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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Compendium (discontinued)

    Score9.9 out of 10
    N/AFormerly Oracle Content Marketing of the Oracle Marketing Cloud, Compendium was a content marketing solution to create and distribute compelling content across multiple channels to a targeted audience. Users could plan, produce, and deliver content across multiple personas and channels throughout the customer life cycle. Oracle acquired the product in 2013. A legacy product, Compendium is now end of sale.N/A

    OutboundEngine

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AOutboundEngine provides a hands-off way for small business owners to market and grow their business. The product aims to provide small businesses with what big companies have achieved with marketing automation. The service aims to help users keep in touch with clients and prospects with professionally designed, branded campaigns. Benefits include: driving engagement, surfacing warm leads from current contacts, generating referrals and repeat business from their existing contacts, social…

    $199

    per user

    Rallyverse (discontinued)

    Score10 out of 10
    N/ARallyverse from the company of the same name in New York was a content marketing platform featuring tools to help content curation, creation, organizing (via the content hub) and publishing, with workflow controls and calendar, social selling, and analytics. It has discontinued, and the company is no longer operating.N/A
    Pricing
    Compendium (discontinued)OutboundEngineRallyverse (discontinued)
    Editions & Modules
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    Essential
    $199
    per user
    Value
    $299
    per user
    Premium
    $499
    per user
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Compendium (discontinued)OutboundEngineRallyverse (discontinued)
    Free Trial
    NoNoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee$99 per userNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsMore information is available on the vendor's website.
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    Compendium (discontinued)OutboundEngineRallyverse (discontinued)
    Considered Multiple Products
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    Elm Street Technology
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    75%
    Would buy again
    42 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    75%
    Delivers good value for the price
    38 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
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    75%
    Happy with the feature set
    42 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    67%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    37 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
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    84%
    Implementation went as expected
    47 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Compendium (discontinued)OutboundEngineRallyverse (discontinued)
    Content Creation
    Comparison of Content Creation features of Compendium (discontinued) and OutboundEngine and Rallyverse (discontinued)
    Feature
    Compendium (discontinued)
    7.2
    6 Ratings
    8% below category average
    OutboundEngine
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    Rallyverse (discontinued)
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    Ratings
    Ideation6.36 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Approval workflows9.16 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content collaboration7.66 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content calendar7.56 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Network for content licensing/production5.54 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content Publishing
    Comparison of Content Publishing features of Compendium (discontinued) and OutboundEngine and Rallyverse (discontinued)
    Feature
    Compendium (discontinued)
    6.6
    6 Ratings
    17% below category average
    OutboundEngine
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    Rallyverse (discontinued)
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    Content hub6.56 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Forms / Gated content6.14 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Embedded CTAs7.15 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content distribution7.25 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content promotion6.14 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content automation6.75 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Content Reporting & Analytics features of Compendium (discontinued) and OutboundEngine and Rallyverse (discontinued)
    Feature
    Compendium (discontinued)
    6.6
    6 Ratings
    11% below category average
    OutboundEngine
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    Rallyverse (discontinued)
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    Audience profiling and targeting6.15 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Closed-loop tracking and reporting6.14 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content performance analytics8.26 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Campaign optimization dashboard6.45 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Competitive analytics6.35 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email & Online Marketing
    Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Compendium (discontinued) and OutboundEngine and Rallyverse (discontinued)
    Feature
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    Ratings
    OutboundEngine
    5.9
    50 Ratings
    22% below category average
    Rallyverse (discontinued)
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    Ratings
    Mobile optimization00 Ratings8.643 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email deliverability reporting00 Ratings3.050 Ratings00 Ratings
    List management00 Ratings6.044 Ratings00 Ratings
    Lead Management
    Comparison of Lead Management features of Compendium (discontinued) and OutboundEngine and Rallyverse (discontinued)
    Feature
    Compendium (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    OutboundEngine
    5.3
    38 Ratings
    23% below category average
    Rallyverse (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Automated sales alerts and tasks00 Ratings5.338 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social Media Marketing
    Comparison of Social Media Marketing features of Compendium (discontinued) and OutboundEngine and Rallyverse (discontinued)
    Feature
    Compendium (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    OutboundEngine
    10.0
    48 Ratings
    36% above category average
    Rallyverse (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Social sharing and campaigns00 Ratings10.048 Ratings00 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Compendium (discontinued)OutboundEngineRallyverse (discontinued)
    Small Businesses
    Contently
    Score9.9 out of 10
    HighLevel
    Score9.3 out of 10
    Contently
    Score9.9 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    CoSchedule Marketing Suite
    Score10 out of 10
    LocaliQ
    Score8.6 out of 10
    CoSchedule Marketing Suite
    Score10 out of 10
    Enterprises
    PathFactory
    Score8.3 out of 10
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    PathFactory
    Score8.3 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Compendium (discontinued)OutboundEngineRallyverse (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.3
    (6 ratings)
    10.0
    (61 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.6
    (7 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.8
    (27 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.9
    (24 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    -
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    User Testimonials
    Compendium (discontinued)OutboundEngineRallyverse (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
