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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Marin Software

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/AMarin Software is a cloud-based cross-channel advertising campaign management platform which integrates many tools and functions, and it is the name of the company in San Francisco that issues the software. Marin touts cross-display (including mobile-optimized) advertisement retargeting, social marketing management, and many other tools to manage complex marketing and paid-advertising (PPC) efforts. A free trial of this extensive platform is available. Marin Software maintains a client list…N/A

    WordStream

    Score6.9 out of 10
    N/AWordstream, the eponymous offering from the company in Boston, MA, provides a free tool for analyzing performance "grading" an Adwords campaign, beyond which, Wordstream Advisor provides (for a fee, though a free trial is available) recommendations to optimize a paid advertising campaign on Google, Bing, and Yahoo! search engines, and place ads. Beyond the platform, Wordstream also offers full account management services, for outsourcing one's campaign, and white labeling for…N/A
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    Marin SoftwareWordStream
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Marin SoftwareWordStream
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Marin SoftwareWordStream
    Considered Both Products
    Marin Software
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    Gannett
    Chose WordStream
    For our needs, WordStream was the most cost-effective AdWords management solution (as compared to Marin). Our real alternative was to continue using AdWords only; we felt that the added benefit of time-saving tools and personal consulting made the added management cost …
    Incentivized
    Chose WordStream
    I prefer WordStream because it leaves the important decisions us. I've heard horror stories of companies that use fully-automated platforms that created HUGE messes for them. WordStream is also much easier to use than other similar platforms that I've used.
    Incentivized
    Chose WordStream
    WordStream is a little different from the competition. There are much more expensive solutions that manage the account for you with more features (Kenshoo, Marin, etc) and there are cheaper solutions out there that offer some of the features that WordStream provides; however, …
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    User Ratings
    Marin SoftwareWordStream
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (32 ratings)
    9.1
    (23 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.6
    (23 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (6 ratings)
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    Availability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Support Rating
    10.0
    (6 ratings)
    9.6
    (5 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Implementation Rating
    9.8
    (5 ratings)
    -
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