Google Ad Manager Overview

This is a summary of the comprehensive capabilities and benefits of Google Ad Manager based on over 2602 insights from peer reviews, customer testimonials, and expert opinions. We included citations from these sources so you can read the full content at the original source if you wish.

Google Ad Manager, Pubmatic Cloud, Media.net, OpenX, Google Admob, etc., all belong to a category of solutions that help Publisher Ad Management. Each of them excels in different abilities. Therefore, determining the best platform for your business will depend on your specific needs and requirements.

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Google Ad Manager supports business activities such as:

  • Advertisement
  • Communication Management
  • Campaign Management
  • Engagement Management
  • Content Management

Google Ad Manager can help you with many business goals, such as Increase Sales & Revenue, Improve ROI, Enter New Markets Internationally Or Locally, Acquire Customers, Launch New Products, etc. It can help manage these activities if you use Display Advertisement Doubleclick Games etc. for these needs. As a solution, Google Ad Manager's capabilities include SEM, Video Hosting, Dashboard, etc.

Google Ad Manager Computer Software Vertical is its biggest customer base.

Reviews

"Google Ad Manager has helped us to increase brand awareness and brand equity of our product. It has really helped us to advertise to an audience that's already interested in us and produces a noticeable increase in targeted leads. " - Erika Anggreini

Cuspera Reviews

11 buyers and buying teams have used Cuspera to assess how well Google Ad Manager solved their Publisher Ad Management needs. Cuspera uses 2602 insights from these buyers along with peer reviews, customer case studies, testimonials, expert blogs and vendor provided installation data to help you assess the fit for your specific Publisher Ad Management needs.

Business Priorities

Increase Sales & Revenue and Improve ROI are the most popular business priorities peers achieved using Google Ad Manager.

Other priorities:

  • Enter New Markets Internationally Or Locally
  • Acquire Customers
  • Launch New Products
  • Enhance Customer Relationships
  • Grow Market Share
  • Scale Best Practices
  • Build Brand Awareness
  • Improve Visibility
  • Improve Efficiency
  • Improve Stakeholder Relations
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Use Cases

Peers recommend Advertisement , Communication Management , Campaign Management , as the business use cases that they have been most satisfied while using Google Ad Manager.

Read Peer Reviews and Expert Experience for Business Use Cases

BUSINESS USE CASES RATINGS CUSTOMER AND EXPERT EXPERIENCES
Advertisement with Display Advertisement

4.46/5 ★

Read Reviews (631)

"...We run a bulk of our ads through there and carefully watch our ROI on all our buys...."
Communication Management with Display Advertisement and Doubleclick

4.44/5 ★

Read Reviews (274)

"...The easy to see reporting metrics and exporting tags to various publishers...."
sending & publishing communications

4.43/5 ★

Read Reviews (270)

"...Most advertiser use DFA for ad serving and we want to use DFP to serve this ad on small publishers site...."
Campaign Management with Display Advertisement and Doubleclick

4.73/5 ★

Read Reviews (57)

"...Our teams may also be able to help you highlight your inventory in the Display and Video 360 Marketplace program or by incorporating your brand in other marketing programs throughout the year. ..." 7 ways to grow programmatic video revenue with Google Ad Manager
campaign analytics

4.78/5 ★

Read Reviews (11)

"...My team executes and reports on all campaigns...."
campaign monitoring

4.42/5 ★

Read Reviews (9)

"...We have been able to successfully publish and run ad campaigns, and track the traffic...."
PEER EXPERIENCES
Advertisement with Display Advertisement

4.46/5 ★

Read Reviews (631)

"...We run a bulk of our ads through there and carefully watch our ROI on all our buys...." Peer review by Brian Nizinsky, Digital Marketing Manager, Paychex
Communication Management with Display Advertisement and Doubleclick

4.44/5 ★

Read Reviews (274)

"...The easy to see reporting metrics and exporting tags to various publishers...." Peer review by Agency
sending & publishing communications

4.44/5 ★

Read Reviews (270)

Campaign Management with Display Advertisement and Doubleclick

4.73/5 ★

Read Reviews (57)

"...Our teams may also be able to help you highlight your inventory in the Display and Video 360 Marketplace program or by incorporating your brand in other marketing programs throughout the year. ..." 7 ways to grow programmatic video revenue with Google Ad Manager
campaign analytics

4.73/5 ★

Read Reviews (11)

campaign monitoring

4.73/5 ★

Read Reviews (9)

47+ more Business Use Cases

Our AI advisor, Wyz, harnessed 2602 insights from peers and experts to help you assess how these Google Ad Manager use cases fit your Publisher Ad Management needs.

