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    Outbrain

    Score5 out of 10
    N/AOutbrain, headquartered in New York with offices globally, is an internationally known native advertising platform for curating and publishing content across a variety of channels and media spaces, containing editorial controls, analytics for judging impact, and related features.N/A

    Sharethrough

    Score7.3 out of 10
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    OutbrainSharethrough
    Considered Both Products
    Outbrain
    Chose Outbrain
    Outbrain used to have the best reporting / performance out of all the native suppliers that we've used however now I feel that it is lagging behind and lacks optimisations which means we've started looking around for a better platform.

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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    88%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    86%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    88%
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    83%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    86%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Best Alternatives
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    Small Businesses
    Amazon Advertising Sponsored Products
    Score5.5 out of 10
    Google AdMob
    Score6.9 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Amazon Advertising Sponsored Products
    Score5.5 out of 10
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    Enterprises
    AdSense
    Score8.7 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    OutbrainSharethrough
    Likelihood to Recommend
    1.5
    (17 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    7.8
    (5 ratings)
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    Support Rating
    7.5
    (6 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    OutbrainSharethrough
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Outbrain
    If your client or organization is running a high volume awareness campaign, Outbrain would be a platform to diversify your mix with. Pretty low maintenance and easy to set up, you can get ads running in a few minutes. If your primary goal is conversions, there are probably better channels you can use where the targeting is a little more transparent and would likely see a higher avg conversion rate.
    Incentivized
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    Sharethrough
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    Pros
    Outbrain
    • Website network: Outbrain provides high-quality websites in its network so that you can get a quality audience.
    • Affordable pricing: The CPC offered by Outbrain is relatively cheaper than other alternatives.
    • Content dashboard: The dashboard allows you to edit the content before publishing it on Outbrain's platform.
    Incentivized
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    Sharethrough
    • The Sharethrough ad placement was done in a native format that is easy to blend in with the other web content. We designed our ad to make sure it provides a fun informative experience to our customer while selling some of the services.
    • Advertisers can use Sharethrough to communicate with customers in a way that other ad channels can't.
    • As advertisers we encourage clients to use content that is interesting to customers instead of just carrying a heavy sales message.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Outbrain
    • Customer Service - Speaking to a human is nearly impossible, there is no "chat" function, and no phone number immediately available. Ultimately, I've had to email a generic CS contact and wait several days before heading back.
    • High Number of Guidelines - The number of guidelines one must meet before using Outbrain is much higher than any other ad platform I've used. Most of them are highly specific and not necessarily items that a website would have out-of-the-box.
    Incentivized
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    Sharethrough
    • We can use the sharethrough space to create a fun message for customer, however, we always had trouble finding the landing page to take people to. Not every client has enough budget to create a new landing page for every campaign. If Sharethrough allowed for landing page support at a low cost, that would be great.
    • Another problem was that the placement of the ads were mostly random (at least that's what I was told at the time) It's hard to control where our ad would show up. It is possible that our ad message may be inappropriate with the rest of the content. For example, if this was placed at a news channel, we wouldn't want to have our funny message right next to tragic stories.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Outbrain
    The use case is very obvious, brand awareness and low cost conversions because of its reach in billions. The platform is easy to use, well sorted and defined with good click optimized algorithms and brands can use it without hesitation. If monitored well and optimized accordingly, this can prove to be one of the best advertising channels.
    Incentivized
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    Sharethrough
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    Support Rating
    Outbrain
    We had an account manager assigned to us, but they really didn't offer too much help outside of the financial side of things. We used the self-serve platform with mild suggestions every few weeks from our reps amounting to "spend a bit more here."
    Incentivized
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    Sharethrough
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    Alternatives Considered
    Outbrain
    Here at AdRizer my personal ad sources primarily revolve around Google Ads & Outbrain. Taboola is extremely similar to Outbrain minus the fact that strategies are dictated on the account level unlike by campaign with Outbrain
    Incentivized
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    Sharethrough
    The difference between Sharethrough and the other channels is that Sharethrough allows for a better story telling experience with the multi page carousel experience. We used all the different channels for different types of messages and needs.
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    Return on Investment
    Outbrain
    • None. My perspective is that further testing is needed as well as additional tracking capabilities applied to be able to assess value. However, it's a CPC model and relatively inexpensive in regards to additional reach, especially if it's packaged in with an Earned media push into the marketplace.
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    Sharethrough
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