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    Oracle is great for a very basic blog. The look of ours was designed and built on the back end/code side, so I'm not sure if there are a lot of clean, modern templates like you see in a lot of blogs today to choose from or not. It has been great having a number of authors who can write content directly in the platform and then submit it to our content managers for scheduling and publishing. I think the biggest issue people may have with it is the look of the interface. It needs an update.
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    Elm Street Technology
    OutboundEngine does a referral campaign and I've been able to close a couple of deals based on getting in touch with people who engage with this campaign and state they could use my services in the next 6 months. This is a great follow up tool for those you may or may not know are going to be needing your services.
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    Pros
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    • Permission levels are also nice so a random user cannot just post without a certain level of access.
    • I also like being able to update the code if necessary.
    • It's easy for users to access and write, and there's a nice workflow to review any content before it gets published.
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    Elm Street Technology
    • The content that they generate to send to our clients is relevant and the clients want to engage with us. It makes us appear more professional and consistent, even though we are a smaller company.
    • It helps us stay in touch with clients and helps us stay top of mind. We are able to generate more new business leads if we are in consistent contact with current, former, and potential clients.
    • Their customer service and support is outstanding. All my questions were answered and I went into the program feeling confident and knowledgeable.
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    Cons
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    • Templates are a good thing, but hard to set up and require a lot of work. (Other Oracle tools are more user-friendly when it comes to template design.)
    • While they did a good job updating the interface, I still believe more work can be done to make it more user-friendly.
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    Elm Street Technology
    • I do not like the use of drawings to attract new customers, and they have ignored my requests to eliminate that for my personal emails.
    • I do not like it when a competitor in my immediate market has the same posts. It cheapens the service or makes it appear that I am simply sharing another's post.
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    Likelihood to Renew
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    Easy to use, and supporting several permutations, the CM suite is an excellent solution for a mid to large size business. It's meant to be used by a team, and the functionality can work across websites and landing pages. There's also the high benefit of translation management, providing support for localized products.
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    Elm Street Technology
    The biggest issue is poor ROI. The second biggest issue is rigid customer service process, lack of a sense of urgency, and inability to reach out to upper management with issues.
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    Usability
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    It has never been down since we have used this software.
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    Elm Street Technology
    Overall, OutboundEngine is very user friendly. It is simple to set up and explore, and if there are any issues or questions, the customer service team and account managers are always available to help. They are very knowledgeable and were able to explain everything in detail to me. The program is easy to navigate and helps me stay organized, and an uncomplicated and straightforward solution was exactly what I was looking for
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    Reliability and Availability
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    Elm Street Technology
    I haven't had to contact Outbound Engine because I haven't had any application errors or unplanned outages. I basically have had such a trouble free experience with them that I haven't had to call. Everything is automated and I get a notice to review every isse. I suppose if I personalized the newsletter a bit more and added some of my own articles, I would need to contact them, (which I should really start to do) but so far things have been so on point, I haven't felt the need.
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    Support Rating
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    To be perfectly honest, every one of my concerns and problems has been handled by the support team in a very timely manner. If they could not fix my issue they assured me it be addressed in future updates.
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    Elm Street Technology
    The customer service was excellent! Everyone I spoke to was kind and knowledgeable. My account manager was easily reachable. Setup of the OutboundEngine program was explained really thoroughly, and we knew how we could best use the product to meet the needs of our clients and get our online and social media presence off the ground.
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    Implementation Rating
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    Don't forget about customer service once you have a closed the sale with a customer. Oracle seemed to not care about our needs/timeline after we gave them our Purchase Order
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    Elm Street Technology
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    Alternatives Considered
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    While OCM was a lot more money, they were able to prove to us that they are a much better solution to use and worth the extra cost. The reporting, capabilities along with the analytics that was easy to download was a big discussion factor for us.
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    Elm Street Technology
    I selected it for the ability to have an automated system do 3 things all at once, social media posts, emails and the instant communication with the chat box. I have never seen a chat come through that lead to a helpful client touchpoint. I have never used another product but have since begun to weigh some of the less expensive options.
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    Return on Investment
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    • Everyone had their own plan and executed them without taking into consideration the impact of another ongoing project. Compendium has created communication between teams that were not communicating before.
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    Elm Street Technology
    • One client identified how one article I sent that he read saved him from having to replace his entire AC system.
    • One client actually thought I was sending this to him personally because I valued him
    • One of the above transacted with me twice for over $3M in sales
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    ScreenShots

    Compendium (discontinued) Screenshots

    Screenshot of Content marketers can see every aspect of their content production process at a glance, which is essential for a successful content marketing strategy.Screenshot of Leveraging Oracle Content Marketing’s Business Units feature results in improved marketing alignment by empowering marketing leaders to view one unified content calendar, content repository, and analytics dashboard across the entire organization. Corporate executives can drill down on content creation, distribution, and impact for individual business units in order to make necessary changes to drive success at the divisional level.

    OutboundEngine Screenshots

    Screenshot of Automated Social Media MarketingScreenshot of A personalized snapshot of your account activity and warmest leads.Screenshot of Personally designed, tested, and automated emails