Broadlume vs. Sizmek Ad Suite

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Broadlume
Score 10.0 out of 10
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Built by 2 ex-Googlers, Broadlume (formerly AdHawk) promises to provide an easy way to manage the user's Google AdWords & Facebook Ad campaigns. The founders say that, after years of manually analyzing & optimizing Ad Accounts for thousands of businesses, they feel confident saying software automation makes the work of an advertiser incredibly efficient. The platform aims to help leverage data science and machine learning to optimize campaigns and help increase ROI.N/A
Sizmek Ad Suite
Score 9.9 out of 10
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Sizmek Ad Suite, now from Amazon Advertising (acquired December 2019) is a global, multichannel ad server used to create, distribute, customize, measure, and optimize campaigns across a variety of screens. It offers multiple options for creative authoring, streamlined campaign management tools, advanced dynamic creative optimization capabilities, and Media Rating Council-accredited measurement.N/A
Pricing
BroadlumeSizmek Ad Suite
Editions & Modules
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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
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Top Pros

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Features
BroadlumeSizmek Ad Suite
Ad Network Integration
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Broadlume
10.0
1 Ratings
30% above category average
Sizmek Ad Suite
4.4
5 Ratings
51% below category average
Data Transfer10.01 Ratings7.74 Ratings
DSP integration00 Ratings1.05 Ratings
Ad Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Ad Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Broadlume
10.0
1 Ratings
25% above category average
Sizmek Ad Suite
7.8
9 Ratings
1% above category average
Ad dashboards10.01 Ratings6.09 Ratings
Ad conversion tracking10.01 Ratings8.09 Ratings
Cross-channel ad management10.01 Ratings8.98 Ratings
Ad forecasting and optimization10.01 Ratings8.06 Ratings
Ad performance reports00 Ratings7.09 Ratings
Ad attribution reporting00 Ratings9.09 Ratings
Ad Campaigns
Comparison of Ad Campaigns features of Product A and Product B
Broadlume
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Ratings
Sizmek Ad Suite
7.0
9 Ratings
11% below category average
Ad campaign creation00 Ratings8.09 Ratings
Ad deployment00 Ratings7.09 Ratings
Display advertising00 Ratings8.09 Ratings
Ad display and retargeting segmentation00 Ratings6.54 Ratings
Sequence targeting00 Ratings5.73 Ratings
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User Ratings
BroadlumeSizmek Ad Suite
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
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8.0
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Usability
10.0
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User Testimonials
BroadlumeSizmek Ad Suite
Likelihood to Recommend
Broadlume
Despite its shortcomings, AdHawk is a neat, useful tool that provides tactical information for developing solid Facebook ad campaigns. AdHawk is great for managing smaller Facebook Ad budgets. You're able to select a truly actionable guideline in an easy to view format for decision-making. You can really optimize an ad to perform best using the data AdHawk generates
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Amazon AWS
I've use Sizmek as media analytics and reporting tool. Unless a site doesn't work properly with Google DoubleClick, I rarely recommend Sizmek over DoubleClick. It can do everything DoubleClick does, but with almost twice the hassle. One Area that makes it easier to track is that ads are given individual tracking ID's that creative can look up and search by when indexing and testing to make sure all ads are working and input.
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Pros
Broadlume
  • Great UI
  • Accurate reporting
  • Strong data points
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Amazon AWS
  • Easy Dashboard Navigation - Search bar allows user to quickly locate details about any campaign
  • Insightful Analytics Tools - Platform provides users customizable graphs to leverage for reporting presentations
  • Extensive Reporting Metrics - Ability to pull ad performance reports on all aspects of campaign
  • Simple Creative Hosting - Easy upload and path location details for creative files
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Cons
Broadlume
  • Ability to look at two campaigns at once (comparative stats)
  • Only available for Facebook or G+
  • No export feature for reporting
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Amazon AWS
  • Sizmek's trading desk was a total miss when I tested it a few years ago.
  • I briefly used Abakus and did not find it intuitive, accurate or helpful. It has a long way to go before it can compete with the likes of VisualIQ.
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Usability
Broadlume
AdHawk is extremely easy to use. Not many buttons to click to get to any area of importance. It's also very clean and sophisticated in design which makes for a pleasant experience. The optimization features even explain to you the value of going with the suggested strategy. Overall, AdHawk is a great software for managing Facebook and Google Ads
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Amazon AWS
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Alternatives Considered
Broadlume
AdHawk is far better than the other products regarding how simplified the reporting of ad results are. AdHawk is cleaner and easier to understand. Allows for easy comparing of conversion points within a campaign. Other products are simply not as easy to use. Also, optimization is not a feature available with many services
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Amazon AWS
For me the main point here is the support, all the adservers offer more or less the same functionality and capabilities. The real advantage you will gain using Sizmek will be their customer support team and their open approach with other vendors.
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Return on Investment
Broadlume
  • Ad optimization data
  • Simplified ad management
  • Audience understanding
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Amazon AWS
  • Sizmek has had a positive impact on ROI because it delivers the reports our clients want and need
  • Sizmek has had a postive impact on employee morale due to ease of use
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