{"id":81607,"date":"2024-04-02T07:30:38","date_gmt":"2024-04-02T12:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wordstream.com\/?p=81607"},"modified":"2024-08-07T16:24:58","modified_gmt":"2024-08-07T21:24:58","slug":"9-sneaky-ways-to-spy-on-your-competitors-ads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wordstream.com\/blog\/competitors-ads","title":{"rendered":"9 Sneaky Ways to Spy on Your Competitors’ Ads"},"content":{"rendered":"

They say keep your friends close and your enemies closer. Now in the online advertising world, your competitors aren\u2019t exactly your enemies (unless you take life way too seriously and in which case you may need to do some self-work), but they are a threat to your business if you don\u2019t pay attention to what they\u2019re doing.<\/p>\n

So in this post, I\u2019m going to provide nine ways to spy on your competitors’ ads so you can keep your strategy agile, relevant, and effective.<\/p>\n

9 ways to spy on your competitors\u2019 ads<\/h2>\n

Analyzing ads and keywords is a must when doing a competitive analysis<\/a>. Here are nine of our favorite tools for spying on your competitors\u2019 ads.<\/p>\n

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  1. Use the Facebook (Meta) Ads Library<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Go to their website and get retargeted<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. Use Facebook itself<\/a><\/li>\n
  4. Use an SEO tool<\/a><\/li>\n
  5. Do a Google search<\/a><\/li>\n
  6. Use the Google Ads Transparency Center<\/a><\/li>\n
  7. Try the TikTok Ads Library<\/a><\/li>\n
  8. Use competitive intelligence tools<\/a><\/li>\n
  9. Use ad intelligence tools<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Let’s dive into each one.<\/p>\n

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    1. Use the Facebook (Meta) Ads Library<\/h3>\n

    The Meta\/Facebook Ads Library<\/a> shows you all ads currently running across Meta technologies, including:<\/p>\n