Local, professional and education: Agencies & B2B Services, Dental, Vision & Hearing, Education & Courses, Home Improvement and 7 more. What the typical ad looks like, what sets this market apart, and what the ads that last do differently.
2,657 ads / 173 brands / 11 categories / September 2026
Mindvalley
Ran 519 days
Magnetic Marketing
Ran 472 days
The default
The most common choice at each step, and how common it really is. Whatever is not the default is, by definition, less crowded.
The default services ad, assembled from the most common choice at every step. See real ones
HookBenefit claim
23%What stops the scroll: the headline on the creative, or the first line of copy when there is none. Runner-up: No hook, 13%.
Creative stylePro shoot
37%How the creative was made, from phone-shot clips to designed graphics. Runner-up: Designed graphic, 31%.
ConceptProblem and solution
27%The idea the ad is built on, from testimonials to sale promos. Runner-up: Product showcase, 15%.
Signature moves
Rare in other markets, routine here. If you are new to this market, these are the moves your competitors already make.
Offer / Signature
The deal on the table, if there is one.
375 of 2,657 ads against 99 of 8,180
4 of the 375 ads behind the top bar. Open any of them for the full breakdown.
Buyer mindset / Signature
How much the ad assumes the reader already knows.
1090 of 2,657 ads against 1736 of 8,180
4 of the 1090 ads behind the top bar. Open any of them for the full breakdown.
Angle / Signature
The main reason to buy that the ad leans on.
185 of 2,657 ads against 63 of 8,180
4 of the 185 ads behind the top bar. Open any of them for the full breakdown.
Launched vs lasting
Services ads in their first 30 days against services ads that ran 90 days or more. Brands keep paying for what works, so the gap is the closest thing to a results column an outsider gets.
Concept / Lasts
The idea the ad is built on, from testimonials to sale promos.
48 of 924 ads against 5 of 748
4 of the 48 ads behind the top bar. Open any of them for the full breakdown.
Button / Lasts
The button under the creative.
60 of 924 ads against 13 of 748
4 of the 60 ads behind the top bar. Open any of them for the full breakdown.
Who's on screen / Lasts
Whether the creative shows people, and how.
128 of 924 ads against 73 of 748
4 of the 128 ads behind the top bar. Open any of them for the full breakdown.
Concept / Gets launched, does not last
The idea the ad is built on, from testimonials to sale promos.
145 of 748 ads against 112 of 924
4 of the 145 ads behind the top bar. Open any of them for the full breakdown.
Button / Gets launched, does not last
The button under the creative.
122 of 748 ads against 95 of 924
4 of the 122 ads behind the top bar. Open any of them for the full breakdown.
One per brand. Open any of them for the full breakdown.
What is changing in services advertising, week by week, from every new ad we watch.
Offers and proof
Most ads here offer nothing and prove nothing. This is what the rest reach for, and only what this market actually runs. Tap any row to see the ads.
48% make no offer. Of the 1,395 ads that do:
60% show no proof. Of the 1,072 ads that do:
Category by category
Each category against the rest of services. Every card opens that category's top ads.
287 ads
271 ads
247 ads
207 ads
391 ads
361 ads
242 ads
222 ads
158 ads
103 ads
168 ads
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Open any ad on this page and remix it for your own brand in about 30 seconds.