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    Bluecore

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/AFollowing $6 million in series A funding from FirstMark Capital and others in 2013, the rapidly growing company along with its rapidly and broadly adopted product known as TriggerMail became Bluecore. But its function is as it was before the rebrand: an ecommerce focused trigger marketing product that uses email to retarget vacillating or distracted customers and grow online sales. Essential to Bluecore is customer behavior, assimilated in an automated fashion across disparate sources. Once…N/A

    Drip Ecommerce CRM

    Score7 out of 10
    N/ADrip is an ECRM–an Ecommerce CRM offering email marketing automation software specifically for B2C online retailers. The vendor’s value proposition is that with Drip's simple, user-friendly visual campaign builder, users can design email campaigns based on specific subscriber behavior—so they always send the right message, to the right person, at the right time. Drip starts at $41/mo (with email sending and every feature enabled).

    $19

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    Pricing
    BluecoreDrip Ecommerce CRM
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Up to 500 people in account
    $19
    per month
    550 - 2,000
    $29
    per month
    2,001 - 5,000
    $89
    per month
    5,001 - 8,000
    $124
    per month
    8,001 - 15,000
    $209
    per month
    15,001 - 22,500
    $329
    per month
    22,501 - 27,500
    $409
    per month
    27,501 - 35,000
    $529
    per month
    35,001 - 50,000
    $699
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    BluecoreDrip Ecommerce CRM
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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    Features
    BluecoreDrip Ecommerce CRM
    Email & Online Marketing
    Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Bluecore and Drip Ecommerce CRM
    Feature
    Bluecore
    -
    Ratings
    Drip Ecommerce CRM
    6.3
    9 Ratings
    24% below category average
    WYSIWYG email editor00 Ratings6.08 Ratings
    Dynamic content00 Ratings7.06 Ratings
    Ability to test dynamic content00 Ratings5.16 Ratings
    A/B testing00 Ratings8.08 Ratings
    Mobile optimization00 Ratings7.09 Ratings
    Email deliverability reporting00 Ratings8.09 Ratings
    List management00 Ratings2.09 Ratings
    Triggered drip sequences00 Ratings7.09 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Bluecore and Drip Ecommerce CRM
    Feature
    Bluecore
    -
    Ratings
    Drip Ecommerce CRM
    6.7
    9 Ratings
    13% below category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings7.09 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings7.08 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings6.06 Ratings
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    BluecoreDrip Ecommerce CRM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.2
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    User Testimonials
    BluecoreDrip Ecommerce CRM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Bluecore
    Bluecore is fantastic for building and sending email campaigns. They're also spectacular at providing insight on where your subscribers actively are vs predictive behavior. This is particularly helpful in sending the right message at the right time to the right person, all with product recommendations. I don't think they would be particularly appropriate for building something in SMS (we've found a lot of success with Attentive) and I don't think Bluecore helps much with social media analytics
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    Drip Global, Inc
    If you're looking to take your email program to the next level with automation, you definitely need to consider Drip. Their support team is always timely and helpful whenever we've needed guidance on the platform or using the API. They are constantly improving their tools. It never feels stagnant or lacking in critical features. Their prebuilt workflows make getting started very easy and you can start driving more revenue almost immediately.
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    Pros
    Bluecore
    • Triggered emails
    • Audience segmentation
    • Integration with Facebook and Adwords
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    Drip Global, Inc
    • Simplicity + power. Drip is one of the quickest platforms to use in terms of setting up simple drip email sequences. Yet it also packs enormous power if you need to do complex automation.
    • Drip's direct integrations with other systems mean you can easily create hyper-personalized communications and anybody can set this up.
    • Drip's Javascript embed is easy to setup and great for helping to build deeper insights into customer behavior as well as triggering automation.
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    Cons
    Bluecore
    • Embedded functionality for social media live preview
    • Heat maps don't always show up
    • More flexibility in navigation bar, can get uneven in proportion
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    Drip Global, Inc
    • Possibly more email design templates for "new" users to automation, HTML coding, integrations, webhooks, etc.
    • Any supported integration partners are always good to see. They have expanded in this area, recently.
    • Some sort of WYSIWYG, drag-and-drop email editor, wouldn't hurt.
    • Sometimes, when trying to implement advanced HTML coding to an email template, the code doesn't stick, save or format as "native HTML."
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    Usability
    Bluecore
    No answers on this topic
    Drip Global, Inc
    It’s easy for not just experts, but anyone. Both of my VAs picked it up really quickly
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    Alternatives Considered
    Bluecore
    Bluecore impressed us from the start because of their focus on the email. I got the sense from SmarterHQ that they viewed themselves more as a segmentation tool. While also very useful, Bluecore made it easier to close the circle and take that segmented list all the way through creative process to the actual send, with a consciousness of how we secure the conversion. Since becoming a customer, Bluecore has continued to blow me away with their innovation and professionalism, leaving no doubt that we made the right choice.
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    Drip Global, Inc
    Again, this is dependent on the use case. If you are a small- to medium-sized business that doesn't have a sales team, this is likely a great product for you. It is also a good price compared to larger enterprise software. Other software I have used worked better for other companies I worked for, but Drip fits best for my current company.
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    Return on Investment
    Bluecore
    • We've seen increased ROI through product personalization purchasing
    • We've been able to individualize our campaigns based on highest category affinity
    • We've seen engagement with our automated campaigns to help figure out exactly what blocks to include in these messages.
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    Drip Global, Inc
    • Saves hours of typing redundant emails
    • Helps with our retention based on the constant contact with our current clients
    • Keeps our prospects up to date as we move through the stages of the sales cycle which also increases our capacity to handle more volume.
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    Drip Ecommerce CRM Screenshots

    Screenshot of Get a deeper look into when and how often your customers are up to something. Tracking Events in Drip lets you understand all the times someone takes a peek at their favorite product, when they make a purchase, and more so you can personalize experiences based on real-life behaviors and engagement.Screenshot of Not only do Tags help you quickly see how people interact with your brand, but they also provide an intuitive way of segmenting your people when it comes time to tailor your messaging.Screenshot of Drip’s one-time setup makes it simple to start collecting all the revenue attribution data you need in one place for confident decision-making for the long haul.