101 Video Hooks That Will Get You More Clicks
We’ve crunched the numbers on thousands of video ads, and we know that the first three seconds of your video ad determine whether or not it will perform. These 101 video hooks included below are proven to help boost ad performance on Meta, TikTok, Pinterest, and more. (They even work for organic videos on TikTok and Instagram Reels.)
Price-Focused
- Save time and money with
- Save time and money on [task]
- Is worth it? Let’s see!
- Why is a good so expensive and hard to find?
- Need affordable ? Watch this!
- How to find affordable [service]
- I can’t believe this only costs [price]
Informative
- What’s in ?
- Questions I get about
- Now you can get X delivered to your door
- Thinking about trying ?
- Let me introduce you to
- [category] Tip #X
- Here’s how to get [value prop]:
- I know this sounds crazy but…
- How to get X in just 10 minutes
- How to make time for X
- Let me show you my biggest life hack for X
- Get more [value prop] in your day
Versus the Alternative (or Competition)
- Before you try , watch this:
- Hate [the worse alternative]? Try this!
- Thinking about [worse alternative]?
- Instead of doing [worse alternative], try this:
- Still [the worse alternative to the product]? Watch this:
- Something that’s always bothered me about X
- Don’t buy X that won’t work. Instead, try this
- I tried every so you don’t have to: here’s what I found
- Stop doing [worse alternative]. Try :
- Dealing with [negative experience]? I used to help
- Why millennials are switching to
- How to do X without [worse alternative]
- I ONLY get my from [brand name]
- I don’t buy my from [worse alternative]
- [Worse alternative] can be hard to deal with
- Your new X alternative
- [value prop] without the [negative side effect]
- I kept [pain point], so I tried this instead!
- If you [pain point] — you need to see this!
- I wanted to stop doing X, so I tried this instead
User Experience
- Guys, it’s here…..
- What I ordered vs. what I got
- [Product] unboxing
- Let’s make X with
- POV: You tried
- A day in the life of X
- Get ready with me to do [task]
- “Put a finger down” edition
- Trying home remedies to X
- [Product category] ASMR
- My friend said X. So I tried
- My X went from this… to this… with
- Before/After
Responding to Hype
- TikTok made me try
- Things TikTok made me try #13
- This is going viral on [social media platform]
- I tested the viral to see if it lives up to the hype
- This has over 5,000 reviews… let’s see if it’s worth it
- [Publication] can’t stop raving about us
- So good it sold out in a week
It’s Easier
- Are you [accomplishing the goal optimally]?
- Life Hack: Try for [pain point]
- My go-to for [pain point]
- How to easily [task]
- [Task] has never been easier than with
- My favorite to make [hard task] easier
- Here’s my favorite product for [task]
- Struggling to do [task]?
- So, I’ve been struggling with [task], but has really helped
- Easiest way to do [task]?
- Make your week easier
- Why adults avoid [task]…. makes it easy
- [Product] made [task] so much easier! You’ve got to try it
- When I use , it’s one less thing I have to worry about
Lists
- 5 Ways Helps [pain point]
- 3 reasons to buy
- 3 reasons to try [service]
- Get [value prop] in 3 steps:
- Here are 3 ways [worse alternative] affects your life:
Other Video Hooks that Address Viewers Directly
- Hey, [customer type], you’ve got to try this
- People looking for , stop scrolling
- Wait, have you tried X?
- Take control of your X with
- Imagine if X was also X
- Watch this if you X
Facts & Stats
- PSA: [statement about product category]
- Did you know? [fact about product category]
- I just found out [fact about product category]
- Are you one of [fact about product category] people who do X
- New customers get [discount]
- Take [discount] off when you try
- I didn’t know X could be related to X
- Why is it important to [do product-related task]?
There You Have It!
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