The Ad Library Remix: Rewrite Proven AI Ads for Your Niche
Find working animated and UGC-style ads in public ad libraries, have Claude adapt the angle to your product, then generate your own version.
Goal
Start from formats that are already running (a hint they work) instead of a blank page, and adapt them into original ads for your product.
Difficulty
beginner
Time
1–2 hours
Cost
Depends on your tools and plan
MetaTikTok
What you’ll make
Original ads that borrow the structure of ads already running in public libraries (hook type, pacing, format), rewritten for your niche and generated with your own assets.
Steps
- Search the libraries. Browse the Meta Ad Library (facebook.com/ads/library) and the TikTok Creative Center for animated AI ads and AI-UGC ads in or near your category. Ads that have been running for weeks are a reasonable signal they’re working.
- Save 5–10 references. A swipe-file tool like Foreplay keeps them organized; a simple doc of links and screenshots works too.
- Break each one down. For each reference, note the hook (first 2 seconds), the format, the proof element and the CTA.
- Have Claude adapt it. Give Claude the breakdown plus your product facts and approved claims. Ask for a new script in the same structure but with your own wording, then a matching generation prompt for your video tool.
- Generate in Higgsfield (or your video tool), edit, and launch a small test.
Prompt templates
Here's the structure of an ad that's working in a nearby niche:
- Hook: [describe]
- Format: [e.g. animated explainer / selfie UGC / split-screen]
- Proof: [e.g. before/after, testimonial, demo]
- CTA: [describe]
My product: [facts + approved claims only].
Write an original 15-second script that follows this structure but uses
none of the original wording. Then write a detailed video-generation
prompt for each shot (subject, setting, camera, motion, on-screen text).
Testing plan
- Launch 3–5 adapted concepts with small, equal budgets.
- Keep the winner’s structure and iterate on the hook.
Mistakes to avoid
- Copying scripts, characters, music or brand assets. Adapt the structure, not the expression.
- Assuming an ad works just because it’s running. Long run time is a hint, not proof.
- Using claims from the reference that don’t apply to your product.