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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Adobe Audience Manager

    Score7.9 out of 10
    N/AAdobe Audience Manager is a data management platform (DMP) that is integrated into the Adobe Marketing Cloud.N/A

    Braze

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/ABraze is a customer engagement platform that enables relevant and memorable experiences between consumers and brands. With Braze, global brands can ingest and process customer data in real time, orchestrate and optimize contextually relevant, cross-channel marketing campaigns.N/A

    Klaviyo

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/AKlaviyo is a marketing automation platform that helps businesses to centralize and use every piece of their customer data. With Klaviyo, businesses can combine customer data with more than 350 native integrations to automate personalized email and SMS communications that make customers feel seen. From mom-and-pop shops to established companies, Klaviyo states businesses like Dermalogica, Living Proof, Solo Stove, Citizen Watches, and more than 143,000 other paying users leverage their platform…

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    Free Trial
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    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional Details——Paid plans start at $20/month and include: 251 - 500 contacts 5,000 monthly email sends 150 SMS/MMS sending credits Applicable SMS carrier fees Mobile push notifications (free beta) Email and chat support Additional contacts, email and text sending credits, and service plans available to meet the needs of any size business. View all of our pricing and estimate your total cost of ownership at klaviyo.com/pricing
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    Considered Multiple Products
    Adobe
    No answer on this topic
    Braze
    Chose Braze
    Klaviyo was good at selling things. We wanted to engage beyond the purchase as a subscription business.
    Incentivized
    Chose Braze
    Braze definitely requires some extra knowledge about automation and data. It is less intuitive and less user-friendly than Klaviyo, but it is potentially more versatile.
    Incentivized
    Chose Braze
    Braze is a much stronger deployment platform than Optimove (i.e., Optimail, Optimobile, Optitext). While Klaviyo may be deemed the "preferred" integration with Shopify, we feel confident that Braze will work perfectly well and will continue to enhance its integration with …
    Incentivized
    Chose Braze
    Braze fit our use-case. Every CRM/CEP has their positives and negatives and there is no one-size-fits-all solution. It's worth doing your due diligence on your current needs and assessing future needs as well. Sometimes scalability will be a priority and Braze will facilitate …
    Incentivized
    Chose Braze
    We chose Braze when vetting (against Klaviyo + Iterable, and coming from Ortto) because we felt it was the biggest level up for us. It allows us to own cross-channel messaging in one place and we felt like it was the only platform that was truly going to level up our Lifecycle …
    Incentivized
    Chose Braze
    pricing structure is better for a growing company - features are similar (to cio at least)
    Incentivized
    Chose Braze
    Braze is by far the most user friendly tool. The frequency and usability of the super regular product releases they roll out really sets them apart in a stale marketplace historically dominated by Salesforce, Adobe and other big players. They think App first - critical in the …
    Incentivized
    Chose Braze
    Braze is much more real-time, has an updated interface, and offers in-app communication, unlike SFMC. The only downside is that Liquid isn't quite as powerful as AMPscript.
    Incentivized
    Chose Braze
    Braze wins it all. They are the easiest to use. The best interface from a building and reporting perspective. Their teams are incredible to work with. They're extremely affordable for large scale email tactics.
    Incentivized
    Chose Braze
    Braze hit on a lot of the needs from easy of data integration and ingestion, segmentation, automation flows, compliance documentation, as well as working with me to make it financially possible to be set up for success. Some of the other platforms offer more flexibility but …
    Incentivized
    Chose Braze
    Braze and SFMC are pretty close, but Braze hits the sweet spot with the amount of features it offers and price. Salesforce can be more advanced in terms of features, but is also more complex, and it is pricier.
    Incentivized
    Chose Braze
    Every business is different, but in my experience, Braze has filled the need for the clients that are using it and they have done a masterful job of creating and continuing to update a platform that is excellent!
    Incentivized
    Chose Braze
    Usability - If you are experienced with ESPs, Braze is simple and straightforward to learn after an initial exploration into the tool.
    Tooling, Products, and Features - Braze is a robust tool that enables my team to build complex lifecycle marketing programs without needing …
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    Klaviyo
    Chose Klaviyo
    Klaviyo is an excellent resource for aspiring marketers who want to be more data-driven.
