How It Works

Diagnose First.
Decide What to Fix
Before You Spend More

The Ad Vitals process turns an unclear campaign problem into a structured diagnosis. Review every layer, verify the evidence, score each result Green, Yellow or Red and identify the first campaign layer that deserves attention.

About 10 minutes
7 campaign checks
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The core idea

Do Not Change Everything at Once

When a campaign underperforms, it is easy to change the audience, creative, price, landing page and budget at the same time. That may create activity, but it rarely creates a clear diagnosis.

Ad Vitals helps you review the full campaign path first. You can then isolate the first weak layer, repair it and verify the repair before changing something else.

The five-step diagnostic

How to Use the 7-Point Check

Complete the steps in order. The process is designed to replace broad guesses with a documented campaign diagnosis.

01
Start here

Download the Checklist and Scorecard

After checkout, open the Ad Vitals PDF and keep your campaign, landing page, Events Manager and recent advertising materials available for reference.

Prepare these materials

  • Your live or draft landing page
  • Your current ad concepts
  • Your tracking setup or test results
  • Your planned campaign budget
02
Review the full path

Work Through All Seven Campaign Layers

Review the offer, landing page, purchase tracking, creative diversity, ad-to-page message match, compliance and your testing and decision plan.

Do not skip a layer

Do not skip a layer because it appears unrelated. A campaign can have strong creative and still fail because the purchase event is incorrect or the landing page creates uncertainty.

03
Use evidence

Verify Instead of Assuming

Each check asks you to look for evidence. Confirm what is actually present, tested or documented rather than marking a layer Green because it merely feels correct.

Useful evidence includes

  • A completed test purchase
  • A mobile page review
  • Consistent ad and page messaging
  • A written budget and decision rule
04
Create the diagnosis

Score Every Layer Green, Yellow or Red

Score each campaign layer Green, Yellow or Red. The completed scorecard gives you a simple visual map of what is verified, uncertain or in need of attention.

GreenVerified with evidence.
YellowUncertain or not fully tested.
RedBroken, missing or unknown.
05
Choose the next move

Decide Whether to Repair, Verify, Pause or Proceed

Start with the first important Red result. If there are no Red results, review the most important Yellow item before launching, relaunching or increasing the campaign budget.

Choose one next action

  • Repair a specific campaign layer
  • Collect missing evidence
  • Pause the launch temporarily
  • Proceed with a documented test plan
Example diagnosis

From an Unclear Problem to a Specific Next Step

A structured diagnosis helps you move from a broad concern to a specific issue that can be verified and addressed.

Starting problem

The campaign is spending, but the cause is unclear

The temptation is to change the creative, audience, page and budget at the same time.

Evidence found

The purchase event was never verified

A real test purchase shows that the event value and currency are incorrect.

Clearer next step

Repair and retest tracking first

Do not judge the creative until reliable purchase data is available.

10 minutes
Designed for a focused review

What “About 10 Minutes” Really Means

The initial seven-point review can be completed in about 10 minutes when your campaign materials are available.

Repairing a Red issue, running a test purchase or gathering missing evidence may take longer. The checklist is designed to help you discover where that additional time should be spent.

The goal is not to rush through the campaign. The goal is to stop spending time and money on the wrong problem.
After the diagnosis

What Happens Next?

1

Repair the weakest layer

Address the first Red issue or the most important Yellow item.

2

Verify the repair

Collect the missing evidence and confirm that the issue has actually been resolved.

3

Launch with a decision plan

Proceed only when you know the budget cap and the result that will trigger your next decision.

Need implementation support?

The Complete Toolkit Helps You Repair and Verify the Weak Link

The full eight-resource toolkit combines the 7-Point Check with seven companion guides and workbooks covering creative, landing pages, tracking, compliance, creative diversity, workflow and campaign management.

See the Complete Ad Vitals Toolkit →
A diagnostic tool—not a guarantee

What Ad Vitals Can and Cannot Tell You

Ad Vitals can help you identify missing evidence, unchecked assumptions and campaign layers that deserve attention. It cannot guarantee sales, approval, profitability or advertising success.

Your results still depend on the offer, product, audience, creative, website, budget, market and execution. The checklist gives you a structured way to review those factors before you spend more.

Start with the diagnosis

Check the Campaign Before Making Another Random Change

Review all seven campaign layers, identify the first Yellow or Red result that deserves attention and make your next decision with greater clarity.

See the seven campaign checks →
One-time payment $7
  • Complete 7-point campaign diagnostic
  • Evidence prompts for every layer
  • Green / Yellow / Red scorecard
  • Instant digital access
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