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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    AdStage

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/AThe AdStage Platform is a self-serve cross-network online advertising platform with full management and analytics for campaigns across search, social, display, and mobile ad networks like Google AdWords, Bing, Facebook, Twitter, & LinkedIn Ads. It's an all-in-one marketing platform, complete with a suite of first- and third-party apps built on the AdStage API, for advertisers of all sizes.N/A

    Broadlume

    Score10 out of 10
    N/ABuilt 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
    Pricing
    AdStageBroadlume
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
    AdStageBroadlume
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    AdStageBroadlume
    Ad Network Integration
    Comparison of Ad Network Integration features of AdStage and Broadlume
    Feature
    AdStage
    6.5
    3 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Broadlume
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    31% above category average
    Data Transfer7.03 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    DSP integration6.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad Campaigns
    Comparison of Ad Campaigns features of AdStage and Broadlume
    Feature
    AdStage
    7.2
    3 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Broadlume
    -
    Ratings
    Ad campaign creation8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad deployment7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Display advertising8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad display and retargeting segmentation7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Sequence targeting6.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Ad Reporting & Analytics features of AdStage and Broadlume
    Feature
    AdStage
    8.7
    4 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Broadlume
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    25% above category average
    Ad dashboards9.04 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Ad performance reports8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad conversion tracking9.04 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Ad attribution reporting9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cross-channel ad management9.04 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Ad forecasting and optimization8.03 Ratings10.01 Ratings
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    AdStageBroadlume
    Small Businesses
    AdRoll
    Score3.7 out of 10
    AdRoll
    Score3.7 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
    AdStageBroadlume
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    User Testimonials
    AdStageBroadlume
    Likelihood to Recommend
    AdStage
    AdStage is great if you're an agency or an in-house marketer managing a lot of ad budget, a lot of campaigns, or a large number of clients and you want to get the day-to-day tasks cleared to focus on higher-brain-stem tasks. Bid and budget management are replaced by rules. Holiday sales are replaced with flighting. All of your team members can log in, access their accounts, set up their reports and have them send to clients without having to lift a finger.
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    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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    Pros
    AdStage
    • Easily pulling together API access for multiple channels into one area for in-depth reporting
    • Automation. They helped a bunch with features that LinkedIn didn't have.
    • The team. They were always super responsive and on the ball with any questions or concerns we had. The customer service was great.
    • General reporting and tieing data together.
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    Broadlume
    • Great UI
    • Accurate reporting
    • Strong data points
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    Cons
    AdStage
    • More reporting options
    • More export options
    • Saved templates per user or oganization
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    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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    Likelihood to Renew
    AdStage
    AdStage has been great and the only reason we wouldn't renew is if we decided to build this all out internally for API access. But, customer services is great, the product is great and I'd definitely recommend it.
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    Broadlume
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    AdStage
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    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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    Support Rating
    AdStage
    AdStage had great support. They got back to me quickly every time, they always had or found an answer for what I was looking for, they took my feedback well, and they were knowledgeable with the platform and any issues I had. I have worked with a lot of other companies that are slow and AdStage definitely isn't one of them.
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    Broadlume
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    AdStage
    AdStage has by far the best UI and custom functionality of any of the platforms we demoed
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    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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    Return on Investment
    AdStage
    • In terms of hours saved, it's hard to pin down, but we definitely spend more time on the meaningful, strategic, or artistic tasks now than we used to.
    • AdStage is also a great tool to roll out during the sales process because our clients love to hear that we're making decisions automatically with data and automation rather than just hiring more junior people to push buttons.
    • During black Friday this year our team all setup campaigns to flight, meaning they weren't sitting around the turkey with their laptops out. That's an ROI in company culture that's hard to measure, but extremely valuable.
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    Broadlume
    • Ad optimization data
    • Simplified ad management
    • Audience understanding
    Incentivized
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