    Incentivized
    Chose Klaviyo
    Klaviyo compares favorably to other similar products but really stands out when looking at specific integrations. If you're running Shopify then Klaviyo makes too much sense when deciding on a CRM system. It's literally built to work with the Shopify platform and makes life …
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Delivers good value for the price
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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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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Adobe Audience ManagerBrazeKlaviyo
    Data Collection
    Comparison of Data Collection features of Adobe Audience Manager and Braze and Klaviyo
    Feature
    Adobe Audience Manager
    8.6
    16 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Braze
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    Collection of first-party data8.116 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Collection of third-party data8.116 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access to Third-party Data Providers9.616 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Classification
    Comparison of Data Classification features of Adobe Audience Manager and Braze and Klaviyo
    Feature
    Adobe Audience Manager
    7.3
    16 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Braze
    -
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    Klaviyo
    -
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    Audience taxonomy7.916 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Tag Management6.215 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Analysis Dashboard7.816 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad Network Integration
    Comparison of Ad Network Integration features of Adobe Audience Manager and Braze and Klaviyo
    Feature
    Adobe Audience Manager
    8.9
    16 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Braze
    -
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    Klaviyo
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    Data Transfer8.916 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    DSP integration8.815 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    DMP Analytics
    Comparison of DMP Analytics features of Adobe Audience Manager and Braze and Klaviyo
    Feature
    Adobe Audience Manager
    6.8
    16 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Braze
    -
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    Klaviyo
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    Campaign Analytics5.516 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Audience Analytics8.116 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email & Online Marketing
    Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Adobe Audience Manager and Braze and Klaviyo
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    Adobe Audience Manager
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    Braze
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    Klaviyo
    8.4
    134 Ratings
    8% above category average
    WYSIWYG email editor00 Ratings00 Ratings8.4120 Ratings
    Dynamic content00 Ratings00 Ratings8.2126 Ratings
    Ability to test dynamic content00 Ratings00 Ratings7.6118 Ratings
    Landing pages00 Ratings00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    A/B testing00 Ratings00 Ratings8.3120 Ratings
    Mobile optimization00 Ratings00 Ratings8.6129 Ratings
    Email deliverability reporting00 Ratings00 Ratings8.7132 Ratings
    List management00 Ratings00 Ratings8.6132 Ratings
    Triggered drip sequences00 Ratings00 Ratings8.8118 Ratings
    Lead Management
    Comparison of Lead Management features of Adobe Audience Manager and Braze and Klaviyo
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    Adobe Audience Manager
    -
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    Braze
    -
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    Klaviyo
    7.6
    103 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Lead nurturing automation00 Ratings00 Ratings8.298 Ratings
    Lead scoring and grading00 Ratings00 Ratings7.150 Ratings
    Data quality management00 Ratings00 Ratings7.860 Ratings
    Automated sales alerts and tasks00 Ratings00 Ratings7.253 Ratings
    Campaign Management
    Comparison of Campaign Management features of Adobe Audience Manager and Braze and Klaviyo
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    Adobe Audience Manager
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    Klaviyo
    8.2
    47 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Calendaring00 Ratings00 Ratings8.247 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Adobe Audience Manager and Braze and Klaviyo
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    Adobe Audience Manager
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    Braze
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    Klaviyo
    7.8
    129 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings00 Ratings8.1129 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings00 Ratings7.7125 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings00 Ratings7.585 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Adobe Audience Manager and Braze and Klaviyo
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    Adobe Audience Manager
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    Braze
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    Klaviyo
    8.1
    107 Ratings
    6% above category average
    API00 Ratings00 Ratings8.4100 Ratings
    Role-based workflow & approvals00 Ratings00 Ratings8.255 Ratings
    Customizability00 Ratings00 Ratings7.374 Ratings
    Integration with Salesforce.com00 Ratings00 Ratings8.320 Ratings
    Third-party software integrations00 Ratings00 Ratings8.150 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
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    Small Businesses
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    Simplify360
    Score7.8 out of 10
    Vbout
    Score9.9 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Lotame
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Customer.io
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Bloomreach
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    SAP Service Cloud
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Iterable
    Score8.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Adobe Audience ManagerBrazeKlaviyo
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.1
    (16 ratings)
    9.0
    (162 ratings)
    8.4
    (134 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
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    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    9.5
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    8.5
    (10 ratings)
    7.9
    (129 ratings)
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.8
    (10 ratings)
    4.5
    (21 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
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    9.0
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    User Testimonials
    Adobe Audience ManagerBrazeKlaviyo
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Adobe
    If you are already using multiple other pieces of the Adobe Experience Cloud stack, adobe audience manager is an easy choice. It allows for quick and easy data activation for your first and potentially brokered 2nd party data. However this product will likely be absorbed into the adobe experience platform (AEP) soon. In the end I would wait to see where adobe is truly headed with this product before investing heavily without additional heavy adobe investments.
