# Turn weekly competitor ads into one creative brief with Apify: n8n workflow

> Started by a clock, and works across Apify, Google Sheets, Notion and Slack. 13 steps: a working afternoon to understand properly.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/workflow/turn-weekly-competitor-ads-into-one-creative-brief-with-apif (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Turn weekly competitor ads into one creative brief with Apify

Started by a clock, and works across Apify, Google Sheets, Notion and Slack. 13 steps: a working afternoon to understand properly.

Medium

[Download free](https://millionrounds.com/login?next=%2Fapp%2Fworkflow%2Fturn-weekly-competitor-ads-into-one-creative-brief-with-apif)

**13 steps** Medium: a working afternoon

**0** Branches: places the flow splits

**0** Loops or waits

**4** Services it connects to

## The flow

Starts it 2 Logic 6 Service 5

The steps in the order they run, from what starts it.

- 1 **Manual Test** Manual trigger *Starts it*
- 2 **Every Monday at 9** Schedule trigger *Starts it*
- 3 **Optional: read TikTok hooks instead** Apify *Service*
- 4 **Optional: post the brief to Slack** Slack *Service*
- 5 **Optional: file the brief in Notion** Notion *Service*
- 6 **Sample ads for testing** Code *Logic*
- 7 **Who you are watching** Set *Logic*
- 8 **Count what repeats** Code *Logic*
- 9 **Read the ad library** Apify *Service*
- 10 **Write the brief row** Code *Logic*
- 11 **Keep ads with copy to read** Filter *Logic*
- 12 **Save the weekly brief** Google Sheets *Service*
- 13 **Skip ads already read** Remove Duplicates *Logic*

## How it's built

- **Starts on:** A clock
- **Steps:** 13
- **Size:** Medium: a working afternoon
- **Connects to:** Apify, Google Sheets, Notion, Slack
- **Model:** None. This is plumbing, not judgement

## Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account, plus your own Apify, Google Sheets, Notion and Slack accounts. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on a clock.

Does it use AI?

No. Every step is fixed logic or a call to a service, so it does the same thing every time.

How long does it take to set up?

Plan an afternoon. 13 steps is enough that you should read each one before running it.

How do I import it?

Copy the workflow, open a new workflow in n8n and paste. The steps appear on the canvas, ready for your own accounts.

**Before you run it**

Nothing here has been tested by us. It is somebody's working automation, read and described from its own steps. Treat the connections it wants as a list of accounts it will touch, and read the 13 steps before you point it at anything that matters.

## Run it in n8n

- **Create your n8n account** Free to start. n8n is where the workflow runs. [Create an n8n account ↗](https://millionrounds.com/n8n)
- **Download the workflow** Free with a Millionrounds account. [Download free](https://millionrounds.com/login?next=%2Fapp%2Fworkflow%2Fturn-weekly-competitor-ads-into-one-creative-brief-with-apif)
- **Paste it into n8n** Open a new workflow in n8n and paste. Then connect your own accounts.

Stored with the author's traces removed: canvas notes, instance identifiers, saved credential names and any live document they had left behind.

## Connects to

Each opens the other workflows that use it.

[Apify](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=Apify#library)[Google Sheets](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=Google+Sheets#library)[Notion](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=Notion#library)[Slack](https://millionrounds.com/workflows?service=Slack#library)

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