Where CrashPlan's ads lose the buyer

CrashPlan is running 17 live ads on LinkedIn and Google. Their average fit to their own ideal buyer is 6.4 out of 10, and 8 ads need fixing. Each ad below is one of CrashPlan’s real live creatives, read straight from the ad libraries.

CrashPlan’s live ads, scored against their buyer

  • Calculate Your Microsoft 365 Storage Savings, scored 7/10 against CrashPlan’s ideal buyer. Sharp cost-angle hook with a clear interactive CTA, but no proof or outcome number to close the gap.
  • Four line items you can cut to save on server backup ✂️ Per-server fees. Applian, scored 7/10 against CrashPlan’s ideal buyer. Concrete line-item framing earns the swipe, but no teaser finding or number previews what is inside.
  • Native Microsoft 365 recovery is limited and not guaranteed. That’s why Microsof, scored 7/10 against CrashPlan’s ideal buyer. Microsoft-endorsement proof point is a strong trust signal.
  • CrashPlan M365 Archiving | Keep Every File, Cut the Cost​, scored 6/10 against CrashPlan’s ideal buyer. Strong cost hook and 70% stat, but no preview of what the download contains.
  • "We’re on Microsoft 365, so we’re backed up.” Not exactly. Microsoft keeps , scored 8/10 against CrashPlan’s ideal buyer. Sharp myth-busting hook nails the exact false belief IT buyers hold about M365 native protection.
  • Explore the IT Leader's Guide to Microsoft 365 Backup​, scored 6/10 against CrashPlan’s ideal buyer. The $4.44M breach stat hooks well but the creative promises a different guide than the headline names.
  • See What Your Organization Could Save, scored 7/10 against CrashPlan’s ideal buyer. Dual promise of keeping files while cutting costs is compelling, and the calculator CTA drives personalized engagement.
  • Calculate Your Microsoft 365 Storage Savings, scored 8/10 against CrashPlan’s ideal buyer. The 118% storage quota visual makes the pain visceral and the calculator CTA converts that pain into a personalized number.
  • Tired of seeing Microsoft storage overages? Eliminate them with CrashPlan Archiv, scored 6/10 against CrashPlan’s ideal buyer. Pain-led headline is on target but the copy stops at naming the problem with no specific outcome or reason to click now.
  • What Are Your M365 Storage Overage Savings?​, scored 7/10 against CrashPlan’s ideal buyer. ROI calculator CTA is well-matched to a buyer already feeling overage pain, but no stat or proof anchors the savings promise.
  • Microsoft 365 Backup - Beyond Microsoft's Recycle Bin, scored 7/10 against CrashPlan’s ideal buyer. Sharp hook names the native-tool gap buyers already feel, but no proof or CTA to close.
  • Microsoft 365 Backup Solutions - CrashPlan For Microsoft 365, scored 7/10 against CrashPlan’s ideal buyer. Ransomware and immutable backup copy hits the ICP pain.
  • Endpoint Cloud Backup - Simplify Compliance Tasks, scored 6/10 against CrashPlan’s ideal buyer. Compliance angle fits the ICP but 'recoverable, not just synced' value line is cut off before landing the full point.
  • Enterprise Backup Solutions, scored 5/10 against CrashPlan’s ideal buyer. Audit trails and legal-hold copy targets the right compliance pain but the headline is a generic category label with no differentiator.
  • Business Data Backup - Safe, Secure & In The Cloud, scored 5/10 against CrashPlan’s ideal buyer. Unlimited storage and versioning specs are concrete but 'Safe, Secure and In The Cloud' headline is a generic category claim that wastes the hook.
  • #1 Cloud Backup Solution - Budget Friendly Cloud Backup, scored 4/10 against CrashPlan’s ideal buyer. Unbacked '#1' claim and SMB-budget framing undersells the ICP and offers no outcome beyond price.
  • Unlimited, Automatic Backup - Built for Small Businesses, scored 5/10 against CrashPlan’s ideal buyer. File-server restore speed is a real differentiator but 'minimal downtime' is vague and the SMB frame undersells the ICP's compliance and ransomware pain.

See CrashPlan’s full live-ad board on AdRoast. Every creative scored against their ICP, with the exact fix for each.

Learn the method behind these scores: the AdRoast guides cover how to audit your ads against your ICP and why clicks do not turn into pipeline.