    Incentivized
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    Braze
    If you're looking for a reliable, automated system to run customer feedback programme like the NPS, Braze offers possibly the best platform to operate such kind of a campaign. In addition, if you are looking to build email campaigns for existing clients with the goal of retention or relationship-building, Braze offers much better email delivery and engagement rates.
    Incentivized
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    Klaviyo
    Klaviyo is a leader in the space, but I might recommend it to a colleague for its price point. There are other options that are more affordable and provide most of the tools Klaviyo offers. I also think it can be complicated to use for a new user.
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    Pros
    Adobe
    • We are able to generate reports that provide valuable insights into potential customer behavior, allowing us to better focus our marketing efforts.
    • By allowing us to understand who are key audiences are and how they overlap with other brands and products, AAM allows us to get a fuller picture of how we should target our audience.
    • Reporting in AAM is wonderful in that it is easy to understand and exportable. The use of graphics and updates make it easier to share insights with various team members--even those with minimum experience in marketing and analytics.
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    Braze
    • Canvas feature has been really good for creating customer journey paths and long-term messaging campaigns.
    • They have been addressing feature requests to continue to improve the Canvas feature. One of the simplest but most-handy features is allowing Delay steps wait for a very specific date on a calendar -- so you can plan seasonal campaigns or when you have evergreen-style drip campaigns it allows for avoiding public holidays/etc.
    • The catalog feature provides a lot of use-cases and flexibility for personalizing comms or customizing comms for whitelabeled versions of our standard comms (for our B2B2C scenarios).
    • We use the catalog as a repository of our B2B2C brand info, messaging customization - it basically allows us to offer a whitelabeled configurable version of our optimized automated in-life comms in the branding of our b2b customers.
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    Klaviyo
    • Klaviyo's template builder is very intuitive yet straightforward enough that an inexperienced user can catch on quickly.
    • Their flow builder is also quite intuitive and allows us to build intricate, highly targeted flows.
    • I appreciate their built-in compliance warnings & checks as they apply to opt-out methods, SMS compliance, and overall deliverability.
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    Cons
    Adobe
    • Biggest challenge we faced is teaching the use of it to our employees how to use it. The UI Should be easy and to understand for all fields.
    • The AdWords integration is not easy to do.
    • UI is sometimes slow and doesn't load Analyticals for more than 24 hours.
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    Braze
    • Enabling GIF/videos to be directly uploaded on to Braze's platform
    • Easier way of creating canvases; right now it is too complex for someone new who is starting off in the company to understand what things do and where things are
    • Ability to track duplicate user profiles within the entire audience segment
    • Automated deduplicating email addresses/phone numbers in each targeting segment; right now it's done manually after extracting csv files
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    Klaviyo
    • Needs more visible critical notifications as we once exceeded our monthly email limit right during the Black Friday campaign. The notification was not visible enough for us to catch it on time, as a result, some emails scheduled to be sent over the weekend were never sent
    • Better library of dynamic values available for use inside emails
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Adobe
    No answers on this topic
    Braze
    We are on a mission for an omnichannel experience for our customers and are already making good progress with Braze able to fully support and optimise this
    Incentivized
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    Klaviyo
    Klaviyo is simply a great solution for e-com email marketing & customer relationship management:
    1. User journey visibility: We can see our clients' customers on their individual user journeys (open email, site visits) to better understand and accommodate your customers.
