How to make better ads than a $100,000 agency (for $0) 🖼️

You just need Nano Banana and these 15 prompts (copy & paste)

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SHLOMO GENCHIN is a Creative Director who makes ads for tech unicorns and shares everything he learns along the way. He’s also the creator of the course Boring Products, Fun Ads, loved by 500+ creatives from companies like Apple, HubSpot, and Semrush.

Oh, Nano Banana. The greatest AI image tool.

Here are 15 ways I use it to make ads:

1. Change hairstyle

Prompt: Mess up her hair so it looks like a full-on bad hair day: Uneven volume, frizzy strands, pieces sticking out in random directions and covering her face.

(By the way, you can access Nano Banana for free here)

2. Expand frame

Prompt: Zoom out to reveal her legs and more of the room she was painted in, while keeping the same original painting style.

3. Change outfits

Prompt:

Replace her dress with pink cozy pajamas covered in cute cat illustrations.

Replace her shoes with warm, furry slippers featuring a quilted texture.

4. Create mockups

Prompt:

Show the ad printed on a giant wall mural in Berlin. The mural covers the entire side of a building, with natural city lighting and realistic wall texture. Add a few Berlin street elements like bikes, graffiti, and a tram.

5. Add something shocking or unexpected