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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Google Ad Manager

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/AGoogle Ad Manager is a platform for publishers that combines the former DoubleClick for Publishers and DoubleClick Ad Exchange products.N/A

    Maropost Marketing Cloud

    Score4.3 out of 10
    N/AMaropost, headquartered in Toronto with offices in New York, London, and Delhi, offers an enterprise level email marketing and automation platform for email-centric campaigns and total customer lifecycle management via an automated workflow. It features social networking "listening" to keep track of all mentions across familiar spaces like Facebook and Twitter, dashboard reports and analytics to help make sense of data from emails and web activity, a survey / form builder, and custom landing…

    $279

    per month

    Pricing
    Google Ad ManagerMaropost Marketing Cloud
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Essential
    $279
    per month
    Professional
    $849
    per month
    Enterprise
    $1,699
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Google Ad ManagerMaropost Marketing Cloud
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Discount for annual pricing.
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    Community Pulse
    Google Ad ManagerMaropost Marketing Cloud
    Considered Both Products
    Google
    No answer on this topic
    Maropost
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    93%
    Would buy again
    14 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    14 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    14 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    83%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    10 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    75%
    Implementation went as expected
    9 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Google Ad ManagerMaropost Marketing Cloud
    Ad Network Integration
    Comparison of Ad Network Integration features of Google Ad Manager and Maropost Marketing Cloud
    Feature
    Google Ad Manager
    7.8
    28 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Maropost Marketing Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Data Transfer7.528 Ratings00 Ratings
    DSP integration8.122 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad Campaigns
    Comparison of Ad Campaigns features of Google Ad Manager and Maropost Marketing Cloud
    Feature
    Google Ad Manager
    7.4
    40 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Maropost Marketing Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Ad campaign creation7.640 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad deployment7.040 Ratings00 Ratings
    Display advertising7.639 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad display and retargeting segmentation7.238 Ratings00 Ratings
    Sequence targeting7.528 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Ad Reporting & Analytics features of Google Ad Manager and Maropost Marketing Cloud
    Feature
    Google Ad Manager
    6.7
    39 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Maropost Marketing Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Ad dashboards6.537 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad performance reports7.439 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad conversion tracking6.738 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad attribution reporting6.834 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cross-channel ad management7.029 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad forecasting and optimization5.734 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email & Online Marketing
    Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Google Ad Manager and Maropost Marketing Cloud
    Feature
    Google Ad Manager
    -
    Ratings
    Maropost Marketing Cloud
    7.9
    8 Ratings
    2% below category average
    WYSIWYG email editor00 Ratings8.95 Ratings
    Dynamic content00 Ratings8.54 Ratings
    Ability to test dynamic content00 Ratings6.65 Ratings
    Landing pages00 Ratings8.53 Ratings
    A/B testing00 Ratings8.46 Ratings
    Mobile optimization00 Ratings9.45 Ratings
    Email deliverability reporting00 Ratings6.98 Ratings
    List management00 Ratings6.55 Ratings
    Triggered drip sequences00 Ratings7.06 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Google Ad Manager and Maropost Marketing Cloud
    Feature
    Google Ad Manager
    -
    Ratings
    Maropost Marketing Cloud
    8.1
    7 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings6.46 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings9.64 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings8.35 Ratings
    Pre-Send Testing
    Comparison of Pre-Send Testing features of Google Ad Manager and Maropost Marketing Cloud
    Feature
    Google Ad Manager
    -
    Ratings
    Maropost Marketing Cloud
    9.9
    2 Ratings
    19% above category average
    URL Validation00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Link Tracking00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Image Validation00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Inbox Display00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Email Accessibility Tools00 Ratings9.62 Ratings
    Spelling and Grammar Check00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Spam Testing00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Email Previews00 Ratings9.62 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Google Ad ManagerMaropost Marketing Cloud
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    AdRoll
    Score3.7 out of 10
    Mad Mimi
    Score10 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Criteo Commerce Growth
    Score8 out of 10
    Campaign Monitor by Marigold
    Score9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Criteo Commerce Growth
    Score8 out of 10
