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    BuzzStream

    Score7 out of 10
    N/ABuzzstream is the eponymous SEO and influencer marketing platform from the Austin-based company of the same name.N/A

    Emplifi

    Score8.9 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Emplifi offers a platform that enables brands to manage social marketing, commerce, and care. At the core of this platform is Emplifi Fuel — the outcome and enablement layer that connects all modules across marketing, commerce, and care. Fuel empowers brands to optimize the customer journey, unifying data, automation, and AI-driven insights to ensure every interaction drives meaningful business outcomes. The platform's core capabilities include:…N/A
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    BuzzStreamEmplifi
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    BuzzStreamEmplifi
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    BuzzStream
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    Emplifi Inc
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    95%
    Would buy again
    76 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    95%
    Delivers good value for the price
    63 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    89%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    94%
    Implementation went as expected
    63 Answers
    Features
    BuzzStreamEmplifi
    SEO
    Comparison of SEO features of BuzzStream and Emplifi
    Feature
    BuzzStream
    8.1
    17 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Emplifi
    -
    Ratings
    Keyword analysis9.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Backlink management9.017 Ratings00 Ratings
    SERP ranking tracking8.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Page grader9.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    Competitive analysis7.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Site audit / diagnostics7.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Site recommendations8.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Task management8.014 Ratings00 Ratings
    SEO Channels
    Comparison of SEO Channels features of BuzzStream and Emplifi
    Feature
    BuzzStream
    8.5
    6 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Emplifi
    -
    Ratings
    Local SEO7.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social SEO9.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile SEO9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Global SEO9.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    SEO Platform & Account Management
    Comparison of SEO Platform & Account Management features of BuzzStream and Emplifi
    Feature
    BuzzStream
    8.0
    11 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Emplifi
    -
    Ratings
    Multi-domain support8.010 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with web analytics tools8.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    Listening/monitoring
    Comparison of Listening/monitoring features of BuzzStream and Emplifi
    Feature
    BuzzStream
    -
    Ratings
    Emplifi
    6.4
    7 Ratings
    18% below category average
    Boolean keyword searches00 Ratings6.75 Ratings
    Filtering out noise/spam00 Ratings6.46 Ratings
    Sentiment analysis00 Ratings5.55 Ratings
    Broad channel coverage00 Ratings7.07 Ratings
    Publishing
    Comparison of Publishing features of BuzzStream and Emplifi
    Feature
    BuzzStream
    -
    Ratings
    Emplifi
    7.3
    8 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Content planning and scheduling00 Ratings7.38 Ratings
    Audience targeting00 Ratings7.07 Ratings
    Content optimization00 Ratings7.38 Ratings
    Workflow management00 Ratings7.67 Ratings
    Engagement
    Comparison of Engagement features of BuzzStream and Emplifi
    Feature
    BuzzStream
    -
    Ratings
    Emplifi
    7.3
    7 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Automated routing and prioritization00 Ratings7.37 Ratings
    Customer interaction histories00 Ratings8.25 Ratings
    Bulk actions00 Ratings6.46 Ratings
    Marketing
    Comparison of Marketing features of BuzzStream and Emplifi
    Feature
    BuzzStream
    -
    Ratings
    Emplifi
    7.6
    6 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Lead generation00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Content marketing00 Ratings7.66 Ratings
    Paid media management00 Ratings7.74 Ratings
    Campaigns and promotions00 Ratings7.34 Ratings
    Channel coverage/integration
    Comparison of Channel coverage/integration features of BuzzStream and Emplifi
    Feature
    BuzzStream
    -
    Ratings
    Emplifi
    5.8
    8 Ratings
    36% below category average
    Twitter00 Ratings6.18 Ratings
    Facebook00 Ratings7.98 Ratings
    LinkedIn00 Ratings4.17 Ratings
    Google+00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Instagram00 Ratings7.38 Ratings
    Pinterest00 Ratings3.25 Ratings
    YouTube00 Ratings3.95 Ratings
    Reporting/analytics
    Comparison of Reporting/analytics features of BuzzStream and Emplifi
    Feature
    BuzzStream
    -
    Ratings
    Emplifi
    6.4
    8 Ratings
    19% below category average
    Campaign success analytics00 Ratings7.07 Ratings
    Real-time tracking00 Ratings6.78 Ratings
    Competitor analysis00 Ratings5.57 Ratings
    Account management
    Comparison of Account management features of BuzzStream and Emplifi
    Feature
    BuzzStream
    -
    Ratings
    Emplifi
    6.7
    8 Ratings
    17% below category average
    Role-based user permissions & privileges00 Ratings7.38 Ratings
    Mobile access00 Ratings6.15 Ratings
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    Score8.5 out of 10
    Vista Social
    Score9.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    Score8.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    BuzzStreamEmplifi
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.6
    (18 ratings)
    9.2
    (110 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (6 ratings)
    Usability
    9.2
    (2 ratings)
    8.3
    (36 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.1
    (2 ratings)
    7.7
    (43 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    BuzzStreamEmplifi
    Likelihood to Recommend
    BuzzStream
    BuzzStream works for anyone that is working in the SEO field! It has literally saved me hours of time and is my go-to tool for all link building needs. The speed that I'm able to research a site, save the key information and launch a pre-crafted email is head spinning (In a good way)! This is one of the SEO tools that I can't live without--it makes link building and link tracking a whole lot easier. BuzzStream likely wouldn't be a good fit for anyone that isn't particularly working in the SEO field. I can't imagine this would replace a dedicated email tracking system or be used to send email drips.
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    Emplifi Inc
