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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    AdRoll

    Score3.7 out of 10
    N/AAdRoll provides a platform, performance, and services to meet companys' marketing goals while streamlining marketing operation. Solutions technologies for brand awareness, retargeting, and abandoned cart recovery. And the AdRoll Cross-Channel Performance Dashboard displays campaigns holistically so users can analyze performance, run reports, gather insights.

    $40

    per month

    Pricing
    Adobe Advertising CloudAdRoll
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Essentials
    $12
    per month
    Growth
    $25
    per month
    Starter
    Free
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Adobe Advertising CloudAdRoll
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Adobe Advertising CloudAdRoll
    Considered Both Products
    Adobe
    No answer on this topic
    NextRoll
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    80%
    Would buy again
    4 Answers
    80%
    Would buy again
    12 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    80%
    Delivers good value for the price
    4 Answers
    92%
    Delivers good value for the price
    12 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    80%
    Happy with the feature set
    4 Answers
    87%
    Happy with the feature set
    13 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    60%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    3 Answers
    92%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    11 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    92%
    Implementation went as expected
    12 Answers
    Features
    Adobe Advertising CloudAdRoll
    Ad Network Integration
    Comparison of Ad Network Integration features of Adobe Advertising Cloud and AdRoll
    Feature
    Adobe Advertising Cloud
    7.5
    9 Ratings
    2% above category average
    AdRoll
    6.8
    21 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Data Transfer8.09 Ratings6.721 Ratings
    DSP integration7.09 Ratings6.815 Ratings
    Ad Campaigns
    Comparison of Ad Campaigns features of Adobe Advertising Cloud and AdRoll
    Feature
    Adobe Advertising Cloud
    8.6
    10 Ratings
    9% above category average
    AdRoll
    4.2
    44 Ratings
    61% below category average
    Ad campaign creation9.010 Ratings1.143 Ratings
    Ad deployment9.010 Ratings8.044 Ratings
    Display advertising8.010 Ratings4.041 Ratings
    Ad display and retargeting segmentation9.010 Ratings4.044 Ratings
    Sequence targeting8.09 Ratings4.026 Ratings
    Ad Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Ad Reporting & Analytics features of Adobe Advertising Cloud and AdRoll
    Feature
    Adobe Advertising Cloud
    8.5
    10 Ratings
    9% above category average
    AdRoll
    1.7
    44 Ratings
    128% below category average
    Ad dashboards9.010 Ratings1.144 Ratings
    Ad performance reports10.010 Ratings1.144 Ratings
    Ad conversion tracking8.08 Ratings3.042 Ratings
    Ad attribution reporting8.09 Ratings1.138 Ratings
    Cross-channel ad management9.09 Ratings3.031 Ratings
    Ad forecasting and optimization7.28 Ratings1.128 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Adobe Advertising CloudAdRoll
    Small Businesses
    AdRoll
    Score3.7 out of 10
    Google Ad Manager
    Score8.3 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Criteo Commerce Growth
    Score8 out of 10
    Criteo Commerce Growth
    Score8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Criteo Commerce Growth
    Score8 out of 10
    Criteo Commerce Growth
    Score8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Adobe Advertising CloudAdRoll
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (17 ratings)
    1.1
    (49 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    1.8
    (2 ratings)
    7.0
    (6 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.0
    (6 ratings)
    Support Rating
    3.3
    (4 ratings)
    1.0
    (6 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Adobe Advertising CloudAdRoll
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    NextRoll
    Adroll is perfect for companies and situations in which you are trying to retarget customers with specific products. Their platform is perfect for dynamic content on their web and social ads. Also, if you are running multiple campaigns at once then the Adroll platform is perfect when organizing many different campaigns at once. If you are just running one or two social campaigns I feel it is easier to go directly to the source and you can probably leave Adroll out of the mix
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    Pros
    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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    NextRoll
    • A customer service rep can help us out with any campaign questions, any time during the work week.
    • The platform has a very transparent platform that provides great detail about analytics of the ads.
    • The platform shows what digital advertising mediums are working the best for your website, not just the ads that you run through them.
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    Cons
    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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    NextRoll
    • Improved level of support during the technical setup process would really improve the onboarding process
    • Consistent, proactive account management is key with organizations like AdRoll. A dedicated rep goes such a long way.
    • More granular reporting would help with back-end optimization and client recommendations
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    Likelihood to Renew
    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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    NextRoll
    We like AdRoll as it's filling a hole in our advertising right now, but it's not our favorite platform for running our online ads. Google and Facebook especially are our favorites, as we can do much more with them than we can with AdRoll, hence the 7 out of 10 rating.
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    Usability
    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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    NextRoll
    Once tags are given and things are set up, it is fairly easy to utilize the reporting dashboard and check in on your ongoing campaigns. Metrics are simple to follow and can be toggled for specific dates or other qualifiers
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    Support Rating
    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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    NextRoll
    We don't use AdRoll support much, but when we have it's been fine, in line with other advertising platforms where it takes a few days maximum to resolve an issue that you have with them. In general though, the platform is very self sufficient and we do not have to use their support much, which is a good thing.
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    Implementation Rating
    Adobe
    It was difficult initially, but the implementation of the Dynamic Tag Manager was a big help and timesaver.
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    NextRoll
    Implementation was easy, as all we needed to do was use Google Tag Manager's built in AdRoll tag type and input our client ID and we were up and running. If you're not using Google Tag Manager, I imagine the implementation would be relatively easy as well, as all that's needed is a basic pixel.
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    NextRoll
    AdRoll is better than Taboola in that the ad creation process. I like how the ads have better retargeting than Taboola. Also, I can make the ads look more elegant and fit our brand more than Taboola. Adroll's analytics are also better than Taboola in my experience. Lastly, Tabool is relatively the same price as Taboola.
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    Return on Investment
    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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    NextRoll
    • Mixed - while the tool provides an invaluable productivity gain the actual ROI it provides is less certain. We found if used in combination with other revenue analytics it was useful to determine the impact it had on revenue from returning visitors. If data is used on its own the impact on revenue is less quantifiable.
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