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Playback Studios

Black Friday Kit for DTC brands

Your Black Friday ads, ready to launch by Nov 13

Statics, UGC-style videos and a sale landing page for every phase of your sale, from early access to the last Cyber Week push. Built in 14 days by the team behind Brumate’s 6.2× launch campaign ROAS.

  • From $1,997
  • Unlimited revisions
  • You own every file
Revenue generated for ecommerce brands
$28M+
Revenue generated for ecommerce brands
Brands
100+
Brands

Your Black Friday launch map

  • Oct 30 last day to book
  • Nov 13 your ads live
  • Nov 27 Black Friday
QVC Bose headphones ad: One special price

Nov 27–29

Black Friday

Sample ad from our work: QVC

Brands we’ve made ads for

  • Brumate
  • Solios
  • Perifit
  • Wojo Media
  • 15Five
  • AWE
  • BrokerBee
  • Grapeseed Media
  • Render Analytics

Why your ads need to be ready by Nov 13

  • Meta takes about a week to learn who to show a new ad to.
  • Every day in November, ads cost more to run.
  1. Oct 30Book
  2. 14 days of production
  3. Nov 13Kit ready
  4. 2 weeks to settle
  5. Live on Nov 25? Still learning on Black Friday, at the year’s highest prices.

  6. Nov 27Black Friday

One kit for every moment of your sale

  1. Nov 1–15

    Build anticipation

    Grow your early-access list before the offers go live.

    Nuordic lighting ad: Versatile Lighting, Anytime
    From our work: Nuordic
  2. Nov 16–26

    Early access

    Your past customers and subscribers get first pick.

    bareMinerals ad: Only at QVC
    From our work: QVC · bareMinerals
  3. Nov 27–29

    Black Friday

    Your main offer, front and centre, with fresh creative.

    QVC Bose headphones ad: One special price
    From our work: QVC
  4. Nov 30

    Cyber Monday

    A new angle or a new bundle, not the same ad again.

    Cases By Source ad: Rugged Cases
    From our work: Cases By Source
  5. Dec 1–3

    Last chance

    A clear reason to buy before the sale ends.

    Bronoir shoe ad: Now 50% off
    From our work: Bronoir
Book your Black Friday slot

The Black Friday Kit

From

$1,997

Every file, the copy and a launch map, ready for your team to upload.

  • Unlimited revisionsUntil delivery, within the direction we agree on day 3
  • You own every fileYour final creative and source files are included
Book your Black Friday slot
  • 15

    Static ads

    3 for each phase, in 4:5 and 9:16

  • 6

    Video ads

    2 UGC-style concepts with 3 hooks each, in 9:16 and 4:5

  • 2

    Carousels

    A bundle carousel and a gift guide

  • 5

    Phase end cards

    Swap onto any video so one ad runs all season

  • 1

    Sale landing page

    Mobile-first, with a countdown and phase banners

  • Ad copy

    Primary text and 3 headlines for every concept

  • Launch map

    What runs in each phase, with a suggested budget split

  • Research and direction

    We study your reviews, ad comments, competitors and past ads before anything is made

Results from brands we’ve made ads for

  • Brumate

    Launch campaign ROAS

    6.2×
  • Solios

    Meta video campaign ROAS

    4.8×
  • Wojo Media

    CPA drop in 14 days

    55%
  • Perifit

    ROAS in 60 days

    3.2×
  • Yolanda

    Revenue in first 30 days

    $50K
Brumate tumbler ad still

Brumate

Video ads for Brumate’s insulated drinkware, built to drive impulse purchases and brand recognition across Meta and TikTok.

Launch campaign ROAS
6.2×
Launch campaign ROAS
New customer sign-ups
+53%
New customer sign-ups
Organic TikTok impressions
3.8M
Organic TikTok impressions
Solios watch ad still

Solios

Video ads highlighting premium craftsmanship and sustainability for fashion-conscious buyers.

Meta video campaign ROAS
4.8×
Meta video campaign ROAS
Click-through rate
+55%
Click-through rate
Organic views across Meta and TikTok
2.1M
Organic views across Meta and TikTok
“We used to coordinate the media buyer, designer and landing-page person ourselves. Playback brought that work together. When something needed improving, they could follow it from the ad through to the page and organise the changes. There’s much less back-and-forth on our side now.”
Lisa LévêqueHead of Sales, Hair Burst

Ads we’ve made

Including sale and promo creative for retail launches.

9:41
QVCSponsored
QVC Bose headphones ad: One special price

QVC

Sale ad

How it works

  1. 1Call

    Book a call.

    20 minutes. We check your offer, dates and ad account, and confirm your slot.

  2. 2Days 1–3

    Research and direction.

    We study your reviews, comments, competitors and past ads, then agree the angles with you.

  3. 3Day 7

    Drop 1.

    Teaser, early access and Black Friday statics, your first video concept, and your landing page draft.

  4. 4Day 14

    Drop 2.

    Cyber Monday and last-chance ads, your second video concept, carousels, end cards and the finished landing page.

Who it’s for

A good fit

  • A DTC brand in the US, Canada, UK or Australia selling a physical product
  • Already spending $2K+ a month on Meta, or planning $5K+ across Black Friday
  • On Shopify, WooCommerce or another major store platform

Not a fit

  • Health, supplement, GLP-1 and telehealth brands: ask us about our New Year kit instead
  • Brands not yet running paid ads
  • Service or lead-gen businesses

Frequently asked questions

  • That’s fine. Book the slot now; we need the final offer by day 3, and we can help you choose on the call.

Book your Black Friday slot

Book your Black Friday slot

A 20-minute call. We’ll check your offer and ad account and tell you which week we can fit you in.

6 slots left before Oct 30.