Cocktail dial
A bar clock for the 'happy hour': the window from start to end shaded on the clock face in the brand colour, the hands at the start, the kicker in tall condensed type with the times and days, and the deals on dotted leaders — when it starts, when it ends and what it gets you.
When the AI picks it
MarketiQ’s Creative Director favours the Cocktail dial for posts that get people to act or announce news, when the message is an offer or deal, a timeline or several products or a menu. It is built first to get people to act.
It reads each post’s goal and shape first, then its own words, the platform and the facts you have, and offers this template only where it fits.
Who it’s for
Made for Food & drink · Serves customers locally. The Director offers it only to brands of that kind, so it never turns up for a business it does not suit.
Platforms and sizes
| Size | Where |
|---|---|
| 4:51080 × 1350 px | Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Threads, Reddit |
| 1:11080 × 1080 px | Ads |
| 9:161080 × 1920 px | TikTok |
| 2:31000 × 1500 px | |
| 16:91600 × 900 px | X, YouTube, Blog |
Single image. Each size is laid out for its canvas, not cropped; the sample above is the 4:5 version.
What it needs
The Director offers it only when these exist. Without them it simply picks another template.
- A real number from your post or your brand facts
Rules the AI follows
Word for word from the template library. The Director follows the copy rules when it writes into the template, and the visual review checks every creative against the visual rules.
Copy rules
- Start, end, days, deals and prices all come from the post; the clock draws only the window it states.
- No alcohol or 'unlimited' wording unless the post itself says it.
Visual rules
- A large wall clock with a brand-colour rim on a deep brand ground, the happy-hour window shaded as a wedge on its face and the hands set to the start time.
- 'Happy hour' in tall condensed type in an accent colour, the time window in bold, the days in mono caps and the deals with dotted leaders to accent prices.
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KOT chits
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On draught
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Make a Cocktail dial with your brand.
MarketiQ writes the post, picks the template that carries it best — this one, when it fits — and fills it with your logo, colours, facts and copy.