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AdEspresso by Hootsuite

Score8 out of 10

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What is AdEspresso by Hootsuite?

AdEspresso by Hootsuite is tool that allows you to perform split tests on every aspect of an advertising campaign. The platform also allows you to create, analyze and optimize Facebook Ads, Instagram, and Google campaigns. Understanding from AdEspressos analytics of what is performing best allows one to optimize campaigns both manually and automatically.

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Key Features

Learn about the best (and worst!) features AdEspresso by Hootsuite has to offer, as determined by TrustRadius' reviewers.
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Top Performing Features

  • Ad performance reports

    Allow users to generate reports comparing the performance of various ads or the performance of certain aspects of ads (like headlines, etc.)

    Category average: 6.4

  • 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

  • Sequence targeting

    Allows users to create ad sequences that have several stages covering different topics or products; individual viewers are shown ads in a particular order across websites. This provides very fine control over brand messaging and storytelling.

    Category average: 6.2

  • Ad forecasting and optimization

    Ad forecasting models predict campaign performance to assist with optimization.

    Category average: 6.5

Reviews

What users are saying about AdEspresso by Hootsuite.
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AdEspresso is a great starter tool if you want to get serious about Facebook & LinkedIn advertising!

Incentivized
Casey Cleary (LION)View profile
Senior Marketing Coordinator in Marketing at Velocity23 - The Home Builder Growth Agency (1-10 employees employees)

Pros

  • Very user friendly tool that makes it so easy to create ads
  • There are lots of prompts and drop downs so you know what to include
  • Offers advice for getting the most out of your budget
  • Easy to split test ads and see what's working best

Cons

  • It is a bit limited in features, for example can't do everything that you can do in Facebook's Business Manager
  • There are certain levels, depending on budget, so you'll have to pay more to use it the higher your budget is
  • Could use an update for Lead Ad creation, found it very tough and couldn't get things to synch correctly.

Return on Investment

  • They have helped us greatly in lead generation for internal marketing efforts
  • Big focus on lead generation for clients, have helped sell dozens of homes for them!
  • Engagement and lead gen saw a big increase while using AdEspresso

Alternatives Considered

Facebook for Business

Great tool but for general purpose

Incentivized
Zafer ElcikView profile
Co Founder at Otsimo (11-50 employees employees)

Pros

  • A/B testing
  • Mass advertising
  • Budget and finance

Cons

  • UI/UX
  • Better ad management

Return on Investment

  • Testing too much creative at once was plus