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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    AdEspresso by Hootsuite

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AAdEspresso by Hootsuite is tool that allows you to perform split tests on every aspect of an advertising campaign. The platform also allows you to create, analyze and optimize Facebook Ads, Instagram, and Google campaigns. Understanding from AdEspressos analytics of what is performing best allows one to optimize campaigns both manually and automatically.N/A

    Adobe Advertising Cloud

    Score7.8 out of 10
    N/AAdobeAdvertising Cloud (formerly Adobe Media Optimizer) is an ad management product and is part of the Adobe Marketing Cloud. It delivers a rules-based bidding solution that improves the performance of search engine marketing campaigns and is integrated with Adobe Analytics.N/A

    AppNexus

    Score4.8 out of 10
    N/AAppNexus AppNexus offers online auction infrastructure and technology for data management, optimization, financial clearing and support for directly negotiated advertising campaigns. It integrates with advertising sources including Google's DoubleClick, Microsoft's AdECN, and aggregators.[3]N/A
    Pricing
    AdEspresso by HootsuiteAdobe Advertising CloudAppNexus
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
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    Free Trial
    NoNoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
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    Considered Multiple Products
    Hootsuite
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    AppNexus
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    80%
    Would buy again
    4 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    80%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    80%
    Happy with the feature set
    4 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    60%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    AdEspresso by HootsuiteAdobe Advertising CloudAppNexus
    Ad Network Integration
    Comparison of Ad Network Integration features of AdEspresso by Hootsuite and Adobe Advertising Cloud and AppNexus
    Feature
    AdEspresso by Hootsuite
    7.0
    2 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Adobe Advertising Cloud
    7.5
    9 Ratings
    2% above category average
    AppNexus
    8.5
    8 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Data Transfer7.02 Ratings8.09 Ratings8.06 Ratings
    DSP integration7.01 Ratings7.09 Ratings9.08 Ratings
    Ad Campaigns
    Comparison of Ad Campaigns features of AdEspresso by Hootsuite and Adobe Advertising Cloud and AppNexus
    Feature
    AdEspresso by Hootsuite
    6.6
    2 Ratings
    17% below category average
    Adobe Advertising Cloud
    8.6
    10 Ratings
    9% above category average
    AppNexus
    8.0
    8 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Ad campaign creation7.52 Ratings9.010 Ratings8.08 Ratings
    Ad deployment7.52 Ratings9.010 Ratings9.07 Ratings
    Display advertising7.02 Ratings8.010 Ratings7.07 Ratings
    Ad display and retargeting segmentation6.02 Ratings9.010 Ratings8.07 Ratings
    Sequence targeting4.92 Ratings8.09 Ratings8.07 Ratings
    Ad Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Ad Reporting & Analytics features of AdEspresso by Hootsuite and Adobe Advertising Cloud and AppNexus
    Feature
    AdEspresso by Hootsuite
    6.8
    2 Ratings
    13% below category average
    Adobe Advertising Cloud
    8.5
    10 Ratings
    9% above category average
    AppNexus
    8.2
    9 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Ad dashboards7.62 Ratings9.010 Ratings9.09 Ratings
    Ad performance reports8.62 Ratings10.010 Ratings7.09 Ratings
    Ad conversion tracking7.62 Ratings8.08 Ratings8.08 Ratings
    Ad attribution reporting6.52 Ratings8.09 Ratings8.08 Ratings
    Cross-channel ad management6.02 Ratings9.09 Ratings9.08 Ratings
    Ad forecasting and optimization4.42 Ratings7.28 Ratings8.08 Ratings
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    User Ratings
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    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.0
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    8.0
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    Likelihood to Renew
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    1.8
    (2 ratings)
    4.0
    (6 ratings)
    Usability
    -
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    8.0
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    Availability
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    10.0
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    Performance
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    10.0
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    Support Rating
    -
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    3.3
    (4 ratings)
    6.0
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    Online Training
    -
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    2.0
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    Implementation Rating
    -
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    8.0
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    5.0
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    Configurability
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    Ease of integration
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    5.0
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    Product Scalability
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    5.0
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    Vendor post-sale
    -
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    6.0
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    -
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    4.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    AdEspresso by HootsuiteAdobe Advertising CloudAppNexus
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Hootsuite
    [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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    Adobe
    I think it is good to keep in mind the type of business application you have in mind when selecting Media Optimizer for your company. For us, as an agency, it makes sense for us to utilize the reporting and paid search optimizing portions for our clients as we manage over 300+ clients PPC campaigns. With this tool it is possible to set up campaigns easily and as long as the parameters are set correctly within the portfolio, there is a great opportunity for the tool to do its job and use the simulation/modeling process to run and grow a paid search campaign with ease of human interaction.
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    AppNexus
    Appnexus is specifically well suited for CTV campaigns. They have the full technology stack to help you scale campaigns in any format, whether you need a lot of volume in traditional formats like banners and interstitials or if you need high-impact formats like video and other alternatives. Appnexus has a very strong set of unique publishers which makes it a great DSP for branding campaigns.
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    Pros
    Hootsuite
    • A/B testing
