AdEspresso by Hootsuite vs. Optimizely Feature Experimentation

[AdEspresso is] great if you have a smaller budget or are just getting started with Facebook advertising. You can easily create ads and publish them in minutes after everything is set up for your account. I would recommended trying it if you don't have a lot of experience, but not to manage a large account with multiple clients (10+)

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Following scenarios, Optimizely Feature Experimentation is well-suited Experimentation tests require results to be measured, like pricing tests and UI tests. feature flags and variables can be used as dynamic configs. etc... Following scenarios, Optimizely Feature Experimentation is not well-suited Experimentation without code changes, such as CSS changes or text changes on the page, supported by Optimizely Web, is not well suited for Optimizely Feature Experimentation. If this functionality is also supported by Optimizely Feature Experimentation, then it can be really helpful.

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• A/B testing
• Mass advertising
• Budget and finance

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• Its ability to run A/B tests and multivariate experiments simultaneously allows us to identify the best-performing options quickly.
• Optimizely blends into our analytics tools, giving us immediate feedback on how our experiments are performing. This tool helps us avoid interruptions. With this pairing, we can arrive at informed decisions quickly.
• Additionally, feature toggles enable us to introduce new features or modifications to specific user groups, guaranteeing a smooth and controlled user experience. This tool helps us avoid interruptions.

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• It is a bit limited in features, for example can't do everything that you can do in Facebook's Business Manager
• There are certain levels, depending on budget, so you'll have to pay more to use it the higher your budget is
• Could use an update for Lead Ad creation, found it very tough and couldn't get things to synch correctly.

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• Onboarding takes time because there is a steep learning curve.
• The shift from the legacy version to the latest version required some changes in mindset.
• The layouts of Optimizely Web and Optimizely Feature Experimentation are quite different, so it takes time to transfer from one to the other.

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All features that we used were pretty clear. They have a good documentation

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It’s straightforward. Docs are well written and I believe there must be a support. But we haven’t used it

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I find it a lot more detailed in creation and ad reporting, but not very user friendly or helpful if you encounter an error or something happens that needs to be fixed. AdEspresso [by Hootsuite] is better if you want an easier experience and less to look at while you're creating your ads.

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Google Tag Manager was less flexible for the business and required the Google Analytics tool for analysis and metric tracking. Optimizely allows the building of use cases. Optimizely provides real-time data and metrics that are easier to use. GTM provides tracking capabilities on marketing campaigns, however, Google Analytics could potentially store user personal data.

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had troubles with performance for SSR and the React SDK

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• They have helped us greatly in lead generation for internal marketing efforts
• Big focus on lead generation for clients, have helped sell dozens of homes for them!
• Engagement and lead gen saw a big increase while using AdEspresso

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• Experimentation is key to figuring out the impact of changes made on-site.
• Experimentation is very helpful with pricing tests and other backend tests.
• Before running an experiment, many factors need to be evaluated, such as conflicting experiments, audience, user profile service, etc. This requires a considerable amount of time.

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