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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Google Ads

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/AGoogle 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.

    $500

    in Ads credit in the first 60 days

    Nielsen Marketing Cloud

    Score7.6 out of 10
    N/ANeilsen Marketing Cloud includes a Data Management Platform (DMP), Media Planning and Optimization, Data as a Service (DaaS), Multitouch Attribution Analytics, Inflight Analytics, and integrations to different digital media channels as well as to content marketing, creative testing, search, email and social media platforms. It's designed to enable marketers to plan, execute, and report on all of their marketing activities from one place.N/A
    Pricing
    Google AdsNielsen Marketing Cloud
    Editions & Modules
    Offer A
    $500
    in Ads credit in the first 60 days
    Offer B
    $1500
    in Ads credit in the first 60 days
    Offer C
    $3000
    in Ads credit in the first 60 days
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Google AdsNielsen Marketing Cloud
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Google AdsNielsen Marketing Cloud
    Considered Both Products
    Google
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    Nielsen
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    81%
    Would buy again
    42 Answers
    80%
    Would buy again
    4 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    76%
    Delivers good value for the price
    37 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    79%
    Happy with the feature set
    41 Answers
    80%
    Happy with the feature set
    4 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    69%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    34 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    70%
    Implementation went as expected
    35 Answers
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    Features
    Google AdsNielsen Marketing Cloud
    Ad Campaigns
    Comparison of Ad Campaigns features of Google Ads and Nielsen Marketing Cloud
    Feature
    Google Ads
    7.3
    11 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Nielsen Marketing Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Ad campaign creation7.911 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad deployment7.510 Ratings00 Ratings
    Display advertising7.410 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad display and retargeting segmentation7.511 Ratings00 Ratings
    Sequence targeting6.910 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contextual advertising7.210 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social advertising6.35 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Ad Reporting & Analytics features of Google Ads and Nielsen Marketing Cloud
    Feature
    Google Ads
    7.3
    11 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Nielsen Marketing Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Ad dashboards7.511 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad performance reports7.911 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad conversion tracking7.311 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad attribution reporting7.211 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad forecasting and optimization6.911 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad Auctions
    Comparison of Ad Auctions features of Google Ads and Nielsen Marketing Cloud
    Feature
    Google Ads
    7.9
    10 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Nielsen Marketing Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Ad bidding7.910 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Collection
    Comparison of Data Collection features of Google Ads and Nielsen Marketing Cloud
    Feature
    Google Ads
    -
    Ratings
    Nielsen Marketing Cloud
    8.3
    6 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Collection of first-party data00 Ratings8.56 Ratings
    Collection of third-party data00 Ratings8.55 Ratings
    Access to Third-party Data Providers00 Ratings7.95 Ratings
    Data Classification
    Comparison of Data Classification features of Google Ads and Nielsen Marketing Cloud
    Feature
    Google Ads
    -
    Ratings
    Nielsen Marketing Cloud
    8.6
    6 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Audience taxonomy00 Ratings8.26 Ratings
    Tag Management00 Ratings8.25 Ratings
    Data Analysis Dashboard00 Ratings9.46 Ratings
    Ad Network Integration
    Comparison of Ad Network Integration features of Google Ads and Nielsen Marketing Cloud
    Feature
    Google Ads
    -
    Ratings
    Nielsen Marketing Cloud
    7.9
    5 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Data Transfer00 Ratings7.95 Ratings
    DSP integration00 Ratings7.95 Ratings
    DMP Analytics
    Comparison of DMP Analytics features of Google Ads and Nielsen Marketing Cloud
    Feature
    Google Ads
    -
    Ratings
    Nielsen Marketing Cloud
    8.6
    6 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Campaign Analytics00 Ratings8.56 Ratings
    Audience Analytics00 Ratings8.86 Ratings
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    Google AdsNielsen Marketing Cloud
    Small Businesses
    WordStream
    Score6.9 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Medium-sized Companies
    WordStream
    Score6.9 out of 10
    Adobe Audience Manager
    Score7.9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    No answers on this topic
    Adobe Audience Manager
    Score7.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Google AdsNielsen Marketing Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.7
    (126 ratings)
    7.9
    (7 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.6
    (21 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    7.7
    (17 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (8 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Google AdsNielsen Marketing Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Google
    Google Ads is a useful advertising tool to build brand exposure and generate lead volumes for your chosen product. Whilst it can be costly at times due to competitor bidding strategies and requires constant monitoring to ensure campaigns perform as expected, it typically provides the desired quality and quantity of leads for custom budgets.
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    Nielsen
    Best suited for scenarios involving detailed analysis of customer data and demographics. Allows for complex investigation of customer and audience details. Less well suited for scenarios involving simultaneous collaboration on analysis. This product is not the best for collaboration and is better suited for individual work and individual forms of analysis.
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    Pros
    Google
    • Automated targeting via Smart Shopping campaign. It's one of the best campaign types in Google Ads. In the beginning, you may see lower revenue and ROAS, but once you give some meaningful time to your campaign, it is most likely to perform well.
    • Smart bidding strategies: Google Ads has developed some really great bidding strategies such as maximizing conversion and maximizing conversion with ROAS settings. Based on one's requirement and their goal with revenue and target ROAS, they can choose the appropriate bidding strategy.
    • Reporting: A business owner and advertising must know about their audiences, how their campaigns have been performing, what's working and what's not, and for that reason, powerful, effective reporting is needed, and Google Ads provides rich details reporting that covers almost every aspect of a business.
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    Nielsen
    • I just like the manner it handles the analytical rationalization of giving a standing and updates of the inner and outside beliefs of Marketing analysis.
    • It facilitates me apprehend clients' desires and offers advice on a way to fulfill their desires.
    • When I am making plans and instinctually recognise what purchasers are going to purchase, I depend upon their real-time records to validate my assumptions and tell our media buys.
    • Automatic rewards with the media Connections. The availability of records and the alternatives to make our customer's picks understandable.
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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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    Nielsen
    • More segments need to be created as often as possible
    • Sometimes it is hard to optimize these segments when the CTR is low - segments make it difficult to pull out zones/sites that are dragging down the CTR because they are so narrowly targeted.
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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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    Nielsen
    I still use exelate every day for my media plans that are either direct response or extremely geo-targeted.
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    Usability
    Google
    This is more of a subjective rating, because I think it can be increased with how much our ad spend is. The more of an ad spend, the more visibility we can get, and therefore all features can climb. With an overall larger presence the usability is that where we can get messages out quick, and that's the main thing we try to do with our campaigns.
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    Nielsen
    Very easy to utilize. Features are basic. Again just not too much in the way of involved customization
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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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    Nielsen
    I am rating this as neutral due to having minimal interaction with them
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    Online Training
    Google
    Daily use with advanced account structures. Familiarity with reporting/api and complex setups.
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    Nielsen
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Nielsen
    Nielson Cloud helps businesses find, recruit, and create new advertiser client bases, as well as stand out in a crowded public space. Measure linear and digital media metrics across channels aids in giving insights in an efficient manner. Nielson Cloud also assists businesses in maximising ROI by analysing how their marketing and advertising reaches and influences audiences throughout the customer lifecycle.
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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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    Nielsen
    • We are using it for analytics, statistics control, and for a single pane of glass and reviews for our senior leadership. We fetch significant insights from this device which can be then provided to our stakeholders to higher understand the achievements and loopholes.
    • We can make Marketing strategies with the help of this. Also, it is benefiting financially and getting productive.
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