Do not claim the product "cures," "heals," or "fixes" plantar fasciitis.
Koprez — Ad Rulebook
A fast-reference extraction of every rule, restriction, requirement and creative boundary stated in the Koprez brand brief. Rules are ordered hardest → softest, with one primary home each.
7 categories · 5 tiers · 98 primary rules§ Quick-Look Rule Index
Counts include primary-home cards only. CROSS-LISTED copies are excluded from the index and are badged with a link to their primary.
| Category | Prohibited | Required | Conditional | Preferred | Optional | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Claim Rules | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 16 |
| 2. Copy / Messaging Rules | 9 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 32 |
| 3. AI Use Rules | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 4. Visual Rules | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 23 |
| 5. Competitor Rules | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 6. Ad Formats Disallowed | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
| 7. Audience & Targeting Rules | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| TOTAL | 30 | 18 | 15 | 27 | 8 | 98 |
1. Claim Rules
What the ad may say about the product, and what it absolutely may not.
Do not promise "guaranteed results" or claim the product is "proven to work."
Do not say "clinically proven" or "#1 doctor recommended."
Do not claim "Everyone gets absolute healing in 30 days."
Do not build the ad on a "risk-free guarantee" or on miracle before-and-afters.
Do not use absolute / "healing" claims in brand voice; keep brand copy hedged.
Do not claim the product "prevents plantar fasciitis from returning."
In brand voice, the product — not the body — performs the healing/action.
Hedge ("designed to," "helps to") only when describing how the product works — not on every line.
A real, sourced, disclosed person describing their own result may use absolutes; the same line in brand voiceover may not.
Make relief claims with confidence — "relieves," "eliminates morning pain," "supports the fascia."
Do not over-hedge; keep the mechanism and the punch.
Let real testimonials make the strongest claims.
Frame the product as relieve AND help prevent recurrence — management, not a cure.
Permitted claim wording: "Relieves heel / plantar fasciitis pain"; "Eliminates morning pain"; "Supports the plantar fascia"; "improves circulation"; "Most people experience pain relief in 30 days"; "300,000 customers and counting"; "Clinician recommended."
Approved proof points to draw on: 300,000+ customers; 4.0★ Trustpilot; most people feel relief in 30 days; 2-in-1 straps + compression; ~75% aged 50+; drug-free.
2. Copy / Messaging Rules (not claim-specific)
How the ad should read and sound — positioning, mechanism, tone, founder story, testimonial/UGC.
Do not mention price in the ad.
Do not blame or shame the viewer.
Do not over-hype or over-promise (the "over the top" / scammy trigger).
Do not overcomplicate the mechanism explanation.
Do not over-dramatize how bad the alternatives are.
Always recommend ordering 2 to 3 pairs.
Keep the ad native and feed-blending — never like an ad.
Teach the degeneration reframe — it's degeneration, not inflammation.
Teach the mechanism with the metaphors — a rubber band that frays, a gentle pump, a second set of ligaments.
Use the Anabelen founder story as the brand's creative narrative / emotional spine.
The term "plantar fasciitis" must appear in every hook — spoken or as on-screen text in videos, and inside the image itself for images.
Plantar fasciitis is the only pain point Koprez targets — keep messaging on it exclusively.
Native image ads must include the primary text.
Match the voice to the segment — doctor-authority by default; peer-to-peer for nurses and runners.
When using the founder story, treat it as a story device — not a set of literal facts to over-document.
When referencing the #1 performer, emulate its structure and devices — not its phrasing.
Position Koprez as the only sleeve with support straps.
Educate that competitors only squeeze, cushion or treat inflammation — Koprez targets the degeneration root cause.
Use real customers with her exact struggle as the proof — she believes other sufferers far more than the brand.
Use the skeptic-to-believer UGC narrative.
Use the measured register — "relieve / manage / livable again."
Use the signature device: a warm valence shift right after the stakes.
Use an empathetic, caring tone — never clinical-cold.
Lift the blame — "it's not your fault."
Use accessible language — explain everything with the metaphors, no jargon.
Do not use defamatory language about a celebrity — tell facts only.
Do not use emotional messaging during celebrity segments — factual messaging only.
Do not let the celebrity appear to endorse or be associated with the product.
Do not take what the celebrity said out of context by cherry-picking.
Do not make the entire ad around the celebrity — celebrity content only supports the ad.
Every celebrity fact must be substantiated by a verifiable public source.
