Thumbnail Design

Subah Wadhwani

How Plaudium helped overcome low visibility with thumbnail and title A/B testing.

Timeline

Feb 2024 — May 2026

Subah Wadhwani co-founded Atomik Growth, a podcast growth and media agency working with clients including Acquired, a16z, My First Million, Kleiner Perkins, and Darknet Diaries. He also hosts F#ckups, a business and mindset podcast capturing conversations with successful operators and thinkers across India and Southeast Asia.

Total views since partnership

936.6K

7.3% avg CTR · 30.4K subscribers

From 15 uploads in 2025 · Several videos reaching 76K–95K+ views

Increase click-through rate (CTR), reach the right audience, and build a recognizable brand through better thumbnails and titles.

The Challenge

1No built-in audience at launch, so every video had to earn clicks cold.
2Two distinct channels, a personal channel and a podcast, each needing its own pitch.
3Balancing bold packaging with the credibility expected of a business and agency voice.
4No repeatable system for testing and improving thumbnails and titles over time.

Objective

Audience: Reaching the right audience with the help of the right visual.
CTR: Maximizing the possibility of getting more CTR by A/B testing multiple thumbnails and titles.
Brand: Building a recognizable brand with the help of color and design patterns.

Our Strategy

01

Outlier Hunting

Finding patterns on YouTube that already worked.

02

Thumbnail

Minimal design that fits the brand and creates a consistent identity.

03

Pairing Analysis

Combining a thumbnail and title so they work together to maximize CTR.

Results by Platform

YouTube

936.6K

Total views

7.3%

Average CTR

30.4K

Subscribers

From 15 uploads in 2025 · Several videos reaching 76K–95K+ views

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