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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

    Neuron

    Score10 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Neuron (formerly Prospect) is a sales tool used to find contact data for any prospect and import it directly into Salesforce in one click.

    $149

    per month per user

    Pricing
    Google Ad ManagerNeuron
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Google Ad ManagerNeuron
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Google Ad ManagerNeuron
    Considered Both Products
    Google
    No answer on this topic
    Planleaf, Inc. (Neuron)
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    93%
    Would buy again
    14 Answers
    91%
    Would buy again
    10 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    14 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    9 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    14 Answers
    91%
    Happy with the feature set
    10 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    83%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    10 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    6 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    75%
    Implementation went as expected
    9 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
    Features
    Google Ad ManagerNeuron
    Ad Network Integration
    Comparison of Ad Network Integration features of Google Ad Manager and Neuron
    Feature
    Google Ad Manager
    7.8
    28 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Neuron
    -
    Ratings
    Data Transfer7.528 Ratings00 Ratings
    DSP integration8.122 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad Campaigns
    Comparison of Ad Campaigns features of Google Ad Manager and Neuron
    Feature
    Google Ad Manager
    7.4
    40 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Neuron
    -
    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 Neuron
    Feature
    Google Ad Manager
    6.7
    39 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Neuron
    -
    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
    Prospecting
    Comparison of Prospecting features of Google Ad Manager and Neuron
    Feature
    Google Ad Manager
    -
    Ratings
    Neuron
    5.8
    10 Ratings
    28% below category average
    List quality00 Ratings4.36 Ratings
    List upload/download00 Ratings7.18 Ratings
    Ideal customer targeting00 Ratings4.56 Ratings
    Load time/data access00 Ratings7.510 Ratings
    Sales Intelligence Data Standards
    Comparison of Sales Intelligence Data Standards features of Google Ad Manager and Neuron
    Feature
    Google Ad Manager
    -
    Ratings
    Neuron
    7.9
    10 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Contact information00 Ratings7.210 Ratings
    Company information00 Ratings8.510 Ratings
    Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification
    Comparison of Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification features of Google Ad Manager and Neuron
    Feature
    Google Ad Manager
    -
    Ratings
    Neuron
    7.4
    10 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Lead qualification process00 Ratings8.94 Ratings
    Salesforce integration00 Ratings8.29 Ratings
    Company/business profiles00 Ratings8.38 Ratings
    Alerts and reminders00 Ratings5.65 Ratings
    Data hygiene00 Ratings6.610 Ratings
    Automatic data refresh00 Ratings6.89 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Google Ad ManagerNeuron
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.2
    (40 ratings)
    9.8
    (11 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    6.8
    (8 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Google Ad ManagerNeuron
    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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    Planleaf, Inc. (Neuron)
    Its well suited If you find yourself manually placing contact details in CRMs or you're using multiple tools to find relevant and accurate contact details. Not so relevant if you already sheet of contact details and you can simply import it as a CSV in certain tools
    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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    Planleaf, Inc. (Neuron)
    • Creating/updating contacts in Salesforce
    • Finding accurate email addresses
    • UI is great. Easy to use
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Planleaf, Inc. (Neuron)
    • Minimizing minor bugs
    • Being able to export contacts for varying accounts to corresponding tabs in Google Drive
    • Being able to prospect more than 25 at a time
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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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    Planleaf, Inc. (Neuron)
    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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    Planleaf, Inc. (Neuron)
    Super easy to use, the only thing I wish they would change is that you always need to check the prospects linkedin page to see if there's been an update to their contact (eg. if contact didnt have a mobile number saved, they may now, so you need to check linkedin every single time before reaching out). Other than that, this is by far the best tool for pulling numbers and emails.
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    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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    Planleaf, Inc. (Neuron)
    No answers on this topic
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Planleaf, Inc. (Neuron)
    zoominfo has old contact info, a lot of the time i look at specific people and their companies aren't updated. I get intent emailed to me from zoominfo for job changes and it will be 6-12 months after someone changed jobs so the information is just not accurate enough. apollo only pulls headquarters info, never had an accurate cell number from it so i stopped using it pretty quickly during our eval
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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.
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    Planleaf, Inc. (Neuron)
    • I prefer using it from the SalesNav page compared to Zoominfo - seems way more up to date
    • Allows me to massively scale my prospecting by keeping me in page and I don't have to look up and cross reference on other tools
    • While it has a smaller set of functionality that I can use it for relative to Zoominfo, the things that it does do I've always felt it did a better job
    • Really simple UI and doesn't prompt me to sign in every day which I appreciate.
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