Customer Testimonials

CUSTOMERS TESTIMONIALS

Erika Anggreini

Corporate Director of Marketing

Archipelago International

Google Ad Manager has helped us to increase brand awareness and brand equity of our product. It has really helped us to advertise to an audience that's already interested in us and produces a noticeable increase in targeted leads. Testimonial By Erika Anggreini

Srikanth S

Vice President and General Manager

1Weather

Our goal is to create the optimal mix between programmatic and direct sales, while allowing buyers from across the spectrum to access each impression. Testimonial By Srikanth S

Christoff S

Strategic Lead

symplr

We were surprised how easy and uncomplicated the settings could be made in the Google Ad Manager UI. In this way, we were able to achieve an enormous overall revenue uplift for our customers with little time expenditure. Testimonial By Christoff S
CUSTOMERS TESTIMONIALS

Erika Anggreini

Corporate Director of Marketing

Archipelago International

Google Ad Manager has helped us to increase brand awareness and brand equity of our product. It has really helped us to advertise to an audience that's already interested in us and produces a noticeable increase in targeted leads. Testimonial By Erika Anggreini

Srikanth S

Vice President and General Manager

1Weather

Our goal is to create the optimal mix between programmatic and direct sales, while allowing buyers from across the spectrum to access each impression. Testimonial By Srikanth S

Christoff S

Strategic Lead

symplr

We were surprised how easy and uncomplicated the settings could be made in the Google Ad Manager UI. In this way, we were able to achieve an enormous overall revenue uplift for our customers with little time expenditure. Testimonial By Christoff S

Case Studies

COMPANY CASE STUDIES
Case Study Buana Joglo

How Buana Joglo increases sales by >50% with Google Ads Manager

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Case Study Bali Hai Cruises

How Bali Hai Cruises increases bookings by 150% and calls by 29%

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Case Study Kredivo

How Kredivo reduces CPA by 80% and increases daily conversions by 14X

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Frequently Asked Questions(FAQ)

for Google Ad Manager

What is Google Ad Manager?

Google Ad Manager is an ad management platform for large publishers who have significant direct sales. It helps publishers streamline operations and capture the most value for every impression. It helps to increase sales and revenue and enhance customer relationships.

What is Google Ad Manager used for?

Google Ad Manager is a Publisher Ad Management Software mainly used by its customers to Increase Sales & Revenue and Improve ROI by Advertisement, Communication Management and Campaign Management .

What are the top features of Google Ad Manager?

SEM, Video hosting and Dashboard are some of the top features of Google Ad Manager.

Who uses Google Ad Manager?

Google Ad Manager is used by Computer Software, Transportation/Trucking/Railroad and Marketing And Advertising among other industries.

What are Google Ad Manager alternatives?

Pubmatic Cloud, Media.Net, OpenX and Google Admob are popular alternatives for Google Ad Manager.

Where is Google Ad Manager located?

Google Ad Manager is headquartered at 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, US.

Popular Business Setting

for Google Ad Manager

Top Industries

  • Computer Software
  • Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
  • Marketing and Advertising

Popular in

  • Mid Market
  • Small Business
  • Enterprise

Peers used Google Ad Manager to Increase sales & revenue and Improve ROI

Peer and Expert Opinion on Features

for Google Ad Manager

  • Low
  • Medium
  • High
FEATURES RATINGS AND REVIEWS
SEM

4.50/5 ★

Read Reviews (62)
Video hosting

4.73/5 ★

Read Reviews (18)
Dashboard

2.74/5 ★

Read Reviews (17)
Personalization

3.46/5 ★

Read Reviews (13)
Live streaming

4.64/5 ★

Read Reviews (7)
FEATURES RATINGS AND REVIEWS
SEM

4.50/5 ★

Read Reviews (62)
Video hosting

4.73/5 ★

Read Reviews (18)
Dashboard

2.74/5 ★

Read Reviews (17)
Personalization

3.46/5 ★

Read Reviews (13)
Live streaming

4.64/5 ★

Read Reviews (7)

IT and Other Capabilities

for Google Ad Manager

  • Low
  • Medium
  • High
CAPABILITIES (DATA) RATINGS AND REVIEWS
Data Export

3.96/5 ★

Read Reviews (73)
Data Import

3.74/5 ★

Read Reviews (290)
CAPABILITIES (DATA) RATINGS AND REVIEWS
Data Export

3.96/5 ★

Read Reviews (73)
Data Import

3.74/5 ★

Read Reviews (290)
CAPABILITIES (SUPPORT) RATINGS AND REVIEWS
Email Support

3.72/5 ★

Read Reviews (5)
24/7 Support

3.28/5 ★

Read Reviews (136)
Chat Support

3.27/5 ★

Read Reviews (6)
Phone Support

2.73/5 ★

Read Reviews (5)
CAPABILITIES (SUPPORT) RATINGS AND REVIEWS
Email Support

3.72/5 ★

Read Reviews (5)
24/7 Support

3.28/5 ★

Read Reviews (136)
Chat Support

3.27/5 ★

Read Reviews (6)
Phone Support

2.73/5 ★

Read Reviews (5)
CAPABILITIES (OTHER) RATINGS AND REVIEWS
AI Powered

4.61/5 ★

Read Reviews (13)
Analytics

4.58/5 ★

Read Reviews (115)
Custom Reports

3.96/5 ★

Read Reviews (324)
CAPABILITIES (OTHER) RATINGS AND REVIEWS
AI Powered

4.61/5 ★

Read Reviews (13)
Analytics

4.58/5 ★

Read Reviews (115)
Custom Reports

3.96/5 ★

Read Reviews (324)

Software Failure Risk Guidance

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for Google Ad Manager

Overall Risk Meter

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Top Failure Risks for Google Ad Manager

Vendor Profile Details

Company Name

Google

Company Website

https://about.google/

HQ Location

1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, US

Employees

10,001+

Social

Financials

SERIES A