Likelihood to Recommend I think iAd works best when it's possible to create a fresh immersive experience. If you're only using the platform to repurpose content a user could easily find elsewhere, it may not be worth their time or yours. If the product or message supports development of content that provides value, entertainment or otherwise, for a user, the platform offers ample opportunity
Read full review If you want to have your company advertised on news websites across the United States then Taboola is perfect. If you're looking for clicks and impressions but not so much interested in traffic that is highly engaged and converting often then I'd suggest Taboola as an option to run traffic, too. This is the perfect platform for grey-hat offers and similar ideas. I wouldn't suggest it for running ads on your website due to some strict conditions and the fact that it might not necessarily play nice with traffic coming from Facebook.
Read full review Pros Driving traffic to our website. Increasing donations based on people viewing our ad. Read full review A good value on clicks -- they have visitors for all CPCs! Worldwide reach and relatability -- so many providers use Taboola. It's very easy to reach your audience wherever. High quality -- their policies ensure that only enjoyable, modest content is provided. Read full review Cons Attribution reporting integration with Firebase and other mobile measurement partners Slow platform Read full review I would like to see an easier way to exclude irrelevant sites that our ads received impressions or clicks on. Being able to bid on specific sites only. Read full review Usability It was pretty straightforward getting an account set up and having an account rep assigned. Compared to some other platforms Taboola is actually rather intuitive when it comes to navigating the user interface. Pixel implementation was easy and we didn't have any discrepancies tracking conversions. Also the ability to target LALs was very useful and semi-straightforward to upload.
Read full review Support Rating We have a point of contact in Taboola and he has been really great in supporting our campaign. He helped us set up the initial campaign, answered our questions related to the campaign and even agreed when I asked for a lower CPC. Also, while he tried to encourage us to spend more, he never pushed us to the point that it gets annoying.
Read full review Alternatives Considered In some instances, we developed an experience for
AdMob simultaneously with our iAd experience, working with both teams on a daily basis. While the Google team was skilled, receptive and helpful, Apple device functionality was broader and thus allowed for a little more imagination in bringing intuitive relevance to the creative content we developed
Read full review Outbrain doesn't charge a fee for automatic credit card billing. Often
Outbrain CPC for the same content is cheaper but not always. The
Outbrain UX is not as good as Taboola but recent changes had made them better than they used to be. In
Outbrain you can not change images or titles once they are submitted. You also can not clone campaigns which you can do with Taboola
Read full review Return on Investment We could deliver more, so it helped improve the business Clients got more with better results, since it's a Apple solution so it prevents possible bugs Since it's easy to learn, every developer and designer could help us in the process Read full review Taboola campaigns have had positive effects on top of funnel activities and engagement metrics though the traffic is not always as qualified as one would like. You will need to carefully tailor your campaign to squeeze out the most relevant traffic. Read full review ScreenShots