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Canva

Design platform with AI tools and Canva Grow for creating, publishing and analysing ads.

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Canva is a drag-and-drop design platform with templates, stock content, video editing and AI generation. Canva Grow adds an ad workflow: generate ads from a website link, publish to Meta, TikTok and LinkedIn Ads, and review performance. The MagicBrief team has moved to Canva and points its former users to Canva Grow.

Best for

Small teams that want design, resizing and basic ad publishing in one familiar tool.

Not for

Advanced media buyers needing rules, bulk launching and deep creative analytics, as the ad insights dashboard is limited to Business and Enterprise plans.

How to get your money’s worth

  1. 01Set up a Brand Kit first so every ad variation uses the right fonts and colours.
  2. 02Use resize to produce 1:1, 4:5 and 9:16 versions of each concept so Meta placements are not auto-cropped.
  3. 03If you want Canva Grow ad insights, check you are on Business or Enterprise, as Pro does not include that dashboard.

Skills that pair with it

  • ad-creative

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