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    CJ Affiliate

    Score4.3 out of 10
    N/ACJ Affiliate, formerly known as Commission Junction, is an affiliate network and online advertising agency headquartered in Santa Barbara and owned by the Publicis Groupe, a French PR and advertising company. CJ Affiliate's technology offers affiliate personalization, cross-device customer journey campaign management, and a content monetization suite of products for publishers.N/A

    Magnite

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AMagnite (formerly Rubicon Project) is an independent sell-side advertising platform.N/A
    Pricing
    CJ AffiliateMagnite
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    CJ AffiliateMagnite
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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    Features
    CJ AffiliateMagnite
    Ad Network Integration
    Comparison of Ad Network Integration features of CJ Affiliate and Magnite
    Feature
    CJ Affiliate
    -
    Ratings
    Magnite
    7.5
    2 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Data Transfer00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    DSP integration00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Ad Campaigns
    Comparison of Ad Campaigns features of CJ Affiliate and Magnite
    Feature
    CJ Affiliate
    -
    Ratings
    Magnite
    8.0
    2 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Ad campaign creation00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Ad deployment00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Display advertising00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Ad display and retargeting segmentation00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Sequence targeting00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Ad Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Ad Reporting & Analytics features of CJ Affiliate and Magnite
    Feature
    CJ Affiliate
    -
    Ratings
    Magnite
    7.3
    2 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Ad dashboards00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Ad performance reports00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Ad conversion tracking00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Ad attribution reporting00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Cross-channel ad management00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Ad forecasting and optimization00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
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    CJ AffiliateMagnite
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    AdRoll
    Score3.7 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
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    Score8 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    Score8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    CJ AffiliateMagnite
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.3
    (3 ratings)
    9.0
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    User Testimonials
    CJ AffiliateMagnite
    Likelihood to Recommend
    CJ Affiliate (formerly Commission Junction)
    CJ would be a great place for any publisher looking to monetize their blog or social media accounts. Products that have broad targeting or rely on bargain hunters would perform really well as there are tons of coupon sites and fashion blogs. Niche products would have a harder time growing as they would probably still need to do a lot of outreach.
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    Magnite (Rubicon Project)
    If a colleague needed a platform with fast customer service and detailed reporting to sell their mobile inventory then I would recommend Rubicon Project. However, if my colleague needed a platform that gave instant current reporting data then I would be less likely to recommend Rubicon Project to them.
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    Pros
    CJ Affiliate (formerly Commission Junction)
    • their portal is easily usable
    • communication within the system is supper easy
    • searching for new affiliates is really great
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    Magnite (Rubicon Project)
    • Cleanest supply ecosystem. They are skilled at processing inventory and bids in order to streamline monetization and drive yield.
    • Client support is excellent. Client services is deeply invested in your business and successful at driving key business goals within your organization when working on your behalf.
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    Cons
    CJ Affiliate (formerly Commission Junction)
    • It's a great platform but have selected countries.
    • Sometimes loading speed is too slow in my experience.
    • Customer service needs to be improved in my opinion.
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    Magnite (Rubicon Project)
    • If possible to update the reporting to have less delay time on the data.
    • The reporting portal cuts off the bid request data after a period of time.
    • The UI seems to be a bit slower lately.
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    Alternatives Considered
    CJ Affiliate (formerly Commission Junction)
    CJ definitely has the largest pool of publishers and is well built out in terms of features. However, it does appear that they have a lot of dead weight in their pool which is something that their competitors claim they have solved. We ultimately selected CJ because we had previous experience with the platform and wanted to tap into their affiliate pool.
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    Magnite (Rubicon Project)
    Rubicon had superior client services and monetization techniques.
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    Return on Investment
    CJ Affiliate (formerly Commission Junction)
    • we have been able to make a good amount of money
    • we just share the link and then the companies do the rest
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    Magnite (Rubicon Project)
    • Rubicon Project has made it easier to optimize so that we could get the fullest ROI on our inventory through their alerts on which deal needs troubleshooting.
    • They also send a daily report which notifies you which advertisers have low render rate which is very helpful when figuring which creatives need to troubleshooting.
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