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Data as of Oct 11, 2026

MBA advertising at a glance

Public Meta and LinkedIn ads from 6 Canadian business schools, collected from the official ad libraries.

6 schools · 287 ads · 40 unique creatives

1 school hasn't been collected in the last 7 days. Click Collect all in Settings → Ad collection; everything else updates by itself.

  • HECnever

5 schools have no Meta or LinkedIn page yet. Their ads can't be collected until a page is set in Settings → Ad collection.

  • DeGrooteno pages
  • IBUno pages
  • Iveyno pages
  • Rotmanno pages
  • Smithno pages
Collection status
Ads tracked
287
40 unique creatives
Running now
154
Live on the latest collection
Typical Meta ad age
101 days
Median for ads running now
Longest-running ad
227 days
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Who is advertising best
Score out of 100: ads running now (40%), how long ads run (30%) and tactics used (30%), compared with the other schools
  1. 1
    International Business University

    Most aggressive: the most live ads of any school, built on bursaries, flexibility and real students, with a direct “Apply”.

    124 running · ads run 101 days · 1 of 5 tactics

    68
    score
  2. 2
    Smith School of Business

    Steady, long-running ads across four MBA formats, but brochure-only with no video or testimonials.

    21 running · ads run 135 days · 0 of 5 tactics

    56
    score
  3. 3
    Ivey Business School

    Most complete strategy: rankings proof, free profile reviews, video, scholarships and deadlines, refreshed regularly.

    8 running · ads run 5 days · 1 of 5 tactics

    25
    score
  4. 4
    Rotman School of Management

    Biggest proven reach on LinkedIn (up to 200,000 views per ad), focused on its Executive MBA.

    1 running · no Meta run times · 1 of 5 tactics

    12
    score
  5. 5
    DeGroote School of Business

    Strong alumni stories, but few ads, LinkedIn only, and no clear next step beyond “Learn more”.

    0 running · no Meta run times · 0 of 5 tactics

    0
    score
  6. 6
    HEC Paris

    0 running · no Meta run times · 0 of 5 tactics

    0
    score
Ads running now
Meta and LinkedIn, all MBA programs
  • DeGroote
  • HEC
  • IBU
    124
  • Ivey
    8
  • Rotman
    1
  • Smith
    21
What changed
Since the previous collection (Oct 4)

No changes yet. They show up once a school has been collected twice.

    Strategy fingerprint
    Share of each school's ads using a tactic, from the AI tags. Darker cells mean the tactic is used more; — means not analyzed yet.
    SchoolVideoTestimonialsRankings proofProfile reviewEvent / deadline
    DeGroote School of Business
    0%
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    HEC Paris
    0%
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    —
    International Business University
    19%
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    Ivey Business School
    15%
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    —
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    —
    Rotman School of Management
    17%
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    —
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    Smith School of Business
    0%
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