How to quickly make creatives unique: an AI script

AFFHUB is here! Today we’re going to talk about creatives—a cornerstone of affiliate marketing that you definitely can’t ignore.

We’ve all faced issues with ad campaigns. Very often, these problems stem directly from the creatives. And it’s precisely the creatives that require the most testing.

To prevent moderators from blocking you because of a banner, it must, firstly, be created in compliance with all platform rules, and second, be unique. In fact, uniqueness will be the focus of today’s post.

Let’s dive in!

Making creatives unique with ImageMagick: about the script and how to use it

Sometimes you launch a campaign, the creative is perfect, but the platform still isn’t satisfied with something. In most cases, the issue comes down to the image’s uniqueness.

To minimize such headaches, there’s ImageMagick—a whole suite of tools for working with images. With it, you can both create new creatives and edit existing ones.

First, you need to download the “ImageMagick” utility.
Next, run the installation file and check the boxes: Install legacy utilities (e.g., identify); Add the application directory to your system path.
Open the command prompt (CMD) and check if the installation was successful.
Enter the command: magick -version

How can you tell if the utility is installed correctly?

You’ll see information about the installed version.

What else can ImageMagick do?

Completely remove metadata (EXIF, IPTC, XMP) from files.
Replace metadata. First, it cleans the file, then adds fake metadata attributed to other software. Since a file without metadata also lacks credibility, this feature is very important.
Easily rotate an image, which immediately affects all its pixels. The thing is, you might not even notice the changes, but when launching an ad campaign, this is a definite plus.
Resize an image, which also impacts how the platform perceives it.
Adjust contrast, brightness, saturation, and hue.
Add a subtle Gaussian blur and noise to every pixel.
Allows you to save the file with different JPEG compression levels.

As you can see, the script doesn’t work miracles with the image or change it beyond recognition. So if you’ve already settled on a specific creative and don’t want to overhaul it, this is the best option.

To check the ad creative for uniqueness at the end, do the following:

Check the file’s hash. This is the simplest method, because if the hash is unique, so is the data.

To get the hash, enter the command: certutil -hashfile “C:\Users\Desktop\creative\1.jpg” MD5

If you see that the hash of the copy differs from the original, congratulations—you have your own unique creative.