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Static performance creative

The agentic lifestyle ad system

A static ad system for Perplexity built on two psychological triggers — the model council and an ad-free feed — then split into disciplined A/B variations rather than one hero asset.

Client
NewForm × Perplexity
Industry
Tech · AI SaaS
Type of work
Performance design
Year
2026
NewForm title slide reading Perplexity — AI powered, human enhanced

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Pre-production

Every visual was aligned to the Perplexity brand guidelines for a minimalist, utility-first aesthetic. The Model Council and no-sponsored-ads benefits were isolated as the primary triggers, and a Meta Ad Library audit identified winning patterns so the work could land fresh instead of fatigued.

Core concept

Three selling points anchor the set: task delegation via Perplexity Computer executing multi-step workflows, a distraction-free experience that prioritises citations over paid placements, and unified access to frontier models in one interface.

Agentic lifestyle

The concept targets the digital chore list — booking travel, clearing email, shopping — that steals time from real life. The hook is Start Your Real Life. Real-life imagery is the hero; a vertical task bar on the right supplies rational proof that the assistant is working in the background.

Testing

Variations test visual density against focus: busy frames stacked with task icons versus a cleaner travel-led cut, plus CTA, tone and colour-mode swaps. Each ad set ships a reel version. Primary metrics are CTR and brand affinity, positioning Perplexity as a lifestyle companion rather than a search box.

Consensus engine

A second concept sells accuracy through cross-model verification — efficiency of reaching top models from one search bar, framed as a consensus rather than a guess.