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Sizmek Ad Suite

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What is Sizmek Ad Suite?

Sizmek Ad Suite, now from Amazon Advertising (acquired December 2019) is a global, multichannel ad server used to create, distribute, customize, measure, and optimize campaigns across a variety of screens. It offers multiple options for creative authoring, streamlined campaign management…

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Recent Reviews

Sizing up Sizmek

8 out of 10
March 17, 2017
Incentivized
We use an ad ops team but also have our digital planners use as well. It allows us to track our digital. Campaigns
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My time with Sizmek

8 out of 10
January 16, 2017
Incentivized
Sizmek is being used by my department as well as the entire organization. As a full service advertising agency, our organization utilizes …
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Popular Features

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  • Display advertising (9)
    8.0
    80%
  • Ad campaign creation (9)
    8.0
    80%
  • Ad deployment (9)
    7.0
    70%
  • Ad dashboards (9)
    6.0
    60%
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What is Sizmek Ad Suite?

Sizmek Ad Suite, now from Amazon Advertising (acquired December 2019) is a global, multichannel ad server used to create, distribute, customize, measure, and optimize campaigns across a variety of screens. It offers multiple options for creative authoring, streamlined campaign management tools,…

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Features

Ad Network Integration

Integration with main ad networks, and exchanges to make accurate media buys.

4.4
Avg 7.4

Ad Campaigns

Features related to creating and deploying ad campaigns.

7
Avg 7.8

Ad Reporting & Analytics

Features related to reporting on and analyzing advertisements.

7.8
Avg 7.8
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Product Details

Sizmek Ad Suite Technical Details

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Mobile ApplicationNo

Frequently Asked Questions

Sizmek Ad Suite, now from Amazon Advertising (acquired December 2019) is a global, multichannel ad server used to create, distribute, customize, measure, and optimize campaigns across a variety of screens. It offers multiple options for creative authoring, streamlined campaign management tools, advanced dynamic creative optimization capabilities, and Media Rating Council-accredited measurement.

Reviewers rate Ad attribution reporting highest, with a score of 9.

The most common users of Sizmek Ad Suite are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).
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Reviews and Ratings

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Reviews

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Heather Annette Riley | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
This is used by our whole department as our ad server. This allows us to track all of our media buys as well as monitor viewability and verification.
  • Implementation of creative. Sizmek allows for the creative shop to build directly in the platform which comes in handy more often than not
  • Verification suite is easy to use and gather insights.
  • Customer support. Any time I need anything, there's always someone there to help.
  • Some of the reports take a long time to pull; could be quicker
  • Occasionally there are issues when setting up new media plans - placements not sticking, etc.
  • Wish that the search functionality was better
Collin Berg | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 6 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
As a creative, I use Sizmek to upload all assets that the publishers use. After the creative process is done, we upload HTML5 ready and Rich Media Enabled Ads that are then tagged and sent to the publishers. In addition, we use Sizmek to track conversions, conversion revenue and basic metrics include clicks, impressions, CTR etc. for our campaigns. Our clients are usually direct response based, so being able to create and add pixels and track results with assurance is very important.
  • Uploading multiple ads in bulk
  • It's pretty easy to use from an ad serving standpoint, with functionality being intuitive, a lot of great reporting features.
  • The creative showcase is a good place for learning and finding resources for when it comes to HTML5 builds
  • User Interface is dated and clunky
  • Learning Curve is steeper than Google's Doubleclick and requires packaging ads differently
I've use Sizmek as media analytics and reporting tool. Unless a site doesn't work properly with Google DoubleClick, I rarely recommend Sizmek over DoubleClick. It can do everything DoubleClick does, but with almost twice the hassle. One Area that makes it easier to track is that ads are given individual tracking ID's that creative can look up and search by when indexing and testing to make sure all ads are working and input.
Paolo Manara | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
As an ad server, it is used by ad ops in order to track marketing campaigns, implement 3rd party tracking pixels and to track users behaviors on the website. By marketers in order to monitor the marketing initiatives.
  • Customer support
  • Flexibility
  • Partnerships
  • UI
  • Google adwords integration dependencies
  • Debugging tools
If you need a prompt support for any kind of issue, those guys really rock. I opened tickets on Friday evening getting things fixed in less than an hour. That's a critical point for demanding clients. The main weaknesses in my opinion are the user interface that is not so user friendly and the integration with Google products. This is in place but, mainly due to Google's walled garden, the environment is not so efficient.
Lisa Cao | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
It was used as an ad server by department--I was on the BMW/MINI team that used it. It helps consolidate creative by placement (easy to view creative in the server) and there's good customer service support.
  • Sizmek is user-friendly--there are help guides easily available
  • Sizmek has great customer service--dedicated account team to support questions
  • Export function should export files in a smaller Excel size
  • An online walk-through for beginners
Sizmek is great for a full-service media agency due to its ease of use and customer service. When I was at a large media agency, Sizmek was a very useful ad-server for junior media buyers to learn transparency in all aspects of the media buying process.