    Emma by Marigold
    Score8.5 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Google Ad ManagerMaropost Marketing Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.2
    (40 ratings)
    4.3
    (8 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    6.8
    (8 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    2.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Google Ad ManagerMaropost Marketing Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Google
    I like that I can see several clients in one place, which can be convenient. However, the UX could be a lot better as outlined previously. In other words, the benefits of combining clients into the Ad Manager don't seem to be much more beneficial than logging into each client's ad account separately
    Incentivized
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    Maropost
    Maropost is a little more expensive than its competitors. I'd say Maropost is well suited for medium and larger businesses, not small businesses unless they're really good at utilizing e-mail and monetizing it.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Google
    • The obvious is the data - Google Ads Manager gives me essential and even critical data about which jobs and industries are hot right now and what is driving the most response.
    • Google Ad Manager gives us more control over the search engine results page as we get more visibility and real estate on our branded search terms and job/industry-specific search terms.
    • Google Ad Manager gives us the chance to compete with major national players in job recruitment, Monster, Indeed, LinkedIn, etc.
    Incentivized
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    Maropost
    • Maropost is particularly strong in the customization aspect. As a sales person, I love using MSC because I can customize everything from A-Z.
    • The features are endless, a personal fav is the Journey's feature with Marketing Cloud.
    • Client support is quick to respond.
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    Cons
    Google
    • Support. Not that they don't call or offer help, it's that our account people are bullies. I tell them I don't have time, so I am insulted and told that I need to get in front of the laptop otherwise I have "failed the company." I have never had a situation where I wasn't bullied by our Ad reps. They don't respect or value our time, which can make their calls frustrating.
    • Too quick on support. They don't take the time to understand the product. We are a preschool which shares a name with a popular motorcycle. An Ad rep insisted he knew the company so well that he could help me within five minutes. After being interrupted frequently, I just let him continue to tell me how I "could increase awareness of our aerodynamic seat design by creating ads with those keywords..."
    • Better management of trademark keywords and program awareness. We switched over to a new site, the domain changed for about ten seconds. All of our ads were unapproved and put on pause. The email stated it would be fixed very quickly, but I had to go in for the last 3 days to reactivate each one individually.
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    Maropost
    • The Sales Department shouldn't promise the customer what support can't deliver on.
    • They should also brush up on some ethics courses. It's appalling to me how they conduct business. Buyer beware.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    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
    Incentivized
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    Maropost
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Google
    While most of Google Ad Manager is user-friendly, certain parts of the ad creation process could use some improvements. Specifically, the way you insert keywords can be clunky and time-consuming, and I would like to see better and more keyword suggestions when designing a campaign.
    Incentivized
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    Maropost
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    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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    Maropost
    Though relatively responsive, the responses were always utterly unhelpful and sometime not even relevant to the questions we asked. It quickly became apparent that it was outsourced copy/paste support.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Google
    As I've said in prior comments, I like how the Google Ad Manager makes better use of the Google data and results compared to the others. Yes, I've tried them - I used to evaluate software for a former company. They will all do the job I didn't like their usage as much as I preferred the Google information - and I said even that had flaws - so you have to realize that nothing is completely perfect so far.
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    Maropost
    Maropost had everything we needed and more. We loved that fact that one price covered everything. As we move forward we don't have to go back and purchase modules that we are now ready for. No one wants to go back to management and ask for more money
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Google
    • I was able to work well with my budgets - mainly because of the reports.
    • I saw a great spike in the way my ad traffic increased.
    • It was a very easy way to work with Google Ad Manager than connecting other platforms with less compatibility - Less investment.
    Incentivized
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    Maropost
    • Lack of data and information about our users that we can use to get smarter in our segmentation hurts us in that we lose branded deals or partnerships.
    • Takes too much time to export reports and gain attrition reporting information, manually preparing reports is not a good use of time for anyone on our team.
    Incentivized
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