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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Adform FLOW

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/AAdform, headquartered in Copenhagen, offers an independent and integrated advertising platform built for modern marketing. Its enterprise technology – Adform FLOW – harnesses user experience and a scalable, modular and open architecture, to enable management of the whole campaign life cycle. It aims to provide clients with enhanced control and transparency across advertising operations, including ownership of all data from their campaigns.N/A

    Adobe Audience Manager

    Score7.9 out of 10
    N/AAdobe Audience Manager is a data management platform (DMP) that is integrated into the Adobe Marketing Cloud.N/A

    Google Campaign Manager 360

    Score6.7 out of 10
    N/AReplacing DoubleClick, Google Campaign Manager 360 is a web-based ad management system for advertisers and agencies, used to manage digital campaigns across websites and mobile. This includes features for ad serving, targeting, verification, and reporting.N/A
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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 FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Adform FLOWAdobe Audience ManagerGoogle Campaign Manager 360
    Considered Multiple Products
    Adform
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    Adobe
    Chose Adobe Audience Manager
    AAM fine tuned marketing campaigns better.
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    Google
    Chose Google Campaign Manager 360
    Google Marketing Platform had greater reach, was easily added to our other Google platforms and had a great support system. Our staff was more familiar with the platform as it has similarities to other Google products, hence it was easier to use. Whilst the other platforms had …
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Adform FLOWAdobe Audience ManagerGoogle Campaign Manager 360
    Ad Network Integration
    Comparison of Ad Network Integration features of Adform FLOW and Adobe Audience Manager and Google Campaign Manager 360
    Feature
    Adform FLOW
    8.4
    4 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Adobe Audience Manager
    8.9
    16 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Google Campaign Manager 360
    9.0
    29 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Data Transfer8.84 Ratings8.916 Ratings9.024 Ratings
    DSP integration8.04 Ratings8.815 Ratings9.026 Ratings
    Ad Campaigns
    Comparison of Ad Campaigns features of Adform FLOW and Adobe Audience Manager and Google Campaign Manager 360
    Feature
    Adform FLOW
    8.0
    4 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Adobe Audience Manager
    -
    Ratings
    Google Campaign Manager 360
    8.8
    33 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Ad campaign creation7.54 Ratings00 Ratings8.033 Ratings
    Ad deployment7.74 Ratings00 Ratings10.033 Ratings
    Display advertising9.03 Ratings00 Ratings10.030 Ratings
    Ad display and retargeting segmentation8.04 Ratings00 Ratings9.031 Ratings
    Sequence targeting8.03 Ratings00 Ratings7.023 Ratings
    Ad Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Ad Reporting & Analytics features of Adform FLOW and Adobe Audience Manager and Google Campaign Manager 360
    Feature
    Adform FLOW
    8.0
    4 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Adobe Audience Manager
    -
    Ratings
    Google Campaign Manager 360
    9.2
    33 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Ad dashboards9.03 Ratings00 Ratings10.031 Ratings
    Ad performance reports8.04 Ratings00 Ratings9.033 Ratings
    Ad conversion tracking7.54 Ratings00 Ratings9.032 Ratings
    Ad attribution reporting7.54 Ratings00 Ratings9.031 Ratings
    Cross-channel ad management8.73 Ratings00 Ratings9.026 Ratings
    Ad forecasting and optimization7.52 Ratings00 Ratings9.025 Ratings
    Data Collection
    Comparison of Data Collection features of Adform FLOW and Adobe Audience Manager and Google Campaign Manager 360
    Feature
    Adform FLOW
    -
    Ratings
    Adobe Audience Manager
    8.6
    16 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Google Campaign Manager 360
    -
    Ratings
    Collection of first-party data00 Ratings8.116 Ratings00 Ratings
    Collection of third-party data00 Ratings8.116 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access to Third-party Data Providers00 Ratings9.616 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Classification
    Comparison of Data Classification features of Adform FLOW and Adobe Audience Manager and Google Campaign Manager 360
    Feature
    Adform FLOW
    -
    Ratings
    Adobe Audience Manager
    7.3
    16 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Google Campaign Manager 360
    -
    Ratings
    Audience taxonomy00 Ratings7.916 Ratings00 Ratings
    Tag Management00 Ratings6.215 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Analysis Dashboard00 Ratings7.816 Ratings00 Ratings
    DMP Analytics
    Comparison of DMP Analytics features of Adform FLOW and Adobe Audience Manager and Google Campaign Manager 360
    Feature
    Adform FLOW
    -
    Ratings
    Adobe Audience Manager
    6.8
    16 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Google Campaign Manager 360
    -
    Ratings
    Campaign Analytics00 Ratings5.516 Ratings00 Ratings
    Audience Analytics00 Ratings8.116 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Adform FLOWAdobe Audience ManagerGoogle Campaign Manager 360
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.7
    (4 ratings)
    8.1
    (16 ratings)
    9.0
    (45 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
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    -
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    8.0
    (13 ratings)
    Usability
    -
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    8.5
    (10 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.8
    (10 ratings)
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
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    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
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    -
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    6.0
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Adform FLOWAdobe Audience ManagerGoogle Campaign Manager 360
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Adform
    One of the best available solutions available for RTB, if you do not have your own or use agency's DSP/DMP/etc. this is the one I would recomment. Lot of targeting options, ease of use, great support. Or just great and cheap tool for tracking your direct buys. Also Adform has excellent customer support.
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    Adobe
    If you are already using multiple other pieces of the Adobe Experience Cloud stack, adobe audience manager is an easy choice. It allows for quick and easy data activation for your first and potentially brokered 2nd party data. However this product will likely be absorbed into the adobe experience platform (AEP) soon. In the end I would wait to see where adobe is truly headed with this product before investing heavily without additional heavy adobe investments.
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    Google
