Where Zscaler's ads lose the buyer
Zscaler is running 24 live ads on LinkedIn and Google. Their average fit to their own ideal buyer is 5.4 out of 10, and 2 ads need fixing. Each ad below is one of Zscaler’s real live creatives, read straight from the ad libraries.
Zscaler’s live ads, scored against their buyer
- Commercial Account Executive - Osaka, scored 5/10 against Zscaler’s ideal buyer. Brand and talent play targeting sales candidates, not security buyers.
- Account Executive, Majors - Tokyo, scored 5/10 against Zscaler’s ideal buyer. Brand and talent play targeting sales candidates, not security buyers.
- Majors Account Executive - Remote USA, scored 5/10 against Zscaler’s ideal buyer. Recruiting post for sales reps, not a demand-gen ad for security buyers.
- Account Executive, Majors - Tokyo, scored 5/10 against Zscaler’s ideal buyer. Employer brand recruiting post aimed at sales candidates, not security buyers.
- SLED & Federal Account Executive - Remote USA, scored 5/10 against Zscaler’s ideal buyer. Employer brand recruiting post aimed at sales candidates, not security buyers.
- SLED & Federal Account Executive - Remote USA, scored 5/10 against Zscaler’s ideal buyer. Employer brand recruiting post aimed at sales candidates, not security buyers.
- Majors Account Executive - Remote USA, scored 5/10 against Zscaler’s ideal buyer. Employer brand recruiting post aimed at sales candidates, not security buyers.
- Commercial Account Executive - Osaka, scored 5/10 against Zscaler’s ideal buyer. Employer brand recruiting post aimed at sales candidates, not security buyers.
- SLED & Federal Account Executive - Remote USA, scored 5/10 against Zscaler’s ideal buyer. Employer brand recruiting post aimed at sales candidates, not security buyers.
- Commercial Account Executive - Osaka, scored 5/10 against Zscaler’s ideal buyer. Employer brand recruiting post aimed at sales candidates, not security buyers.
- SLED & Federal Account Executive - Remote USA, scored 5/10 against Zscaler’s ideal buyer. Employer brand recruiting post aimed at sales candidates, not security buyers.
- Enterprise Account Executive - Remote USA, scored 5/10 against Zscaler’s ideal buyer. Recruiting post aimed at sales candidates, not security buyers; brand play by design.
- SSE Magic Quadrant Report, scored 7/10 against Zscaler’s ideal buyer. Gartner MQ proof asset is a strong credibility hook for SASE and SSE evaluators.
- Compare Leading DLP Solutions, scored 6/10 against Zscaler’s ideal buyer. Relevant DLP framing but no differentiator or proof to separate Zscaler from rivals.
- Zscaler Official Brand Japan, scored 5/10 against Zscaler’s ideal buyer. Brand awareness headline with no specific offer or pain hook for the security buyer.
- Zscaler Official Brand Japan, scored 5/10 against Zscaler’s ideal buyer. Identical to prior brand awareness ad, no specific offer or pain hook for the buyer.
- Transform Network Security, scored 5/10 against Zscaler’s ideal buyer. Generic transformation claim with no proof, specificity, or enterprise pain signal.
- Zero Trust Exchange Japan, scored 6/10 against Zscaler’s ideal buyer. Zero Trust Exchange named directly, but body is generic protection claim with no outcome.
- Gartner DLP Market Guide, scored 7/10 against Zscaler’s ideal buyer. Gartner report asset and unified DLP claim give credible proof for data-protection evaluators.
- Zscaler Official Japan Brand Ad, scored 4/10 against Zscaler’s ideal buyer. Generic brand tagline with no specific value prop for security buyers.
See Zscaler’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.