Score 6 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Sizmek was being used by our marketing department as an ad server. Sizmek allowed us to properly attribute conversions to correct channels and prevented us from double counting those conversions.
  • Sizmek makes trafficking ads and pulling reporting seamless.
  • Sizmek has knowledgable and responsive account reps.
  • Sizmek provides very granular reporting.
  • Sizmek's trading desk was a total miss when I tested it a few years ago.
  • I briefly used Abakus and did not find it intuitive, accurate or helpful. It has a long way to go before it can compete with the likes of VisualIQ.
I think Sizmek is a great option for companies in need of an ad server but not a great option for a trading desk.
March 17, 2017

Sizing up Sizmek

Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use an ad ops team but also have our digital planners use as well. It allows us to track our digital. Campaigns
  • Report pulls
  • Ad management
  • Advanced analytics
  • Bulk uploads
  • API sync with Prisma was sometimes faulty
Sizmek should be used in all digital campaigns whether to track click tags or in depth campaigns. Use of the P2C tools and other reporting makes this a must have tool for any digital campaign manager
January 16, 2017

My time with Sizmek

Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Sizmek is being used by my department as well as the entire organization. As a full service advertising agency, our organization utilizes Sizmek for building digital creative, hosting assets for 3rd party ad serving, facilitating ad tag operations, and having the ability to track and report out on media performance all in one place.
  • Easy Dashboard Navigation - Search bar allows user to quickly locate details about any campaign
  • Insightful Analytics Tools - Platform provides users customizable graphs to leverage for reporting presentations
  • Extensive Reporting Metrics - Ability to pull ad performance reports on all aspects of campaign
  • Simple Creative Hosting - Easy upload and path location details for creative files
  • Ability to reformat a placement - Sizmek doesn't allow you to change from inbanner to tracking only if needed.
  • Simplified creative assignments - Sizmek will create complicated ad ID system when setting up groups
  • Easier bulk creative uploads - Sizmek requires a template to upload multiple files
Sizmek provides all of the needs to fully build out a standard media campaign. From setting up all placement parameters, to uploading static banners, to trafficking ad tags, Sizmek makes things very seamless
If a campaign becomes more intricate such as including video or building rich media, Sizmek does not offer the best tools and ease of use as some competitors
Andrew S. Perry | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Currently, we use Sizmek for all of our reporting and its only used within our department.
  • Allowing customization of automated reports which can be tailored towards individual partners.
  • Reporting is easy to read and provides great detail.
  • "Campaign Monitor" is amazing at providing real time performance.
  • We should have the ability to put multiple KPIs on our reports.
  • There should be cohesive transparency between both agency and publisher's reportings. This issue causes us to sometimes depend on our publisher's numbers.
When we need to get real time results on reporting, "Campaign Monitor" is a great tool to have. Setting and sharing reports are also a huge plus. It keeps teams in the loop of what partners are seeing no matter which individual setup the reports to send to partners. Another big plus is how seamless Sizmek is with Prisma.
April 26, 2016

Sizmek is my favorite

Sarah Katcher | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I've previously used Sizmek as our ad server, RFP/Proposal process manager, and reporting tool. Sizmek created a seamless transition from one step to the next, is user friendly, and dynamic to allow the user to do whatever they need. I love Sizmek.
  • Smart Planning - this is the tool that provides a process for RFPs, Proposals, and Final IO issuance. This tool was great not only to facilitate these processes, but housed all of these documents on a platform that anyone can view at a later date, prevented errors, and cut time in evaluation and implementation
  • Reporting - the reporting interface is very user friendly and can pull whatever you need. The export is easily made into a pivot as opposed to being formatted, and made our analytics timeline more client-appeasing
  • Support - the Sizmek support team is AMAZING! Very responsive, helpful, and timely.
  • Making changes to existing/live placements can be difficult, but I don't think this can be avoided in any ad server
Sizmek overall is my favorite ad server, media tool, and reporting interface. I'd recommend Sizmek for anyone.
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