Adobe Target vs. Nielsen Marketing Cloud

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Adobe Target
Score 7.4 out of 10
N/A
Adobe Test and Target is an A/B, multi-variate testing platform which Adobe acquired as part of the Omniture platform in 2009. It is now part of the Adobe Marketing Cloud. It offers tight integration with Adobe analytics and content management products.N/A
Nielsen Marketing Cloud
Score 7.8 out of 10
N/A
Neilsen Marketing Cloud includes a Data Management Platform (DMP), Media Planning and Optimization, Data as a Service (DaaS), Multitouch Attribution Analytics, Inflight Analytics, and integrations to different digital media channels as well as to content marketing, creative testing, search, email and social media platforms. It's designed to enable marketers to plan, execute, and report on all of their marketing activities from one place.N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Pricing Offerings
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Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Top Pros
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Features
Adobe TargetNielsen Marketing Cloud
Testing and Experimentation
Comparison of Testing and Experimentation features of Product A and Product B
Adobe Target
8.1
9 Ratings
6% below category average
Nielsen Marketing Cloud
-
Ratings
a/b experiment testing8.59 Ratings00 Ratings
Split URL testing8.28 Ratings00 Ratings
Multivariate testing8.28 Ratings00 Ratings
Multi-page/funnel testing7.36 Ratings00 Ratings
Cross-browser testing8.65 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile app testing8.65 Ratings00 Ratings
Test significance7.59 Ratings00 Ratings
Visual / WYSIWYG editor7.78 Ratings00 Ratings
Advanced code editor8.07 Ratings00 Ratings
Page surveys7.84 Ratings00 Ratings
Visitor recordings8.24 Ratings00 Ratings
Preview mode8.28 Ratings00 Ratings
Test duration calculator8.18 Ratings00 Ratings
Experiment scheduler8.19 Ratings00 Ratings
Experiment workflow and approval7.96 Ratings00 Ratings
Dynamic experiment activation7.84 Ratings00 Ratings
Client-side tests8.57 Ratings00 Ratings
Server-side tests7.74 Ratings00 Ratings
Mutually exclusive tests8.28 Ratings00 Ratings
Audience Segmentation & Targeting
Comparison of Audience Segmentation & Targeting features of Product A and Product B
Adobe Target
8.4
9 Ratings
5% below category average
Nielsen Marketing Cloud
-
Ratings
Standard visitor segmentation8.69 Ratings00 Ratings
Behavioral visitor segmentation8.28 Ratings00 Ratings
Traffic allocation control8.69 Ratings00 Ratings
Website personalization8.28 Ratings00 Ratings
Results and Analysis
Comparison of Results and Analysis features of Product A and Product B
Adobe Target
8.1
9 Ratings
5% below category average
Nielsen Marketing Cloud
-
Ratings
Heatmap tool8.24 Ratings00 Ratings
Click analytics7.37 Ratings00 Ratings
Scroll maps7.84 Ratings00 Ratings
Form fill analysis8.74 Ratings00 Ratings
Conversion tracking8.28 Ratings00 Ratings
Goal tracking8.28 Ratings00 Ratings
Test reporting8.59 Ratings00 Ratings
Results segmentation8.28 Ratings00 Ratings
CSV export7.37 Ratings00 Ratings
Experiments results dashboard8.39 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Collection
Comparison of Data Collection features of Product A and Product B
Adobe Target
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Ratings
Nielsen Marketing Cloud
8.3
6 Ratings
3% above category average
Collection of first-party data00 Ratings8.56 Ratings
Collection of third-party data00 Ratings8.55 Ratings
Access to Third-party Data Providers00 Ratings8.05 Ratings
Data Classification
Comparison of Data Classification features of Product A and Product B
Adobe Target
-
Ratings
Nielsen Marketing Cloud
8.6
6 Ratings
2% above category average
Audience taxonomy00 Ratings8.26 Ratings
Tag Management00 Ratings8.25 Ratings
Data Analysis Dashboard00 Ratings9.46 Ratings
Ad Network Integration
Comparison of Ad Network Integration features of Product A and Product B
Adobe Target
-
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Nielsen Marketing Cloud
8.0
5 Ratings
0% above category average
Data Transfer00 Ratings7.95 Ratings
DSP integration00 Ratings8.05 Ratings
DMP Analytics
Comparison of DMP Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Adobe Target
-
Ratings
Nielsen Marketing Cloud
8.7
6 Ratings
9% above category average
Campaign Analytics00 Ratings8.56 Ratings
Audience Analytics00 Ratings8.86 Ratings
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User Ratings
Adobe TargetNielsen Marketing Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
6.8
(36 ratings)
8.0
(7 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
6.3
(24 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
1.1
(4 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Availability
6.1
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
8.0
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
3.5
(9 ratings)
5.0
(1 ratings)
In-Person Training
8.1
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
6.1
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
7.2
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Adobe TargetNielsen Marketing Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
Adobe
If you're using the Adobe stack and tools to power your website, Target is a great solution to implement. I've utilized Target within two organizations, one running on Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), and the other on Adobe Magento. I don't see how companies could harness the full capacity of Target without also having Adobe Analytics integrated. This is their 'secret sauce' and might not be a good solution for companies who are invested in Google Analytics 360. Integration was straightforward but did require support from the Adobe team to implement successfully. While Target is a great tool for digital teams to support, you'll need your tech team aligned and available to support implementation.
