Adobe Connect vs GoToWebinar

• Allows the use of third-party add-ins such as a timer, or user poll. Pretty easy to set up.
• Love how you can set up multiple classrooms and create branding for each.
• Convenient method for contacting participants. Provide templates for sending out notifications.

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• The automated e-mail to registrants. This e-mail allows the registrants to add the webinar to their calendar in a very seamless fashion and in the correct time zone, so there is no confusion and it increases the odds they will actually attend.
• The recording of a webinar and the ability to edit it if need be and e-mail to 2 different segments (both the attendees and registrants who couldn't make the webinar). These e-mails go out to these groups separately, so it allows you to customize the message you send to each segment.
• The reporting is another strength of GoToWebinar. It allows you to see how long the registrants were in the webinar, the answers they had for any polls you conducted during the webinar and their answers to any post-webinar survey questions you have. This actually covers three strengths in one. The reporting, the polls, which engages the attendees during the webinar and the survey, which allows you to learn and improve by getting valuable feedback.

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• The one major issue I have experienced with Adobe Connect is the lag or "boot" when there are too many people present. When attendees reached the maximum amount, I see a huge lag when moving to a Break Out, an unresponsive or frozen room, or one may get what we term "booted". This is very frustrating for employees when time is of the essence.Opening up the parameters a bit on attendees to prevent these issues would be greatly appreciated.
• Color. Color. Color. Although you are in a working environment, color is appreciate, but limited when creating pods to discuss or post items. The background is very drab and has no "pop" to it. Employees may see items differently if the pods background was something other than gray.
• Videos. Videos tend to have a lag as well when doing real-time face to face discussion. There seems to be a pixelation issue that has been occurring for years now when viewing videos.

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• Private pop-up notifications when questions are received by attendees. I sometimes miss new questions if I'm viewing the attendee list
• Allow us to schedule a similarly themed webinar for months at a time, without all having to be listed on one landing page
• Enable panelists to answer questions, start polls, etc. - give panelists more flexibility

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• Adobe Connect has allowed us to deliver our course material synchronously online internationally. This capability has increased our reach and sell our product to customers who would otherwise be unable to attend our courses in person.

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• Our webinars have helped to drive traffic to our site, and we have acquired leads through their ongoing success.
• GoTo's sync with Marketo has improved our reporting capabilities on the efficacy of webinars as a marketing device.

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