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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Adobe Advertising Cloud

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/AAdobeAdvertising Cloud (formerly Adobe Media Optimizer) is an ad management product and is part of the Adobe Marketing Cloud. It delivers a rules-based bidding solution that improves the performance of search engine marketing campaigns and is integrated with Adobe Analytics.N/A

    AdSense

    Score6.7 out of 10
    N/AGoogle AdSense provides a way for publishers to earn money from their online content. AdSense works by matching ads to your site based on your content and visitors. The ads are created and paid for by advertisers who want to promote their products. Since these advertisers pay different prices for different ads, the amount you earn will vary. AdSense displays relevant ads to your site visitors next to your content and allows you to customize the look and feel of ads to match your site.N/A
    Pricing
    Adobe Advertising CloudAdSense
    Editions & Modules
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    Adobe Advertising CloudAdSense
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Adobe Advertising CloudAdSense
    Considered Both Products
    Adobe
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    Google
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    100%
    Would buy again
    7 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    86%
    Happy with the feature set
    6 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    7 Answers
    Features
    Adobe Advertising CloudAdSense
    Ad Network Integration
    Comparison of Ad Network Integration features of Adobe Advertising Cloud and Google AdSense
    Feature
    Adobe Advertising Cloud
    6.6
    8 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Google AdSense
    -
    Ratings
    Data Transfer6.88 Ratings00 Ratings
    DSP integration6.48 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad Campaigns
    Comparison of Ad Campaigns features of Adobe Advertising Cloud and Google AdSense
    Feature
    Adobe Advertising Cloud
    5.8
    9 Ratings
    29% below category average
    Google AdSense
    -
    Ratings
    Ad campaign creation7.19 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad deployment7.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Display advertising4.79 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad display and retargeting segmentation5.29 Ratings00 Ratings
    Sequence targeting5.28 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Ad Reporting & Analytics features of Adobe Advertising Cloud and Google AdSense
    Feature
    Adobe Advertising Cloud
    6.8
    9 Ratings
    13% below category average
    Google AdSense
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    Ratings
    Ad dashboards6.29 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad performance reports5.99 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad conversion tracking7.47 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad attribution reporting6.78 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cross-channel ad management7.78 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad forecasting and optimization7.28 Ratings00 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Adobe Advertising CloudAdSense
    Small Businesses
    AdRoll
    Score3.7 out of 10
    Amazon Advertising Sponsored Products
    Score7.7 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Google Campaign Manager 360
    Score9 out of 10
    Amazon Advertising Sponsored Products
    Score7.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    OpenX
    Score1 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Adobe Advertising CloudAdSense
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.3
    (16 ratings)
    8.9
    (7 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    1.8
    (2 ratings)
    -
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    Usability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Support Rating
    3.3
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    User Testimonials
    Adobe Advertising CloudAdSense
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Adobe
    I think it is good to keep in mind the type of business application you have in mind when selecting Media Optimizer for your company. For us, as an agency, it makes sense for us to utilize the reporting and paid search optimizing portions for our clients as we manage over 300+ clients PPC campaigns. With this tool it is possible to set up campaigns easily and as long as the parameters are set correctly within the portfolio, there is a great opportunity for the tool to do its job and use the simulation/modeling process to run and grow a paid search campaign with ease of human interaction.
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    Google
    If you own a small website with a general audience, [Google] AdSense is for you. If you have a larger website, and/or very niche subject matter on your site, finding individual partners to sell ads to generally can result in higher earnings. Adsense will pay you based upon impressions and clicks, typically individual partners will only pay for clicks in my experience.
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    Pros
    Adobe
    • An all in one solution for so many things that range from advertising campaigns to pushing out content to PPC.
    • Integration for many channels without much setup, this includes lesser known search engines and various social media partners.
    • Automation for delegating many tasks that can be a hassle to accomplish.
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    Google
    • Excellent Ads type and useful content
    • Excellent follow up and analytics
    • Secure your particular ads by following the plagiarism bloggers who steal your content. It happens to me and Google AdSense aware about these thief's by tracking my Google Adsense particular ad code
    • Excellent revenue for the bloggers who are honest about their content
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    Cons
    Adobe
    • As with most Adobe products, it can be a little tedious to use and requires a bit of extra training and "googling" around to make sure you are getting things right. It has improved over time within the entire Adobe suite, and I anticipate that this will be true of this as well.
    • Adobe training and learning platforms can include a lot of technical terminology and jargon that makes it difficult for a novice to understand without feeling like they need a whole new education.
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    Google
    • Google AdSense should monetize mobile applications
    • Google AdSense should monetize Mac native applications and games
    • Google AdSense should pay out more for a click for tier 1 countries traffic
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Adobe
    As of this writing, we have just discontinued our use of Adobe Media Optimizer. Other vendors gave us a better rate, a better contract option, and the product is just better than what we had with Adobe at the time. We may revisit Adobe again at the future, but it seems like they have a lot of work to do to catch up with the leader in the space
    Incentivized
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    Google
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Adobe
    It definitely takes some instruction to get to be able to use the system. One would struggle trying to get it to work without any previous experience with it. If you are famailiar with the interface it is actually quite fast and easy to maneuver around.
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    Google
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Adobe
    They are super knowledgable and help in almost all situations, however sometimes I feel they put you on hold to find the answers themselves as they literally have said. "Can you hold a few minutes while I research that answer for you?" Most of the time they come back with a solution, other times they manually escalate it to someone else.
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    Google
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Adobe
    It was difficult initially, but the implementation of the Dynamic Tag Manager was a big help and timesaver.
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    Google
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    Alternatives Considered
    Adobe
    It was a step up from Marin in terms of UI. Very similar functionality to Marin. Compared to Kenshoo Search and Google Marketing Platform it was probably not as advanced but offered the benefit of integrating with other products in the Adobe stack like Adobe Analytics, Adobe Target, and Adobe Campaign.
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    Google
    As part of the Google ecosystem as well as being the world's foremost browser, a company has to start with AdSense as a foundational element in any web presence monetization strategy. Other competitor offerings should be considered niche nice to have features suitable for specific use cases.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Adobe
    • This has increased the number of clients.
    • This has increased the amount of productivity and time we can spend on clients.
    • This has increased the overall revenue because we can handle more than we used to be able to handle without this tool.
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    Google
    • Helps us strategize better around potential ad revenue models
    • Helps us evaluate the impact of ads on the user experience on the front end
    • The optimization recommendations have generated an improvement revenue-wise
    Incentivized
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