This Year's Next Creative Trend...

Dara Denney
Dara DenneyMay 5, 2026

Why It Matters

Authentic conversation ads promise higher engagement on Meta, and Riverside provides a practical, scalable way to create them, giving marketers a competitive advantage.

Key Takeaways

  • Genuine conversation videos will dominate Meta ads in next 90 days.
  • AI‑generated hooks lose impact; authenticity becomes key performance driver.
  • Riverside records each participant locally in 4K, avoiding Wi‑Fi degradation.
  • Automatic clip generation speeds long‑form content into ad‑ready snippets.
  • Marketers urged to test conversation‑based ads and request Riverside details.

Summary

The video predicts that authentic, conversation‑style videos will become the dominant creative format on Meta’s ad platform over the next ninety days, as AI‑generated hooks lose their edge. It argues that genuine dialogue—whether from FaceTime, webinars, or group coaching—offers a performance delta that AI struggles to replicate.

In Q1 2026, AI animations and controversy‑driven ads saturated feeds, but marketers now crave real‑time interaction. The speaker notes the difficulty of filming such content: screen‑recording tools capture only one participant at a time, and Wi‑Fi glitches can degrade quality.

Riverside’s solution is highlighted: each participant is recorded locally in 4K, eliminating bandwidth issues, and its “magic clips” feature automatically extracts short, ad‑ready segments from long‑form sessions. The presenter even recounts a failed Google Meet test, underscoring Riverside’s ease of use.

The implication is clear—advertisers should pivot to conversation‑centric creatives and leverage Riverside to produce them efficiently, unlocking higher engagement and scalable ad performance on Meta platforms.

Original Description

Hear me out… I have a theory on a new creative format that is going to pop off on paid social in the next few months.
It’s already working for creators on their organic content….
However, it’s nearly impossible to fake with AI…
(Which is why I think it will do so well in the coming months…)
So what is it?
It’s a real conversation.
Sure, skits have been, in theory, doing this for awhile already.
But it’s a much different piece of content if it looks like an intimate conversation: behind the scenes or even taken from a call.
The best way I’ve found to do this is with @Riverside because you can record remotely, AND with each person on their own 4K tracks so that you can edit it into any format.
This also protects from wifi issues :)
What do you think?
Check out Riverside to learn more: https://creators.riverside.com/DaraDenney

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