07/14/2026
The job of a ChatGPT ad is to grab attention fast, and a clean, recognizable logo does that better than a detailed product shot.
That might go against instinct, since on most platforms the product image is the ad. But we've been running campaigns to test it out, and the brand mark is what wins. The image space in these ad placements is small, so a product shot blurs out while a logo still reads in an instant. When we tested it, ads using a logo over product imagery saw 14% higher click-through rates.
It's one of the creative rules that don't carry over from search or social, and we're testing our way through the rest.
Get the complete breakdown: https://vitaldesign.com/chatgpt-ads-ctr/