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    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

    Google Ad Manager

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/AGoogle Ad Manager is a platform for publishers that combines the former DoubleClick for Publishers and DoubleClick Ad Exchange products.N/A
    Pricing
    Adform FLOWGoogle Ad Manager
    Editions & Modules
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    Adform FLOWGoogle Ad Manager
    Free Trial
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    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Adform FLOWGoogle Ad Manager
    Considered Both Products
    Adform
    Chose Adform FLOW
    They do not have quite the same case use so a comparison can not be made in a perfect manner. Having said this, Adform FLOW really surprises in its capability to be up to par with one of the best in class for Ad Management as well as having a bit more integrations in its …
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    Google
    Chose Google Ad Manager
    As I've said in prior comments, I like how the Google Ad Manager makes better use of the Google data and results compared to the others. Yes, I've tried them - I used to evaluate software for a former company. They will all do the job I didn't like their usage as much as I …
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    93%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    14 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    83%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    10 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    75%
    Implementation went as expected
    9 Answers
    Features
    Adform FLOWGoogle Ad Manager
    Ad Network Integration
    Comparison of Ad Network Integration features of Adform FLOW and Google Ad Manager
    Feature
    Adform FLOW
    8.4
    4 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Google Ad Manager
    7.9
    28 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Data Transfer8.84 Ratings7.628 Ratings
    DSP integration8.04 Ratings8.222 Ratings
    Ad Campaigns
    Comparison of Ad Campaigns features of Adform FLOW and Google Ad Manager
    Feature
    Adform FLOW
    8.0
    4 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Google Ad Manager
    7.4
    40 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Ad campaign creation7.54 Ratings7.640 Ratings
    Ad deployment7.74 Ratings7.040 Ratings
    Display advertising9.03 Ratings7.639 Ratings
    Ad display and retargeting segmentation8.04 Ratings7.238 Ratings
    Sequence targeting8.03 Ratings7.528 Ratings
    Ad Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Ad Reporting & Analytics features of Adform FLOW and Google Ad Manager
    Feature
    Adform FLOW
    8.0
    4 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Google Ad Manager
    6.7
    39 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Ad dashboards9.03 Ratings6.537 Ratings
    Ad performance reports8.04 Ratings7.439 Ratings
    Ad conversion tracking7.54 Ratings6.738 Ratings
    Ad attribution reporting7.54 Ratings6.934 Ratings
    Cross-channel ad management8.73 Ratings7.029 Ratings
    Ad forecasting and optimization7.52 Ratings5.634 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Adform FLOWGoogle Ad Manager
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.7
    (4 ratings)
    8.1
    (40 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.7
    (8 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Adform FLOWGoogle Ad Manager
    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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    Google
    I like that I can see several clients in one place, which can be convenient. However, the UX could be a lot better as outlined previously. In other words, the benefits of combining clients into the Ad Manager don't seem to be much more beneficial than logging into each client's ad account separately
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Adform
    • Reporting Dashboard
    • Database integration
    • Ease of scheduling & running campaigns
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    Google
    • The obvious is the data - Google Ads Manager gives me essential and even critical data about which jobs and industries are hot right now and what is driving the most response.
    • Google Ad Manager gives us more control over the search engine results page as we get more visibility and real estate on our branded search terms and job/industry-specific search terms.
    • Google Ad Manager gives us the chance to compete with major national players in job recruitment, Monster, Indeed, LinkedIn, etc.
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    Cons
    Adform
    • Bugs
    • UX of DSP Panel
    • Performance
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    Google
    • Support. Not that they don't call or offer help, it's that our account people are bullies. I tell them I don't have time, so I am insulted and told that I need to get in front of the laptop otherwise I have "failed the company." I have never had a situation where I wasn't bullied by our Ad reps. They don't respect or value our time, which can make their calls frustrating.
    • Too quick on support. They don't take the time to understand the product. We are a preschool which shares a name with a popular motorcycle. An Ad rep insisted he knew the company so well that he could help me within five minutes. After being interrupted frequently, I just let him continue to tell me how I "could increase awareness of our aerodynamic seat design by creating ads with those keywords..."
    • Better management of trademark keywords and program awareness. We switched over to a new site, the domain changed for about ten seconds. All of our ads were unapproved and put on pause. The email stated it would be fixed very quickly, but I had to go in for the last 3 days to reactivate each one individually.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Adform
    No answers on this topic
    Google
    I think it's useful for our team and we rely on it to improve our business. It is within our budget also. Although we still will need an approval from the upper-level management team, I don't see any problem with that
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    Usability
    Adform
    No answers on this topic
    Google
    While most of Google Ad Manager is user-friendly, certain parts of the ad creation process could use some improvements. Specifically, the way you insert keywords can be clunky and time-consuming, and I would like to see better and more keyword suggestions when designing a campaign.
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    Support Rating
    Adform
    Reasons are already given in past. They are really slow in support service.
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    Google
    I could say a lot about this topic. As an agency, we get a new [representative] to talk to almost every quarter to go over select accounts and the campaigns within. Most of the time, these [educated representatives], don't provide any new feedback, or I just simply [disagree] with their approach. This is not all the time however. I have learned a lot from a rare few, [individuals] that have given me new strategies and access to betas early on. The other side of support, is the [overseas support platform]. [It] is usually not very helpful, but you can [emphasize] issues and they can research [them]. The Google Tag Implementation team is pristine though. When you need them, you need to set an appointment, which is usually 2 weeks out; they are so over-my-head intelligent, I've never had a bad experience with them and whenever I needed them for a fix, they solved it [within] the first call.
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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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    Google
    As I've said in prior comments, I like how the Google Ad Manager makes better use of the Google data and results compared to the others. Yes, I've tried them - I used to evaluate software for a former company. They will all do the job I didn't like their usage as much as I preferred the Google information - and I said even that had flaws - so you have to realize that nothing is completely perfect so far.
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    Return on Investment
    Adform
    • CPA reduction 20% in some clients
    • ROAS driven decisions
    • DSP Cost reduction
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    Google
    • I was able to work well with my budgets - mainly because of the reports.
    • I saw a great spike in the way my ad traffic increased.
    • It was a very easy way to work with Google Ad Manager than connecting other platforms with less compatibility - Less investment.
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