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Broadlume

Score10 out of 10

2 Reviews and Ratings

What is Broadlume?

Built by 2 ex-Googlers, Broadlume (formerly AdHawk) promises to provide an easy way to manage the user's Google AdWords & Facebook Ad campaigns.

The founders say that, after years of manually analyzing & optimizing Ad Accounts for thousands of businesses, they feel confident saying software automation makes the work of an advertiser incredibly efficient. The platform aims to help leverage data science and machine learning to optimize campaigns and help increase ROI.

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Top Performing Features

  • Data Transfer

    Transfer of data to ad exchanges to match third-party to segments.

    Category average: 7.7

  • Ad dashboards

    Dashboards for analyzing and/or optimizing ads are clean, easy to use, and easy to understand.

    Category average: 6.1

  • Ad conversion tracking

    Tracks ad conversions by campaign and type of conversion—the customer might have clicked on the ad and then purchased a product, subscribed to a newsletter, filled out a form, or downloaded a whitepaper, etc.

    Category average: 6.8

Areas for Improvement

  • Cross-channel ad management

    Provides an integrated view or control panel that allows users to manage their ad campaigns across a variety of platforms in one place.

    Category average: 7.1

  • Ad forecasting and optimization

    Ad forecasting models predict campaign performance to assist with optimization.

    Category average: 6.5

Simplified Ad Management

Pros

  • Great UI
  • Accurate reporting
  • Strong data points

Cons

  • Ability to look at two campaigns at once (comparative stats)
  • Only available for Facebook or G+
  • No export feature for reporting

Return on Investment

  • Ad optimization data
  • Simplified ad management
  • Audience understanding

Alternatives Considered

Google Ads (formerly AdWords) and Facebook for Business

Usability