconds. The cadence pattern they repeat across every spot.

Open
Category ReportAugust 2026

This Week in Info Products Ads

### Skit Narratives Lead the Way: Skit narratives have surged to 48% of total ad formats, reflecting a strong preference for engaging.

Open
Decoded Ad

Grüns

Hook architecture, psychology stack, every visual cut documented.

Open

Where to read it

Reports, ad breakdowns and benchmarks.

Six places the research is published. Start with whichever question you came in with — a single ad, a whole vertical, one brand, or the year.

Ad-by-ad breakdowns

Decoded Ads

Individual ads taken apart: the opening hook, the beat-by-beat structure, the psychology it leans on, and the format it was shot in.

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Week-by-week reports

Weekly Intelligence

Week-by-week reports on the hooks, structures and formats moving across Meta and TikTok, and what shifted from the week before.

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One vertical at a time

Category Reports

What is performing inside one vertical — supplements, beauty, apparel, B2B software and more — and the formulas doing the work.

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Brand by brand

Brand Decodes

How a single brand builds its ads: the structures, hooks and cadence it repeats across everything it runs.

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Annual report

Creative Benchmarks 2026

Motion's annual report — 578,750 ads and $1.29B in spend — read for which creative structures held through 2026.

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Full article archive

The Library

The full written archive — 98 articles on Meta ads, TikTok, hooks, creative testing, scaling and ad psychology.

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Browse by category

Every ad we have broken down, sorted by the market it sells into.

Health & Supplements adsBeauty & Skincare adsFashion & Apparel adsFood & Beverage adsHome & Living adsFitness adsTech & Gadgets adsPet adsKids & Parenting adsEducation & Courses adsB2B & Software adsSports & Outdoors adsTravel & Hospitality adsAutomotive adsReal Estate adsAll categories