863 ads from 12 barbecue restaurants in the Meta Ad Library, 862 running now.
12 barbecue restaurants have 863 ads in the Meta Ad Library between them, and 862 of those were running when we read it on October 23, 2026. Below is a page of creative from each, what formats carry the category, and how long the ads that work stay up.
BBQ ads that pull a crowd sell game day and a Texas-style plate, or a tell-all class for people who compete, because buyers want the smoke they can taste this weekend or the trick that wins a contest.
The library count is everything a brand has published on Meta. The active count is what was delivering at the read. The ratio between them is the account’s posture: a large library with a small active share is a brand cycling hard, and one where nearly everything is live is running a small curated set.
| Advertiser | Ads in library | Running now | Read here |
|---|---|---|---|
| True Texas BBQ | 47 | 46 | 6 |
| BBQ Champs Academy | 10 | 10 | 6 |
| Thompsons Smokehouse | 35 | 35 | 6 |
Meta Ad Library, read October 23, 2026. Library and active counts are Meta’s own.
video leads at 43 percent of the 72 creatives read here, with carousel at 36 percent and static at 21. Shop now carries 62 percent of the calls to action.
The median creative here ran 92 days and the longest was still up at 1511. Run length is the closest thing to a public performance signal these libraries publish, because nobody keeps paying to deliver an ad that is not working.
The longest-running ad from each advertiser, in its own words. These are the ads someone kept paying for.
Platinum Meadow Creek Dealer in Lancaster County, PAMeadow Creek Welding · running 1,511 days
When it comes to BBQ catering, why settle for anything less than the best?Good Smoke BBQ & Pub · running 793 days
Bacon-Wrapped SamplersBurgers' Smokehouse · running 742 days
Beef JerkyThompsons Smokehouse · running 631 days
instagram.comSo Hot Restaurant · running 540 days
One 5 lb. box 4" Smoked Sausage LinksEdwards Virginia Smokehouse · running 420 days
3 percent of these ads open with a question, 6 percent put a number in the first line, and 1 percent lead with an emoji.
One page of creative from each advertiser, newest reads first. Every card carries the brand that ran it.
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Hooks, landing pages and run length for each
Every creative, with its copy, format and run length
The ad teaches something before it asks for anything.
Every creative, with its copy, format and run length
Announcements, drops and restocks.
Every creative, with its copy, format and run length
People do not book a service, they book a job: one room, one driveway, one visit. The ads that fill a calendar name that job and put an offer beside it, a price, a free quote, or a slot this week. 6 percent of the bbq ads here lead with a price in the ad.
The result is the creative. A before-and-after, the finished job, or a short clip of the work being done stops the scroll faster than a logo or a team photo. In this category video ads lead.
Set a radius around the towns you work in and let Meta find the homeowners inside it. Name the town in the copy: a local name in the first line tells the reader this ad is for them.
"Shop now" is the most used button on these ads. Use a call button, an instant form or a booking link, and answer every lead within minutes. The shop that calls back first gets the job.
The median bbq ad here stayed up 92 days. Give a new ad a week of spend before you judge it, then retire what is not getting results and write the next version of what is. The advertisers with the most live ads are the ones testing the most.
This page shows 72 creatives. Meta lists 863 for these advertisers, and 862 are running right now. Sprites' proprietary marketing agent reads every bbq ad running now, writes ads for your business in the styles that work, and launches them on Facebook, Instagram and Google once you approve.