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Ad creative directly influences the initial engagement and perception of a product or service, which sets the stage for the user’s journey toward purchase. Specifically, the quality, messaging, and relevance of ad creative affect the expectations and motivations of potential customers when they click through to a website or app. If the ad creative promises certain benefits or features that are not clearly or convincingly delivered on the landing page or checkout process, users are more likely to experience cognitive dissonance or frustration, increasing the likelihood of cart abandonment. Conversely, well-aligned ad creative that accurately represents the product and creates a compelling, trust-building narrative can reduce hesitation and encourage users to complete their purchase, thereby lowering the cart abandonment rate. Additionally, ad creative that effectively targets the right audience and sets appropriate expectations can filter out less qualified traffic, resulting in a higher conversion rate and fewer abandoned carts. From a digital strategy perspective, iterative testing and optimization of ad creative based on cart abandonment data (e.g., which ads lead to higher abandonment) enables marketers to refine messaging, visuals, and calls-to-action to better match user intent and reduce friction in the purchase funnel.