Can I upload account data from one network to another?

So, can we do this?  For example, can we take a Google campaign that has been imported into Clickable and duplicate that campaign into YSM and adCenter, all from within Clickable?

Clickable Pro does not enable copying campaigns from Google to other networks, as that would violate the Google API terms and conditions.  Clickable Pro does allow duplication of Google campaigns. If you’re looking to easily expand or customize your campaigns to Yahoo and MSN, our Assist team can help. Let us know if you’d like a specialist from the Assist team to call you.

Just a random thought off the top of my mind:

What if one would create a campaign somewhere in a "Clickable Sandbox" and then copy that campaign over to Google, Yahoo, MSN, etc..?  I have not read the Google API terms of use, but perhaps this is a way of circumventing the terms while still providing the ability to copy campaigns across networks?

Obviously this would not work for existing Google campaigns (as the "masters" are "stored" in Google), but for new Campaigns, the "Master" could always be "stored" on Clickable's servers and then "Copied" to Google whenever changes are being made.  When copying the campaign over to Yahoo, you are not actually copying from Google => Yahoo, but actually from Clickable => Google, and Clickable => Yahoo.  

(Once again, I have not read the Google API Terms of use, and so don't know if these "grey areas" even exist.  But I assume the Google API terms have nothing against the ability to import campaigns from other networks?).

Best,

Alex

Hi Alex,

Thanks for posting this idea.   We have discussed a number of approaches, including this one, to help customers rapidly create campaigns in multiple ad networks, including Google.  Unfortunately your idea violates both the letter and the spirit of the API terms, so for now we have put a hold on any plans to help automatically copy campaigns across networ

Cheers,

Jonathan

Hi Jonathan,

Does Google's API terms also have issues with importing campaigns from another network (ie: Yahoo) into Google?

Best,

Alex

Hi Alex,

Until very recently, the terms included the exact phrase:

For example, the AdWords API Client may not offer a functionality that copies data from a non-AdWords account into an AdWords account or from an AdWords account to a non-AdWords account.

[emphasis mine]

However, upon checking the terms today, I notice that particular clause has been removed from the terms.  I am checking with our representative at Google to see what the change means for our ability to offer campaign cloning in Clickable Pro.  I'll update here when I know more.

Cheers,

Jonathan