Broadsign vs. Google Ad Manager

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Broadsign
Score 7.1 out of 10
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Broadsign in Montreal offers a suite of digital signage products for various purposes including Broadsign Control for content distribution across a network of digital signs with content automation and scheduling. Broadsign Creator provides tools to support the creation of compliant brand content to be created locally or distributed across a network. Finally Broadsign Direct supports advertising sales and Broadsign Reach is the company's supply side platform.N/A
Google Ad Manager
Score 8.4 out of 10
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Google Ad Manager is a platform for publishers that combines the former DoubleClick for Publishers and DoubleClick Ad Exchange products.N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Offerings
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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Community Pulse
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Features
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Ad Network Integration
Comparison of Ad Network Integration features of Product A and Product B
Broadsign
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Ratings
Google Ad Manager
7.0
25 Ratings
5% below category average
Data Transfer00 Ratings7.025 Ratings
DSP integration00 Ratings7.020 Ratings
Ad Campaigns
Comparison of Ad Campaigns features of Product A and Product B
Broadsign
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Ratings
Google Ad Manager
7.4
36 Ratings
5% below category average
Ad campaign creation00 Ratings9.036 Ratings
Ad deployment00 Ratings7.136 Ratings
Display advertising00 Ratings7.335 Ratings
Ad display and retargeting segmentation00 Ratings7.334 Ratings
Sequence targeting00 Ratings6.526 Ratings
Ad Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Ad Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Broadsign
-
Ratings
Google Ad Manager
6.7
35 Ratings
14% below category average
Ad dashboards00 Ratings6.033 Ratings
Ad performance reports00 Ratings7.035 Ratings
Ad conversion tracking00 Ratings6.534 Ratings
Ad attribution reporting00 Ratings6.531 Ratings
Cross-channel ad management00 Ratings7.027 Ratings
Ad forecasting and optimization00 Ratings7.031 Ratings
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Adobe Advertising Cloud
Score 8.8 out of 10
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The Trade Desk
The Trade Desk
Score 9.0 out of 10
Enterprises

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User Ratings
BroadsignGoogle Ad Manager
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(1 ratings)
8.0
(36 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.5
(4 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
BroadsignGoogle Ad Manager
Likelihood to Recommend
Broadsign
Very suitable for large networks and projects requiring enhanced functionality. less suitable for small networks as the learning curve might be considerable.
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Google
Google Ads Manager is great if you need major visibility on a large ad network rather than targeting one specific website, app or platform. Let's be real here if you have any business that is done online (sell products, generate leads, etc) you pretty much have to be on Google. I've tried other advertising solutions including competitor search engines, sponsored content solutions, social media advertising, and none really compare to the traffic you can get that is keyword-driven, meaning a user is actually demonstrating interest in whatever you sell or offer.
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Pros
Broadsign
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Google
  • Interface. You can understand how to build the ads very easily. When you first begin, and throughout the process, there are little help icons which explain what you need to understand.
  • Pricing. By this, I mean the ability to change it at any time. You can select a variable rate, or you can preset it. Either way, you can change how much you spend every second if you'd like. This makes it easier to control your budget if you need to make emergency purchases and don't have much space in your budget.
  • Always growing. They are always announcing something new. Always growing and always trying to update.
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Cons
Broadsign
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Google
  • Bumper Machine - While this is still in beta, there is a lot of room for improvement for the machine to pick proper clips. I'm sure that will come in time though.
  • Inclusion of a Home Page Button - This is a simple request, truly, but one that bothers me everyday. I have a campaign home button, but it's not accessible unless you go back to the beginning of the platform. If the 'home' button was static, I'd be able to go to my preferred view with one click instead of having to loop around, as there isn't a trustworthy 'back button' option either.
  • Display - This is a big one. I have a love/hate relationship with display campaigns and algorithms. I have seen where they can perform [strongly] but also be massive budget bleeds with little ROI. It's not very industry specific either so I'm hoping to gain more consistency and trust with the future of the display algorithm.
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Likelihood to Renew
Broadsign
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Google
I think it's useful for our team and we rely on it to improve our business. It is within our budget also. Although we still will need an approval from the upper-level management team, I don't see any problem with that
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Usability
Broadsign
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Google
As I have said, if you want all the Google functionality and can use all of the features that Google offers on a dashboard, it's a great choice. But, I'm not a fan because I think the interface could be redesigned to be more user-friendly - make it color-coded with different options - it just feels now like you can get all, but make it easier for the end designer to use.
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Support Rating
Broadsign
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Google
I could say a lot about this topic. As an agency, we get a new [representative] to talk to almost every quarter to go over select accounts and the campaigns within. Most of the time, these [educated representatives], don't provide any new feedback, or I just simply [disagree] with their approach. This is not all the time however. I have learned a lot from a rare few, [individuals] that have given me new strategies and access to betas early on. The other side of support, is the [overseas support platform]. [It] is usually not very helpful, but you can [emphasize] issues and they can research [them]. The Google Tag Implementation team is pristine though. When you need them, you need to set an appointment, which is usually 2 weeks out; they are so over-my-head intelligent, I've never had a bad experience with them and whenever I needed them for a fix, they solved it [within] the first call.
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Alternatives Considered
Broadsign
We analyzed other solutions in 2008 but were convinced from the get go Broadsign would be a perfect fit for our needs in the long run. 15 years later our choice has been proven right.
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Google
I personally liked it because of the complex features available. Knowing that this comes from Google, I did not have second thoughts - Comes from an Top tier brand. There were other products in the market, however, I chose to stick to this due to the following reasons, Customer support Self help articles
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Return on Investment
Broadsign
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Google
  • It had a massively positive impact for us, allowing us to generate revenue from ad space on our website.
  • Being able to custom quote ad space on our site, instead of relying on AdSense allowed us to increase our monthly ad revenue as well.
  • Providing reliable data to advertisers regarding impressions and CTRs helped create repeat-customers.
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