    - Very well suited to grabbing top-level and more in-depth social performance data, across campaigns and BAU activity. - Not as well suited for moments where you need benchmarking or context of your performance compared with a previous time frame. This can be a bit clunky to go back and forth with as it requires multiple dashboards or consistent manual time-frame changes.
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    Pros
    BuzzStream
    • Communication Organization: It provides a simple communication format for even the most novice of users to understand. All messages are kept in nice order, even placed in folders if needed, to alleviate the pain of losing messages in normal email.
    • Locating Contact Information: I love that BuzzStream aids in finding additional contact information for people. From social accounts to other emails, we can make sure we reach out to people via the correct channels.
    • Building a Consistent Voice: BuzzStream allows you to save templates that have worked or failed when conducting outreach. These templates can have autofill parameters added to them and are accessible to all users.
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    Emplifi Inc
    • Helps us prioritize requests based on urgency and tone
    • Helps us divide work between several teams
    • Helps us keep an eye on how our posts are being recieved and are performing
    • Helps us stay in contact with customers, and helps us understand particular customers needs
    • Helps us separate the chaff from the wheat
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    Cons
    BuzzStream
    • The search function needs to be more accurate in returning results when searching for existing prospects the platform only display exact match results - www.websitename.com vs websitename.com. In reality, the two websites are the same prospects.
    • Customer service assistance needs to be more instantaneous when seeking out help a response can take up to 24 hours.
    • Importing large CSV files of websites takes time as well.
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    Emplifi Inc
    • Would love more robust search parameters for labels. ex. search for tickets labeled 'Availability' AND 'United States' but excluding any that are only one of those labels
    • Ability to break conversations into multiple tickets; so labels can be more accurate if the same person reaches out again after 3 months with a totally different question
    • The social account quick view doesn't always load the follower count for people reaching out to us. it makes it slower to manager messages from high level creators
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    Likelihood to Renew
    BuzzStream
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    Emplifi Inc
    the balance between quality and price si perfectperfect for agency that have many client to manage, because it helps us to save time (we don't have to plan content from every single account, only one click to look at different community and moderate...)it also help the team works: senior can review content direcly from emplifi; labeling DM/comments as done help us to track where a collegue stop and we have to startIt makes the content approval from clients very easy
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    Usability
    BuzzStream
    Buzzstream is great to help identify sites to get links from, and it makes this process so efficient, easy and personal to all, the ones who are using it and the ones that are receiving. Flawless navigation, good outlook, 10/10!
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    Emplifi Inc
    Since the main use of the Live Advisor is on the website that doesn't have e-commerce capabilities, it has been challenging to attach an specific metric to Emplifi's solutions and their usability in our websites. The Live Advisor is helping us to deliver our unique sale proposition in digital channels, which is great, but it is difficult to assign a higher mark in usability due to the limitation just explained.
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    Support Rating
    BuzzStream
    Support is one of the best aspects of BuzzStream. I know their support team is small and somehow they are able to get back to us right away in a super helpful, friendly fashion. I've had many questions - sometimes they release a new feature, sometimes a feature isn't working correctly and they are quick to answer but also help explain it in a way that makes sense.
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    Emplifi Inc
    We have a dedicated Customer Success manager, and that is very helpful. Anytime we have questions or need support, they are always there to answer. If thety do not know the solution, they always go around the bend to find one and provide it to us. They are always very kind.
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    Online Training
    BuzzStream
    No answers on this topic
    Emplifi Inc
    The online training was fine but, in the end, the best way to learn any product is by actually using it.
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    Implementation Rating
    BuzzStream
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    Emplifi Inc
    The platform is so easy to understand that no "expensive consulting firm" is necessary to implement it!
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    Alternatives Considered
    BuzzStream
    BuzzStream stacks up quite well compared to its competitors. In particular, Hootsuite and HubSpot. BuzzStream has many of the same capabilities that its competitors do, at a fraction of the cost. We selected BuzzStream because it had a fairly flexible contract, and it was sufficient for our needs. It was a good intermediate-level tool.
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    Emplifi Inc
    We have used Sprinklr to source UGC content as well, but found the platform to be much more time intensive when searching for the desired images. Additionally, Emplifi's UGC tool has incremental tools the other platforms do not provide, including the ability to share images on digital screens within the property and put carousels on our websites.
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    Return on Investment
    BuzzStream
    • It's had a positive impact in keeping our entire agency organized. Especially when employees leave, all of their communication is in one place, so it's pretty easy to have someone take over the process.
    • You can test different messaging for prospects and then determine the most successful.
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    Emplifi Inc
    • reporting - this has massively reduced the time spent on creating reports for social media activities
    • paid ads - has provided detailed analysis of how our ads are performing
    • community - reduced the time taken to respond to social messages, resulting in more leads
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