Google Ads vs. Madison Logic Platform

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Google Ads
Score 8.2 out of 10
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Google Ads (formerly AdWords) is Google's pay-per-click online advertising program. With Google Ads users set their budget and choose where their ads appear in search listings, and on partner websites. Google Ads uses cost-per-click (CPC) bidding.N/A
Madison Logic Platform
Score 6.3 out of 10
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The Madison Logic Platform is an account-based marketing product that includes an ABM-centric data management platform (DMP) that allows users to target ads and other content on an account basis. Activate ABM integrates with the user's CRM and Marketing Automation platforms, and leverages the vendor's network of 1,600+ B2B publishers for content syndication.N/A
Pricing
Google AdsMadison Logic Platform
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Google AdsMadison Logic Platform
Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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User Ratings
Google AdsMadison Logic Platform
Likelihood to Recommend
7.2
(115 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.5
(21 ratings)
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Usability
7.4
(7 ratings)
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Performance
9.0
(1 ratings)
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Support Rating
8.9
(8 ratings)
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Online Training
9.0
(1 ratings)
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Vendor post-sale
1.0
(1 ratings)
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Vendor pre-sale
10.0
(1 ratings)
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User Testimonials
Google AdsMadison Logic Platform
Likelihood to Recommend
Google
Clients who are selling products such as dresses, clothes, jewelry, beauty products, etc., generally work well. Also, in some cases, it doesn't fetch a good ROAS for very small business owners. If a client is already doing well in SEO, the probability for it to perform well over Google Ads is always enhanced, and if it doesn't have a good organic reach, Google Ads also suffers.
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Madison Logic
In the past few years, I've worked with several content syndication service providers. And the industry has progressed significantly. I'm happy to say that this year's lead quality is especially good! Our ABM program has very strict standards, and the team adheres to those requirements. Team members who are always quick to respond. Willing to swap out stale leads. They're a definite must-see!
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Pros
Google
  • Keyword Research - Google Ads has a handy built in tool that helps determine important keywords to target both for Ads & SEO
  • Intuitive Analytics Dashboad - Google Ads makes it fairly simple to see and analyze important metrics on how your ads are running week after week
  • Intuitive Setup - Google Ads makes it easy to figure out how to run ads with little to no training (although training is highly recommended to run effective ads), as their interface is clean and easy to figure out (unlike competing products).
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Madison Logic
  • Data insights
  • Performance reports
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Cons
Google
  • If you don't know what you're doing, it will be a costly mistake. You need to target ads, and it is difficult the first time to do that.
  • There isn't a feature to run an add for a couple set date spans, just hours you want to run them or a single date span.
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Madison Logic
  • Integrations were having some issues, but these were swiftly resolved.
  • This account-based interface from Madison Logic isn't as easy to use as others that I've used in the past.
  • More social media platforms like Instagram and Facebook should be included, in my opinion.
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Likelihood to Renew
Google
I think Google Ads is good for getting your company out there and becoming more visible to potential customers in general. However, for specific product launches, social media advertising might be a better fit. Also, our user base is younger so social media is a better channel for our target audience.
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Madison Logic
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Usability
Google
I suspect that Google Ads is not for the novice user. I told my 'Ad Specialist' that I was not the best on computers and apprehensive about my ability to maneuver the website. He told me on more than one occasion that "I work for you...I'm your sherpa...call me any time or send me an email"!
The sales and service representatives for Google Ads are very well trained, though not much integrity. Despite that I told my Google Ad Specialist that my website was incomplete the ad was published live anyway! Beware that the 'talk' is good, but it ain't cheap!
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Madison Logic
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Support Rating
Google
We have not yet had an account rep who hasn't tried to bully me or other employees to raise our budgets. At the same time, several years ago, one attempted to help refine our ads and ended up changing the ads to be something we were not affiliated with
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Madison Logic
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Online Training
Google
Daily use with advanced account structures. Familiarity with reporting/api and complex setups.
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Madison Logic
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Alternatives Considered
Google
Our agency invests heavily in Google Ads (particularly paid search advertising) on behalf of our clients relative to competitors like Microsoft and Yahoo because Google is the top search engine in the world. Google collects the most search data which enables the company to improve its AI to drive better performance for agencies and brands. As such, our paid search and app install campaigns always start with Google. If a client has a large budget, we will allocate media dollars to other search engines, but in some cases, the entire search budget goes to Google because we see the best returns.
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Madison Logic
Madison Logic Platform is used specifically at my organization for tracking campaigns run through them. Tableau is more of a company-wide platform used to track all demand generation performance. I personally like the Madison Logic Platform because it is easy to use, and the support I have received from the Madison Logic team has been amazing.
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Return on Investment
Google
  • Google Ads is often one of our highest ROI channels, especially when you factor in branded ads.
  • Depending on the stage your business is in, search ads can be really powerful from an ROI perspective, providing an investment with a very high spend cap.
  • If you do not manage the campaigns well though, you can quickly spend a lot of money on nothing. So make sure someone is keeping an eye on your account.
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Madison Logic
  • To help me decide which accounts to focus on, I have access to insightful analytics.
  • Exceptional support teams are always there for us.
  • There is a lot of contact information that is either correct or has been updated.
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