Where Firstbase's ads lose the buyer
Firstbase is running 12 live ads on LinkedIn and Google. Their average fit to their own ideal buyer is 5 out of 10, and 4 ads need fixing. Each ad below is one of Firstbase’s real live creatives, read straight from the ad libraries.
Firstbase’s live ads, scored against their buyer
- Okta handles identity. We handle the hardware., scored 5/10 against Firstbase’s ideal buyer. 97% retrieval stat is buried; event-only CTA limits value to attendees already at the conference.
- Equip new hires automatically from your HRIS, scored 8/10 against Firstbase’s ideal buyer. Creative nails the exact Day 1 provisioning pain for global IT buyers with sharp situational humor.
- Your startup checklist, auto-checked., scored 1/10 against Firstbase’s ideal buyer. LLC formation offer targets pre-revenue founders, a completely different product and buyer from the ICP.
- Hear from Dan on the overhead of managing global IT without a single platform., scored 7/10 against Firstbase’s ideal buyer. Named real buyer role and exact pain of no single platform, but no proof point or CTA to push the click.
- Your startup checklist, auto-checked., scored 1/10 against Firstbase’s ideal buyer. Startup incorporation offer aimed at founders, completely outside the IT asset management ICP.
- Your startup checklist, auto-checked., scored 1/10 against Firstbase’s ideal buyer. LLC and C-Corp formation credit targets founders, not IT or ops leaders managing distributed devices.
- Your startup checklist, auto-checked., scored 1/10 against Firstbase’s ideal buyer. Delaware incorporation for global founders has zero relevance to IT asset tracking or device logistics buyers.
- Because fewer tickets mean more capacity for problems that actually need a human, scored 6/10 against Firstbase’s ideal buyer. Relatable IT efficiency angle but copy is abstract and names no specific pain, proof, or outcome for the buyer.
- Expanding globally? Your equipment process should keep up., scored 7/10 against Firstbase’s ideal buyer. Vivid global Day 1 provisioning pain lands precisely on ICP, but 'there's a better way' leaves the solution unstated.
- Onboarding new employees doesn't have to feel like this, scored 7/10 against Firstbase’s ideal buyer. Meme format nails the exact provisioning panic the ICP lives, but body copy and CTA add little specificity.
- If your IT asset tracker looks like this, we should talk, scored 8/10 against Firstbase’s ideal buyer. Creative shows the exact broken spreadsheet the ICP uses daily, naming real errors and compliance gaps with a clear CTA.
- IT teams deserve better than spreadsheets and frustration, scored 8/10 against Firstbase’s ideal buyer. Creative nails the exact audit-pain moment but body copy stops short of a specific proof or CTA.
See Firstbase’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.