Integrations · Slack

Run paid media from Slack.

Mention @theadspend in any channel. Ask about your accounts, catch the alerts, read the reports, and approve the fix where your team already works.

In the channel

The whole loop, where the work happens.

Ask a question, read the digest, approve the fix. Three moments from an ordinary Tuesday, all in the channel.

01

Ask your accounts

Plain-English questions, answered from the account's own record.

paid-media
Slack
Dana Whitfield9:41 AM
@theadspend why did CPA jump on Brand Search last week?
The Ad SpendApp9:41 AM

CPA on Brand Search rose 31% (Apr 3–10). The daily cap was raised 40% on Apr 2. Review the search terms and conversion data to investigate whether that change contributed.

Change record

Field
Daily budget cap
Change
$250 → $350
By / when
Sam R. · Apr 2, 2:14 PM

Review the changes and conversion data before choosing a next step.

02

Get the digest

Forecast-backed alerts, bundled — pacing, spikes and silent campaigns.

ad-alerts
Slack
The Ad SpendApp9:15 AM· Example configured digest

Morning digest — 3 things need your eyes

PacingMeta / Retargeting is 22% over budget — will exhaust by Thursday.

Spend spikeGoogle / Shopping CPC is up 18% vs your baseline.

Silent campaignTikTok / Spring Launch hasn't spent in 36 hours.

Forecast-backed and bundled — no stream of pings.

03

Approve the fix

The recommendation, the expected effect, and two buttons.

paid-media
Slack
The Ad SpendApp2:06 PM· Optimizer · private beta

Retargeting CPA is up 31% over 9 days while Prospecting is converting below target.

Recommendation

Shift 18% of budget from Retargeting → Prospecting.

Expected blended CPA −8 to −12%

Dana Whitfield approved this · 2:07 PM
The Ad SpendApp2:07 PM

Approval recorded. Review the action result and the account's updated settings before treating the change as complete.

What you can do in Slack

Four ways the record meets you in the channel.

Slack and the web app read from the same record. What you ask in the channel, the web app already knows.

Basic Chat

live

Start with an @theadspend mention.

Mention @theadspend in any channel and ask about an account in plain English. The answer comes with the evidence behind it, and recent web conversations are there to reopen.

Alerts

live

Configured alerts, delivered to your channel.

Threshold and forecast alerts posted to the channel that owns the account, with the affected account and period in the message. Frequency is yours to set.

Reports

live

Stakeholder-ready rundowns, on schedule.

Scheduled rundowns posted to the channels you choose, on the cadence you choose. Same report as the web app, same evidence.

Optimizer approvals

private beta

Review every account-changing action.

A proposed change arrives with its target, the edit, and the expected effect. Approve or dismiss from the thread. Nothing runs until you do.

Setup

Connected in minutes, quiet by default.

01

Connect Slack

Add The Ad Spend to your workspace in a couple of clicks. One person connects it; the whole team can use it. Unlimited seats, no licenses.

02

Pick channels & cadence

Set the organization's default channel, then route individual alerts and reports wherever they belong. Alert frequency and report schedules are separate settings.

03

Work from Slack

Mention @theadspend in any channel to start a conversation. Alerts and reports land where you pointed them, and approvals wait for you in the thread.

See the full engine behind it

Slack questions

Answers, not gestures.

How do I start a conversation?
Mention @theadspend in any channel of a connected workspace and ask. Threads keep the context, so follow-up questions build on the last answer.
Is Basic Chat the same as the full assistant?
Basic Chat answers questions about your accounts and is live today, with limited use on Starter. The full assistant can also take actions on reports and alerts when you confirm them; it is in private beta.
Are Microsoft Teams notifications available?
Yes, in beta. Alerts and reports can be delivered to Teams. Chat stays in Slack and the web app for now.
Do I have to leave Slack to use it?
For the day-to-day, no. Questions, alerts, reports, and approvals all happen in the channel. Account setup and the full History view live in the web app.
Does a recommendation change my campaigns?
Not until you approve it. Optimizer proposes the change in the thread, you approve or dismiss, and the execution result posts back so you can see it landed.
Can I control notification volume?
Yes. Each alert has its own condition, scope, destination, and frequency. Reports have their own schedules. A pacing alert and a Monday rundown do not need to arrive the same way.
Can I control which channels get what?
Set a default channel in Settings, then override it per alert or report. Agencies route each client's notifications from that client's organization settings.

Bring it into your workspace

Put the analyst in your Slack.

Connect your accounts and your workspace in minutes. The whole team gets it — unlimited seats, no licenses, no training.