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Cognism ads

Cognism has 99 distinct ad creatives in our B2B ad libraries, 44 on LinkedIn, 29 on Google (all search) and 26 on Meta. Its longest running ad has been shown on Google for 2 years. 9 of its ads scored 6 or higher out of 10 for B2B fit and craft.

Sales & marketing tech · cognism.com

99distinct creatives
3channels
2 yearslongest run
9top-rated ads

Where Cognism advertises

Each creative counted once, however many ads it runs as. Every platform publishes a different public sign an ad is working, so each row shows its own.

ChannelCreativesMost used formatPublic signal
LinkedIn44Single Image (89%)Its most rerun creative runs as 13 ads
Google29Search text ad (100%)Longest shown for 2 years
Meta26Flexible (several images) (73%)Longest shown for 5 months

Cognism's best ads across every channel

Every ad in our libraries is scored out of 10 by an AI model built to judge creative, up to 5 for how well it would land with a senior B2B buyer and up to 5 for craft. 9 of Cognism's ads made the top-rated tier.

Cognism LinkedIn ad: Verifizierte Daten. Integrierte Compliance.
LinkedInSingle Image AdRunning as 2 adsOur score 6.8/10

Ad headline

Verifizierte Daten. Integrierte Compliance.

Pattern: Overheard message thread

Cognism LinkedIn ad: One prompt. Verified data, compliance built in.
LinkedInSingle Image AdOur score 6.7/10

Ad headline

One prompt. Verified data, compliance built in.

Pattern: Overheard message thread

Cognism LinkedIn ad: La conformité dans votre IA
LinkedInSingle Image AdOur score 6.6/10

Ad headline

La conformité dans votre IA

Pattern: Overheard message thread

Cognism LinkedIn ad: Put a number on your ghosts
LinkedInSingle Image AdRunning as 7 adsOur score 6.3/10

Ad headline

Put a number on your ghosts

Cognism Meta ad:
MetaFlexible (several images)Ran for 4 monthsOur score 6.2/10

Pattern: Named customer as hero

Cognism LinkedIn ad: Cognism Research Report / As AI adoption grows, GTM is becoming more technical / 47%
LinkedInDocument AdRunning as 7 adsOur score 6.1/10

Why it works

Report cover leads with a trend claim and one oversized stat, reads as research.

Pattern: Editorial data page

Cognism LinkedIn ad: See what Cognism MCP gives your GTM team
LinkedInSingle Image AdRunning as 2 adsOur score 6.1/10

Ad headline

See what Cognism MCP gives your GTM team

Cognism Meta ad: Mehr Pipeline dank aktuellen Kontaktdaten - Jetzt testen.Watch on Meta ↗
MetaVideoRan for 16 daysOur score 6/10

Ad headline

Mehr Pipeline dank aktuellen Kontaktdaten - Jetzt testen.

Pattern: Named customer as hero

Cognism LinkedIn ad: Daten, die Ergebnisse liefern
LinkedInSingle Image AdRunning as 6 adsOur score 6/10

Ad headline

Daten, die Ergebnisse liefern

Cognism LinkedIn ads

44 distinct creatives, run as 188 separate ads, 2 of them sent from a named person. LinkedIn shares no performance data for US ads, so the best public sign an ad is working is how often Cognism reruns it. These are the creatives it reruns most.

Ad formats
TypeCognismSales & marketing tech advertisers
Single Image89% (39)63%
Message5% (2)11%
Video5% (2)18%
Document2% (1)5%
Offers
TypeCognismSales & marketing tech advertisers
No offer (brand)91% (40)76%
Demo7% (3)4%
Report or guide2% (1)8%
Cognism LinkedIn ad: EU growth starts with data
Running as 13 adsOur score 5.6/10
Single Image

Ad headline

EU growth starts with data

Ad copy

Expanding into Europe is hard enough.

Cognism LinkedIn ad: Built for reps to actually use
Running as 13 adsOur score 5.1/10
Single Image

Ad headline

Built for reps to actually use

Ad copy

A data tool only pays off if your reps use it. Cognism earned Highest User Adoption for Enterprise on G2.

Cognism LinkedIn ad: Win in Europe with #1 dataWatch on LinkedIn ↗
Running as 10 adsOur score 3/10
Video

Ad headline

Win in Europe with #1 data

Ad copy

Selling into Europe? Cognism is ranked #1 in Europe for Sales Intelligence on G2.

Cognism LinkedIn ad: Don't let your contacts rest in peace
Running as 8 adsOur score 5.5/10
Single Image

Ad headline

Don't let your contacts rest in peace

Ad copy

Every contact who changed jobs is another headstone in your CRM. Dig up the ones still worth a call.

Cognism LinkedIn ad: Put a number on your ghosts
Running as 7 adsOur score 6.3/10
Single Image

Ad headline

Put a number on your ghosts

Ad copy

Up to 20% of rep time goes on bad data. That's a lot of salary spent chasing ghosts. See what it costs you.

Cognism LinkedIn ad: Somewhere between RevOps and engineering, a new job has turned up in a lot of revenue teams.
Running as 7 adsOur score 6.1/10
Document

Ad copy

Somewhere between RevOps and engineering, a new job has turned up in a lot of revenue teams.

