Google Ad Manager is a platform for publishers that combines the former DoubleClick for Publishers and DoubleClick Ad Exchange products.
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TubeBuddy
Score 10.0 out of 10
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TubeBuddy is a browser extension & mobile app from the company of the same name in San Diego, that integrates directly into YouTube to help users run their channels more easily.
$9
per month
Pricing
Google Ad Manager
TubeBuddy
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Pro
$9
per month
Star
$19
per month
Legend
$49
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Google Ad Manager
TubeBuddy
Free Trial
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No
Free/Freemium Version
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Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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No
Entry-level Setup Fee
No setup fee
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20% discount available for annual pricing.
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Google Ad Manager
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Features
Google Ad Manager
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Ad Network Integration
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Google Ad Manager
7.5
26 Ratings
2% above category average
TubeBuddy
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Data Transfer
7.526 Ratings
00 Ratings
DSP integration
7.521 Ratings
00 Ratings
Ad Campaigns
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Google Ad Manager
7.5
37 Ratings
5% below category average
TubeBuddy
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Ad campaign creation
8.537 Ratings
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Ad deployment
7.937 Ratings
00 Ratings
Display advertising
7.136 Ratings
00 Ratings
Ad display and retargeting segmentation
7.135 Ratings
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Sequence targeting
6.726 Ratings
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Ad Reporting & Analytics
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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.
It is very good for beginners to do the SEO of their YouTube videos. Simple & easy to use. It maybe a little boring process when you became a pro But trust me, these basic thing serves a lot.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
Earlier, I used to use Keyword everywhere to find the keywords (well, I still use it) but after using TubeBuddy, I feel I have wasted my time to improve my video SEO which I can do easily with TubeBuddy.