SWEATY BETTY

Sweaty Betty had success with its usual Instagram and Facebook video ads, but wanted a way to boost brand and conversion metrics. So the brand was excited to test ads in the Reels placement for the first time to see if it could help improve campaign efficiencies.

While Sweaty Betty built its usual polished video ads with high production values, the team at Meta advised following best practices for building ad creative in the “language” of Reels. This is defined as creative that is:

• entertaining and used a mix of visual effects, music or storytelling;
• easy to understand and rewarding to watch;
• relatable for the intended audience, unpolished and spontaneous.

Sweaty Betty brought in wellness and fitness creators who self-shot low-fidelity, authentic video content. The creators modeled the brand’s Power Leggings and explained the things they loved about them, such as patterns and prints that add a pop of color, as well as built-in side and back pockets and comfortable waistbands.

To assess the impact of including Reels, Sweaty Betty ran a multi-cell test that compared:

• Cell 1: a campaign with usual video ads, creative and placements (no Reels)
• Cell 2: the same usual campaign as in Cell 1 plus ads in Reels with fresh creative

Sweaty Betty showed all ads to women in the UK aged 21–64, including those with an interest in activewear and leggings, excluding existing customers. It used the Advantage+ placements feature to allow Meta to automatically deliver ads across all placements based on which were most likely to drive the best campaign results at the lowest cost at any given time. The team also used the Advantage+ campaign budget feature to automatically distribute the budget across the best-performing ads in real time.

Sweaty Betty determined the results of its July 7‒August 8, 2023 campaign using a Meta brand lift study and a Meta conversion lift study, which revealed: