Video ad examples for small business

What makes a good short video ad

You can judge any short video ad example, ours or anyone else's, with a few simple checks:

• The first two seconds earn the rest. A question, a bold line or a striking shot that makes a scroller stop. Our guide to video ad hooks has plenty to borrow.
• One message, not five. The best ads say one thing well: a new product, a sale, a reason to call.
• It reads with the sound off. Plenty of people scroll muted, so captions and on-screen text carry the message.
• It's vertical. A 9:16 frame fills the phone screen on Reels, Stories, TikTok and Shorts.
• It ends with a clear next step. An end card with your offer and where to go, not just a logo.
• The length fits the job. A sale needs 15 seconds. A story needs closer to a minute. See how long a video ad should be.

Short video ad examples by type

Product showcase

Your product or service in action, built from up to 5 of your own phone clips or photos, with voiceover, text, music and captions. Great for anything people want to see before they buy. See more product video ad examples.

Spokesperson ad

A friendly presenter talks straight to the viewer in a natural, phone-filmed style, with an attention-grabbing opening and a QR end card. Good for explaining a service or an app. See more spokesperson video ad examples.

Quick promo

Fifteen seconds of bold animated text, professional voiceover and music around one offer. Made for sales, openings and seasonal deals. See more promo video examples.

3D animated short

A 30 to 45 second film in a 3D animated, family-film style, with custom characters and voices. It gives a brand a story people remember. See more animated commercial examples.

Animated brand story

A longer 60-second film, like the six made for Deckhand Trash Co. Room for a real beginning, middle and end. See more brand story video examples.

Two more types aren't shown above: the $99 Text ad (big bold words over your photos) and the $449 Founder story, edited from your own clips in your own voice.

Which type fits your business

Start with what you want the ad to do.

• Show a product: Product showcase ($299).
• Push a sale or deadline: Quick promo ($199) or Text ad ($99).
• Explain a service, an app or how something works: Spokesperson ad ($349).
• Build a brand people remember: Animated short ($999) or Animated story ($1,499).

Still torn? Our guide on which video ad is right for you walks through it, and video ad ideas for small business has ideas by type.

How to get one made

1. Pick a video type. Every one has a flat price.
2. Send what you have. Type a few lines, record a voice note, or upload photos, clips and your logo. No tech skills needed.
3. Get your video. Ads and reels arrive in 3 business days, animated films in 7. Rush is +50%.
4. Post it anywhere for as long as you like. One revision is included.

Make it yourself or pay a flat price

Doing it yourself usually means stitching together a video generator app, a voice app, an editing app, a stock music library and a caption app. Published plans for each kind of tool commonly run from about $6 to $40 a month. One example stack of five monthly plans we priced in October 2026 came to about $116 a month, or about $1,392 a year, before extra credits. That's before the evenings you spend learning them. The full breakdown is in the real cost of making video ads yourself.

A flat price is one payment per video, with no subscriptions to cancel. A Product showcase is $299, a Spokesperson ad is $349 and a Quick promo is $199. Compare every option on the pricing page, or order your video ad when you're ready.