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Meta Ads Creative Fatigue

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[Didoo AI] Analyzes creative fatigue signals across Meta Ads campaigns. Use when reviewing declining CTR or ROAS, planning creative rotation schedules, or managing creative lifecycle. Run standalone or after meta-ads-daily-pulse flags creative fatigue.

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Full skill instructions

Required Credentials

CredentialWhere to GetUsed ForOAuth Scope
META_ACCESS_TOKENMeta Developer Console → Graph API Explorer → Generate TokenFetching ad performance and frequency dataads_read (read-only)
META_AD_ACCOUNT_IDAds Manager URL: adsmanager.facebook.com/​act_XXXXXXXXXIdentifying which account to query—

When to Use

When creative has been running for 7+ days and performance is declining — or proactively when managing a portfolio of creatives. Use before scheduling creative refresh.


Requirements

  • account_id (required)
  • campaign_id or ad_ids (optional — defaults to all active ads in account)
  • date_range: last_30d (default)

Step 1: Fetch Active Ads

Get list of all active ads with performance data:

  • get_ads_list → ad names, IDs, campaign association
  • get_ads_insights per ad: frequency, CTR, ROAS, spend, impressions

Step 2: Calculate Fatigue Signals

For each ad, compute:

  • Days active: from ad creation date
  • CTR drop %: (Week 1 CTR − Current CTR) / Week 1 CTR × 100
  • Frequency decay: CTR at freq 1-2x vs CTR at freq 5x+
  • Decay rate: CTR drop % per day since launch
  • Days until death: estimate based on current decay rate and "Dead" threshold
  • Lifespan status: see Classification table below

Step 3: Fatigue Classification

LevelCriteriaAction
Fresh< 7 days OR CTR drop < 10%Monitor
Mild7-14 days, CTR drop 10-20%Monitor
Moderate14-21 days, CTR drop 20-35%Rotate Soon
Severe21-28 days, CTR drop 35-50%Refresh Now
Dead> 28 days OR CTR drop > 50% OR Freq > 5x with CTR < 50% of baselineKill Immediately

Step 4: Lifespan Status

StatusCriteria
GrowingROAS within 10% of peak, < 14 days
PeakROAS at maximum, 7-21 days
DecliningROAS decay > 5%/​day, > 21 days
ExpiredROAS < 50% of peak OR > 35 days

Step 5: Build Rotation Pipeline

Classify all active creatives into pipeline buckets:

StatusCount
Active Winners
Active Decaying
Recently Killed
In Pipeline

Calculate:

  • Creatives dying this week
  • Creatives dying next week
  • New creatives needed
  • Testing velocity (new creatives launched per week)

Step 6: Output Format

SECTION 1: Fatigue Status Overview

Fatigue Health Table (top 15-20 creatives):

CreativeDays ActiveCurrent FreqCTR Week 1CTR NowDrop %Fatigue LevelAction

SECTION 2: Frequency Decay Analysis

Frequency Impact Table (top 10-12 highest frequency):

CreativeFreq 1-2x CTRFreq 3-4x CTRFreq 5x+ CTRCurrent FreqDecay Rate

SECTION 3: Performance Degradation Timeline

ROAS Decay Table (top 12-15):

CreativeLaunch DatePeak ROASCurrent ROASDays to PeakDays Since PeakDecay RateLifespan Status

SECTION 4: Rotation Pipeline Status

Creative Inventory Table:

StatusCount
Active Winners
Active Decaying
Recently Killed
In Pipeline

Refresh Needs: Dying this week, dying next week, new needed, testing velocity.

SECTION 5: Refresh Recommendations

Action Priority Table (top 10-12):

CreativeCurrent StatusDays Until DeathActionPriorityNew Direction

Priority: Urgent (24h), High (3d), Medium (7d), Low (monitor).


Rules

  • Prioritize by: Severity > Days Until Death > Spend
  • New Direction must be specific angles, not generic advice ("Test urgency angle" not "new creative")
  • No executive summary
  • This is analysis only — recommendations route to meta-ads-recommendation

Session Context — What This Skill Writes

After completing analysis, store the following in session context:

KeyDescriptionExample
rotation_pipelineCreative inventory by status bucket"2 growing, 3 declining, 1 dead, 2 in pipeline"
fatigue_levelPer-creative fatigue classification"Blue Banner v2: Severe; CTR drop 52%"
days_until_deathEstimated days before each creative expires"Banner v3: 8 days; Banner v4: 22 days"

meta-ads-recommendation reads these keys to produce the creative rotation action plan. For new creative generation, route to meta-ads-builder.

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