Creative production sized for your budget.

In-house production, expert iteration, pages that convert.

Not every advertiser has a production budget that supports a full shoot with talent, and not every advertiser needs one. MPP produces ads in-house for clients working with a modest budget, built to perform, not to impress. For clients running a larger production, MPP connects you with the right production partner for the shoot, then handles every size, format, and platform version the campaign needs once the footage exists. And since a great ad can still lose the sale on a weak landing page, MPP audits and improves what happens after the click, too.

Ads built for the budget you have.

A five-figure production budget isn’t realistic for every advertiser, and it isn’t required to run an ad that works. MPP produces ads in-house for clients working with a modest budget, without a film crew, paid talent, or a multi-day shoot. Discovery and Creative Co-Lab sessions still shape the message before production starts, so the ad is built around the right idea, not just assembled fast to hit a price point.

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What MPP produces in-house:

  • Static ad design for social, display, and search assets, like PMax and RSA
  • Basic video and motion assets built from existing footage, photography, or stock and licensed assets
  • Copywriting for the ad itself
  • Iteration across the sizes and formats a campaign needs to run

This path won’t replace a fully produced spot with talent and an on-location shoot. It's not designed to. It’s built to get a real, working ad in market without a production budget that a smaller advertiser may not have.

When you need more.

Some campaigns call for a full shoot: on-location filming or photography, paid talent, a producer and crew. MPP isn’t a production house and won’t pretend to be one. For clients at this level, MPP refers you to a trusted production partner suited to the shoot itself. Once the partner delivers an initial asset, whether that’s raw footage, a photo shoot, or the first size built out, MPP takes over, managing every size, cut, and format the campaign needs across every platform it will run on.

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What MPP manages once the original asset is delivered:

  • Platform-specific video cutdowns (:06, :15, :30, and other lengths a platform calls for)
  • Photo retouching, cropping, and sizing for every placement a campaign requires
  • Aspect ratio versions for every placement (16:9, 9:16, 1:1, and others as needed)
  • Display and social sizing across the full range a campaign requires
  • Ongoing versioning as the campaign runs, including new cuts, refreshed creative, and seasonal updates

This is where a large production budget stretches further. The partner delivers the first execution, and MPP takes it from there. Production partners work in the media for a project. MPP works in it every day, so platform nuances and small format changes get handled faster and more efficiently, without paying a production partner’s rates to relearn a spec MPP already knows. That efficiency delivers real cost savings on top of the production budget itself.

Static ads for display + social.

Videos + HTML5

Core works. Explore is what's next.

Every ad MPP produces or versions falls into one of two categories. Core is the concept, format, and message already shown to perform, the version that runs at scale because the data supports it. Explore is anything being tested; a size, a message, a color, a concept, a platform, a placement, running alongside what works on a defined and limited basis.

Core creative

Core is the ad already doing the work. For a modest budget, that’s the static design or video cut already producing results. For a larger production, that’s the primary edit and the core set of sizes already running across the campaign. Core gets the bulk of the spend and the bulk of the impressions because it’s already proven it can handle it and deliver results.

Explore creative

Explore is where a new idea gets tested without putting the whole campaign at risk. That could be as small as a color or a headline, or as significant as an entirely new concept or platform. It runs on a tight scope, and results (not feelings) decide what happens next. When an Explore version delivers, it graduates and becomes part of Core. When it doesn’t, it stops, and Core keeps running unchanged.

This is where resonance (from the Hi-5) shows up in creative production. An ad that tests well in one audience segment can fall flat in another, and Explore is how that gets caught before it’s scaled across an entire budget rather than after.

When MPP is the fit, and when it isn't.

Not every ad belongs in-house, and MPP isn’t going to tell you otherwise just to keep the work. Here’s how to know which path fits.

Choose MPP's in-house production when:

  • The budget doesn’t support a full shoot with talent and a crew
  • The ad needs to move fast, without waiting on a production timeline
  • The format is static design, basic motion, or built from existing assets
  • The message matters more than production polish

Choose a production partner when:

  • The campaign calls for on-location filming or photography, paid talent, or a multi-day shoot
  • The brand needs a level of production value that an in-house build won’t match
  • You already have a production company or agency relationship you trust

If you don’t have a trusted partner, or you’re looking for a fresh approach, MPP works with a network of trusted production partners with a strong portfolio of brand work behind them, and can connect you with the right one for what the campaign needs.

