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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    RollWorks

    Score8 out of 10
    N/ARollWorks is an Account-Based Platform with ABM and advertising solutions enabling growth-oriented B2B marketers to understand their buyers and drive business results. The RollWorks Account-Based Advertising solution leverages a native demand-side platform (DSP) and B2B customer data platform (CDP), enabling digital marketers to drive brand awareness and engage a target audience through account-based display advertising. The solution specializes in delivering targeted advertising that…N/A
    Pricing
    Google Ad ManagerRollWorks
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Google Ad ManagerRollWorks
    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
    Google Ad ManagerRollWorks
    Considered Both Products
    Google
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    NextRoll
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    10 Answers
    83%
    Would buy again
    19 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    9 Answers
    89%
    Delivers good value for the price
    17 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    10 Answers
    78%
    Happy with the feature set
    18 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    86%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    6 Answers
    74%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    14 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    88%
    Implementation went as expected
    7 Answers
    83%
    Implementation went as expected
    15 Answers
    Features
    Google Ad ManagerRollWorks
    Ad Network Integration
    Comparison of Ad Network Integration features of Google Ad Manager and RollWorks
    Feature
    Google Ad Manager
    7.6
    24 Ratings
    3% above category average
    RollWorks
    -
    Ratings
    Data Transfer7.524 Ratings00 Ratings
    DSP integration7.719 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad Campaigns
    Comparison of Ad Campaigns features of Google Ad Manager and RollWorks
    Feature
    Google Ad Manager
    7.4
    35 Ratings
    5% below category average
    RollWorks
    -
    Ratings
    Ad campaign creation9.235 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad deployment8.135 Ratings00 Ratings
    Display advertising7.234 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad display and retargeting segmentation7.233 Ratings00 Ratings
    Sequence targeting5.025 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Ad Reporting & Analytics features of Google Ad Manager and RollWorks
    Feature
    Google Ad Manager
    6.9
    34 Ratings
    11% below category average
    RollWorks
    -
    Ratings
    Ad dashboards5.032 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad performance reports7.034 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad conversion tracking7.033 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad attribution reporting7.030 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cross-channel ad management8.126 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad forecasting and optimization7.030 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Score8.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Google Ad ManagerRollWorks
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (35 ratings)
    7.4
    (24 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.4
    (22 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Google Ad ManagerRollWorks
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    NextRoll
    I feel the RollWorks platform is a great way to dip your toes into an account-based marketing approach. The easy-to-use features and limited initial requirements as a great way to understand the pillars of a good B2B or account-based strategy. I also feel the support team is strong, especially during onboarding.
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    Pros
    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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    NextRoll
    • It helps you intimately target users from your targeted accounts list on multiple advertising platforms in a highly effective way.
    • Their customer success and support team are always willing to go the extra mile to ensure your success.
    • The reporting capabilities of the platform. The ability to really dig deep into the micro-interactions from accounts and contacts across your targeted accounts list.
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    Cons
    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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    NextRoll
    • The price is a little high for the product provided.
    • Some features require a certain number of won opportunities or open opportunities to leverage, which could be difficult for a small/new business.
    • This product has fewer features than some competitors like it does not include attribution modeling for other pieces of the funnel or predictive models I have seen in other products.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    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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    NextRoll
    Due to the fast impact of RollWorks in a short period of time across both marketing and sales. What is unusual about the RollWorks in our annual budgeting process is that there is no need to provide a business case for RollWorks' renewal. We see the value on a daily basis. RollWorks has provided clear insight up to the C level so there is no hard sell at the executive level. All stakeholders across the organization consider RollWorks to be a long-term, integral part of our marketing stack. We always are evaluating substitutes for current tech stack providers but feel that RollWorks is unmatched in its space
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    Usability