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Nielsen
Best suited for scenarios involving detailed analysis of customer data and demographics. Allows for complex investigation of customer and audience details. Less well suited for scenarios involving simultaneous collaboration on analysis. This product is not the best for collaboration and is better suited for individual work and individual forms of analysis.
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Pros
Adobe
  • This application gives us an incredible integration with Adobe Analytics that allows its operation to be the best and determine the performance of our website.
  • It offers us an analysis based on user behavior and a web page customization option to adapt and meet the needs of those users.
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Nielsen
  • I just like the manner it handles the analytical rationalization of giving a standing and updates of the inner and outside beliefs of Marketing analysis.
  • It facilitates me apprehend clients' desires and offers advice on a way to fulfill their desires.
  • When I am making plans and instinctually recognise what purchasers are going to purchase, I depend upon their real-time records to validate my assumptions and tell our media buys.
  • Automatic rewards with the media Connections. The availability of records and the alternatives to make our customer's picks understandable.
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Cons
Adobe
  • This is something a lot of testing tools struggle with, but I think the WYSIWYG ("What you see is what you get") editor - or Visual Experience Composer (VEC) in Adobe terminology - could definitely use some work. It's a struggle to execute many tests beyond simple copy, color, placement changes, and even the features that do exist are often clunky if not altogether broken.
  • The interface itself can be a bit counterintuitive in certain parts. If you are familiar with other tools, it's likely middle of the road in this respect; think much easier to understand than Monetate for instance, but a far cry from the simplicity of an Optimizely.
  • It can be a bit buggy from time to time. The worst example is the frequency at which the tool will fail to save due to an error, but not inform you of this until you try to save, at which point your only option is to log out, log back in, and make all of your updates once again. It can become an extreme pain point at times, and I personally have just gotten into the habit of saving every couple of minutes to avoid a massive loss of productivity.
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Nielsen
  • More segments need to be created as often as possible
  • Sometimes it is hard to optimize these segments when the CTR is low - segments make it difficult to pull out zones/sites that are dragging down the CTR because they are so narrowly targeted.
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Likelihood to Renew
Adobe
We have a team of people trained on how to use the application and it integrates well with the other Adobe products we use. Our future roadmap of testing will require some complex scenarios which we hope Target will be able to accomplish
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Nielsen
I still use exelate every day for my media plans that are either direct response or extremely geo-targeted.
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Usability
Adobe
Can be difficult to learn, but once you understand Mboxes and the nuances of the system it's very user friendly
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Nielsen
Very easy to utilize. Features are basic. Again just not too much in the way of involved customization
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Reliability and Availability
Adobe
i don't think we use the full functionalities of the tool, but to use the full functions, it's almost impossible (Too hard)
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Nielsen
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Performance
Adobe
The bottleneck is never the software program
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Nielsen
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Support Rating
Adobe
On several occasions, we have had the need to ask for help from the Adobe Target support team, and I must say that they have provided us with an excellent experience, as they take care of solving the problems quickly and with high precision
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Nielsen
I am rating this as neutral due to having minimal interaction with them
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In-Person Training
Adobe
The instructor that came to train us was awesome and this training was very useful. I would recommend it for anyone who is going to be using this software. I only mark it lower because it is an added expense to an already expensive product, and a lot of the training covered the "Target" portion of the software (which again, we didn't use)
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Nielsen
No answers on this topic
Online Training
Adobe
The training was very easy to understand, however it would have been more useful to my development team than me. It was also primarily over-the-phone, which is never as easy to follow as in-person. We ended up scheduling and paying for an in-person training session to supplement the online/phone training because it wasn't helpful enough.
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Nielsen
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Implementation Rating
Adobe
Implement using a global mBox on the page so you can change any and everything over the traditional method. Traditional method is good if you do not have technical web dev resources, do not know Javascript/jQuery, or you have money to blow on mBox calls. Global deployment reduces mBox calls and allows you to touch many parts of the page easily. A lot more customizable
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Nielsen
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Alternatives Considered
Adobe
We seriously considered another software but because we use so many other Adobe products this made the most sense for us. If you are not dependent on other Adobe software and are a smaller company, in my opinion, Target may not be the best fit.
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Nielsen
Nielson Cloud helps businesses find, recruit, and create new advertiser client bases, as well as stand out in a crowded public space. Measure linear and digital media metrics across channels aids in giving insights in an efficient manner. Nielson Cloud also assists businesses in maximising ROI by analysing how their marketing and advertising reaches and influences audiences throughout the customer lifecycle.
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Return on Investment
Adobe
  • We have been able to run specific A/B tests that have shown an increase in conversion, which in turn has led to very large banked sales numbers for the year.
  • We have been able to prove that using and automated Merchandising process did not decrease conversion. This allowed us to greatly increase efficiency by opening up resource time.
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Nielsen
  • We are using it for analytics, statistics control, and for a single pane of glass and reviews for our senior leadership. We fetch significant insights from this device which can be then provided to our stakeholders to higher understand the achievements and loopholes.
  • We can make Marketing strategies with the help of this. Also, it is benefiting financially and getting productive.
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