Brand case study · Health and fitness apps · USA
Fjor's keto audience buys visible results, not health lectures
SOMIN read 3,676 Meta ads from Fjor's keto-app rivals, such as BetterMe and Noom, and refined Fjor's messages with GWI data: its US audience over-indexes on social media shopping, at about 302.
The challenge
What Fjor's rivals say in their best-performing Meta ads
Which personas and pain points do rivals address in their best ads, and how should Fjor speak to its audience?
The approach
3,676 Meta ads, two stories and a GWI audience check
- Read app-install ads from 10 apps with above-average predicted CTR.
- Picked a focus persona and pain point.
- Wrote two stories and key messages in three tones.
- Refined each message with GWI audience data.
Key findings
Rivals hold the focus persona, and the audience is social first
Three rivals address the focus pain point while Fjor lags
OrganicFit, BetterMe and Mad Muscles App address Challenges in Building Healthy Habits and Achieving Fitness Goals.
Five rivals win the Wellness Enthusiast persona
BetterMe, Noom, Mad Muscles, OrganicFit and Atkins, with above-average predicted CTR.
The audience over-indexes on social shopping, at about 302
Also influencer recommendations (~204) and a social 'buy' button (~192); learning new skills is ~56.
What SOMIN delivered
Fjor's key messages, rewritten with GWI audience data
- Persona and pain-point maps of rivals' top Meta ads
- Two stories with key messages in three tones
- A GWI audience profile with top over- and under-indexes
- GWI-refined messages with reasons and ad mock-ups
“Avoid heavy messaging on education, deep health rationale, or saving money incentives - this audience is emotionally and socially motivated, not rationally or practically.”
From the SOMIN briefing
The outcome
Fjor should sell visible results, status and lifestyle
SOMIN recommends a shareable narrative of visible results, status and lifestyle, carried by influencers, user-generated content and aesthetic campaigns. 'A quiet decision to believe in yourself' becomes 'a moment in the spotlight'.
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About SOMIN
SOMIN is a Singapore-based AI marketing-intelligence platform. It turns real-time competitor and audience data into pre-scored propositions, briefs and creative concepts for brands, agencies and creator programmes across 11+ markets.
Built by seasoned marketers and an AI professor: the methods behind this study are peer-reviewed at AAAI, ACM Multimedia, SIGIR, WSDM and in ACM TOIS. See the research and talks.
Which apps were in the competitive set?
Keto Diet (YourKetoPlan), OrganicFit, Unimeal, BetterMe: Health Coaching, Carb Manager, Keto Cycle, Atkins, Keto Diet App (Fjor), Noom and Mad Muscles App.
What did the GWI data add?
Messages were rewritten towards appearance, confidence and social validation, with the index behind each change.
What should Fjor avoid?
Education, achievement or rational messaging, health fear tactics and medical narratives; the audience under-indexes on learning and success.
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