    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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    NextRoll
    RollWorks has the most intuitive interface of any tool in our multi-platform marketing stack. Any user who has worked with a CRM tool will find it much easier than say a HubSpot or Salesforce to set up and launch quickly. The adoption curve for maturing capabilities and usage is very short.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Google
    No answers on this topic
    NextRoll
    We have no issues with uptime or downtime with RollWorks. The application runs consistently. I don't recall a bug or outage issue in the year that we have been users of RollWorks. The true test is complaints from our user base - there have been none at all which is unusual for our marketing stack applications.
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    Performance
    Google
    No answers on this topic
    NextRoll
    The RollWorks interface performs well. The load time has no noticeable friction. Reports are delivered quickly and easily. We integrate RollWorks with our Hubspot and Google Analytics platforms. There were a few tweaks to get those integrations working in sync but the RollWorks account team was there to help with anything our internal technical team couldn't solve.
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    Support Rating
    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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    NextRoll
    The RollWorks support team has been fantastic any time I've needed to contact them. About a year ago, I made a gross user error on my end and they were quick and kind, helping me rectify it. As far as implementation, the set-up of RollWorks is mostly self-guided, but it's incredibly intuitive.
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    Online Training
    Google
    No answers on this topic
    NextRoll
    We implemented RollWorks during the pandemic and across geographies. Therefore in-person training was not an option. We felt that we got the full impact of an in-person training experience from the RollWorks team, and that in-person training would actually have been less effective for us due to the expense and logistics. It is rare that we consider online training to be as effective as in-person so this is a credit to the RollWorks account team.
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    Implementation Rating
    Google
    No answers on this topic
    NextRoll
    RollWorks implementation couldn't have gone more smoothly. A key success factor is inclusion and early involvement of all those who will be working with RollWorks in any way to go through the set up and launch process. We thought through and brought the right players to the table to take full advantage of the RollWorks training direct from the team - rather than having to train others one off later
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    NextRoll
    The major difference I have seen between Rollworks and competitors is that Rollworks seems to be a much less complex platform. While other tools focus on things like personalization, sales activation, and automation, Rollworks focuses on target accounts and advertising which eliminates distractions and allows us to really focus on what the tool was made for rather than investing in a larger scale tool that we won't get our money worth from.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Google
    No answers on this topic
    NextRoll
    No, everything was very flexible.
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    Scalability
    Google
    No answers on this topic
    NextRoll
    RollWorks had various options that allowed us to choose the right one for our current situation. We felt that RollWorks gave us the flexibility to start at a certain level within our core marketing and sales teams and then easily add users as our functions are expanding. RollWorks offers upgraded levels of plans and add on features that we can foresee using in the future.
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    Return on Investment
    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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    NextRoll
    • Tough to say the exact impact, although RollWorks tries to help you show that. They include an ROI measure tied to your pipeline. But it's not really possible to say that because 1 person at an account MAY have seen our ad that it influenced a buy. It's a little hocus pocus here.
    • Our target audience is not very active in LinkedIn so we need to find ways to get in front of them outside of this business channel. Our thought/hope is that RollWorks is helping us do that.
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    ScreenShots

    RollWorks Screenshots

    Screenshot of the interface to upload a Target Account List from a connected CRM or Marketing Automation system. Prioritizing the list uses a fit-based predictive scoring model or layer intent data signals as well as engagement signals to identify in-market accounts.Screenshot of sales teams notifications on accounts engaging with their company, via email alerts and Salesforce dashboards with the Sales Insights-product.Screenshot of some of the websites the RollWorks Engagement Solution enables advertising to a target account list with digital ads.Screenshot of RollWorks’ Partner ecosystem, that can be used to personalize websites, use direct mail, or leverage email signature ads for multi-channel ABM programs.Screenshot of the RollWorks' sales automation product, used to keep prospects engaged through scheduled email outreach from sales.Screenshot of the metrics used to measure account-based programs, appearing in a dashboard or sync with a connected CRM and/or Marketing Automation Platform. This displays spend, impressions, clicks, or conversions at a campaign level. Or users can visualize impact across Target accounts with reach, engagement, influenced opportunity and review metrics.