Monitor competitor ad activity via Telegram using BrowserAct & Gemini
Turn your Telegram bot into a covert marketing intelligence tool. This workflow allows you to send a company name to a bot, which then scrapes active ad campaigns, analyzes the strategy using AI, and delivers a strategic verdict directly to your chat.
Target Audience
Digital marketers, dropshippers, e-commerce business owners, and ad agencies looking to track competitor activity without manual searching.
How it works
- Receive Command: The workflow starts when you send a message to your Telegram bot (e.g., "Check ads for Nike" or "Spy on Higgsfield").
- Extract Brand: An AI Agent (using Google Gemini) processes the natural language text to extract the specific company or brand name.
- Scrape Ad Data: A BrowserAct node executes a background task (using the "Competitor Ad Activity Monitor" template) to search ad libraries (like Facebook or Google) for active campaigns.
- Analyze Strategy: A second AI Agent acts as a "Senior Marketing Analyst." It reviews the scraped data to count active ads, identify key hooks, and determine if the competitor is scaling or inactive.
- Deliver Report: The bot sends a formatted HTML scorecard to Telegram, including the ad count, best ad copy, and a strategic verdict (e.g., "ADVERTISE NOW" or "WAIT").
How to set up
- Configure Credentials: Connect your Telegram, BrowserAct, and Google Gemini accounts in n8n.
- Prepare BrowserAct: Ensure the Competitor Ad Activity Monitor template is saved in your BrowserAct account.
- Configure Telegram: Ensure your bot is created via BotFather and the API token is added to the Telegram credentials.
- Activate: Turn on the workflow.
- Test: Send a company name to your bot to generate a report.
Requirements
- BrowserAct account with the Competitor Ad Activity Monitor template.
- Telegram account (Bot Token).
- Google Gemini account.
How to customize the workflow
- Adjust Analysis Logic: Modify the system prompt in the Generate response agent to change how the "Verdict" is calculated (e.g., prioritize video ads over image ads).
- Add More Sources: Update the BrowserAct template to scrape TikTok Creative Center or LinkedIn Ads.
- Change Output: Replace the Telegram output with a Slack or Discord node to send reports to a team channel.
Need Help?
Workflow Guidance and Showcase Video