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5 papers

cs.AI2026

Offline-to-Online Creative Optimization with Generative Models and Adaptive Testing

Kevin Lee, Benjamin Letham, Zhiyuan Jerry Lin +5

Ad creative optimization is increasingly constrained by evaluation rather than generation. Generative models can produce many plausible creatives, but reliable evaluation requires…

cs.MM2026

Decoding the Hook: A Multimodal LLM Framework for Analyzing the Hooking Period of Video Ads

Kunpeng Zhang, Poppy Zhang, Shawndra Hill +1

Video-based ads are a vital medium for brands to engage consumers, with social media platforms leveraging user data to optimize ad delivery and boost engagement. A crucial but unde…

cs.MM2026

MLLM-VADStory: Domain Knowledge-Driven Multimodal LLMs for Video Ad Storyline Insights

Jasmine Yang, Poppy Zhang, Shawndra Hill

We propose MLLM-VADStory, a novel domain knowledge-guided multimodal large language models (MLLM) framework to systematically quantify and generate insights for video ad storyline…

cs.CL2025

LLM Prompt Duel Optimizer: Efficient Label-Free Prompt Optimization

Yuanchen Wu, Saurabh Verma, Justin Lee +6

Large language models (LLMs) are highly sensitive to prompts, but most automatic prompt optimization (APO) methods assume access to ground-truth references (e.g., labeled validatio…

econ.GN2025

Characterizing and Minimizing Divergent Delivery in Meta Advertising Experiments

Gordon Burtch, Robert Moakler, Brett R. Gordon +2

Many digital platforms offer advertisers experimentation tools like Meta's Lift and A/B tests to optimize their ad campaigns. Lift tests compare outcomes between users eligible to…