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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

    X Ads

    Score5.6 out of 10
    N/AFormerly 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
    Adobe Advertising CloudX Ads
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
    Adobe Advertising CloudX Ads
    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 CloudX Ads
    Considered Both Products
    Adobe
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    X Corp (formerly Twitter)
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    83%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    83%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    Features
    Adobe Advertising CloudX Ads
    Ad Network Integration
    Comparison of Ad Network Integration features of Adobe Advertising Cloud and X Ads
    Feature
    Adobe Advertising Cloud
    6.6
    8 Ratings
    11% below category average
    X Ads
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    Ratings
    Data Transfer6.88 Ratings00 Ratings
    DSP integration6.48 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad Campaigns
    Comparison of Ad Campaigns features of Adobe Advertising Cloud and X Ads
    Feature
    Adobe Advertising Cloud
    5.8
    9 Ratings
    29% below category average
    X Ads
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    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 X Ads
    Feature
    Adobe Advertising Cloud
    6.8
    9 Ratings
    13% below category average
    X Ads
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    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
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    Score9 out of 10
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    Enterprises
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    Score1 out of 10
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    Score9.1 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Adobe Advertising CloudX Ads
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.3
    (16 ratings)
    7.3
    (36 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    1.8
    (2 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    3.3
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    User Testimonials
    Adobe Advertising CloudX Ads
    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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    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
    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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    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
    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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    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
    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
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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
    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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    X Corp (formerly Twitter)
    The tool is ok to use, and ads are becoming more skippable on Twitter, so we are unsure as a company if it's still a good channel for direct response messaging. It does not perform as efficiently as other social platforms for lower funnel marketing. It does well for awareness campaigns that are set and forget, but optimizing for DR is not as efficient when you are trying to manage the ads on the client side.
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    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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    X Corp (formerly Twitter)
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    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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    X Corp (formerly Twitter)
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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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    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
    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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    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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