How to Build a Creative Testing Workflow for Your Marketing Team
Great creative testing isn’t a project—it’s a habit. Here’s the workflow teams use to test every concept before it sees daylight.
Monday: Concept Clinic
Morning stand-up. Team pitches raw ideas. Sketch headlines. Mock layouts. No perfectionism.
Upload sketches to Kettio. Test against core audience. Kill 60% before lunch.
Tuesday: Rapid Refinement
Winners get detailed. Write copy. Choose images. Build three variations per concept.
Test variations. Learn: “Headline A wins by 25%, but Image C feels fake.”
Wednesday: Production Preview
Shoot rough video. Build simple graphics. Test again.
Validate: “Product shot at 0:03 seconds kills interest. Move it to 0:08.”
Thursday: Final Validation
Polished creative gets last test. 1,000 synthetic reviews. Score >4.0? Green light.
Score <4.0? Iterate once more.
Friday: Launch Ready
Export assets. Build campaign. Sleep well—every element is pre-validated.
Tools You Need
- Shared Kettio dashboard
- Slack channel: #creative-scores
- Simple rule: nothing ships untested
Team Roles
Copywriter: owns headlines, tests by 11 a.m.
Designer: uploads visuals, reads feedback by 2 p.m.
Media buyer: checks scores before building audiences
Metrics That Matter
- Purchase intent ≥4.0
- Relevance ≥80%
- Written feedback with zero red-flag words (“confused,” “expensive,” “boring”)
Real Team Results
SaaS startup adopted this flow. Testing time: 2 days → 2 hours. Campaign ROAS: 2.1x → 4.6x. Team size: same.
Template to Steal
Trello list: Ideas → Sketch → Test → Refine → Validate → Launch
Each card shows Kettio score and one-line “why” from synthetic audience.
Bottom Line
Build testing into every day. Ideas improve, budgets stretch, campaigns win.