# Advarde advertising system — setup workbook

Free editable companion to https://advarde.com/docs/advertising-system. Updated 13 September 2026.

Use this workbook to plan one business, advertiser account, and offer. Replace every bracketed placeholder before using a prompt. A compatible assistant connection is needed to inspect saved Advarde data. Review the output before saving it or authorizing account changes. The guide and workbook are free; Advarde subscriptions and advertising spend are separate.

## Start here

- Business or client: [fill in]
- Workspace and advertiser account: [fill in]
- Offer and destination: [fill in]
- Desired customer action: [fill in]
- Setup owner and reviewer: [fill in]
- Target setup date: [fill in]

## 01. Brand knowledge

Finish with: A current brand profile with an owner and evidence for the claims you intend to use.

- Brand and profile owner: [fill in]

- Audience and customer problem: [fill in]

- Offer and destination URL: [fill in]

- Voice: use / avoid: [fill in]

- Approved claims and evidence links: [fill in]

- Restrictions and last review date: [fill in]

### Starter prompt

Read the saved brand context for [brand] in [workspace]. Summarize the audience, offer, voice, approved claims, evidence, and restrictions. Identify missing or conflicting information. Use only supplied facts. Draft an updated brand profile for me to review.

### Completion check

- [ ] Inputs reviewed
- [ ] Output saved in the correct workspace
- [ ] Missing information recorded
- [ ] Reviewer or next owner assigned

Notes and open decisions: [fill in]

[Build a useful brand library](https://advarde.com/product/brand-library)

## 02. Creative library

Finish with: A reusable brief and a short list of suitable assets for the selected account.

- Brief name and customer problem: [fill in]

- Offer and intended next action: [fill in]

- Account-specific image names or IDs: [fill in]

- Inspiration: source URL and observation date: [fill in]

- Creative approach and supporting evidence: [fill in]

- Review owner: [fill in]

### Starter prompt

Read the brief for [offer] and list the saved campaign images for [account]. Suggest suitable assets and three creative approaches using the supplied inspiration. For each, explain the customer problem, offer, supporting evidence, and destination. Flag missing assets and unsupported claims.

### Completion check

- [ ] Inputs reviewed
- [ ] Output saved in the correct workspace
- [ ] Missing information recorded
- [ ] Reviewer or next owner assigned

Notes and open decisions: [fill in]

[Use the creative brief template](https://advarde.com/templates/chatgpt-ads-creative-brief)

## 03. Campaign building

Finish with: A saved campaign draft with a complete setup and a list of any unresolved inputs.

- Workspace and advertiser account: [fill in]

- Objective and offer: [fill in]

- Budget amount, currency, and budget type: [fill in]

- Selected locations and audience requirements: [fill in]

- Schedule and account time zone: [fill in]

- Ad groups, copy variations, assets, and URLs: [fill in]

- Unresolved decisions: [fill in]

### Starter prompt

For [account], read [approved brief] and confirm the account currency and time zone. Prepare a campaign draft for [objective], with [budget and currency], [locations], [start and end dates], and [destination]. Use the selected assets. List missing decisions and show the full draft. Do not create or activate live advertising resources.

### Completion check

- [ ] Inputs reviewed
- [ ] Output saved in the correct workspace
- [ ] Missing information recorded
- [ ] Reviewer or next owner assigned

Notes and open decisions: [fill in]

[Build and review a campaign](https://advarde.com/product/bulk-ad-launcher)

## 04. Review & launch

Finish with: A recorded review of the exact campaign version, followed by a separate launch decision.

- Draft name and revision: [fill in]

- Reviewer and review date: [fill in]

- Budget, targeting, schedule, and URLs checked: [fill in]

- Claims and assets checked: [fill in]

- Open blockers: [fill in]

- Paused creation result: [fill in]

- Separate launch approval and readiness result: [fill in]

### Starter prompt

Inspect the saved draft [name or ID]. Show the exact account, objective, budget, targeting, schedule, creative, URLs, and open blockers. Prepare a review summary and explain what applying it would create or change. Keep creation and activation as separate decisions. Wait for my approval before applying changes.

### Completion check

- [ ] Inputs reviewed
- [ ] Output saved in the correct workspace
- [ ] Missing information recorded
- [ ] Reviewer or next owner assigned

Notes and open decisions: [fill in]

[Follow the paused campaign workflow](https://advarde.com/docs/chatgpt-ads-paused-campaign-workflow)

## 05. Conversion tracking

Finish with: A defined conversion action, an installation owner, and a record of what was tested.

- Customer action and success condition: [fill in]

- Advertiser account and tracking source: [fill in]

- Event and primary conversion: [fill in]

- Website, tag manager, or server installation owner: [fill in]

- Consent handling and duplicate-event checks: [fill in]

- Test date, observed evidence, and remaining checks: [fill in]

### Starter prompt

For [website] and [account], inspect the saved conversion setup. Our desired outcome is [completed customer action]. Recommend the matching setup and describe the successful-action trigger, installation work, and test steps. Separate what is configured, what is installed, and what has been verified. Prepare instructions for review.

### Completion check

- [ ] Inputs reviewed
- [ ] Output saved in the correct workspace
- [ ] Missing information recorded
- [ ] Reviewer or next owner assigned

Notes and open decisions: [fill in]

[Set up conversion tracking](https://advarde.com/product/conversion-tracking)

## 06. Performance reports

Finish with: A report with a clear period, consistent definitions, and a short list of next decisions.

