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Wanna see which ads your competitors are running? Drop a link below to one of their sites and I'll e-mail you a full report for free.

Hey ya'll,

Just like the title says, drop a link and I'll get a full slideshow of their ads over to you in as soon as possible.

Included will be all of your competitor's creatives across Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Reddit, Podcasts, Influencers, and TikTok (owned content only for this channel)

I recently started a monthly newsletter at otherbrandsads.com where we provide this exact service on a monthly basis.

I've been watching this community from the sidelines for some time now, and want to give back to those who motivated me to start my own thing!

on June 25, 2020
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      Sent! Only running one ad right now on FB + IG. Promoted on a few podcasts this month as well.

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    I've been getting a lot of feedback from ya'll who have responded to this post that you'd be interested in the newsletter - but not at $99.

    A lot of you have mentioned that you'd be interested in paying less for less competitors to monitor.

    I'm wondering if I can garner some larger group feedback here - would people be more interested in the following tiers if they were made available:

    1. $25 for 1 competitor
    2. $49 for 3 competitors
    3. $89 for 5 competitors

    Appreciate it!

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    Hi Nickruzmarksi,

    Interesting. How do you know what other people run on so many platforms? How does your product work?
    Also, after I see their ad, what's the benefit to me? Is the idea that I learn/copy to create better ads than them?

    Bill

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      Hey @billatberlocks!

      Without getting into too many specifics, we leverage data provided directly from the platforms themselves, and in cases when this is not sufficient - utilize different Python scripts and tech to track ads for our subscribers.

      Ad tracking is used for competitive intelligence. Your competitors' ads tell you a ton of information:

      • What products or content are they promoting?
      • Are they discounting or cutting prices?
      • What is their copy strategy? Are they split testing visuals or text?
      • Are they leveraging any news marketing channels (Reddit/podcasts/influencers/etc.) that you might want to explore?

      Hope this was helpful!

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        Very cool! We should chat sometime. bill@berlocks.com

        This is a cool product, has feedback been positive?

        Bill

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          Very positive so far.

          Just saw you submitted through the site - I'll follow up with you there!

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    Thank you so much everyone for your interest thus far! I'm going to finish out everyone who requested below this comment and then will open the post back up (probably Sunday) for anyone else who is interested :)

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      Sent to the e-mail address you have provided in your indiehackers profile!

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    That is something cool you've built!

    https://www.pingdom.com/

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      @zus7 - Can you drop your email in here for me? I have the report ready, just need an address to send it on over to. Thanks!

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        Hey! This is my email : zawwad124@gmail.com

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    This is a great idea! obviously.ai is our main competitor.

    Checked out the site as well. The landing page looks real nice. A couple of small pieces of advice... I'd center the "Real ads from your top 5 competitors" section a little better. Push it to the left a little.

    Also, rethink your pricing! I'd happily pay $50 for a one-time report! Not exactly interested in a recurring $99 fee. I'm sure that's 100% worth it for large companies but maybe think about a "startup tier" as well.

    Keep it up!

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      @findingnino Thank you so much for your feedback! I'll play around with that one section you mentioned.

      After the interest on this thread, I am considering creating a lower priced tier for the types of businesses people on I.H. are running.

      Right now, I have a few e-commerce clients (initially the audience I started this for) who take considerably longer to put together and also need updates on a rolling basis.

      Additionally, I took a look at obviously.ai - no ads this month on any platform we crawl. Only thing I noticed is an appearance/promotion on 1 podcast in June - Episode 18 of "Makerpad" on 6/11.

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    zenbusiness.com

    This is a great idea!

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      @Pedro_M Sent over to the email you have listed in your profile!

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    This is dope! love it!

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      Hey @Garri. Currently not advertising on any of the channels we search (FB, IG, Twitter, Linkedin, Influencers, Podcasts, Reddit, Youtube)

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        Thank you ! @Nickruzmarksi . Maybe we can try blockfolio.com , or delta.app ?)

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      @Yasirnyc Can you please drop your email here for me to send this on over?

      I can't find an email attached to your profile. Thanks!

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        Found ads on LinkedIn and Twitter primarily.

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      Sent! Only currently advertising on LinkedIn.

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      Sent! To contact@userback email address I found in your profile.

      Only a few ads on LinkedIn in June from that specific competitor, nothing else on any of the other platforms.

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      Hey @reader. Since you don't have an email address attached to your profile - would you mind dropping it here so I can send this over to you? Thanks!

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        Don't worry about this actually - just checked across FB, IG, Twitter, Linkedin, Youtube, influencers, podcasts - NO ADS this month from wanikani

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        Thank you. I appreciate it! team@yomi.ai

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          I'm happy to check into another competitor for you if you'd like, Wanikani is currently not advertising anywhere!

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              No ads!

              Only thing promotion wise I see is they were promoted by a Podcast named "Travel Glow: Explore Japan and the World" Episode 3 as a recommended learning tool.

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                Alright. Thanks for checking!

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    Sounds great ... Heroku.com
    Thanks

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      Hey @easy_like_uffizzi, I should have mentioned this, but since you don't have an e-mail address attached to your profile, please drop it here so I can send this on over!

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        Thanks it’s biz@uffizzi.cloud

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          Sent! Only promoted via podcasts in June - no ads elsewhere.

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    Linktr.ee - I am interested in their marketing strategy. Thanks

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      @djeby Just following up again - I have the Linktr.ee report ready and actually sent it to a few people on this thread. Just need an email address and I'll send it over!

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        Here it is: hello@stacky.me
        Sorry for the late reply.

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      Hey @djeby, please drop an e-mail so I can send it on over. You don't have one attached to your profile here - thank you!

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      Thanks - expect an email within the next 24 hours!

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        Hello! Can you send me the same e-mail about linktree? I am interested in their marketing strategies, too. (Considering the amount of alternatives, its surprising that they are still the lead)

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          Hey @kavuning, please drop an e-mail so I can send it over to you. You don't have one attached to your profile - thanks!

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            Oh, totally forgot that. Just updated my profile & added my email address. Thank you so much!

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                Thanks. I will check it out.

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        Thanks. I appreciate it.

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      Hey - they are not currently advertising across any of the 10 channels we crawl.

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      @photawe Sent! To the email you have provided in your profile here.

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