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Ad Costs Creeping Up? Try These 5 Prompts ✋🏼

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Hello… hello? 👋

Hearing this from a few clients: Those low-cost post-holiday ads?

Gone. 😵‍💫

February is bringing higher ad prices, but that doesn’t mean you have to overspend.

Here are five AI-driven prompts to help you keep your ads efficient and effective.

🚀 AI Quick Wins: Prompts to Uncover Your Competitors' Ads

Feel like your competitors are outspending or out-maneuvering you?

Here’s how AI can help you uncover their ad strategies and optimize yours for maximum impact…

💪 Competitive Ad Intelligence

Use AI to analyze where your competitors are spending—Google Ads, Meta Ads, search, social, or display. Fine-tune your media mix to outperform them.

📢 Ad Format Breakdown

Use AI to dissect your competitors’ ad formats (text, image, video), messaging themes, and audience targeting so you can refine your strategy.

📈 Cross-Platform Positioning

Competitors tweak their messaging across platforms. AI can reveal how they adjust their value proposition on search vs. social so you can do it better.

🔑 Keyword & Ad Structure Insights

Find out which keywords competitors bid on and how they structure Meta Ads (carousel, video, lead-gen) to maximize engagement.

🚀 Competitor Messaging Deep Dive

Which ad channels dominate their strategy? How do they position their messaging? AI helps you craft a stronger, more persuasive approach.

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🛠️ Use These👇🏼 Prompts to Uncover Their Ad Playbooks

Copy and paste these into ChatGPT (using memory) or your AI tool of choice (load PDF’s of your Ad data from the top 3-5 competitors):

✅ Which advertising channels (Google Ads, Meta Ads, search, social, display) are our top competitors using?
✅ Analyze their ad formats (text, image, video), messaging themes, and audience targeting.
✅ How do they position their value proposition differently across platforms?
✅ What keywords do they bid on in Google Ads, and how do they structure their Meta Ads (carousel, video, lead-gen)?
✅ Which advertising channels (search, social, etc.) are they dominating, and how do they position their messaging?

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📊 Where to Get Competitor Ad Data

👀 Free Tools:

💰 Paid Tools for Deeper Insights:

  • SEMrush AdClarity – Competitor PPC & display insights

  • Similarweb – Web traffic, ad referrals, and audience data

  • Adbeat – Display ad spend & creative tracking

  • iSpionage – PPC & SEO keyword intelligence

  • Pathmatics – Social, video, and display ad spend tracking

  • BigSpy - Covers nine major platforms

  • Denote - Seven platforms and Landing Pages

The Next FREE Ask Alec Session…

WHO: You, Me & Your Marketing Peers

WHAT: Answers to all your burning AI questions

WHERE: Zoom 💻

WHEN: Next Tuesday, February 11 @ 12-1pm EST

WHY: To equip you with the knowledge and skills you need to overcome whatever AI roadblock is preventing you from getting better.

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Hit reply and let me know—what your biggest challenge in competitor analysis is?

P.S. I read every reply. ✔️