feat: complete ad suite — search, social, display, video, email

Paid Search: 5 ad groups, 10 ads, negative keywords, budget allocation Social: 5 Twitter threads, Reddit/HN posts for 5 subreddits + Show HN Display: 5 banner sets × 4 formats (leaderboard, rectangle, skyscraper, mobile) Video: 60s 'Own Your Stack' script + 30s 'The Math' script Email: 5-email nurture sequence with segmentation rules All backed by verified stats and named psych principles RoadChain-SHA2048: 3d877b6d5e4827c0 RoadChain-Identity: alexa@sovereign RoadChain-Full: 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+# BlackRoad Display Ad Copy
+
+**Principle:** Peripheral Route — resolve in under 2 seconds
+**Formats:** Leaderboard (728x90), Medium Rectangle (300x250), Skyscraper (160x600), Mobile (320x50)
+
+---
+
+## Set 1: The Math
+
+### Leaderboard (728x90)
+```
+$3.90/hr for a cloud GPU.    $99 for a Hailo-8. Forever.    → blackroad.io
+```
+
+### Medium Rectangle (300x250)
+```
+Cloud GPU: $33,696/year
+
+Hailo-8: $99. Once.
+
+52 TOPS of AI inference
+on a Raspberry Pi.
+
+[Own Your Stack →]
+```
+
+### Skyscraper (160x600)
+```
+$3.90
+/hour
+
+×24
+×365
+
+= $33,696
+/year
+
+For ONE
+cloud GPU.
+
+—
+
+$99.
+Once.
+Forever.
+
+BlackRoad OS
+[Start Free →]
+```
+
+### Mobile (320x50)
+```
+Cloud GPU: $33K/yr.  Hailo-8: $99 forever.  → blackroad.io
+```
+
+---
+
+## Set 2: The Stat
+
+### Leaderboard (728x90)
+```
+94% of IT leaders fear vendor lock-in.    0% of BlackRoad users have a vendor.    → blackroad.io
+```
+
+### Medium Rectangle (300x250)
+```
+94% of IT leaders
+fear vendor lock-in.
+
+BlackRoad runs on hardware
+you own outright.
+
+No API keys. No contracts.
+No surprise pricing.
+
+[Own Your Stack →]
+```
+
+### Skyscraper (160x600)
+```
+94%
+of IT leaders
+fear vendor
+lock-in.
+
+42%
+are moving
+workloads
+back on-prem.
+
+You're not
+early.
+
+You're right
+on time.
+
+BlackRoad OS
+[Start Free →]
+```
+
+### Mobile (320x50)
+```
+94% fear lock-in. 0% vendor dependency.  → blackroad.io
+```
+
+---
+
+## Set 3: The Infrastructure
+
+### Leaderboard (728x90)
+```
+5 Pis. 52 TOPS. 16 models. 30 websites. $0/month.    BlackRoad OS → blackroad.io
+```
+
+### Medium Rectangle (300x250)
+```
+5 Raspberry Pis
+run our entire company.
+
+52 TOPS neural inference
+16 AI models
+30 websites
+207 repositories
+$0/month cloud bill
+
+[See the architecture →]
+```
+
+### Skyscraper (160x600)
+```
+What $400
+of hardware
+runs:
+
+30 websites
+16 AI models
+52 TOPS
+207 repos
+50 AI skills
+334 web apps
+
+Monthly
+cloud bill:
+
+$0
+
+BlackRoad OS
+Pave Tomorrow.
+[Start Free →]
+```
+
+### Mobile (320x50)
+```
+5 Pis. 52 TOPS. 30 sites. $0/mo.  → blackroad.io
+```
+
+---
+
+## Set 4: The Edge AI Market
+
+### Leaderboard (728x90)
+```
+Edge AI: $24.9B → $118.7B by 2033.    The hardware costs $99.    → blackroad.io
+```
+
+### Medium Rectangle (300x250)
+```
+The edge AI market
+will 5x by 2033.
+
+$24.9B → $118.7B
+
+The hardware that
+powers it costs $99.
+
+BlackRoad OS
+[Get started →]
+```
+
+### Mobile (320x50)
+```
+Edge AI: $118B by 2033. Start with $99.  → blackroad.io
+```
+
+---
+
+## Set 5: The Question
+
+### Medium Rectangle (300x250)
+```
+You're reading this
+on a device that loaded
+content served by
+a Raspberry Pi.
+
+Did you notice?
+
+That's the point.
+
+[See how →]
+```
+
+### Leaderboard (728x90)
+```
+This page was served by a Raspberry Pi through a Cloudflare tunnel. You didn't notice. That's the point. → blackroad.io
+```
+
+---
+
+## Design Specs
+
+- **Background:** #000000 (black)
+- **Text:** #FFFFFF (white)
+- **Accent:** #FF1D6C (hot pink) — CTAs only
+- **Font:** Space Grotesk (headlines), Inter (body)
+- **Logo:** Bottom-right corner, small, white
+- **No gradients in display ads** — keep flat for file size and readability
+- **CTA buttons:** Hot pink background, white text, rounded corners
+- **All ads must pass the 2-second test:** can someone understand the message in 2 seconds at a glance?
+
+## Targeting
+
+| Set | Audience | Platforms |
+|-----|----------|-----------|
+| The Math | Cloud users, DevOps | Google Display, LinkedIn |
+| The Stat | IT decision makers | LinkedIn, tech news sites |
+| The Infrastructure | Developers, homelabbers | Reddit ads, dev blogs |
+| Edge AI Market | CTOs, product leaders | LinkedIn, industry pubs |
+| The Question | General tech audience | Programmatic display |