    2. Flow automation: Creating automated emails that follow up with new leads, those who abandoned carts, purchased.
    3. Email design: So easy to use, and more friendly than some other visual builders that we've used.
    4. Metrics visibility: We can see our clients' metrics very easily and adjust efforts accordingly.
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    Usability
    Adobe
    Overall usability is great, as are most of Adobe's software. Maybe a UI refresh could make it a bit easier to do advanced functions or reporting but, overall, it works very well. This is something you take for granted with Adobe solutions because when you try another vendor you realize how bad it can be.
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    Braze
    From my experience thus far, Braze is able to deeply integrate into a variety of tools and I haven't found a use case where Braze cannot offer a solution to an integration requirement. Integrations have been very easy to setup and developers have been able to manage and upgrade these seamlessly.
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    Klaviyo
    The only reason why I did not give it a 10/10 is that it cannot distinguish purchases that came through subscription recharges instead of purchases that were driven directly by email sends. Other than that, the automation qualities, design features, and segmentation options make this an incredible email platform, and I am very happy with it
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    Support Rating
    Adobe
    AAM has good support, but the support is not as available, due to waiting time and queue. The instructions presented are available, but it navigation is not easy between pages. However, instructions are usually direct and straightforward, but any underlying thoughts or questions won’t be easily answered without support from their service.
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    Braze
    Very responsive and helpful on simple questions, but not great other than that. They do not have a way for the customer/user to escalate a ticket. You have to contact your rep and in some cases, they don't respond within 24 hours so you have no idea if they have escalated it. There is no phone number for an urgent issue - you have to rely on email
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    Klaviyo
    Their support is always quick and we have recurring meetings with our advisor. they were great when we first started at walking us through the platform and helping us understand how to do the overall setup. They also have a wide variety of articles that cover must issues in a very clear manner that will get you out of a predicament really fast.
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    Online Training
    Adobe
    No answers on this topic
    Braze
    It's really well explained, there are lots of documentation about all topics. When we want to perform in a specific area, there are always a dedicated path. For each new feature, there is always some videos explaining the purpose and the new functionalities. Also I used to do the certification which allows me to show my achievements in my business environment.
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    Klaviyo
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    Implementation Rating
    Adobe
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    Braze
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    Klaviyo
    Don't cut corners, do it right the first time, if you take your time to build everything the way you want it then it will run itself. The platform will help you increase revenue as long as you use the tools it provides. Don't be scared to ask questions, the support team will help you get to the next level
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    Alternatives Considered
    Adobe
    I personally like the Adobe Audience Manager interface and it's easier to use for beginners. It also has some features that Google does not, nor do its other competitors. It is worth the money and time spent, overall. I feel like it gives a bigger and more in-depth picture to our company's audience than other programs.
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    Braze
    Braze is a cross-channel and data-driven tool. It is much more intuitive and easier to use. It supports a high volume of sending. Braze team provides excellent follow-up and support, and we are part of a large community of clients who share knowledge and help.
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    Klaviyo
    Klaviyo's ability to really tackle the entire marketing contact ecosystem on one platform is what really won us over. The price for everything was competitive, not necessarily the cheapest but competitive, and the ability to see that data flow from every interaction was what was crucial to us. Additionally, Klaviyo is the core of our B2C business. We were not focused on anything other than how we interact with customers directly, and Klaviyo was a direct win for us. The one negative is Klaviyo's ability to work with our B2B side of our business, because it doesn't integrate with platforms like HubSpot. That is a massive downside, but the upside justified the investment.
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    Return on Investment
    Adobe
    • Overall a Positive Return for Business who go All in on the Adobe Stack
    • Solid work for brokering and anonymously sharing data between first and second parties
    • The death of TRUE 3rd party data has lessened the effectiveness of all DMPs
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    Braze
    • We saved a couple of million by switching from Salesforce to Braze.
    • We increased our engagement for a limited-time promo by 33% by simply running a 4-variant subject line test.
    • We managed to reduce our unsubscribe volume by 18% by excluding dormant users.
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    Klaviyo
    • Klaviyo brought our email channel to the top performing channel over Paid Ads several times (according to G Analytics), before Klaviyo Paid Ads were always top and the email channel struggled to even stay in 2nd place.
    • Klaviyo did cost quite a bit more than our old email platform but the ROI was much higher so it paid for itself.
    • Klaviyo implemented tools that allowed us to have a higher customer satisfaction with things like letting customers choose to receive less emails instead of unsubscribing.
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