# suede-ads

Plan paid campaigns, choose channels, and assess when to pause or scale. Useful for campaign planning, audits, and ongoing optimization.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · ★ 126
- Author: JasonColapietro
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/JasonColapietro/suede-creator-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/suede-ads/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/suede-ads

## What it does

suede-ads helps assess campaign goals, budget, product, and audience before recommending a channel and campaign structure. It covers Google Ads, Meta, LinkedIn, X, and TikTok. The skill does not assume access to an ad account, so bring details about your goals, spend, and current campaigns.

For decisions on live campaigns, it points to platform-specific guides such as `google-search-playbook.md` and `meta-decision-system.md`. These cover areas like bidding, budgets, audiences, and when to stop an ad. The skill handles campaign direction; ad copy and creative work belong to `suede-ad-creative`.

If `.agents/product-marketing.md` or `.claude/product-marketing.md` exists, the agent reads it before asking about the product. That can reduce repeated questions; details specific to the campaign may still be needed.

## Requirements
- Works with: LinkedIn

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add JasonColapietro/suede-creator-skills --skill suede-ads -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/suede-ads/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/suede-ads/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add JasonColapietro/suede-creator-skills --skill suede-ads -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/suede-ads/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add JasonColapietro/suede-creator-skills --skill suede-ads -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/suede-ads/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install JasonColapietro/suede-creator-skills suede-ads
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/suede-ads/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add JasonColapietro/suede-creator-skills --skill suede-ads -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/JasonColapietro/suede-creator-skills --path skills/suede-ads
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/suede-ads/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add JasonColapietro/suede-creator-skills --skill suede-ads -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/JasonColapietro/suede-creator-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/suede-ads/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- choose an ad platform for a campaign goal
- organize campaigns and ad sets by audience
- audit Google Search structure, match types, and negatives
- decide whether to pause a campaign or raise its budget
- plan B2B campaigns and named-account targeting

## Example prompts
- Help me choose an ad platform and plan a campaign to generate demo requests.
- Audit my Google Search campaigns, including their structure, match types, and negative keywords.
- Review this B2B campaign and recommend next steps for budget and lead quality.

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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name: suede-ads
description: "Suede AI paid-acquisition operating system for channel choice, campaign structure, audiences, bidding, budget pacing, negative keywords, retargeting, B2B and ABM playbooks, and kill-or-scale decisions, with platform facts checked in October 2026 (Meta Andromeda and attribution windows, Performance Max controls). Use when planning, auditing, or optimizing paid campaigns on Google, Meta, LinkedIn, X, TikTok, or comparable platforms. NOT FOR: producing ad copy or creative variants (use suede-ad-creative), implementing tracking (use suede-analytics), attribution models or reconciliation (use suede-attribution), or the landing page (use suede-site-alchemy)."
metadata:
  version: 2.3.0
---

# Suede AI Paid Ads

Use this paid-acquisition playbook to create, optimize, and scale campaigns against explicit acquisition economics. Never assume account access.

## Before Starting

**Check for product marketing context first:**
If `.agents/product-marketing.md` exists (or `.claude/product-marketing.md`, or the legacy `product-marketing-context.md` filename, in older setups), read it before asking questions. Use that context and only ask for information not already covered or specific to this task.

Gather this context (ask if not provided):

### 1. Campaign Goals
- Which platform(s) are running now, or which do you want to start with?
- What's the primary objective? (Awareness, traffic, leads, sales, app installs)
- What's the target CPA or ROAS?
- What's the monthly/weekly budget?
- Any constraints? (Brand guidelines, compliance, geographic)

### 2. Product & Offer
- What are you promoting? (Product, free trial, lead magnet, demo)
- What's the landing page URL?
- What makes this offer compelling?

### 3. Audience
- Who is the ideal customer?
- What problem does your product solve for them?
- What are they searching for or interested in?
- Do you have existing customer data for lookalikes?

### 4. Current State
- Have you run ads before? What worked/didn't?
- Do you have existing pixel/conversion data?
- What's your current funnel conversion rate?
- Do you have creative assets already, or do they need to be produced?

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## Reference Routing

This skill's depth lives in references: load by intent. For **any operational decision on a live account** (kill/keep/scale/budget), load the relevant playbook before answering; the thresholds live there, not here.

| User intent | Load | Covers |
|---|---|---|
| B2B strategy, funnel stages, budget splits, kill rules, lead quality, breakeven math | [b2b-paid-playbook.md](references/b2b-paid-playbook.md) | Demand lifecycle, leading/lagging signals, kill rules, offline conversion loop, U/B/F lead scoring, scaling quadrant |
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