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Marin Software

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What is Marin Software?

Marin Software is a cloud-based cross-channel advertising campaign management platform which integrates many tools and functions, and it is the name of the company in San Francisco that issues the software. Marin touts cross-display (including mobile-optimized) advertisement retargeting, social marketing…

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Marin Software has proven to be a valuable tool for agencies and businesses across various industries. For example, both ethology and a …
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Marin Software Review

8 out of 10
December 12, 2014
Marin Software allows for easy management across multiple accounts with automation features like scheduling, bid automation, and reporting.
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Old search guy's thoughts

7 out of 10
December 04, 2014
I liked Marin Software at MediaCom as it really help me update and maintain my client accounts and campaigns. As a search specialist, I …
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What is Marin Software?

Marin Software is a cloud-based cross-channel advertising campaign management platform which integrates many tools and functions, and it is the name of the company in San Francisco that issues the software. Marin touts cross-display (including mobile-optimized) advertisement retargeting, social…

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Frequently Asked Questions

Marin Software is a cloud-based cross-channel advertising campaign management platform which integrates many tools and functions, and it is the name of the company in San Francisco that issues the software. Marin touts cross-display (including mobile-optimized) advertisement retargeting, social marketing management, and many other tools to manage complex marketing and paid-advertising (PPC) efforts. A free trial of this extensive platform is available. Marin Software maintains a client list with many familiar entitities, like GAP, Macy's, Comcast, Symantec, and many agencies as well.

StitcherAds and SunnyReports are common alternatives for Marin Software.

Reviewers rate Usability and Support Rating highest, with a score of 10.

The most common users of Marin Software are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).
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Community Insights

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Marin Software has proven to be a valuable tool for agencies and businesses across various industries. For example, both ethology and a smaller agency have utilized Marin Software for client bid management, reporting, and account optimizations. These features have enabled them to save time and tailor campaigns to meet the specific needs of their clients. Vistaprint and MediaCom have also benefited from Marin Software's optimization capabilities, campaign management tools, and reporting functionalities for their search campaigns. Clients often choose Marin Software to maintain control over their data and benefit from lower fees compared to other platforms. The software's ability to manage campaigns, keywords, ads, bidding, ad positions, destinations, and budgets across departments provides convenience and efficiency. Additionally, Marin Software streamlines the management of SEM campaigns across multiple accounts with its automation features. Users appreciate the flexibility of the bid rules and reporting functionality within Marin Software, as it allows them to easily manipulate the platform to suit their specific needs. This has not only helped them save time but also reduced the reliance on multiple interfaces for bulk uploading and optimizations.

Easy-to-use Interface: Users have consistently praised Marin Software for its easy-to-use and intuitive user interface, with multiple reviewers stating that it allows them to quickly and efficiently perform tasks. The simplicity and efficiency of the interface were highlighted as advantageous features. Flexible Reporting Capabilities: Numerous reviewers have commended Marin Software's reporting capabilities for their flexibility, providing an in-depth analysis of the account at various levels. This feature was specifically mentioned by several users who appreciated the ability to customize views, create custom columns, and set dimensions and labels for filtering campaigns on a daily basis. Effective Conversion Tracking: Many users have highlighted Marin Software's ability to track conversions effectively as a strength. This feature was seen as a valuable tool for improving campaign performance and cost savings. Several users praised the system's bidding strategies based on position, conversions, or revenue as helpful tools in achieving better results.

Long Support Ticket Delays: Users have experienced long delays in getting their support tickets addressed, with some users mentioning that Marin's customer support could be more responsive and that account representatives and upper management were not always helpful in dealing with business-impacting issues.

Missing Data After Updates: Random missing data occurs after updates, causing frustration for some users who found errors in the system without clear explanations of what went wrong during uploads.

Difficulties in Pulling Reports: Pulling reports in the user interface can be difficult, especially when dealing with large reports or making changes to the user interface. Some users have experienced slow load times and updates, leading to delays in accessing important information.

Users have made several recommendations based on their experiences with Marin software. The most common recommendations are to improve the pricing structure of the software to lower fees. Users suggest using the software for businesses that do not have a large client with a huge eCommerce business. They also recommend that the software work on building out its social reporting and streamlining reporting and automation processes.

Furthermore, users find the user experience (UX) of Marin software to be bulky, cluttered, and frustrating to navigate at times. However, they value the smart sync capabilities of the software, which saves time and helps manage Google and Bing accounts effectively.

Overall, users recommend trying the software as it is an easy-to-use tool that brings everything together in one place. They suggest considering the size and complexity of the account being managed before using the software. Users also recommend utilizing the support and resources provided by Marin, such as scheduled reporting and custom support.

For smaller companies with lower spend requirements, users find Marin software great. They suggest using the chat feature or calling for urgent issues. They also recommend regularly speaking to the account manager and arranging calls with the Centre of Excellence Team to improve PPC account management.

Users suggest considering if the software is suitable for mid to large-sized businesses with developed SEM programs. They also recommend utilizing the dimensions options for tagging and organization of initiatives and accounts. While evaluating platforms, users think Marin should be considered as it continues to improve its offerings.

