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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    CrowdRiff

    Score7.6 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    CrowdRiff is a visual marketing platform used by over 200 DMOs to, source, organize, publish, and optimize UGC and owned visuals that resonate with today’s travelers.N/A

    Persado

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/APersado in New York offers their "Message Machine" natural language technology, which leverages a comprehensive marketing language knowledge base of over one million words and phrases, powered by AI and data science. Persado is designed to unlock the power of words to engage consumers like never before, one by one, moment by moment, across every marketing channel, driving improvements in brand engagement and revenue performance.N/A
    Pricing
    CrowdRiffPersado
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    CrowdRiffPersado
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
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    Features
    CrowdRiffPersado
    Content Creation
    Comparison of Content Creation features of CrowdRiff and Persado
    Feature
    CrowdRiff
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Persado
    -
    Ratings
    Ideation9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Approval workflows7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content collaboration8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content calendar8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Network for content licensing/production8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content Publishing
    Comparison of Content Publishing features of CrowdRiff and Persado
    Feature
    CrowdRiff
    8.3
    1 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Persado
    -
    Ratings
    Content hub8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Forms / Gated content8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Embedded CTAs8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content distribution8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content promotion9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content automation9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Content Reporting & Analytics features of CrowdRiff and Persado
    Feature
    CrowdRiff
    5.0
    1 Ratings
    38% below category average
    Persado
    -
    Ratings
    Audience profiling and targeting5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Closed-loop tracking and reporting5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content performance analytics5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Campaign optimization dashboard5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Competitive analytics5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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    CrowdRiffPersado
    Small Businesses
    Contently
    Score9.9 out of 10
    Contently
    Score9.9 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    CoSchedule Marketing Suite
    Score10 out of 10
    CoSchedule Marketing Suite
    Score10 out of 10
    Enterprises
    PathFactory
    Score8.3 out of 10
    PathFactory
    Score8.3 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    CrowdRiffPersado
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    CrowdRiffPersado
    Likelihood to Recommend
    CrowdRiff Inc.
    We love to use CrowdRiff for specific trending items, for example, wine slushies are popular during the spring/summer and each winery does them a little bit differently so it's nice to be able to use CrowdRiff to source various images of slushies available across the state in a quick turnaround.
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    Persado
    Persado is an excellent tool for a small marketing team seeking to "work smarter, not harder." The tool itself is simple to use and generates instant results, all while learning and reporting at a deeper level than a human on a marketing team could. We have been able to reach the right eyes within our audience at the right time, improving open rates and generating more revenue from our promotional emails.
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    Pros
    CrowdRiff Inc.
    • searching images
    • the filtering, being able to exclude terms hashtags, etc.
    • easy to use
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    Persado
    • They know way more than me on how to create effective subject lines that actually get people to open. We have solid creative and cool emails, but without the hook, it means nothing. Persado is that hook. (Side note, they are also customizable so if your company has specific guidelines/tone, you can set those parameters.)
    • The analytics are amazing! It's so cool to see the responses to various emotions ebb and flow over time. We have a few that consistently perform well (and some that consistently underperform, which makes sense for them to), and a few others that seem to react to the season somehow. How would I know this on my own? (That's right, I wouldn't.)
    • Creating these subject lines and exporting them to Listrak (our ESP) is insanely quick and easy. It takes more time for me to set up the split test in our ESP than it does to set up the subject lines in Persado.
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    Cons
    CrowdRiff Inc.
    • would love to be able to search by geographic location
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    Persado
    • Not so much a con, but area for improvement: an option to have reports generated automatically and sent to me weekly or similar. It would automate my learning and understanding of how the tool is working.
    • When we write control subject lines that include emojis, I have to go outside of Persado to find the emoji I want to use, copy, and come back to Persado. However there is a button to add emojis to the Persado generated subject lines.
    • Since Persado integrates with our ESP, Bronto, we'd really like to see more to the connection such as sharing conversion and revenue data.
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    Alternatives Considered
    CrowdRiff Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Persado
    Phrasee wasn't an option to select, but we did evaluate them after hearing about them at a digital marketing summit. I liked what they were doing and the emails they were sending, but the pricing structure was outrageous! There was a 0% chance our CFO would approve the budget. To add salt to the wound, they also charged outrageously for a trial period. Ugh - as much as I wanted it, there was no way I could justify the ROI. Enter Persado. I got an email from a sales rep which accompanied a resource. I got excited but hesitated. I then saw they offered a free 14-day trial. Wait - what?? Free?! Yes. Wendy gave me the grand tour and holy cannoli I was immediately impressed with the results of our very first send. And it's only gotten better. Sorry Phrasee, I'm with Persado now.
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    Return on Investment
    CrowdRiff Inc.
    • very positive impact, has saved us money in that some of the images we have not needed to purchase.
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    Persado
    • Granted these numbers are driven by a number of other factors as well, our email marketing program has grown by 44% and 35% in the last 2 years respectively. More email opens from Persado subject lines has certainly contributed to this growth.
    • Open rate improvement of 11% between control subjects and Persado subjects.
    • Click rate improvement of 27% between control subjects and Persado subjects.
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    CrowdRiff Screenshots

    Screenshot of Easily share with third parties:
We make it simple to send images to partners, media contacts and other team members.Screenshot of Spend less time searching:
Find the exact visuals you need, in seconds, using the industry’s most powerful intelligent image search.Screenshot of Bring your website to life:
Wow your website visitors with a visually rich experience. Responsive galleries make it easy to keep your site fresh with the latest and greatest visuals.Screenshot of Flexible rights management: 
Customize how you ask for rights to social media photos and create a great experience for your community.Screenshot of Find untapped UGC:
Delve into the richest source of UGC visuals around your brand.Screenshot of More visuals, more clicks:
Add branded calls to action to your photos, so visitors can click through to relevant information on your website.