cyberneticlibrary

Analyze competitor ad library strategy

competitor-ads-analystskillsetup L233
thatrebeccarae/claude-marketing

Causal-lift measurements

competitive-intelligence-8pp vs no-skill baselinewith-skill 72% · baseline 80%

Measured by running the task with and without this artifact, K=5, graded by deterministic checks — no LLM judging.

What it does

Extract and analyze competitor ads from public ad libraries

Best for

GTM teams wanting messaging white space and creative format benchmarks to differentiate positioning.

Inputs
  • · Competitor domain list (3-5 companies)
  • · Target platform (Meta/Google/TikTok/LinkedIn)
Outputs
  • · Competitive ad analysis report
  • · Message clustering map
  • · Creative format swipe file
  • · Positioning gap matrix
Requires
  • · Meta Ad Library
  • · Google Ads Transparency
  • · TikTok Ad Library
  • · LinkedIn Ad Library
Preconditions
  • · Competitors identified
  • · Ad library access
Failure modes
  • · Only 30-90 days of ads visible in libraries
  • · Message patterns based on sample, not population
  • · URL changes invalidate historical data
Trust signals
  • · Ad library access URLs documented
  • · Categorization framework (message type, funnel stage, creative format)
  • · Pain point frequency scoring
  • · Positioning map methodology
  • · Pattern extraction over single-ad analysis
  • · Gap analysis (what competitors are NOT saying)