Standby card
A broadcast 'test card' built from the brand's own colours — vertical colour bars, a test circle and a white 'PLEASE STAND BY' plate carrying the message — for a pause, a switch-over or a something-is-coming tease.
When the AI picks it
MarketiQ’s Creative Director favours the Standby card for posts that announce news or entertain, when the message is one sharp insight. 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, 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
- One plain message: what is paused, changing or coming — no hype words.
- Times and dates appear only when the post states them.
Visual rules
- Full-width vertical colour bars from the brand palette (brightest left) over the top of the frame, a thin reversed castellation strip under them and a dark ground below.
- A thin white test circle with crosshairs behind a centred white plate: a brand-colour notice band (PLEASE STAND BY) over the message in heavy centred type.
- Logo bottom left and website bottom right on the dark ground, with three small black-level patches.
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Clapperboard slate
A film clapperboard snapped open under a spotlight
Telestrator replay
A sports analyst's telestrator replay of the 'game plan': a pitch from above with telestrator marks
Radio dial
A radio set in the brand colour: the needle tuned in to the post's station on a lit dial of preset names, a speaker grille with the brand nameplate and two knobs
Coming up next
A broadcast coming-up bumper before the break: COMING UP set huge on a brand band, the show name and logo, then NEXT, THEN and LATER teaser tiles
Previously on…
A TV 'previously on…' recap: the series name in an italic title, two or three dark film frames each subtitled with a story beat so far, then this week's new development…
Make a Standby card 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.