Analyze competitor video ads with AI and log the insights

Scans a competitor's video ads, has AI break down what makes them work, and logs it all in a spreadsheet.

How the work actually flows

A straight line. Runs once per one per video ad.

Pattern: Multiple Instances with a priori Design-Time Knowledge (13)

flowchart TD trig(("user requests competitor analysis")):::human s0["scan page for video ads"]:::svc s1["filter to widest reach"]:::task s2[["analyze each video with ai"]]:::mi s3[("log breakdown to sheet")]:::store trig --> s0 s0 --> s1 s1 -->|"one per one per video ad"| s2 s2 --> s3 out[/"organized spreadsheet of ad breakdowns"/]:::out pay{{"competitor insights without manual review"}}:::pay s3 --> out out --> pay classDef task fill:#e7f6fe,stroke:#34b8f0,color:#2c2a29 classDef svc fill:#f6f8fa,stroke:#7c8795,color:#2c2a29 classDef mi fill:#e7f6fe,stroke:#0079a8,color:#2c2a29,stroke-width:2px classDef human fill:#fff,stroke:#0079a8,color:#0079a8 classDef store fill:#f6f8fa,stroke:#0079a8,color:#2c2a29 classDef trig fill:#00a4eb,stroke:#0079a8,color:#fff,font-weight:bold classDef trigtime fill:#00a4eb,stroke:#0079a8,color:#fff,font-weight:bold classDef trigdata fill:#8ad4f5,stroke:#0079a8,color:#06314c,font-weight:bold classDef gate fill:#fff,stroke:#e8a23d,color:#6b4708,font-weight:bold classDef out fill:#1f9d6b,stroke:#167a53,color:#fff,font-weight:bold classDef pay fill:#06314c,stroke:#021f33,color:#fff
A stepAn outside serviceRuns once per itemA personA record or sheetResultPayoff
Build size
Advanced

A larger build with multiple systems, AI reasoning, and custom rules.

Business functions
AI Agents & Autonomous SystemsSpreadsheet & Database OpsResearch & Market Intelligence
Connects
Google GeminiGoogle Sheets

The problem it solves

You want to know what's actually working in your competitors' video ads, but watching and analyzing dozens of them by hand takes hours you don't have. Notes end up scattered instead of organized somewhere your team can reuse. You want a repeatable way to study ad creative without doing it manually every time.

Who it fits

Marketers and agencies who study competitor advertising to inform their own creative strategy.

How it works

  1. A competitor's ad page is scanned for video ads
  2. Ads are filtered down to the ones with the widest reach
  3. AI watches each video and analyzes its hook, script, and structure
  4. The analysis is organized into standard fields
  5. Everything lands in a spreadsheet for your team to review
What you get

Competitor ad patterns you can act on

You get a clear breakdown of what makes competitor video ads effective, organized in a spreadsheet for your team.

What you get

An organized spreadsheet of competitor video ad breakdowns, including hooks, scripts, and formats.

What you need

An Apify account, a Google AI account for Gemini, and a Google account for Sheets.

We can build this. But should you?

The hard question is not how to build it. It is whether this is the right thing to build first.

That is what a Fractional Chief AI Officer figures out with you, before anyone writes a line of code.

Let's Talk Strategy

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