Is your brand really ready to scale across borders – and what happens if you miss the timing?

In this episode of the Ad Creative Insider Podcast, Christin Todorov, Lead Creative Strategist at Meroda, shares how brands can grow from local success to international expansion. With years of experience in e-commerce and creative strategy, she explains what it really takes to make this step work.

We talk about:

• Why localization is more than just translation – and which cultural differences really matter.
  

• How creatives, messaging, and positioning need to adapt to new markets.
  

• The role of AI workflows and local creators in scaling across Europe.
  

If you want to understand how to expand profitably and avoid the pitfalls that cost brands time and budget, this episode is a must-listen.

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Time Stemps:

00:00 – Intro

04:05 – The role of Meroda in the cosmetics industry

07:55 – Expansion into the European market

12:00 – Market research and target group analysis

16:06 – Creative approaches and localization

20:07 – Influence of creators and attribution

25:07 – Ad break

25:49 – The future of creative strategies

27:05 – Creative diversity and its importance

28:21 – The role of formats and content

30:24 – Ad concepts and their adaptation

32:32 – Naming convention and its importance

33:53 – Analysis and optimization of ad accounts

36:26 – Budgeting and MVP strategies

40:09 – Experiences and lessons from international expansion

42:54 – Outlook: AI in creative strategy

50:44 – Outro