Where WorkOS's ads lose the buyer

WorkOS is running 8 live ads on LinkedIn and Google. Their average fit to their own ideal buyer is 6.5 out of 10, and 3 ads need fixing. Each ad below is one of WorkOS’s real live creatives, read straight from the ad libraries.

WorkOS’s live ads, scored against their buyer

  • See how the very best teams build with AI, ship ambitious products, and turn new, scored 6/10 against WorkOS’s ideal buyer. Event draw is right-audience but no specific session, speaker, or pain hook to compel registration.
  • init() · SFJAZZ · Oct 7 · Register for free., scored 7/10 against WorkOS’s ideal buyer. Tight ICP signal with founders and technical leaders, but no specific topic or reason to show up beyond the label.
  • WorkOS Launch Week - Day 3 🛠️ Management MCP Server 🛠️ Your agent now has, scored 7/10 against WorkOS’s ideal buyer. AI-native angle and agent access to WorkOS operations lands squarely on the builder ICP.
  • Agent Auth | WorkOS, scored 8/10 against WorkOS’s ideal buyer. Sharp pain framing for AI-native builders.
  • The future has to start somewhere. init() is a new conference for the builders, , scored 5/10 against WorkOS’s ideal buyer. Brand and community play for the right audience, but no product offer or demand-gen hook.
  • WorkOS Launch Week - Day 2 🔐 API Gateway 🔐 Ship your API. WorkOS handles the a, scored 7/10 against WorkOS’s ideal buyer. Concrete new product for AI-native builders, but benefit stops at access layer with no outcome proof.
  • Airlock — WorkOS, scored 7/10 against WorkOS’s ideal buyer. Crisp problem framing for AI agent builders, but creative names the solution without explaining the escape from the two bad options.
  • Sign in once. Get to work. WorkOS Passport. Coming soon. https://lnkd.in/gY8C7QM, scored 5/10 against WorkOS’s ideal buyer. Polished SSO-adjacent product teaser aimed at end users, not the engineering buyer losing enterprise deals.

See WorkOS’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.