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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Equativ

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AEquativ (formerly Smart AdServer) is a French ad server provider with a large international presence. Customers tend to be European media outlets.N/A

    WideOrbit

    Score6 out of 10
    N/AWideOrbit offers sell-side ad management solutions for media companies, including programmatic capabilities for TV, radio and the web.N/A

    YuMe

    Score4 out of 10
    N/AYuMe is a provider of digital video brand advertising, now offered and supported by RhythmOne since the acquisition in early 2018. The platform is designed to simplify digital video advertising campaigns.N/A
    Pricing
    EquativWideOrbitYuMe
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    EquativWideOrbitYuMe
    Free Trial
    NoNoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    EquativWideOrbitYuMe
    Ad Network Integration
    Comparison of Ad Network Integration features of Equativ and WideOrbit and YuMe
    Feature
    Equativ
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    8% above category average
    WideOrbit
    7.0
    1 Ratings
    5% below category average
    YuMe
    -
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    Data Transfer8.01 Ratings7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    DSP integration8.01 Ratings7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad Campaigns
    Comparison of Ad Campaigns features of Equativ and WideOrbit and YuMe
    Feature
    Equativ
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    2% above category average
    WideOrbit
    7.8
    2 Ratings
    1% below category average
    YuMe
    -
    Ratings
    Ad campaign creation8.01 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad deployment9.01 Ratings7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Display advertising7.01 Ratings8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad display and retargeting segmentation8.01 Ratings8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Sequence targeting8.01 Ratings8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Ad Reporting & Analytics features of Equativ and WideOrbit and YuMe
    Feature
    Equativ
    7.5
    1 Ratings
    3% below category average
    WideOrbit
    7.8
    2 Ratings
    1% above category average
    YuMe
    -
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    Ad dashboards8.01 Ratings8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad performance reports8.01 Ratings10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad conversion tracking7.01 Ratings6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad attribution reporting8.01 Ratings7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cross-channel ad management7.01 Ratings6.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad forecasting and optimization7.01 Ratings10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Criteo Commerce Growth
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    Enterprises
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    Score8 out of 10
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    Score8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    EquativWideOrbitYuMe
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
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    10.0
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    User Testimonials
    EquativWideOrbitYuMe
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Equativ (formerly Smart AdServer)
    Smart AdServer is great for a marketing department, to track stats and clicks of their audience. It's a great way to engage the client without actually engaging them. We use it all the time to monitor where they're going, what they're interested in, and how engaging our posts are. I would say it's probably not a good idea for a smaller organization, as one social media manager could work it all out
    Incentivized
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    WideOrbit
    I think for the purpose of our business, WideOrbit is one of the better systems I have worked on. No system is every perfect, but WideOrbit seems to be a lot better than the system we've worked on in the past. The fact that it is able to integrate other third-party systems into it is also very helpful. We have recently moved to a new avail system for our sales executives, and the fact that they can easily transfer avails and schedules into the order system in WideOrbit is very helpful.
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    RhythmOne
    Ask advertisers what they would like to see offered from publishers that they aren't currently seeing in the space. Also, ask advertisers what their current challenges are or what they have noticed their clients pushing for recently
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    Pros
    Equativ (formerly Smart AdServer)
    • It is easy to use, with functionality covering mobile, desktop and even tablet. I'm always on the go, so it's nice to be able to access my server from pretty much anywhere.
    • It has a wonderful intuitive user interface, every facet of this is designed and thought over, so it's easy to navigate around the program.
    • It offers a free trial so there's no real commitment if you just want to try it out, which is nice.
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    WideOrbit
    • Wide Orbit offers a wide variety of reports, as a user- you are able to maximize these to your advantage and include as much or as little information as necessary for internal use or for your clients.
    • It's fantastic to be able to reference all of our orders in one place and track completion process from order entry to approvals and actual air time/run dates
    • Very user friendly and efficient to use.
    • The Revenue Reports are especially wonderful, and can be sorted according to whatever perimeters you desire.
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    RhythmOne
    • The industry is constantly moving towards cross-device targeting and some advertisers are lagging behind in this regard. Many do not offer the ability to target on Connected TVs, which YuMe does. This is appealing for some of our clients that are more open to testing the latest technologies.
    • YuMe's sales staff are all very knowledgeable about their products, but not too pushy when it comes to getting on the plan. They try to add value to the meetings not by just pitching their products, but by educating us on industry trends and latest technologies.
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    Cons
    Equativ (formerly Smart AdServer)
    • I would like a more in-depth look at my traffic stats. I can see clicks, where my audience is going, but I'd like maybe some kind of perspective into who my audience is (18-24, adult, etc).
    • Constant updates. It's nice that they're always looking to update program, but the update can kinda get in the way of my work sometimes.
    • I'd prefer it if were a little cheaper – the free trial is nice, but getting my superiors to sign off on the cost (they're a bit old school) is a bit tough sometimes.
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    WideOrbit
    • Would love to see the inventory codes in the drop-down menu stick like breaks and weeks..and not have to re-select each time for a report
    • would like to have better functionality when exporting to XL or to PDF. Formatting could use improvement with output
    • offer a monthly calendar of training opportunities like Nielsen offers
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    RhythmOne
    • It would be interesting to see YuMe to provide ad solutions that are aimed to drive in-store traffic. Many videos are often geared towards engagement or the % of video completes, but it'd be helpful to see more ad formats that are able to track in-store sales outside of having the ability to print out a coupon.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Equativ (formerly Smart AdServer)
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    WideOrbit
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    RhythmOne
    YuMe's service was strong. They were able to regularly provide reporting and analytics. Whenever we reached out to make optimizations, the YuMe account management team was very responsive and would provide follow ups in a timely and professional manner. YuMe was also able to provide competitive rates and deliver all the inventory that was agreed upon on the IO. Many publishers that under deliver often get cut from the plan the next time around. This was not the case for YuMe
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    Alternatives Considered
    Equativ (formerly Smart AdServer)
    Honestly, you can use either/or. I'm all about AdServer right now because since Adobe has implemented their cloud service, they've gotten more expensive. Smart AdServer is just one cost, and it's cheaper than Adobe Cloud
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    WideOrbit
    I would say that WideOrbit is much better than Pilat in terms of its ease of use. One major factor was that WideOrbits customer support is stateside and easily reachable if help is needed. Pilat was located in Europe I believe and getting assistance was very hard. As far as just the overall day to day usage, WideOrbit is leaps and bounds better in the area of functionality
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    RhythmOne
    YuMe is considered a leader in the video advertising space. YuMe had a very large array video ad formats that made it very flexible to run with them even though the creative and assets would change from campaign to campaign. YuMe also has a very strong portfolio of clients that have worked with them in the past. We have also requested to see the site list and there are many premium publishers that fit well with our target audience
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    Return on Investment
    Equativ (formerly Smart AdServer)
    • It's helped my organization better manage our traffic flow.
    • It's reduced the amount of work on our social media manager.
    • It's helped my organization get a better perspective on our clientele - where they're going, what they're interested in, it's been a great asset to our business.
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    WideOrbit
    • The system doesn't seem to work well with any of our digital platforms. For example, we can input an order and track an approval process through our finance system and see the invoice, but actual execution of any digital assets are NOT done through Wide Orbit
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    RhythmOne
    • YuMe has driven a higher number of video views and video completions so that the overall campaign has strong performance metrics. YuMe also provides a great deal of reach and scale for campaigns due to its ability to offer more competitive and cost effective rates
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