To solve frustrations and save time, users recommend giving Marin software a try. It is recommended for managing a large number of accounts or accounts that require conversion tracking, attribution modeling, or remarketing.

Users find Marin's customer support great and appreciate its easy-to-use interface for accessing campaign information quickly. They suggest voicing concerns to representatives and their superiors to find solutions to problems.

Moreover, users think Marin is a powerful tool for managing search advertising and recommend it for those who need a more sophisticated tool. They suggest watching the tutorial and training videos for better understanding.

In conclusion, users have provided valuable recommendations to improve Marin software's pricing structure, reporting capabilities, user experience, and support services.

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Reviews

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Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Marin Software is pretty expensive but it has capabilities built in to manage most accounts. I would not look to Marin Software to manage offline sales or more intricate or complicated accounts. If you are on a budget, Google Automated Tools can assist with a ton of what Marin Software does
Score 6 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
It's well suited when you have to integrate it with another data source, like an FTP for example. The dimensions you can assign to campaigns or ad group levels help for easier performance management and reporting.
What makes it difficult is that everytime you need to update anything on the account, you can't use the publisher but have to do it through Marin. This makes the whole process very time consuming and causes more mistakes. Also if you have paused anything on the publisher and you don't remember to sync marin after, all changes on the publisher will get lost if you make new changes on marin.
Vincent Misiewicz | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Marin Software is great for large volume accounts ($100K+/month). It is also good with extensive keywords lists and campaigns. The more data and volume the system can use to optimize the bidding the better. Also, if an account is using a CRM such as Salesforce, integrating can allow you to optimize and prioritize around the actual lead disposition, which is very difficult without a tool like this.
Smaller accounts would likely not benefit as much and the fee would probably be used more effectively if put toward the actual spend.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Marin is great for users who are in both AdWords and Bing. Marin pulls both engines together to easily see performance and optimizations. If are working in a smaller account that is only on one or the other interface, Marin may not be as useful.
Nikita Patel | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I think larger clients or clients with multiple initiatives and programs are better suited for Marin. Also, clients who have consistent and reoccurring reports that need to be accessed should use Marin. The web query abilities truly make reporting and bid strategy 100 times easier! The overview is intuitive and customizable according to your liking or your client's needs.
October 27, 2015

Marin is Good Not Great

Score 6 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Make sure their system can support your daily tasks in other ways beside bulk sheeting. Will save you a lot of time if you don't have to constantly use a bulk sheet. Also make sure you ask them what the process of switching for a new account representative is if the need occurs.
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Key questions to ask:
-White glove service - set up expectations in advance. It's difficult to get a straight answer when reps keep sending you to the generic help section or insist that you dial the customer service line.
-Integration with third-party tracking services - the Marin tracking pixel is not always the answer for clients but certain functionalities will be limited if you don't use their proprietary conversion pixel.
-Expectations around what can/can't be managed in Marin - such as YouTube, GDN banners, dynamic remarketing, etc.
Chad Gardner | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Marin is well-suited when it comes to managing large-scale accounts or many clients at once. But it falls short when it comes to integrating other vendors; in fact, we would always recommend Kenshoo when there were multiple data sources trying to be connected.
December 12, 2014

Marin Software Review

Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Larger agencies will benefit the most from the enterprise level or those needing to make bulk changes. Also, those in need of data directly imported into Excel for reporting will benefit greatly from the Excel web query function.
Ashlee Anderson | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
It is well suited for a colleague with large clients. I would not recommend it to a colleague who had clients that spent less than $50,000 minimum a month. There is no benefit to having it for smaller clients because it gives a lot of information that would not be relevant to them. Marin Software provides an excellent FAQ so once you start with the software it can answer most of your questions. I'd also highly recommend taking the certification courses to fully understand the software.
Aigerim Kikimova, MBA | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
It is well suited for Adwords, Bing Ads and Facebook integration. I would ask about their reporting and analytics - I haven't used Google Analytics or another tool in conjunction with this, but I feel it would be a tremendous help with decision making, etc.
Kelly Wagner | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Ensure your agencies management fees are high enough to cover the cost of the software. Ensure your team is utilizing the Marin on boarding team to the fullest. You will likely need a person just to manage the software for your team, make sure you can afford to have one person dedicated to managing the software.
May 17, 2014

Marin

Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Marin software is a good fit for any large client looking to work within Adwords and Bing for digital marketing. Marin allows you to make many bulk changes at once with simple uploads and the reporting is seamless.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
If you have a lot of campaigns and/or across multiple publishers, using Marin will help you keep campaigns in one place and watch performance more easily. But if you have a small account, it's not necessary to pay that much for it.
Greg Marta | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Marin makes it easy to manage campaigns with massive amounts of keywords. One of our clients has ~70,000 keywords and Marin's filtering, sorting and bulk upload features make it possible for us to make campaign changes quickly.
May 09, 2014

Natalia's Review

Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Well suited for accounts for large budgets and strict cost per lead metrics. Also helpful for accounts that require different locations, time zones, currencies. Not appropriate for smaller size accounts that are solely focused on branding.
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