{"id":6419,"date":"2019-03-12T05:25:45","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T05:25:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.swat.io\/?p=6419"},"modified":"2023-01-04T15:59:12","modified_gmt":"2023-01-04T13:59:12","slug":"analysis-facebook-ads-competitors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swat.io\/en\/advertise\/analysis-facebook-ads-competitors\/","title":{"rendered":"Competitor Analysis: How to Spy on Your Competitors\u2019 Facebook Ads"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If you want to hold your own in the market, you should know what your competitors are up to. This also goes for the Facebook Ads<\/a> they run. After all, paid advertising is becoming increasingly important. So it makes sense to learn from the successes and failures of others and get inspiration for your own campaigns.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The catch is that you\u2019ll only see your competitors\u2019 ads in your newsfeed if your profile matches their targeting. Fortunately, you don\u2019t have to wait for that to happen. Because there are other ways to spy. You can find eight of them here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Become a Fan of Your Competitors<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Do you know who your main competitors are on Facebook? Then give their page a Like, visit them regularly, and respond to a couple of posts<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This will increase the chances of your competitors\u2019 ads appearing in your newsfeed in the future. It also keeps you up to date with their content marketing in general.<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n

Competitor analysis is important in social media marketing, and not just when it comes to Facebook Ads. To find out what you should pay particular attention to when scrutinizing your competitors and which tools are suitable for doing so, read our blog post \u201c<\/em>Analyze Your Competitors on Social Media with the Right Strategies and Tools<\/em><\/a>.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\n\n

2. Ad Library and Information on Facebook Pages<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Facebook itself gives you two ways to view active ads from competitors<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n