Where MPP fits either way.

Once the partner delivers the initial asset, MPP takes over the sizing, cutting, and versioning that gets it running across every platform the plan calls for. But MPP doesn’t hand the creative off and step away once a partner is producing it. The production partner leads the creative, MPP stays in the loop throughout to keep the work aligned with what the media plan requires, across four connected pieces.

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Message

What the ad says, and where most of the testing happens. This is resonance, the words and ideas that get refined based on what the data shows is actually landing with the target audience.

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Media

Where the ad is going to run, and what job it needs to do. A message built for a search ad and a message built for a streaming pre-roll aren’t interchangeable, and the media plan determines which one the creative needs to support.

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Creative

Taking the message and giving it a treatment that holds up across every channel in the plan, whether that treatment comes from MPP’s in-house production or a partner’s shoot.

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Iteration

Taking that treatment and building out the sizes and formats each platform and placement actually requires, so the same idea runs correctly everywhere the plan calls for it.

The traffic isn't the problem if the page can't seal the deal.

MPP can send the right audience to a landing page in droves, and none of it matters if the page doesn't do its job. A slow load, a confusing layout, or a message that doesn’t match the ad that got someone there will cost conversions no amount of media spend can fix. MPP audits landing pages for conversion rate optimization and provides the wireframe and copy needed to fix what’s underperforming. Most clients already have a web developer in place, and MPP builds what that developer needs to execute rather than taking the build over. For clients who need it, MPP can build the page directly.

What MPP provides for landing pages:

  • Landing page audits focused on conversion rate, not just design opinion
  • Wireframes built around what the page needs to do, matched to the ad and audience driving traffic to it
  • Copy written to carry the message from the ad through to the conversion, not a disconnected restart
  • Direct builds for clients who need it
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FAQ about creative production

Why would my ads underperform if the landing page isn’t the problem?
Ad performance and landing page performance are different, and it’s possible for only one of them to be the issue. If the ad isn’t reaching the right audience or the message isn’t resonating, the ad itself needs work regardless of what the landing page looks like. If the audience is right and the message is landing but conversions still aren’t happening, the landing page is usually where the drop-off occurs. MPP evaluates both, the ad and the page it sends traffic to, so the actual point of failure gets fixed instead of guessed at.
Does MPP produce video ads or only static creative?
Both, depending on budget and scope. For modest budgets, MPP produces basic video and motion assets in-house using existing footage, photography, or licensed assets. For campaigns that call for a full shoot with talent and a crew, MPP connects clients with a trusted production partner, then handles every cut, format, and sizing need once the initial asset is delivered.
I already have a production company or ad agency. Can MPP still help?
Yes. MPP stays in the loop on message, media, creative, and iteration regardless of who produces the creative, so the work stays aligned with what the media plan requires. Many clients keep an existing creative relationship and use MPP specifically for the sizing and format iteration a media plan demands across platforms.
Does MPP build landing pages?
MPP audits landing pages for conversion rate and provides the wireframe and copy needed to improve them. Most clients already have a web developer, and MPP builds what that developer needs to execute. For clients who need it, MPP can build the page directly.
How does Core vs. Explore apply to creative?
Every ad falls into Core, the version already proven to perform, or Explore, anything being tested against it, a size, a message, a color, a concept, a platform, or a placement. When an Explore version outperforms Core, it graduates and takes on a larger share of the budget. When it doesn’t, it stops, and Core keeps running.
How much does creative production cost through MPP?
In-house creative production starts at $2,000 for a single concept, scaled from there based on how many channels and formats the media plan calls for. A plan built around one platform costs less than one built across search, social, and display simultaneously. MPP scopes cost during planning based on what the plan actually requires, not a flat package that assumes every engagement looks the same.

From the ad to the page it lands on.

Creative production doesn’t stop at the ad. MPP builds what the budget allows, connects you with the right partner when it doesn’t, and stays in the loop through message, media, creative, and iteration. Then MPP looks at what happens after someone clicks.

Say hello to MPP.

MPP delivers transparent media planning and buying with a system you can understand and results you can measure. Orbit, the Hi-5, and Core vs. Explore keep decisions accountable. HelloMPP dashboards keep performance visible. If you're ready for a partner that makes every dollar defendable, that's exactly what we do.

Let's get to work.
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