WideOrbit vs. X Ads

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
WideOrbit
Score 6.0 out of 10
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WideOrbit offers sell-side ad management solutions for media companies, including programmatic capabilities for TV, radio and the web.N/A
X Ads
Score 5.7 out of 10
N/A
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
WideOrbitX Ads
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
WideOrbitX 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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Community Pulse
WideOrbitX Ads
Features
WideOrbitX Ads
Ad Network Integration
Comparison of Ad Network Integration features of Product A and Product B
WideOrbit
7.0
1 Ratings
4% below category average
X Ads
-
Ratings
Data Transfer7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
DSP integration7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Ad Campaigns
Comparison of Ad Campaigns features of Product A and Product B
WideOrbit
7.8
2 Ratings
1% below category average
X Ads
-
Ratings
Ad deployment7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Display advertising8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Ad display and retargeting segmentation8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Sequence targeting8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Ad Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Ad Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
WideOrbit
7.8
2 Ratings
1% above category average
X Ads
-
Ratings
Ad dashboards8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Ad performance reports10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Ad conversion tracking6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Ad attribution reporting7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Cross-channel ad management6.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Ad forecasting and optimization10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
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Score 9.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
WideOrbitX Ads
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(3 ratings)
1.0
(37 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
6.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
1.0
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
WideOrbitX Ads
Likelihood to Recommend
WideOrbit
I think for the purpose of our business, WideOrbit is one of the better systems I have worked on. No system is every perfect, but WideOrbit seems to be a lot better than the system we've worked on in the past. The fact that it is able to integrate other third-party systems into it is also very helpful. We have recently moved to a new avail system for our sales executives, and the fact that they can easily transfer avails and schedules into the order system in WideOrbit is very helpful.
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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
WideOrbit
  • Wide Orbit offers a wide variety of reports, as a user- you are able to maximize these to your advantage and include as much or as little information as necessary for internal use or for your clients.
  • It's fantastic to be able to reference all of our orders in one place and track completion process from order entry to approvals and actual air time/run dates
  • Very user friendly and efficient to use.
  • The Revenue Reports are especially wonderful, and can be sorted according to whatever perimeters you desire.
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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
WideOrbit
  • Would love to see the inventory codes in the drop-down menu stick like breaks and weeks..and not have to re-select each time for a report
  • would like to have better functionality when exporting to XL or to PDF. Formatting could use improvement with output
  • offer a monthly calendar of training opportunities like Nielsen offers
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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
WideOrbit
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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
WideOrbit
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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
WideOrbit
I would say that WideOrbit is much better than Pilat in terms of its ease of use. One major factor was that WideOrbits customer support is stateside and easily reachable if help is needed. Pilat was located in Europe I believe and getting assistance was very hard. As far as just the overall day to day usage, WideOrbit is leaps and bounds better in the area of functionality
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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
WideOrbit
  • The system doesn't seem to work well with any of our digital platforms. For example, we can input an order and track an approval process through our finance system and see the invoice, but actual execution of any digital assets are NOT done through Wide Orbit
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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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