Cognism LinkedIn ad: Meilleurs Résultats
Running as 7 adsOur score 5.8/10
Single Image

Ad headline

Meilleurs Résultats

Ad copy

Un bon fournisseur de données ne se juge pas au volume, mais aux résultats qu'il permet d'obtenir.

Cognism LinkedIn ad: Vendre intelligemment
Running as 7 adsOur score 5.7/10
Single Image

Ad headline

Vendre intelligemment

Ad copy

Même les meilleures équipes commerciales sont freinées quand leurs données ne suivent pas.

See the best B2B LinkedIn ads from every advertiser in the LinkedIn ad library.

Cognism Google ads

29 search ads and 0 display ads that ran for a month or more, 25 of them for three months or more. Below are the ones Google has shown longest, search and display apart.

Ad formats
TypeCognismSales & marketing tech advertisers
Search text ad100% (29)95%

Cognism search ads

Cognism Google ad: Search text ad
Ran for 25 monthsOur score 4.2/10
Search text ad
Cognism Google ad: Search text ad
Ran for 17 monthsOur score 4.4/10
Search text ad
Cognism Google ad: Search text ad
Ran for 17 monthsOur score 3.8/10
Search text ad
Cognism Google ad: Search text ad
Ran for 15 monthsOur score 3.1/10
Search text ad
Cognism Google ad: Search text ad
Ran for 13 monthsOur score 3/10
Search text ad
Cognism Google ad: Search text ad
Ran for 13 monthsOur score 3.7/10
Search text ad
Cognism Google ad: Search text ad
Ran for 10 monthsOur score 3.4/10
Search text ad
Cognism Google ad: Search text ad
Ran for 9 monthsOur score 3.6/10
Search text ad

See the best B2B Google ads from every advertiser in the Google ad library.

Cognism Meta ads

26 distinct creatives, 9 of them shown for three months or more. Advertisers stop paying for ads that don’t work, so these are the ones Meta has shown longest.

Ad formats
TypeCognismSales & marketing tech advertisers
Flexible (several images)73% (19)40%
Video27% (7)30%
Offers
TypeCognismSales & marketing tech advertisers
No offer (brand)96% (25)80%
Free trial4% (1)5%
Cognism Meta ad: Request 25 Free B2B LeadsWatch on Meta ↗
Ran for 5 monthsOur score 3.7/10
Video

Ad headline

Request 25 Free B2B Leads

Ad copy

Lead Forensics increased its sales conversion rates by 30% with Cognism’s B2B verified mobile data. Try for yourself.

Cognism Meta ad: Request 25 Free B2B LeadsWatch on Meta ↗
Ran for 5 monthsOur score 3.4/10
Video

Ad headline

Request 25 Free B2B Leads

Ad copy

Leading Sales & Marketing teams use Cognism to generate leads through quality B2B contact data. Enjoy AI-powered prospecting.

Cognism Meta ad: Request 25 Free B2B LeadsWatch on Meta ↗
Ran for 4 monthsOur score 3.1/10
Video

Ad headline

Request 25 Free B2B Leads

Ad copy

B2B revenue teams grow best when they have quality data. More conversations → more meetings → more pipeline. Try Cognism.

Cognism Meta ad: Data-as-a-Service for Large B2B Sales TeamsWatch on Meta ↗
Ran for 4 monthsOur score 4.6/10
Video

Ad headline

Data-as-a-Service for Large B2B Sales Teams

Ad copy

Sales and Revenue Leaders - Running a large B2B team? Cognism keeps your CRM enriched with decision-maker contact data, so: - No manual record patching - Mobiles and emails are already there - Sales focuses on selling Test if for yourself. Get a free data sample.

Cognism Meta ad: Flexible (several images)
Ran for 4 monthsOur score 2.5/10
Flexible (several images)
Cognism Meta ad: Flexible (several images)
Ran for 4 monthsOur score 6.2/10
Flexible (several images)
Cognism Meta ad: Flexible (several images)
Ran for 4 monthsOur score 5.5/10
Flexible (several images)
Cognism Meta ad: Flexible (several images)
Ran for 4 monthsOur score 2.7/10
Flexible (several images)

See the best B2B Meta ads from every advertiser in the Meta ad library.

Cognism ads, answered

Where does Cognism advertise?

In the public ad libraries we track, Cognism runs ads on LinkedIn, Google and Meta, 99 distinct creatives in all, 44 on LinkedIn, 29 on Google (all search) and 26 on Meta. Most of its creatives are on LinkedIn.

How many LinkedIn ads is Cognism running?

44 distinct creatives, run as 188 separate ads in LinkedIn’s Ad Library. Its most rerun creative runs as 13 ads.

How many Google ads is Cognism running?

29 on Google (all search), that ran for a month or more in Google’s Ads Transparency Center. Longest shown for 2 years.

How many Meta ads is Cognism running?

26 distinct creatives in Meta’s Ad Library. Longest shown for 5 months.

How can I see Cognism's ads myself?

Search Cognism by name in each platform’s own public library, LinkedIn’s Ad Library, Google’s Ads Transparency Center and Meta’s Ad Library. Every ad on this page links to its entry there.

Every ad belongs to Cognism. Understory is not affiliated with Cognism. We collect public ads from each platform's own ad library to study what B2B advertisers run. Use them for ideas and make your own creative.

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