What this workflow does
Most ad creative processes are slow, expensive, and inconsistent. You brief a designer. Wait a week. Get something that misses the brief. Meanwhile your campaign is sitting there spending money on creative that hasn't been tested yet.
This workflow cuts that down to a single session. Using Claude AI for research, copy, and campaign analysis, and Higgsfield for AI lifestyle image generation, you can go from nothing to a full set of tested ad concepts, ready to upload, in a couple of hours.
Everything in this guide is from a real client campaign for a coaching business. Not a theoretical exercise.
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01Competitor research prompt - pull what's already working in your niche from the Meta Ads Library and let Claude identify the patterns.
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02Avatar & copy prompt - build a precise buyer profile and generate ad copy that sounds human, not AI.
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03Higgsfield image brief - the exact prompt structure we use to generate lifestyle images that work as ad creative on the first pass.
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04Campaign analysis prompt - drop your Meta data into Claude and get a clear breakdown of what's working, what isn't, and where the lever is.
Competitor Research: Before You Write a Word
The biggest mistake people make is starting with copy. Before you write anything, you need to know what's already resonating with your audience in the Meta Ads Library.
Go to facebook.com/ads/library and search keywords your competitors would use. Copy the ads that have been running longest, longevity usually indicates performance. Then feed them to Claude with this brief:
Here are [X] ads currently running in my niche. Analyse them and identify: 1. The hook structure each ad uses (question / statement / identity callout / story) 2. The core pain points being addressed 3. How the target audience is being identified or called out 4. The emotional arc: what feeling does the ad open with, and where does it take the reader? 5. The CTA pattern: what's the friction level of the ask? Then tell me: what are the 2-3 patterns appearing most consistently across the strongest ads?
What Claude gives you back isn't just observations, it's a creative brief. You'll have the hook structures, the pain points, the avatar language, and the CTA pattern that's already proven. That becomes the foundation for everything else.
Building the Avatar & Writing the Copy
Most AI-generated ad copy sounds flat because the prompt was flat. The quality of your output is a direct reflection of how specifically you brief Claude on who you're talking to.
The copy prompt below forces you to define the avatar in detail before asking for a single word of copy. It uses the competitor research from Step 1 as context, so Claude isn't starting from scratch, it's building on what you already know works.
The full avatar and copy prompt is in the pack below. It's structured in three parts: avatar definition, copy brief, and output format, so you get exactly what you need to upload directly to Meta Ads Manager.
Generating Ad Images with Higgsfield
Higgsfield is an AI image and video generation tool built specifically for marketing creative. The quality of lifestyle imagery it produces is noticeably different from standard AI tools, more considered and real, not obviously generated.
For static Meta ads, you want images that feel like they belong in a real person's feed. The Higgsfield brief in the pack gives you the exact prompt structure, including how to specify mood, lighting, composition, and subject detail in a way that produces usable creative on the first pass.
Using Claude to Analyse Live Performance
This is the part most people don't think about: using Claude not just to create, but to manage what's already running.
Once your campaign has data, drop the performance export straight into Claude and ask it to interrogate the numbers. Not summarise them, interrogate them. The prompt in the pack is structured to identify where the real bottleneck is: the creative, the landing page, the audience, or the tracking.
Get the full prompt pack below to see exactly how to structure this.
Get all 4 prompts,
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The complete prompt pack, plus the Higgsfield image brief template and the campaign analysis framework.
Competitor Research & Pattern Analysis
Use this after pulling 5-10 active competitor ads from the Meta Ads Library. Paste the ad copy directly into Claude alongside this prompt.
I'm going to share [X] ads that are currently running in my niche. Read all of them before you do anything else. [PASTE AD COPY HERE] Now analyse them and identify: 1. Hook structure: is each ad opening with a question, a statement, an identity callout, a story, or a pain point? Note which is most common. 2. Avatar language: how does each ad describe or address the person it's targeting? What specific words or phrases are used to make the reader feel seen? 3. Core pain being addressed: not the surface problem, the emotional root of it. 4. The transformation implied: what does the ad promise, explicitly or implicitly? 5. CTA friction level: is the ask high-commitment (buy, apply, book) or low-commitment (watch, download, comment)? After the analysis, give me: - The 2-3 hook patterns that appear most consistently - The specific pain language being repeated across multiple ads - The CTA pattern that seems most common in the stronger ads (longer-running = likely better performing) - One gap you can see, something the competitors are NOT addressing that could be a strong angle I'll use this as the brief for writing my own ad copy.
Avatar Builder + Ad Copy
Run this after your competitor analysis. Fill in the bracketed sections with your client's specifics before submitting.
I need you to write high-converting Meta ad copy for a coaching client. Here's everything you need.
