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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Microsoft Advertising

    Score7.7 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft Advertising (formerly Bing Ads) contains Microsoft's advertising solutions. Advertising formats include search (Microsoft Search ads), Display and Native ads, Retail Media, and Video and Connected TV (CTV) ads. Services include Performance Max, the company's conversion optimization AI assistant and guide.N/A

    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
    Microsoft AdvertisingNielsen Marketing Cloud
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Microsoft AdvertisingNielsen 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
    Microsoft AdvertisingNielsen Marketing Cloud
    Considered Both Products
    Microsoft
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    Nielsen
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    68%
    Would buy again
    21 Answers
    80%
    Would buy again
    4 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    70%
    Delivers good value for the price
    21 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    65%
    Happy with the feature set
    20 Answers
    80%
    Happy with the feature set
    4 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    59%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    17 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    67%
    Implementation went as expected
    20 Answers
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    Features
    Microsoft AdvertisingNielsen Marketing Cloud
    Ad Campaigns
    Comparison of Ad Campaigns features of Microsoft Advertising and Nielsen Marketing Cloud
    Feature
    Microsoft Advertising
    6.5
    6 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Nielsen Marketing Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Ad campaign creation8.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad deployment8.36 Ratings00 Ratings
    Display advertising6.46 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad display and retargeting segmentation6.46 Ratings00 Ratings
    Sequence targeting5.85 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contextual advertising5.56 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social advertising4.85 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Ad Reporting & Analytics features of Microsoft Advertising and Nielsen Marketing Cloud
    Feature
    Microsoft Advertising
    6.6
    8 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Nielsen Marketing Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Ad dashboards6.28 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad performance reports6.97 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad conversion tracking7.36 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad attribution reporting7.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad forecasting and optimization5.85 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad Auctions
    Comparison of Ad Auctions features of Microsoft Advertising and Nielsen Marketing Cloud
    Feature
    Microsoft Advertising
    7.3
    7 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Nielsen Marketing Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Ad bidding7.37 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Collection
    Comparison of Data Collection features of Microsoft Advertising and Nielsen Marketing Cloud
    Feature
    Microsoft Advertising
    -
    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 Microsoft Advertising and Nielsen Marketing Cloud
    Feature
    Microsoft Advertising
    -
    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 Microsoft Advertising and Nielsen Marketing Cloud
    Feature
    Microsoft Advertising
    -
    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 Microsoft Advertising and Nielsen Marketing Cloud
    Feature
    Microsoft Advertising
    -
    Ratings
    Nielsen Marketing Cloud
    8.6
    6 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Campaign Analytics00 Ratings8.56 Ratings
    Audience Analytics00 Ratings8.86 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Microsoft AdvertisingNielsen 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
    Microsoft AdvertisingNielsen Marketing Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.4
    (70 ratings)
    7.9
    (7 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    7.9
    (4 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.1
    (11 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Microsoft AdvertisingNielsen Marketing Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Microsoft
    Despite using our account for advertising with every other social media company, Microsoft flagged ours as fraudulent. After dealing with them for weeks, we finally got to a manager, who said that they didn’t know anything, couldn’t provide any information, and was unable to do anything about it. It seems odd, but it would flagger account every time we try to upload the campaigns from Google directly into their ad manager. I would suggest if you try and use their platform, don’t tell them you’re using Google cause they seem to have a thing against it. Once your account is flagged, they have no reasonable way of resolving it, nor they are able to offer any support. You’re better off to just try a different way. Ultimately, just don’t use Microsoft advertising if you can possibly avoid it. Hopefully soon DuckDuckGo will have their own advertising platform and we can eliminate Microsoft given the terrible time we have working with this one of many, social media platforms.
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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
    Microsoft
    • Familiar interface, offers editor for bulk changes, adding negative keywords is much easier than in Google Ads
    • Nice reporting tools within the interface, detailed reports can be made fairly easily
    • Had very nice tools to help import/export ads directly from Google Ads, which saves a ton of time
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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
    Microsoft
    • Bing's ad platform could definitely use some improvements - it hasn't been updated in a long time, and it feels very outdated.
    • We feel that the optimization algorithms don't always perform as well for Bing Ads as they do in Google Ads (optimize for conversions, etc.).
    • It would be great to have even more integrations with LinkedIn audience targeting offered - right now, you can just make some bid optimizations in a couple of areas; we'd really like to get more robust options there, and maybe even things like cross-platform tracking.
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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
    Microsoft
    We have had good success with it over all of our clients. We continually recommend bing to reach "the rest of the searchers".
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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
    Microsoft
    It's very easy to use overall. It has an import from Google Ads to make things simpler. Overall, I would say you can get up and running very quickly. It's similar to other platforms, so if you have used them, it's intuitive.
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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
    Microsoft
    Our Bing Ads reps are very good and attentive. They've offered good recommendations and are quick to resolve unexpected issues and problems. Occasionally they have roped in technical support folks that have been friendly and helpful too. The general helpline for Bing Ads is also very good, especially when compared to Google's customer support.
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    Nielsen
    I am rating this as neutral due to having minimal interaction with them
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    Alternatives Considered
    Microsoft
    Obviously Google is a huge competitor. Typically Google is top of the game for many advertising solutions including search. Microsoft ads has a lower scale and reach compared to Google. However, Microsoft ads audience does not overlap much with Googles, providing incremental reach. Although Microsoft ads lags a bit behind in adapting the new updates that Google comes out with, their customer service is very good and they are likely to go out of their way to adapt their platform to your needs whereas their competitor does not
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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
    Microsoft
    • We've had a very hard time spending our budgets on Bing which has caused us a lot of extra work on our end. We've essentially had to move that money back to Google or other platforms.
    • It does have an easy import from Google so you're not doubling efforts.
    • The CPCs tend to be less expensive than Google - which is always good for business owners.
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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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