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name: competitive-ads-extractor description: "Extracts and analyzes competitor ads from ad libraries (Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok, Google). Use when researching competitor messaging, creative patterns, campaign strategies, or ad inspiration. Ch..."

Competitive Ads Extractor

Overview

Scrape and analyze competitor ads to identify working messaging, creative patterns, and campaign strategies.

Keywords: competitor ads, ad library, facebook ads, linkedin ads, tiktok ads, messaging analysis, creative research, ad copy, campaign strategy, competitive intelligence

Process

1. Identify target brand/industry
2. Check references/competitors/[brand].md or references/industries/[industry].md
3. Access relevant ad libraries
4. Extract ads + screenshots
5. Analyze using framework below
6. Output to ~/competitor-ads/[brand]/

Ad Library Sources

Analysis Framework

Messaging

Creative

Copy

Output Structure

Copy~/competitor-ads/[brand]/
├── screenshots/           # All ad images
├── videos/               # Video ads
├── analysis.md           # Full analysis report
├── top-performers/       # Best ads subset
├── raw-data.csv          # Structured data
└── patterns.md           # Identified patterns

Analysis Report Template

Copy# [Brand] Ad Analysis

## Overview
- Total ads: X active
- Platforms: [list]
- Date extracted: YYYY-MM-DD

## Top Problems Highlighted
1. [Problem] (X ads) — "[Example copy]"
2. ...

## Creative Patterns
1. [Pattern name] — [Description], used in X ads

## Copy Patterns
- Headlines: [Pattern]
- CTAs: [Common CTAs]
- Length: [Avg characters]

## Audience Segments
- [Segment]: [Messaging angle]

## Recommendations
1. [Actionable insight]

References

• references/competitors/ — Known competitor profiles and history
• references/industries/ — Industry-specific patterns and benchmarks
• references/platforms/ — Platform-specific extraction methods