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Ad creative represents the actual content and design elements of advertisements—such as visuals, copy, and calls-to-action—that aim to engage target audiences and drive marketing objectives. CausalImpact is a statistical methodology and tool used to estimate the causal effect of an intervention or change by comparing observed outcomes against a counterfactual baseline. In marketing and digital strategy, CausalImpact can be applied to measure the true incremental impact of different ad creatives on key performance indicators (KPIs) like conversions, revenue, or engagement. Specifically, when a new ad creative is launched, CausalImpact analyzes time-series data before and after the launch, controlling for external factors and trends, to isolate how much of the observed change in performance is attributable to the creative itself rather than other variables. This allows marketers to make data-driven decisions about which creatives are genuinely effective, optimize creative strategies, and justify budget allocation. Without such causal inference, marketers risk attributing performance changes to ad creative that may be caused by seasonality, competitor actions, or other marketing activities. Thus, CausalImpact provides a rigorous framework to validate and quantify the effectiveness of ad creatives beyond simple correlation or A/B testing, especially in complex, real-world environments where randomized experiments are not always feasible.