SmartyAds DSP vs. X Ads

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
SmartyAds DSP
Score 4.0 out of 10
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SmartyAds DSP is a demand-side platform for ad serving.N/A
X Ads
Score 5.7 out of 10
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Formerly Twitter Ads, X Ads is a search engine marketing tool built around features such as objective-based campaigns, promoted trends, and in-depth analytics.N/A
Pricing
SmartyAds DSPX Ads
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
SmartyAds DSPX Ads
Free Trial
NoNo
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
SmartyAds DSPX Ads
Likelihood to Recommend
6.0
(2 ratings)
1.0
(37 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
6.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
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(0 ratings)
1.0
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
SmartyAds DSPX Ads
Likelihood to Recommend
SmartyAds
SmartyAds DSP works mainly for campaigns that are not very concerned about brand safety. The main issue we have had with them has been related to fraud since they are resellers of a lot of inventory. If you need to run on traffic, that is 100% clean, and then you should try other DSPs.
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X Corp (formerly Twitter)
I highly recommend Twitter Ads for users looking to establish a strong online presence on the platform and the digital sphere. While a little on the expensive side, the payoff, in the long run, is quite remarkable especially that Twitter Ads will show your content to all the followers gained (while other platforms such as Facebook and Instagram, use algorithms that might place your daily content lower or won't even show them to your fans)..
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Pros
SmartyAds
  • Easy-to-use, friendly interface.
  • Interesting integrations.
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X Corp (formerly Twitter)
  • Twitter Ads, just like every form of internet ads, enable us to target users based on their geographical location. This has been very vital for occasions when we are trying to raise awareness about new products specifically tailored for customers and clients from a particular location.
  • Twitter Ads is significantly more cost effective than traditional adverts we run on mainstream TV stations and newspapers, especially since most of our campaigns majorly target the younger generation. Of this group, we are aware that the younger generation in South Africa spend more time on the internet than they ever do sitting behind their TV set or even reading newspapers.
  • Twitter Ads makes it possible to engage live with Twitter users as they view our ad campaigns. This allows us to clarify information , respond to questions and even qualify leads while our campaign is running. This obviously is not possible with traditional mediums of advertisement.
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Cons
SmartyAds
  • Support team is not very good.
  • Not a lot of direct traffic, mostly reseller traffic.
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X Corp (formerly Twitter)
  • Limitation of characters to only 140.
  • While the targeting of Twitter is relevant most of the time, it is not always right and there are some ads that are completely unrelated to the search terms entered.
  • Not as many users as Facebook.
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Likelihood to Renew
SmartyAds
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X Corp (formerly Twitter)
Twitter ads are not the best way for people to promote things because they do not pop out enough on people's feeds.
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Usability
SmartyAds
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X Corp (formerly Twitter)
Just not for my company and me. Bad environment with too many bots and AI things going on. It isn't worth my while to pay to do anything on this site. I will continue to post for free for the exposure. I hope the company sells and gets better. Need to verify people are real.
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Alternatives Considered
SmartyAds
MoPub is more focused and tries to reach a more typical inventory. SmartyAds DSP covers the different consumer touchpoints across various formats and works on providing different inventory sources to differentiate from traditional DSPs. They copy the look and feel of traditional platforms, but they need to develop more their reporting tools.
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X Corp (formerly Twitter)
Facebook Ads, Adwords, Snapchat, LinkedIn, Instagram, Youtube all have ad channels you can use to advertise your product. Some are even tied together. Twitter occupies a part of the market which can be difficult to get right. Mostly, we select other channels for better targeting, cheaper leads, and a better fit for the campaigns we were trying to run. However, there are scenarios in which using Twitter Ads can get you big wins.
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Return on Investment
SmartyAds
  • More inventory, more spend, ore budget, better ROI.
  • Fraud issues and refunds, decreasing ROI.
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X Corp (formerly Twitter)
  • One Positive Impact has been that having ads running has increased the number of followers we have on Twitter.
  • Another positive impact is that due to having more followers, we now have more visits to our site.
  • A mixed impact would be that positively, since we have Adwords implemented as well, we can track back the source of our website traffic to being from a social source like Twitter. The negative of it is that Twitter ads does not have the tracking capability and we still need Google Adwords to do so.
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SmartyAds DSP Screenshots

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