If your client has a £500 budget and is promoting one specific offer, both dynamic creative and static split testing can work—but here’s the better choice based on your goal:
Best Option: Use 2 Ads in 1 Ad Set (Manual A/B Testing)
With a limited budget and a need for clear performance insights, it’s smarter to:
- Run 2 separate ads within the same ad set.
- Let them compete evenly for 3–5 days.
- Turn off the weaker one based on CTR, CPC, or conversion rate.
This gives you cleaner data for future campaigns and helps avoid Meta's algorithm prematurely favoring one creative (which often happens with dynamic creative on small budgets).
When to Use Dynamic Creative:
- If you have multiple variations (headlines, images, text) and not enough budget to test each combo manually.
- Useful for discovery, not ideal if you need repeatable winners for next year.
Once you identify the better-performing ad, duplicate it into a new campaign next year—same setup, same offer, and a slightly refreshed creative angle to combat fatigue.