Step-by-Step Video: How to See Facebook Ads from Your Competitors

by | May 31, 2019

There are many reasons you may want to see a brand’s Facebook ads and budget. When you’re doing competitive research or planning your Facebook Ad campaign it’s smart to have an industry benchmark. Well, lucky for you Facebook now makes that totally transparent and free for anyone to see.

Here are the steps:

1) Go to the Facebook page of the brand you’d like to evaluate.

2) Find “Page Transparency” on the right column and click on “See More”

How to See Facebook Ads from Any Brand - Step 1

3) Find “Ads from This Page” and click on “View in Ad Library” (if they are running ads this will appear)

How to See Facebook Ads from Any Brand - Step 2

That’s it!

Facebook Ads for Brand Competitors - ExxonMobile Example

Happy ad hunting and tell us what you think of this feature from Facebook and how you’re using it. Facebook changes their interface frequently so we’ll do our best to keep this updated if they do.

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Ryder Meehan

Ryder Meehan

Ryder has been on a 16-year journey to master digital marketing from every aspect. His resume includes Razorfish, Slighshot, Fossil, Samsung Mobile and Tatcha before launching Upgrow. Ryder is the acting CEO, heading business development and account services. He has been featured as a digital marketing leader on Forbes, PRNews, Business.com, Workamajig, Databox, Fit Small Biz and other outlets.

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