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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Brand Networks Platform

    Score5 out of 10
    N/AThe Brand Networks Platform is an ad serving platform from Brand Networks headquartered in Boston.N/A

    Google Ad Manager

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AGoogle Ad Manager is a platform for publishers that combines the former DoubleClick for Publishers and DoubleClick Ad Exchange products.N/A
    Pricing
    Brand Networks PlatformGoogle Ad Manager
    Editions & Modules
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    Brand Networks PlatformGoogle Ad Manager
    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
    Brand Networks PlatformGoogle Ad Manager
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    Brand Networks
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    Google
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    100%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    9 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    10 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    86%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    88%
    Implementation went as expected
    7 Answers
    Features
    Brand Networks PlatformGoogle Ad Manager
    Ad Network Integration
    Comparison of Ad Network Integration features of Brand Networks Platform and Google Ad Manager
    Feature
    Brand Networks Platform
    6.0
    1 Ratings
    20% below category average
    Google Ad Manager
    7.6
    24 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Data Transfer6.01 Ratings7.524 Ratings
    DSP integration6.01 Ratings7.719 Ratings
    Ad Campaigns
    Comparison of Ad Campaigns features of Brand Networks Platform and Google Ad Manager
    Feature
    Brand Networks Platform
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Google Ad Manager
    7.4
    35 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Ad campaign creation7.01 Ratings9.235 Ratings
    Ad deployment8.01 Ratings8.235 Ratings
    Ad display and retargeting segmentation9.01 Ratings7.233 Ratings
    Display advertising00 Ratings7.234 Ratings
    Sequence targeting00 Ratings5.025 Ratings
    Ad Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Ad Reporting & Analytics features of Brand Networks Platform and Google Ad Manager
    Feature
    Brand Networks Platform
    5.8
    1 Ratings
    28% below category average
    Google Ad Manager
    6.9
    34 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Ad dashboards5.01 Ratings5.032 Ratings
    Ad performance reports7.01 Ratings7.034 Ratings
    Ad conversion tracking4.01 Ratings7.033 Ratings
    Ad attribution reporting4.01 Ratings7.030 Ratings
    Cross-channel ad management9.01 Ratings8.126 Ratings
    Ad forecasting and optimization6.01 Ratings7.030 Ratings
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    Score3.7 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
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    Score9 out of 10
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    Score9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Adobe Advertising Cloud
    Score8.6 out of 10
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    Score8.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Brand Networks PlatformGoogle Ad Manager
    Likelihood to Recommend
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (35 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    -
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    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
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    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Brand Networks PlatformGoogle Ad Manager
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Brand Networks
    If you have a multiple social channel strategy, the Brand Networks Platform does a good job of comparing and summarizing the cross-platform performance of all the social campaigns. They also have really good optimization technology, so if you have a beginner media buyer who doesn't have a lot of time to devote to (or knowledge about) optimizing campaigns, the BN tool would be helpful.
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    Google
    Google Ads Manager is great if you need major visibility on a large ad network rather than targeting one specific website, app or platform. Let's be real here if you have any business that is done online (sell products, generate leads, etc) you pretty much have to be on Google. I've tried other advertising solutions including competitor search engines, sponsored content solutions, social media advertising, and none really compare to the traffic you can get that is keyword-driven, meaning a user is actually demonstrating interest in whatever you sell or offer.
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    Pros
    Brand Networks
    • Sleek design -- very attractive UI
    • Constantly innovating and updating the platform
    • Their support desk is very good. Very responsive and can usually update my issue within 1-2 business days.
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    Google
    • Interface. You can understand how to build the ads very easily. When you first begin, and throughout the process, there are little help icons which explain what you need to understand.
    • Pricing. By this, I mean the ability to change it at any time. You can select a variable rate, or you can preset it. Either way, you can change how much you spend every second if you'd like. This makes it easier to control your budget if you need to make emergency purchases and don't have much space in your budget.
    • Always growing. They are always announcing something new. Always growing and always trying to update.
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    Cons
    Brand Networks
    • API data issues. There are somewhat frequent breakdowns in continuous data being pulled from the social platforms
    • The campaign creation flow is a little clunky and has a couple bugs. Users often forgo using the platform to set up new campaigns, and use the native platforms instead
    • Because it's in continual development, there are lots of little bugs that slip through the cracks
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    Google
    • Bumper Machine - While this is still in beta, there is a lot of room for improvement for the machine to pick proper clips. I'm sure that will come in time though.
    • Inclusion of a Home Page Button - This is a simple request, truly, but one that bothers me everyday. I have a campaign home button, but it's not accessible unless you go back to the beginning of the platform. If the 'home' button was static, I'd be able to go to my preferred view with one click instead of having to loop around, as there isn't a trustworthy 'back button' option either.
    • Display - This is a big one. I have a love/hate relationship with display campaigns and algorithms. I have seen where they can perform [strongly] but also be massive budget bleeds with little ROI. It's not very industry specific either so I'm hoping to gain more consistency and trust with the future of the display algorithm.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Brand Networks
    No answers on this topic
    Google
    I think it's useful for our team and we rely on it to improve our business. It is within our budget also. Although we still will need an approval from the upper-level management team, I don't see any problem with that
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    Usability
    Brand Networks
    No answers on this topic
    Google
    As I have said, if you want all the Google functionality and can use all of the features that Google offers on a dashboard, it's a great choice. But, I'm not a fan because I think the interface could be redesigned to be more user-friendly - make it color-coded with different options - it just feels now like you can get all, but make it easier for the end designer to use.
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    Support Rating
    Brand Networks
    No answers on this topic
    Google
    I could say a lot about this topic. As an agency, we get a new [representative] to talk to almost every quarter to go over select accounts and the campaigns within. Most of the time, these [educated representatives], don't provide any new feedback, or I just simply [disagree] with their approach. This is not all the time however. I have learned a lot from a rare few, [individuals] that have given me new strategies and access to betas early on. The other side of support, is the [overseas support platform]. [It] is usually not very helpful, but you can [emphasize] issues and they can research [them]. The Google Tag Implementation team is pristine though. When you need them, you need to set an appointment, which is usually 2 weeks out; they are so over-my-head intelligent, I've never had a bad experience with them and whenever I needed them for a fix, they solved it [within] the first call.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Brand Networks
    Facebook for Business has far fewer bugs and errors. Brand Networks has made some major changes over the 3 years that I have been using the platform, but because they are constantly changing and overhauling their platform, there are naturally more bugs in the system -- and this can interfere with the user experience.
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    Google
    I personally liked it because of the complex features available. Knowing that this comes from Google, I did not have second thoughts - Comes from an Top tier brand. There were other products in the market, however, I chose to stick to this due to the following reasons, Customer support Self help articles
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    Return on Investment
    Brand Networks
    • If you can create the report you need through automation, you can have those automatically sent to your email or a client's email. That saves time.
    • If optimization works correctly, you get even more efficient costs against you given campaign objective.
    • However, when features are broken, or there is a bug and I can't pull the performance data I need immediately, it detracts from my productivity
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    Google
    • It had a massively positive impact for us, allowing us to generate revenue from ad space on our website.
    • Being able to custom quote ad space on our site, instead of relying on AdSense allowed us to increase our monthly ad revenue as well.
    • Providing reliable data to advertisers regarding impressions and CTRs helped create repeat-customers.
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