Maintain meaningful separation between celebrity content and product content.
Only tell true, authentic celebrity stories, or casually mention them in relation to public events.
3. AI Use Rules
Rules specific to AI-generated people, likeness and voice — kept separate from general copy rules.
No AI-generated celebrity likeness, deepfakes, or voice clones.
Do not use obviously-AI-looking spokespeople.
No lookalike actors made to resemble a celebrity — a hard ban regardless of context.
AI voices must be clear and crisp (not muffled), pronounce words correctly, convey conviction and confidence, and use a standard American accent.
If using a presentation-style AI-doctor format, keep the compliance terms light.
If using an AI doctor spokesperson + B-roll, use a 4:5 ratio and ensure it must not look AI.
Match the AI voice to the scene/setting — e.g., an in-office doctor voice sounds phone-recorded with subtle room tone; a Black American doctor on a podcast gets a generic Black American accent at professional-VO quality.
If celebrity footage is used, it must be genuine and licensed (never AI).
Presentation-style AI-doctor is a proven winning format to reuse.
4. Visual Rules
What may and may not appear on screen, and how the product must be depicted.
No political figures in any frame — not even an incidental 2-second clip.
Celebrity footage must never share a frame with the product — no split-screens, product backgrounds, or transitions — and must never be intercut with it.
Do not use miracle before-and-afters.
Avoid over-produced content that screams "ad."
No in-game footage of the player in action, no MLB/NFL/NBA broadcast footage, and no documentary footage.
No celebrity clip longer than 5 seconds, and no zoom-ins on a face.
No celebrity face in the scroll stopper, and no celebrity in areas where the ad is not talking about the celebrity.
Do not use copyrighted characters directly (e.g., SpongeBob).
No AI-generated celebrity likeness, deepfakes, or voice clones.
Make the support straps the visual and conceptual centerpiece of every ad.
The hero sleeve is the only product focus.
Represent the product as dual-action — straps offload the fascia and compression drives blood flow.
Celebrity content must be newsworthy, editorial-style content — the main objective.
Keep celebrity clips brief — 3 seconds max.
The term "plantar fasciitis" must appear inside the image itself for image ads.
If celebrity footage is used, it must be genuine and licensed.
If showing the founder/PT story, use the Anabelen founder framing.
If using a UGC / real-person testimonial, keep the visual native and high-trust.
Stock footage (iStock, Storyblocks) is permitted only in VSLs, capped at a maximum of 20% of the clips — and is not permitted in short-form ads.
General likeness/style of famous characters is allowed, as long as no specific character is recreated or copied.
Show the ultra-thin sleeve fitting any shoe.
Show the straps' visible support advantage over plain compression socks.
Show all-day / under-any-sock wear and the drug-free nature.
Use native, non-synthetic visuals that blend into the feed.
Permitted celebrity source types: newsworthy-style photos found online; press-conference / news / official-portrait photos; animated stills (still + slow zoom + subtle pan); news-reporter and sports-media segments; game scenes framed by news-anchor commentary; press-conference clips; interview snippets; fan-filmed content; team-released practice / training / pregame footage; article screenshots, headline graphics, and news website pages.
5. Competitor Rules
How competitors and alternatives may be referenced or compared.
Do not over-dramatize how bad the alternatives are.
If naming competitors, name them factually (e.g., Skechers, Dr. Scholl's).
Position Koprez against single-action alternatives as the only sleeve with support straps.
Educate that plain sleeves just squeeze, orthotics/insoles only cushion, and ice/NSAIDs/cortisone treat inflammation.
Use the contrast framing (competitors' single action vs Koprez's dual action).
6. Ad Formats Disallowed
Formats the brief rules out, followed by the formats it endorses.
Sale and discount ads are disallowed.
Do not put price into ad creative.
Do not mention price in the ad.
Do not build the ad on "risk-free guarantee" or miracle before-and-afters.
VSL long-form — the proven workhorse.
Presentation-style AI-doctor — proven winner.
UGC / real-person testimonial — native, high-trust.
Peer-to-peer (nurse / runner) — for those segments.
BOGO offers in ads are welcome.
Native image ads are welcome.
Celebrity name-drop lead + degeneration VSL structure (the #1 performer).
AI doctor spokesperson + B-roll at 4:5.
7. Audience & Targeting Rules
Who the ads are for and how the voice should adapt. The brief describes the audience; explicit platform targeting parameters are not given.