- Account, currency, and time zone: [fill in]

- Completed reporting dates and comparison dates: [fill in]

- Conversion definition and data availability: [fill in]

- Spend, impressions, clicks, conversions, and cost per conversion: [fill in]

- Hook or offer labels: [fill in]

- Observed changes, possible explanations, and next decision: [fill in]

### Starter prompt

Create a report for [account] covering [completed start date] through [completed end date] in the account time zone. Compare with the preceding equal-length period. Include spend, impressions, clicks, available conversions, and creative comparisons where labels exist. Show missing data explicitly. Summarize observations, possible explanations, and decisions separately.

### Completion check

- [ ] Inputs reviewed
- [ ] Output saved in the correct workspace
- [ ] Missing information recorded
- [ ] Reviewer or next owner assigned

Notes and open decisions: [fill in]

[Use the report template](https://advarde.com/templates/chatgpt-ads-report)

## 07. Optimization

Finish with: A reviewable ad variation with a stated reason to test it, or a clear decision to wait.

- Selected campaigns and goal: [fill in]

- Evidence period and minimum evidence requirement: [fill in]

- Original ad and proposed variation: [fill in]

- Hypothesis and supporting observations: [fill in]

- Reviewer feedback and decision: [fill in]

- Assistant task setup confirmed, if using recurring reviews: [fill in]

- Published ad ID and later observed results: [fill in]

### Starter prompt

Read the available optimization evidence, brand context, prior proposals, and feedback for [selected campaigns]. Propose a new ad variation only if the evidence supports a useful test. Include the original ad, proposed copy, destination, hypothesis, and supporting observations. Otherwise explain why to wait. Submit the proposal for review; do not publish it.

### Completion check

- [ ] Inputs reviewed
- [ ] Output saved in the correct workspace
- [ ] Missing information recorded
- [ ] Reviewer or next owner assigned

Notes and open decisions: [fill in]

[Plan a campaign test](https://advarde.com/templates/chatgpt-ads-test-plan)

## 08. Alerts & schedules

Finish with: A defined reporting routine and a small set of alerts with named owners.

- Report period and cadence: [fill in]

- Report owner: [fill in]

- Alert condition and explicit threshold: [fill in]

- Minimum evidence and comparison period: [fill in]

- Check frequency: [fill in]

- Owner response when an alert appears: [fill in]

### Starter prompt

Draft a monitoring plan for [account]: a [daily, weekly, or monthly] report and alerts for [specific conditions]. State each threshold, comparison period, minimum evidence, cadence, and owner. Explain which checks use Advarde schedules. Show the plan before enabling any schedule or notification.

### Completion check

- [ ] Inputs reviewed
- [ ] Output saved in the correct workspace
- [ ] Missing information recorded
- [ ] Reviewer or next owner assigned

Notes and open decisions: [fill in]

[Configure reports and alerts](https://advarde.com/docs/chatgpt-ads-scheduled-reports)

## 09. Account controls

Finish with: A short operating standard and an explicit decision about any automatic actions.

- Naming convention: [fill in]

- Allowed destination domains: [fill in]

- Tracking URL defaults: [fill in]

- Authorized approvers: [fill in]

- Proposed policy trigger, action, limits, and stop conditions: [fill in]

- Policy review decision: [fill in]

- Person responsible for intervention: [fill in]

### Starter prompt

Inspect the standards and enabled policies for [account]. Draft naming rules, allowed destination domains, and tracking URL defaults from [approved requirements]. For each proposed automation policy, show its trigger, exact action, limits, and stop conditions. Identify conflicts with existing settings. Do not enable policies or modify live campaigns.

### Completion check

- [ ] Inputs reviewed
- [ ] Output saved in the correct workspace
- [ ] Missing information recorded
- [ ] Reviewer or next owner assigned

Notes and open decisions: [fill in]

[Review account standards and automation](https://advarde.com/product/account-automation)

## 10. Team workspaces

Finish with: A workspace and access plan that makes ownership, review, and client boundaries clear.

- Client or business and workspace: [fill in]

- Connected advertiser accounts: [fill in]

- Workspace owner: [fill in]

- Campaign preparer and reviewer: [fill in]

- Reporting and tracking owners: [fill in]

- Assistant connections and access review date: [fill in]

- Handover and offboarding actions: [fill in]

### Starter prompt

Inspect the members, account connections, and assistant connections in [workspace]. Summarize who can prepare work, review it, and apply changes. Draft an access and handover plan for [team or client]. Flag unnecessary access and missing owners. Keep other clients in separate workspaces and show proposed access changes for review.

### Completion check

- [ ] Inputs reviewed
- [ ] Output saved in the correct workspace
- [ ] Missing information recorded
- [ ] Reviewer or next owner assigned

Notes and open decisions: [fill in]

[Organize multiple clients and accounts](https://advarde.com/docs/manage-multiple-ad-accounts)

## First campaign review

- [ ] Correct account, currency, and time zone confirmed
- [ ] Current brand profile, offer, and supporting evidence reviewed
- [ ] Campaign settings, assets, and destinations reviewed
- [ ] Conversion setup installed and tested for the intended action
- [ ] Exact campaign revision approved for paused creation
- [ ] Readiness checked and activation separately authorized
- [ ] Delivery and measurement evidence checked after launch
- [ ] Completed reporting period selected
- [ ] Next proposal or decision to wait recorded

## Decision log

| Date | Account / campaign | Evidence reviewed | Decision and reason | Owner | Next review |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [date] | [account / campaign] | [source / period] | [decision] | [name] | [date] |

## Continue

Read the guide: https://advarde.com/docs/advertising-system

Compare Advarde plans: https://advarde.com/#pricing
