New Creative Testing Strategy for Andromeda
Meta Andromeda Changed the Game — Here’s the New Creative Strategy Meta’s Andromeda update quietly killed the old belief that better targeting = better results. If you’re still optimizing interests, lookalikes, and micro-audiences like it’s 2021, you’re playing the wrong game. Andromeda shifted the power somewhere else entirely: Creative quality is now the lever. More specifically…testing static images before you produce a single video is now the fastest, lowest-cost way to win. I break the full strategy down in the video below, but here’s the core idea your team should understand. Why Static Images Matter Again Andromeda learns through signals. The more creative variations you give it, the faster it figures out what resonates with your market. Static images are perfect for this because they’re: - fast to produce - cheap to test - easy to scale in volume You can validate hooks and angles with $50–$200 of spend before investing in recording, editing, scripting, or production. Most advertisers go straight to video and hope it works. Static images remove the guesswork. The 3-Step Testing Framework 1. High-volume static image testing Simple copy callouts. Clean images. No production. Load your account with volume and give Andromeda room to learn. 2. Sort by meaningful signals Look at CAC, ROAS, CTR, CPM — not vanity metrics. Winning angles surface quickly. 3. Convert static winners into videos Take the hook from your best-performing static and make it the first 3 seconds of your video. Andromeda already confirmed the angle works — now you scale it with video. Why This Matters Right Now: The old playbook rewarded structure. The new ecosystem rewards iteration and creative diversity. Advertisers who win in the Andromeda era will be the ones who test faster, learn quicker, and produce more effective creative at scale. Static-first testing is the simplest way to do that. Full walkthrough here 👇