Where Mailchimp's ads lose the buyer

Mailchimp is running 11 live ads on LinkedIn and Google. Their average fit to their own ideal buyer is 5.4 out of 10, and 7 ads need fixing. Each ad below is one of Mailchimp’s real live creatives, read straight from the ad libraries.

Mailchimp’s live ads, scored against their buyer

  • Best Color Palette Generator Tools Online | Mailchimp, scored 2/10 against Mailchimp’s ideal buyer. Content SEO article, not a product ad; wrong intent for any buying query.
  • Grow your business - Send Faster, Sell Faster, scored 7/10 against Mailchimp’s ideal buyer. Email plus SMS combo pitch lands well for small business buyers already searching.
  • Intuit Mailchimp® - Intuit Mailchimp® Email & SMS, scored 6/10 against Mailchimp’s ideal buyer. Covers key features but headline redundancy and vague body dilute the click pull.
  • Meet Gmail and Yahoo Requirements - Professional Email Marketing, scored 6/10 against Mailchimp’s ideal buyer. Timely compliance hook but stops at credibility, no outcome or CTA for the buyer.
  • Best Free Photo and Video Editing Software and Apps, scored 2/10 against Mailchimp’s ideal buyer. Completely off-product, photo editing content has zero relevance to email or marketing automation buyers.
  • Explore Our Pricing and Offers - Pay Per Month or As You Go, scored 7/10 against Mailchimp’s ideal buyer. Flexible pricing message hits bottom-funnel intent well, sitelinks reinforce value but body copy is generic.
  • Easy & Personalized for You - Customize Your..., scored 6/10 against Mailchimp’s ideal buyer. Ease and personalization resonate with ICP.
  • Mailchimp Free Plan - Pick a Paid or Free Plan, scored 7/10 against Mailchimp’s ideal buyer. Free plan offer directly lowers signup friction for cost-sensitive small business buyers.
  • Social Media Marketing with SMART goals | Mailchimp, scored 3/10 against Mailchimp’s ideal buyer. Educational social media content mismatches buyers searching for an email or automation platform.
  • Mail Automation - Send Automated Emails, scored 8/10 against Mailchimp’s ideal buyer. Right message, right time outcome claim directly matches automation-seeker intent, with social proof snippet.
  • Send Beautiful Emails - Create Eye-Catching Emails, scored 5/10 against Mailchimp’s ideal buyer. Aesthetic angle is table-stakes for email tools, no outcome, proof, or reason to choose Mailchimp.

See Mailchimp’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.