AdGear Advertiser vs. Brand Networks Platform

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
AdGear Advertiser
Score 3.2 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
AdGear Advertiser is a cross-channel, third party ad server for publishers, networks, advertisers and agencies. Some key features include: Cross-channel Attribution, Dynamic Ads and CRM Integration.N/A
Brand Networks Platform
Score 5.0 out of 10
N/A
The Brand Networks Platform is an ad serving platform from Brand Networks headquartered in Boston.N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
AdGear AdvertiserBrand Networks Platform
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
AdGear AdvertiserBrand Networks Platform
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
AdGear AdvertiserBrand Networks Platform
Ad Network Integration
Comparison of Ad Network Integration features of Product A and Product B
AdGear Advertiser
3.5
1 Ratings
71% below category average
Brand Networks Platform
6.0
1 Ratings
21% below category average
Data Transfer4.01 Ratings6.01 Ratings
DSP integration3.01 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Ad Campaigns
Comparison of Ad Campaigns features of Product A and Product B
AdGear Advertiser
5.4
2 Ratings
37% below category average
Brand Networks Platform
8.0
1 Ratings
2% above category average
Ad campaign creation5.02 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Ad deployment5.02 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Display advertising7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Ad display and retargeting segmentation5.02 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Sequence targeting5.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Ad Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Ad Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
AdGear Advertiser
5.0
2 Ratings
43% below category average
Brand Networks Platform
5.8
1 Ratings
29% below category average
Ad dashboards6.02 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Ad performance reports6.02 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Ad conversion tracking5.02 Ratings4.01 Ratings
Ad attribution reporting5.02 Ratings4.01 Ratings
Cross-channel ad management4.01 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Ad forecasting and optimization4.01 Ratings6.01 Ratings
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User Ratings
AdGear AdvertiserBrand Networks Platform
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(2 ratings)
5.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
6.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
AdGear AdvertiserBrand Networks Platform
Likelihood to Recommend
AdGear
AdGear Advertiser is good for finding large groups of customers and/or leads to encourage use of software or apps and to trigger usage. Adgear Advertiser may be less suited for targeting within subsets of potential customers, clients, or leads. More attention is needed to improve this aspect or section.
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Brand Networks
If you have a multiple social channel strategy, the Brand Networks Platform does a good job of comparing and summarizing the cross-platform performance of all the social campaigns. They also have really good optimization technology, so if you have a beginner media buyer who doesn't have a lot of time to devote to (or knowledge about) optimizing campaigns, the BN tool would be helpful.
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Pros
AdGear
  • Easy setup
  • Smart product
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Brand Networks
  • Sleek design -- very attractive UI
  • Constantly innovating and updating the platform
  • Their support desk is very good. Very responsive and can usually update my issue within 1-2 business days.
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Cons
AdGear
  • User interface could use some improvement
  • Needs better setup process
  • Better way to fine tune targeting
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Brand Networks
  • API data issues. There are somewhat frequent breakdowns in continuous data being pulled from the social platforms
  • The campaign creation flow is a little clunky and has a couple bugs. Users often forgo using the platform to set up new campaigns, and use the native platforms instead
  • Because it's in continual development, there are lots of little bugs that slip through the cracks
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Usability
AdGear
The user interface of AdGear Advertiser does need some work. It is initially easy to set up and use but can get a bit bogged down. Maybe more initial training opportunities might help, as support is not the problem. Again, this will always be situational to a company's specific needs and goals.
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Brand Networks
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Support Rating
AdGear
AdGear Advertiser provides overall good support in the times it has been needed. We would like a better user interface and maybe better response times, but that is always situational and specific to certain company needs. Response is very thorough when received, so there is little to no need to go back through the process.
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Brand Networks
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Alternatives Considered
AdGear
AdGear was the easiest tech to start on and it was my manager's choice. He enjoyed it though would get frustrated by the UI. I found it easy to use and set up; through lacking meaningful more insights into leads and lead generation to acquire important information when converting to users on the platform.
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Brand Networks
Facebook for Business has far fewer bugs and errors. Brand Networks has made some major changes over the 3 years that I have been using the platform, but because they are constantly changing and overhauling their platform, there are naturally more bugs in the system -- and this can interfere with the user experience.
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Return on Investment
AdGear
  • Helped onboard users
  • Lacked meaningful segmentation
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Brand Networks
  • If you can create the report you need through automation, you can have those automatically sent to your email or a client's email. That saves time.
  • If optimization works correctly, you get even more efficient costs against you given campaign objective.
  • However, when features are broken, or there is a bug and I can't pull the performance data I need immediately, it detracts from my productivity
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