Creating Ad Campaigns

Overview

SmartlyQ's campaign creation wizard guides you through a 9-step process to build complete ad campaigns. From choosing your objective to setting your budget and creating ad creatives - everything is covered.

Campaign Creation Wizard (9 Steps)

  1. Objective - Choose your campaign goal (awareness, traffic, engagement, leads, sales)
  2. Campaign Details - Name, budget type (daily/lifetime), and schedule
  3. Ad Account - Select which connected ad account to use
  4. Audience - Define or select your target audience
  5. Placements - Choose where your ads appear (feed, stories, search, etc.)
  6. Budget & Schedule - Set spend limits and campaign duration
  7. Ad Creative - Upload images/videos, write copy, add CTAs
  8. Preview - Review how your ad will look across placements
  9. Launch - Submit your campaign for review and publishing

Managing Ad Sets

Ad sets let you organise different audience and budget combinations within a campaign:

  • Create ad sets with different targeting for A/B testing
  • Set budgets at the ad set level for granular spend control
  • Monitor performance and pause underperforming ad sets

Managing Individual Ads

Within each ad set, you can:

  • Create multiple ad variations with different creatives
  • A/B test headlines, images, and CTAs
  • Pause/resume individual ads based on performance
  • Edit ad content and targeting in real time

Tip: Start with 2-3 ad variations per ad set to test which creative and copy resonates best with your audience.