Ribbon cutting
The moment you 'cut the ribbon': a grand-opening ribbon in the brand colour stretched edge to edge and just cut — the two ends falling away from an open pair of scissors — under the product's name set huge, with one line on what it does and three numbered proof points. 'Now open' becomes a moment everyone recognises, and the reader learns exactly what opened.

When the AI picks it
MarketiQ’s Creative Director favours the Ribbon cutting for posts that announce news or get people to act, when the message is a list, one sharp insight or one product in the spotlight. It is built first to announce news.
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
Any business. Nothing in it assumes what you sell, so the Director can offer it to a software company, a café or a coaching centre alike — whenever the post fits.
Platforms and sizes
| Size | Where |
|---|---|
| 4:51080 × 1350 px | Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Threads, Pinterest, Reddit |
| 1:11080 × 1080 px | Ads |
| 9:161080 × 1920 px | TikTok |
| 16:91600 × 900 px | X, YouTube |
| 1.91:11200 × 628 px | Newsletter, Blog |
Single image. Each size is laid out for its canvas, not cropped; the sample above is the 4:5 version.
What it needs
Only your post. It is made from your copy and your brand kit — there is nothing else to prepare.
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
- Name the real product, service or office in 'product'; the value line says what it does for the customer.
- Proof points are three concrete capabilities or inclusions from the post — no invented numbers or dates.
- 'when' only when the post states availability.
Visual rules
- A brand-colour ribbon runs edge to edge across the canvas and is cut at the centre: two fishtail ends tilt away from an open pair of scissors drawn in ink.
- The product name is the largest type on the canvas, in the heading face, above a muted one-line value; three numbered proof points sit on ink rules below the ribbon (stacked on tall canvases, beside the name on landscape).
- Logo top left on the paper ground; the button is a brand-colour pill, the website in mono caps.
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Make a Ribbon cutting 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.