Match voice to segment — doctor-authority for the general audience; nurse-to-nurse and runner-to-runner for those segments.
Lead audience: ~75% aged 50+, skewing female, on her feet all day (center of gravity ~59).
Key segments: nurses, long-shift workers, runners.
Use the known failed treatments, desires, and buying triggers to shape messaging.
High-Friction Checklist
Rules the brief repeatedly establishes, repeatedly warns against, or gives explicit prominence. Grouped by category.
1 · Claim Rules
- CLM-01Never claim "cures / heals / fixes" — the one hard line.
- CLM-05Never build the ad on a "risk-free guarantee" or miracle before-and-afters.
- CLM-08Absolutes only in real, sourced, disclosed testimonials — never in brand voiceover.
2 · Copy / Messaging Rules
- CPY-02Never blame or shame the viewer; lift the blame.
- CPY-05Always recommend ordering 2 to 3 pairs.
- CPY-06Keep it native and feed-blending — never like an ad.
- CPY-07Teach the degeneration reframe (not inflammation) as the core education.
- CPY-12Emulate the #1 ad's structure and devices, not its phrasing.
- CPY-18Put "plantar fasciitis" in every hook (spoken or on-screen text; in the image for images).
3 · AI Use Rules
- AI-01No AI-generated celebrity likeness, deepfakes, or voice clones.
- AI-06No lookalike actors made to resemble a celebrity — hard ban regardless of context.
4 · Visual Rules
- VIS-01No political figures in any frame, even incidental.
- VIS-02Celebrity footage never shares a frame or is intercut with the product.
- VIS-05Make the support straps the centerpiece of every ad.
Ambiguities / Conflicts
Unresolved items that could materially affect ad creation. Recorded, not silently resolved.
Absolute claims: "one hard rule" vs the testimonial carve-out
The brief explicitly provides the carve-out as the exception, so this is resolved in principle — but the operational boundary (what counts as "real, sourced, disclosed," and how disclosure must appear) is not defined. Treat brand voice as prohibited and testimonials as permitted; flag the disclosure format as open.
"Don't over-hedge / keep the punch" vs "hedge when describing how the product works"
Not a true conflict: Side B narrows the hedge to mechanism sentences, and Side A keeps punch everywhere else. Narrower scope applies.
"Don't mention price" — scope of "price"
Unclear whether the restriction covers only literal pricing or also value/ROI framing ("costs less than…"), bundles, or implied discounts. Recorded as unresolved.
Where "relief language" becomes a prohibited cure claim
"Eliminates" is allowed when applied to pain, but the boundary at which "eliminates" applied to the condition becomes a cure claim is not defined. Recorded as unresolved.
"4-out-of-10 line" has no defined rubric
No objective criteria separate a 4 from an 8. Recorded as unresolved; examples are the only calibration provided.
Definition of "political figure"
No definition of who counts as a political figure. Recorded as unresolved.
BOGO offers vs. "no sale / discount ads" and "no price"
A BOGO is an offer/discount mechanic, which the brief's Don't-list appears to bar, yet the owner now welcomes BOGO ads. Recorded as conflicting; whether BOGO is exempt from the no-sale/no-price rules (or whether price may be shown alongside a BOGO) is unresolved.
"Help prevent recurrence" vs. the banned "prevents plantar fasciitis from returning"
The brief permits a "help prevent recurrence" frame while the owner rejects the absolute "prevents ... from returning." The exact boundary between the two phrasings is not defined. Recorded as unresolved.
Missing Information
What the brief does not provide to establish a rule confidently. Gaps are not filled with assumptions.
- No approved celebrity list beyond the examples (Pujols / Manning / Duncan), and no statement of which rights are licensed.
- No operational definition or rubric for the "4-out-of-10" compliance line.
- No required disclosure wording/format for testimonials ("sourced, disclosed" is stated but not specified).
- No explicit platform targeting parameters (geos, ages, exclusions, interests) — only audience segments.
- No exhaustive disallowed-format list beyond sale/discount, risk-free-led, and price-in-creative.
- No guidance on exact wording or visual for the 2–3 pair recommendation (how to present quantity without price).
- No definition of "political figure."
- No rules on music, audio, voice, or non-celebrity likeness use.
- No rule on landing-page / funnel consistency with ad claims.
- No stated process for sourcing or verifying the founder story's literal facts.