Where Mailgun's ads lose the buyer

Mailgun is running 9 live ads on LinkedIn and Google. Their average fit to their own ideal buyer is 6.8 out of 10, and 3 ads need fixing. Each ad below is one of Mailgun’s real live creatives, read straight from the ad libraries.

Mailgun’s live ads, scored against their buyer

  • Register for the Deliverability Academy webinar, scored 8/10 against Mailgun’s ideal buyer. Sharp pain hook ties deliverability failure directly to peak-season revenue loss, with named expert speakers adding credibility.
  • Register for the Deliverability Academy webinar, scored 6/10 against Mailgun’s ideal buyer. Solid topic but 'Fewer Answers' framing is passive and the value of attending stays vague.
  • Get the insights, scored 6/10 against Mailgun’s ideal buyer. Benchmark stat grabs attention but the pivot to 'not moving the needle' lacks a concrete payoff for the ICP.
  • Turn email into revenue, scored 7/10 against Mailgun’s ideal buyer. Confident hook reframes deliverability and ROI proof as the real question, matching the ICP pain well.
  • See the data, scored 7/10 against Mailgun’s ideal buyer. List hygiene angle hits a real ICP pain but 'Benchmark your list' CTA undersells what the report actually delivers.
  • Fix your email blind spots, scored 7/10 against Mailgun’s ideal buyer. Inbox placement blind spot is a precise ICP pain, though the CTA is curiosity-driven rather than outcome-driven.
  • Get the insights, scored 8/10 against Mailgun’s ideal buyer. Spam-folder visual with 10,290 count lands the deliverability pain instantly for this exact buyer.
  • Transactional Email API Service For Developers | Mailgun, scored 7/10 against Mailgun’s ideal buyer. Headline nails the developer ICP and query intent, but body reads educational rather than outcome-driven for a high-intent searcher.
  • Email Delivery Made Easy, scored 5/10 against Mailgun’s ideal buyer. Generic headline and vague body offer no specific outcome for a developer or deliverability buyer actively searching.

See Mailgun’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.