    I feel pretty neutral about Google Marketing Platform. For the longest time, my company wasn't using it because each of the features (Data Studio, Analytics, etc.) could be accessed separately. In fact, most of the time, I don't even go into Google Marketing Platform because it's easier to directly navigate to the individual platforms. There are very few features about GMP that can only be accessed from the GMP UI. The Integrations Center is probably the main feature I utilize from the GMP UI, which allows me to see a summary of the integrations I have in place across all my client properties and accounts.
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    Pros
    Adform
    • Reporting Dashboard
    • Database integration
    • Ease of scheduling & running campaigns
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    Adobe
    • We are able to generate reports that provide valuable insights into potential customer behavior, allowing us to better focus our marketing efforts.
    • By allowing us to understand who are key audiences are and how they overlap with other brands and products, AAM allows us to get a fuller picture of how we should target our audience.
    • Reporting in AAM is wonderful in that it is easy to understand and exportable. The use of graphics and updates make it easier to share insights with various team members--even those with minimum experience in marketing and analytics.
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    Google
    • Bringing together data from multiple channels and engines and allows you to visualize the data in an easy to use platform. This saves time from using multiple logins for the different platforms.
    • Auto bidding tools save time from manual bidding, as it allows you to set the specific terms around what levels you want to cap your CPCs at. You then let DoubleClick adjust your bids to gain the most conversions from the cheapest CPCs. This frees up time to do other in-depth analysis and strategy.
    • DoubleClick also has the ability to track conversions and clicks on any page using their floodlight tags. This is good for tracking certain actions on yours or a client's site and is especially good if they do not use any other tools, such as Google Analytics or Adobe, to track conversions and user actions on site. You can also use these in conjunction with the auto bidding tools.
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    Cons
    Adform
    • Bugs
    • UX of DSP Panel
    • Performance
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    Adobe
    • Biggest challenge we faced is teaching the use of it to our employees how to use it. The UI Should be easy and to understand for all fields.
    • The AdWords integration is not easy to do.
    • UI is sometimes slow and doesn't load Analyticals for more than 24 hours.
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    Google
    • The process for on-boarding new users can be difficult if they do not already have a Gmail or Gmail-linked account.
    • Difficult to troubleshoot technical issues (with the platform, with tags, etc.) because of the lack of customer support. Unclear if the agency has a dedicated team or individual to assist, and often have to deal with out-sourced support teams.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Adform
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    Adobe
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    Google
    Due to its adapting behavior with industry ad formats and seamless integration with publishers and DSP's, I don't see myself moving away from DCM. As we see the display advertising is getting more programatic and automated due to the rise of DSP and concept of RTB, Double Click has evolved with new advanced best practices
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    Usability
    Adform
    No answers on this topic
    Adobe
    Overall usability is great, as are most of Adobe's software. Maybe a UI refresh could make it a bit easier to do advanced functions or reporting but, overall, it works very well. This is something you take for granted with Adobe solutions because when you try another vendor you realize how bad it can be.
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    Google
    The Doubleclick interface is easy and simple to get a hang of. The options are slightly limited compared to other DSPs. But, for a simple campaign, this is a great DSP to move forward with. They have a ton of data and can plug into a lot of different partners
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    Support Rating
    Adform
    Reasons are already given in past. They are really slow in support service.
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    Adobe
    AAM has good support, but the support is not as available, due to waiting time and queue. The instructions presented are available, but it navigation is not easy between pages. However, instructions are usually direct and straightforward, but any underlying thoughts or questions won’t be easily answered without support from their service.
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    Google
    They do not have strong support team. It is tough to get answer when I need it. They always refer you to an online guide and not an actual person. If so, the person is based out of an offshore team in India and does not know the specific client goals .
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    Implementation Rating
    Adform
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    Adobe
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    Google
    I would highly recommend asking clients to provide 3PAS tags or use an internal 3PAS
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    Alternatives Considered
    Adform
    Adform was in some usecases similar to Xaxis, however, client preferred to use Adform.
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    Adobe
    I personally like the Adobe Audience Manager interface and it's easier to use for beginners. It also has some features that Google does not, nor do its other competitors. It is worth the money and time spent, overall. I feel like it gives a bigger and more in-depth picture to our company's audience than other programs.
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    Google
    Marin takes a lot more time for everything, mainly for the campaigns setup. This also leads to many mistakes, which impact the performance. I've used Marin on a couple of previous clients and we've had many problems with it, mainly with correct conversion tracking and account optimizations. Besides, Marin is behind all the new features available on AdWords, which makes the tracking also not very flexible.
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    Return on Investment
    Adform
    • CPA reduction 20% in some clients
    • ROAS driven decisions
    • DSP Cost reduction
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    Adobe
    • Overall a Positive Return for Business who go All in on the Adobe Stack
    • Solid work for brokering and anonymously sharing data between first and second parties
    • The death of TRUE 3rd party data has lessened the effectiveness of all DMPs
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    Google
    • DS3 has improved ROI considerably due to its ability to make the work of a team of digital marketers to go further and improving internal efficiency.
    • There is a notable improvement in account performance for those integrated with DoubleClick as opposed to not, with better tracking, new bid strategy options, and a more responsive interface.
    • The additional fee on top of media spend is a considerable expense for a large advertiser, but the necessity of a product/solution such as this means that there is always likely to be some comparative cost.
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