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    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

    Cheetah Digital

    Score8 out of 10
    N/ADesigned for high-volume, cross-channel campaigns, Cheetah Digital is used by marketers to deliver highly personalized, contextual communications across various channels including email, SMS, push, mobile wallet, direct mail, and social.N/A
    Pricing
    BroadlumeCheetah Digital
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
    BroadlumeCheetah Digital
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    BroadlumeCheetah Digital
    Ad Network Integration
    Comparison of Ad Network Integration features of Broadlume and Cheetah Digital
    Feature
    Broadlume
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    31% above category average
    Cheetah Digital
    -
    Ratings
    Data Transfer10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Ad Reporting & Analytics features of Broadlume and Cheetah Digital
    Feature
    Broadlume
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    25% above category average
    Cheetah Digital
    -
    Ratings
    Ad dashboards10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad conversion tracking10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cross-channel ad management10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad forecasting and optimization10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    BroadlumeCheetah Digital
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (13 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.6
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    4.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.8
    (3 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
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    3.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    BroadlumeCheetah Digital
    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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    Zeta Global
    I think CheetahMail, being one of the main ESPs in the market, is a quality choice. However, I would suggest that it's really only valuable for a bit larger of an organization, generally having staff of 100+ and revenues in tens of millions -- this is mainly to justify the amount of investment required, so may be cost-prohibitive to some. You also need to make sure that you understand the entire "level of support" you will gain through your specific contract.... the key is understanding what types of resources are within your organization (who's doing the coding? who comes up with the next campaign? What's the overall strategy?) Depending on these questions and resources, may help determine your final needs from a services point of view. CheetahMail can provide a wealth of various services specific to needs (and changes over time as your business changes), but a clear understanding of what you have before you bring them on will really help getting up and running quickly. Also be sure to truly understand the costs for the initial integrations, setups, IP senders, etc.
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    Pros
    Broadlume
    • Great UI
    • Accurate reporting
    • Strong data points
    Incentivized
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    Zeta Global
    • Internal management - This is a great web-based tool that allows our users to see what emails go to whom.
    • Organization - Many layers of organization for templates since there are many types of remarketing emails that we send out.
    • Historical Records - CheetahMail sends us the raw text files of all email actions so we can upload them to our database.
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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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    Zeta Global
    • The organization of CheetahMail could at times be better, as you create more and more mailings, they just pile up in a long list. It would be useful to be able to create folders to store specific mailings in. (ex. editorial, newsletters, marketing, etc.)
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Broadlume
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    Zeta Global
    As I have begun exploring competitors, I've come to realize that every competitor offers so much more functionality and integration than CheetahMail does. When we first signed our contract, CheetahMail was much more innovative and at the forefront of email. Since being bought out by Experian, we've seen a huge decline in service and innovation. They have laid off much of their staff and moved their account representatives to Costa Rica. They also heavily rely on on third parties which you will have to pay large amounts of money for while other Email Service Providers have integrated new technologies into their platform. You will get more for your money going to a different email service such as Responsys, Silverpop, Listrak and the like,
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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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    Zeta Global
    CheetahMail has a high learning curve to master and requires a lot of backend work with tech teams to set up. Navigation is not the best and everything that should be automated is still extremely manual.
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    Support Rating
    Broadlume
    No answers on this topic
    Zeta Global
    I've been very satisfied with the support given by Cheetah, they are always asking and looking for areas where they can help you improve upon your business. They are very knowledgeable and are able to quickly find any answer you are looking for.
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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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    Zeta Global
    I believe Cheetah DMS is a bit more complete and a lot more complex to use than Mailchimp. Mailchimp was born as a mail marketing service while Cheetah has always worked across the whole online advertising spectrum making it a better solution for clients that need a certain level of service and sophistication.
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    Return on Investment
    Broadlume
    • Ad optimization data
    • Simplified ad management
    • Audience understanding
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    Zeta Global
    • Our efficiency has decreased with CheetaMail actually. Too many service calls to find out why something isn't working as expected, account setup questions, issues with PiP, takes too long to get a simple form built, customer service response time, etc...
    • Reporting is not very streamlined. This has caused us to take our reporting offline and use a method with better visibility.
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