Ambassador Referral Marketing Platform vs. Olapic

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Ambassador Referral Marketing Platform
Score 8.0 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
Ambassador is a referral marketing platform for teams to increase new customer acquisition, referrals and revenue by leveraging word-of-mouth. Ambassador automated enrolling, tracking, rewarding and managing customers, affiliates, influencers, partners and fans. Ambassador was acquired by Intrado (West Corporation) October 2018 and became an Intrado company, but then Ambassador was acquired by i2H in 2021, and is now currently available standalone, and supported by i2H.
$99
per month
Olapic
Score 6.0 out of 10
N/A
Olapic is a content marketing tool specifically focused on visual marketing content. It allows a brand to locate, curate and publish user or fan photos into its own marketing material and website, sourcing many sites (e.g. Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr, Facebook, etc.), and sending select material omni-channel, using it in emails, print, in-store, or elsewhere. Olapic also provides measures for judging how effective your curation and user-generated content were in boosting conversions. Olapic was…N/A
Pricing
Ambassador Referral Marketing PlatformOlapic
Editions & Modules
Starter
Starting at $300/mo.
Annual commitment required.
Professional
Starting at $800/mo.
Annual commitment required.
Enterprise
Starting at $1500/mo
Annual commitment required.
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Ambassador Referral Marketing PlatformOlapic
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
Additional Details"Enterprise" is a custom price that is determined according to a number of variables, including specific add-ons or custom work required.
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Community Pulse
Ambassador Referral Marketing PlatformOlapic
Top Pros
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Features
Ambassador Referral Marketing PlatformOlapic
Content Creation
Comparison of Content Creation features of Product A and Product B
Ambassador Referral Marketing Platform
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Ratings
Olapic
6.6
4 Ratings
20% below category average
Ideation00 Ratings6.33 Ratings
Approval workflows00 Ratings5.44 Ratings
Content collaboration00 Ratings7.12 Ratings
Content calendar00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Network for content licensing/production00 Ratings7.43 Ratings
Content Publishing
Comparison of Content Publishing features of Product A and Product B
Ambassador Referral Marketing Platform
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Ratings
Olapic
6.7
4 Ratings
19% below category average
Content hub00 Ratings6.13 Ratings
Forms / Gated content00 Ratings6.12 Ratings
Embedded CTAs00 Ratings6.73 Ratings
Content distribution00 Ratings7.23 Ratings
Content promotion00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Content automation00 Ratings7.43 Ratings
Content Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Content Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Ambassador Referral Marketing Platform
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Ratings
Olapic
6.3
4 Ratings
21% below category average
Audience profiling and targeting00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
Closed-loop tracking and reporting00 Ratings5.22 Ratings
Content performance analytics00 Ratings6.13 Ratings
Campaign optimization dashboard00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Competitive analytics00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
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User Ratings
Ambassador Referral Marketing PlatformOlapic
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(1 ratings)
5.6
(4 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Ambassador Referral Marketing PlatformOlapic
Likelihood to Recommend
Ambassador
Should be used by organizations to promote business and bring in new customers, particularly the ones with a bigger customer base. It may or may not be used by small businesses as the data is not too much to store, however, I recommend using it anyway as it will save time and, in turn, let you do more for your business.
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Monotype
If your brand has a good amount of steady social content, and you like to show it on your site along with shoppable links at the catalog and also at the product level, Olapic is an easy to use utiilty and also allows you to render your Instagram feed shoppable. In our case, we had a very active social presence but did not leverage it directly for the customers to shop from it, so Olapic filled that need.
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Pros
Ambassador
  • Refer new customers.
  • Automatically include the referral bonus.
  • Disperse the bonus within the required time without external help.
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Monotype
  • With Olapic, you can tag UGC and point out which of your products are in the photo, informing other consumers how your products can be used.
  • Olapic offers many out-of-the-box widgets for bringing the tool on to your website with minimal coding necessary.
  • Olapic makes it easy for consumers visiting your website to upload their own images and share their experiences with your products.
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Cons
Ambassador
  • Should have more detailed information.
  • Dashboard should be more specific.
  • Should have a mobile app.
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Monotype
  • It's a niche solution. If you're looking for niche, it's great. But if you're looking for an enterprise tool connected to many different systems and data solutions, it might not be for you.
  • The revenue analytics are not very reliable.
  • Price. This seems like it would be a great solution for medium size businesses, but the price is not feasible for the product.
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Usability
Ambassador
It is very user friendly, all options and features are easily accessible. Support material is readily available to help out with general queries or frequently asked questions. The software's customer-facing end does not require any special training or skills to use it to its full capacity. In short, it is easy and good looking.
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Monotype
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Support Rating
Ambassador
I have not yet faced any issue while using the features of this service. But whenever I needed help with anything, I've gotten a satisfying response in terms of resolution and response time. I am sure I will get the same response when there is an issue that needs immediate attention.
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Monotype
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Alternatives Considered
Ambassador
I have not used too much software for the said purpose, but in comparison to the ones I have used, this one seems to be the most user-friendly and intuitive to use. That's the whole idea when you are paying for software: to cut down on admin work and save time.
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Monotype
We have not used many competitors, but we stick with Olapic because of the capabilities that it offers. We don't use much of the reporting functionality, but it is a great tool to allow for collaboration between team members. It also allows us options when it comes to sharing content on the website, as it has gallary-style plug ins to display UGC.
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Return on Investment
Ambassador
  • The ROI is good enough.
  • Less hassle to carry out tasks which in turn saves expenses.
  • Streamlines referral processes and record keeping.
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Monotype
  • In general, we are seeing customers react to the content and use the links for shopping on our site. Their analytics is perhaps more optimistic than I believe, but content is king, and customers like to see more images of the product in more sizes and situations
  • We are starting to make custom brand pages and landing pages for advertising campaigns, and it's always great to add believable UGC to those pages to showcase a brand's style and general feel.
  • Tracking our social content is a good way to get a more generalized feel of how the brand is tracking, and who is creating content regarding our brand, so that is a beneficial side effect of constantly monitoring our tags.
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ScreenShots

Ambassador Referral Marketing Platform Screenshots

Screenshot of A glimpse of the Ambassador dashboard.Screenshot of Stop suspicious referrers/affiliates in their tracks.Screenshot of Typsy's refer-a-friend widget, powered by Ambassador.Screenshot of Sunrun's custom referral portal allows their brand ambassadors to easily see stats such as commissions they've earned.Screenshot of Olark's Referral Program sign up page, powered by Ambassador.Screenshot of An example of a custom email Honeybook sends out when a referral is made.