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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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  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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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.

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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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Vincent Misiewicz | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • The improvements to CPA the bidding has made on the clients' accounts, made them comfortable and confident enough to incrementally keep raising budget from 100K to 400K/month over the course of the year.
  • As an agency, the ROI is great. Being able to automate many of the more time consuming tasks makes it far easier to remain within monthly budgeted hours per client.
  • The support could be a little better, there were instances where tags would break and would compromise the quality of data and it was difficult for us to diagnose the root of the problem.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • The bidding rules have helped increased conversions and decreased cost across most clients that we currently have on Marin.
  • Marin has also been helpful in reporting and cutting down on our time spent on reporting.
Nikita Patel | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • It has definitely increased employee efficiency because we run on Yahoo Gemini, Bing, and Google. If we had to optimize/report per engine, it would take hours and hours each week.
  • I think it's made optimizations less of a daunting task in my daily routine. I've been able to pinpoint where our ROI suffers and work from there in a matter of minutes.
  • The customer service has gotten better and could still be improved. Our Marin rep used to be horrible at returning messages but once he got support, we were able to implement a ton more pixels and betas.
October 27, 2015

Marin is Good Not Great

Score 6 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • Last minute changes to copy really help make our business more efficient in terms of execution.
  • Negatively affected our business when certain upgrades were made through their platform. The changes halted our ability to make changes to our campaigns.
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • Positive: Makes training new employees quicker as the tool is easy-to-use.
  • Negative: Lowered client trust in agency when there were critical problems with the tool that were not swiftly addressed. Removed part of their business out of both Marin and the agency due to this experience.
  • Positive: Efficiency of managing campaigns. Provides a solid solution for bulk management of campaigns both large and small.
Chad Gardner | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
  • For our Local paid search team, it increased our account managers productivity an incredible amount. When running on DoubleClick, AMs were expected to manage no more than 80 accounts per person. After the transition to Marin, some AMs were managing up to 130 accounts efficiency.
  • When it comes to customer service, I was incredibly impressed the first 6-8 months. Then everything fell apart. We had a dedicated account manager but they wanted to push all issues through their support center. I understand why they would want to do this, but the support center didn't know our unique setup and, quite honestly, half-assed everything that came their way. This happened across teams in the company as well. I definitely saw an alarming decline in customer service over time.
Ashlee Anderson | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
  • Marin Software has provided a positive impact for our overall business objectives regarding increased employee efficiency. It allows each employee to make more informed decisions for the account as well as double/triple check their account set up.
  • Marin Software has provided a positive impact for our overall business objectives regarding client engagement. We have been able to keep our clients more informed and in return they have provided valuable information for the account.
  • Marin Software has provided a positive impact for our overall business objectives regarding account accuracy. We are able to tell more specifically where search metrics such as conversions are coming from which has had a positive impact on our account.
Aigerim Kikimova, MBA | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
  • We focused on lead and application conversion, so bid management was of essence. After integration backend CRM with frontend conversion data, we were able to bid on quality conversions and have better ROI.
  • Marin is a bit pricey, but is definitely worth it in the long run.
Kelly Wagner | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
  • Increased employee efficiency by managing all search platforms in one place
  • Increased efficiency due to automated reporting
  • Increased knowledge and client experience due to the ease of reporting on the client facing side
  • It was extremely time consuming on boarding our clients from our existing proprietary reporting interface onto Marin
May 17, 2014

Marin Review

Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
  • Was not used for automated bidding as that functionality did not really perform.
  • Increased employee efficiency
May 17, 2014

Marin

Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
  • increased employee efficiency
  • better reporting
  • accurate reporting
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