    • Mass advertising
    • Budget and finance
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    Adobe
    • An all in one solution for so many things that range from advertising campaigns to pushing out content to PPC.
    • Integration for many channels without much setup, this includes lesser known search engines and various social media partners.
    • Automation for delegating many tasks that can be a hassle to accomplish.
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    AppNexus
    • As per my experience they have strong support personnel. Solving the issues as and when required.
    • We can solve certain issues like campaign performance, inventory optimization and more with the help of AppNexus wiki. We get all the required information in the Wiki itself.
    • They have given the right platform to both buyers and sellers to workout and meet their digital marketing needs and goals.
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    Cons
    Hootsuite
    • 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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    Adobe
    • As with most Adobe products, it can be a little tedious to use and requires a bit of extra training and "googling" around to make sure you are getting things right. It has improved over time within the entire Adobe suite, and I anticipate that this will be true of this as well.
    • Adobe training and learning platforms can include a lot of technical terminology and jargon that makes it difficult for a novice to understand without feeling like they need a whole new education.
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    AppNexus
    • The platform is incredibly complex and requires a great deal of understanding of how the platform works that caught us by surprise.
    • The wiki is not enough and when we resorted to reaching out to AppNexus it was a nuisance of having several emails going back and forth.
    • No phone support is offered which would have made several things easier than exchanging confusing emails.
    • Video inventory is still not implemented.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Hootsuite
    No answers on this topic
    Adobe
    As of this writing, we have just discontinued our use of Adobe Media Optimizer. Other vendors gave us a better rate, a better contract option, and the product is just better than what we had with Adobe at the time. We may revisit Adobe again at the future, but it seems like they have a lot of work to do to catch up with the leader in the space
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    AppNexus
    I love almost everything about AppNexus because I feel like the user data is easy to track because of the identifiers, you can see which adverts got clicked and which were ignored. We can track the location of the ad on the page fold and this makes it so much easier for future campaigns. The only thing I don't like is that the data is only kept for a year, and I'd like it for a longer period of time
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    Usability
    Hootsuite
    No answers on this topic
    Adobe
    It definitely takes some instruction to get to be able to use the system. One would struggle trying to get it to work without any previous experience with it. If you are famailiar with the interface it is actually quite fast and easy to maneuver around.
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    AppNexus
    Because I think the interface is kind of confusing at the beginning and it confuses you a lot.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Hootsuite
    No answers on this topic
    Adobe
    No answers on this topic
    AppNexus
    I've never had any problems with appnexus - the software is always available
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    Performance
    Hootsuite
    No answers on this topic
    Adobe
    No answers on this topic
    AppNexus
    Yes, everything works great in that sense
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    Support Rating
    Hootsuite
    No answers on this topic
    Adobe
    They are super knowledgable and help in almost all situations, however sometimes I feel they put you on hold to find the answers themselves as they literally have said. "Can you hold a few minutes while I research that answer for you?" Most of the time they come back with a solution, other times they manually escalate it to someone else.
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    AppNexus
    Because the support team does give you support, they take 24hrs to get back to you but once they open a ticket they focus on resolving the issue for you. My only problem is that you don't have a specific account representative assigned to you.
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    Online Training
    Hootsuite
    No answers on this topic
    Adobe
    No answers on this topic
    AppNexus
    Online training are not user friendly and not easy to understand
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    Implementation Rating
    Hootsuite
    No answers on this topic
    Adobe
    It was difficult initially, but the implementation of the Dynamic Tag Manager was a big help and timesaver.
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    AppNexus
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Hootsuite
    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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    Adobe
    It was a step up from Marin in terms of UI. Very similar functionality to Marin. Compared to Kenshoo Search and Google Marketing Platform it was probably not as advanced but offered the benefit of integrating with other products in the Adobe stack like Adobe Analytics, Adobe Target, and Adobe Campaign.
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    AppNexus
    The TTD platform seems to have better CTV/OLV inventory, so that is typically preferred over AppNexus (APN). Usually, if clients have an internal desk, they will use TTD, which can often lead to us bidding against them, which is also another benefit of running campaigns within AppNexus (APN). Google DSP is typically used to increase the scale for display and build larger re-messaging pools.
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    Scalability
    Hootsuite
    No answers on this topic
    Adobe
    No answers on this topic
    AppNexus
    Because it's a great DSP but not the best
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    Return on Investment
    Hootsuite
    • 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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    Adobe
    • This has increased the number of clients.
    • This has increased the amount of productivity and time we can spend on clients.
    • This has increased the overall revenue because we can handle more than we used to be able to handle without this tool.
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    AppNexus
    • The 1 USD audit fee makes it very hard to A/B test creatives and improve performance, hurting ROI.
    • We have been able to reach some users that we weren't able to get before, increasing spending, which is good for ROI.
    • We can run campaigns on TV, which is a big boost for the business, and very ROI positive.
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