THE CLIENT:
Name: [Coach name]
Offer: [What they sell, e.g. "1:1 coaching programme for X"]
CTA goal: [e.g. "Apply for a free 15-minute Clarity Call"]
Brand name: [Brand name - do NOT put this on the image copy]
THE AVATAR:
Who they are: [Specific identity, e.g. "High-achieving Muslim wives, 32-48, UK-based, professional career, married"]
Core pain: [The real emotional problem, e.g. "Successful outside the home, quietly losing their marriage inside it"]
What they've already tried: [e.g. "Talked to friends, read self-help books, hoped things would improve on their own"]
What they secretly want: [e.g. "To feel genuinely close to their husband again without having to fight for it"]
What they tell themselves: [The internal objection, e.g. "He's a good man. I should be grateful."]
COMPETITOR PATTERNS TO BUILD ON:
[Paste in the key findings from Prompt 1: hook patterns, pain language, CTA structure]
NOW WRITE:
9 ad variations, 3 for each of 3 different emotional angles:
- Angle 1: The loneliness/invisibility angle (feeling unseen despite being high-achieving)
- Angle 2: The love vs. connection angle (still love him, can't reach him)
- Angle 3: The clarity/permission angle (you already know, you're allowed to want more)
For each ad, give me:
- HEADLINE: The on-image text (large, bold, uses a highlighted key phrase)
- BODY: 1 sentence of supporting copy for the image (no em dashes, use commas)
- PRIMARY TEXT: 3-4 short paragraphs for the Meta ad body (above the image in feed)
- AD HEADLINE: 6-8 words for below the image
- DESCRIPTION: 1 sentence below the headline
- CTA BUTTON: Recommended button label
Rules:
- No em dashes. Use commas.
- No brand name on the image.
- Call out the avatar specifically in every primary text.
- Primary text should feel human and emotionally resonant, not like AI copy.
- The CTA should always be low-friction ("Apply for a free Clarity Call", not "Buy now").
Higgsfield Image Brief Template
Use this in Higgsfield's Marketing Studio or with any AI image tool. The more specific you are on mood, lighting, and subject, the better the output on the first pass.
Create a high-quality lifestyle photography image for a Meta ad creative. 4:5 aspect ratio (1080x1350px). SUBJECT: [Describe who is in the image: age range, ethnicity, clothing, any key details] Example: "A Muslim woman in her late 30s wearing a dark green hijab and a simple linen top" SETTING: [Where are they, what's in the background] Example: "Sitting at a light wooden kitchen table. A second empty chair is visible opposite her. Morning light through a window." MOOD & EMOTION: [What is the subject feeling? What should the viewer feel looking at this?] Example: "Contemplative, quietly introspective. A sense of stillness and unspoken thought. Not sad, but carrying something." LIGHTING: [Natural light is almost always better for this style] Example: "Soft natural morning light from the left. Warm tones. No harsh shadows." COMPOSITION: [How should the image be framed for use as an ad] Example: "Subject positioned in upper-centre frame. Leave clean space in the lower third, where text will sit." STYLE: Editorial lifestyle photography. Realistic, not obviously AI-generated. Cinematic colour grading. Not stock photo. The image should feel like it belongs in a real person's Instagram feed. DO NOT include: Text, logos, overlays, watermarks, heavy filters, anything that looks staged or artificial.
Meta Campaign Performance Analysis
Export your campaign data from Meta Ads Manager and paste it into Claude with this prompt. Works best with at least 3-5 days of data.
I'm going to share Meta Ads campaign data with you. Before you summarise anything, I want you to interrogate the numbers, find where the real problem or opportunity is, not just describe what happened. CAMPAIGN DATA: [Paste your Meta export here, include: spend, reach, impressions, clicks, CTR, landing page views, cost per result, and any conversion events] CONTEXT: Campaign objective: [e.g. Traffic / Leads / Conversions] Target audience: [e.g. "Women 30-50, UK, interests: coaching, personal development"] Landing page destination: [e.g. "Application form for free Clarity Call"] Expected conversion: [e.g. "Application submitted"] Campaign has been running: [X days] NOW ANSWER: 1. Where is the bottleneck? Is the problem at the impression level (reach/frequency), the click level (CTR), the landing page level (click-to-conversion gap), or the tracking level (conversion events not firing)? 2. Which ad or ad set is performing strongest and why, based on the data? 3. Which ads are underperforming and what's the most likely reason? 4. What is the single most important thing to fix or test next? 5. If I wanted to scale spend on this campaign, what needs to be true first? Then give me a short client-ready summary (5-8 sentences) I can send to the client explaining what's happening and what we're doing about it. Write it in plain English, no jargon.
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