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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Dotdigital

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/ADotdigital is a Marketing Automation platform for building automated customer journeys, managing customer data, and coordinating personalized campaigns across email, SMS, MMS, WhatsApp, mobile push, web, advertising, and retargeting channels. Its Cross-Channel Campaign Management capabilities help marketing teams plan, execute, and analyze campaigns across customer touchpoints.N/A

    emfluence Marketing Platform

    Score10 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    The emfluence Marketing Platform is a marketing automation platform featuring drag-and-drop email editors and automated campaign builders, simple social media scheduling, manageable landing pages, workflow management, analytics, website tracking, surveys, and modals. The platform works for B2B and B2C marketers, marketing agencies, and CRM providers. The product supports CRM integrations and an open API for custom integrations. emfluence offers digital marketing consulting…

    $1,000

    per month

    Pricing
    Dotdigitalemfluence Marketing Platform
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Up to 30,000 Active Emails
    $1,000
    per month
    Up to 150,000 Active Emails
    $2,000
    per month
    Up to 500,000 Active Emails
    $4,100
    per month
    More than 1,000,000 Active Emails
    Custom
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Dotdigitalemfluence Marketing Platform
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee$3,100 one-time fee per installation
    Additional Details—The emfluence Marketing Platform offers month-to-month pricing that’s based on the number of contacts added, with no restrictions on how many emails are sent each month or by which features are used.
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    Community Pulse
    Dotdigitalemfluence Marketing Platform
    Considered Both Products
    Dotdigital EMEA Limited
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    emfluence Digital Marketing
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    83%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    83%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    6 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    83%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    83%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Dotdigitalemfluence Marketing Platform
    Email & Online Marketing
    Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Dotdigital and emfluence Marketing Platform
    Feature
    Dotdigital
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    Ratings
    emfluence Marketing Platform
    8.4
    6 Ratings
    8% above category average
    WYSIWYG email editor00 Ratings9.16 Ratings
    Dynamic content00 Ratings8.66 Ratings
    Ability to test dynamic content00 Ratings8.26 Ratings
    Landing pages00 Ratings8.24 Ratings
    A/B testing00 Ratings8.25 Ratings
    Mobile optimization00 Ratings7.75 Ratings
    Email deliverability reporting00 Ratings9.16 Ratings
    List management00 Ratings8.26 Ratings
    Triggered drip sequences00 Ratings8.24 Ratings
    Lead Management
    Comparison of Lead Management features of Dotdigital and emfluence Marketing Platform
    Feature
    Dotdigital
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    Ratings
    emfluence Marketing Platform
    8.1
    5 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Lead nurturing automation00 Ratings9.15 Ratings
    Lead scoring and grading00 Ratings7.74 Ratings
    Data quality management00 Ratings8.24 Ratings
    Automated sales alerts and tasks00 Ratings7.33 Ratings
    Campaign Management
    Comparison of Campaign Management features of Dotdigital and emfluence Marketing Platform
    Feature
    Dotdigital
    -
    Ratings
    emfluence Marketing Platform
    8.4
    3 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Calendaring00 Ratings8.23 Ratings
    Event/webinar marketing00 Ratings8.63 Ratings
    Social Media Marketing
    Comparison of Social Media Marketing features of Dotdigital and emfluence Marketing Platform
    Feature
    Dotdigital
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    Ratings
    emfluence Marketing Platform
    8.4
    3 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Social sharing and campaigns00 Ratings8.23 Ratings
    Social profile integration00 Ratings8.63 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Dotdigital and emfluence Marketing Platform
    Feature
    Dotdigital
    -
    Ratings
    emfluence Marketing Platform
    6.7
    6 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings9.16 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings7.26 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings3.76 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Dotdigital and emfluence Marketing Platform
    Feature
    Dotdigital
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    Ratings
    emfluence Marketing Platform
    8.2
    5 Ratings
    7% above category average
    API00 Ratings8.63 Ratings
    Role-based workflow & approvals00 Ratings8.63 Ratings
    Customizability00 Ratings8.25 Ratings
    Integration with Salesforce.com00 Ratings7.22 Ratings
    Integration with Microsoft Dynamics CRM00 Ratings8.22 Ratings
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    Listrak
    Score10 out of 10
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    Score9.9 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Sailthru
    Score5.3 out of 10
    Bloomreach
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Listrak
    Score10 out of 10
    Iterable
    Score8.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Dotdigitalemfluence Marketing Platform
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.9
    (6 ratings)
    9.1
    (6 ratings)
    Usability
    7.3
    (5 ratings)
    -
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    User Testimonials
    Dotdigitalemfluence Marketing Platform
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Dotdigital EMEA Limited
    DotDigital has a drag-and-drop email builder and many good templates. Using automation, I was able to send out emails with ease. During the onboarding process, you will also be able to speak with real people. We use it to create modern and engaging emails for customers, whether abandoned cart or post-purchase. It has excellent reporting modules, but it lacks a few fundamentals, which can be frustrating. As a whole, the partnership has been a success so far.
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    emfluence Digital Marketing
    The reporting feature is not as detailed as we require for our documentation, so we have to organize the results into charts and graphs. For every other component of our social media and digital marketing, emfluence checks all of the boxes.
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    Pros
    Dotdigital EMEA Limited
    • Email Campaigns are simple and easy to crease
    • We use the SMS to alert our customers to any technical issues
    • Good support from account managers
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    emfluence Digital Marketing
    • Custom landing pages to dive deeper into campaigns and track results
    • Responsive customer service with any problems we come by
    • A/B testing
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    Cons
    Dotdigital EMEA Limited
    • API limits: There is a hardcoded limit on how many API calls you can make per hour, and to raise it, you have to pay.
    • The API set is very limited in general.
    • The API set is very limited in general
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    emfluence Digital Marketing
    • I do have issues sometimes when making a website popup. I specify certain measurements of my popup yet when it shows up on my website, the graphic doesn't adjust and I have a bunch of white space. But that could also be my website.
    • When adding a new contact into the contact section, once you hit save, the contact information stays on the screen instead of an empty contact profile so you can immediately add the next person.
    • Sometimes when I update a template, The unsubscribe link will link to my email address instead of the person the email is being sent to.
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    Usability
    Dotdigital EMEA Limited
    DotDigital is not difficult to use, however, the user interface could use some optimization. There are certain elements that can be challenging to find, and the menus are not always intuitive. However, the tool makes up for that with easy to use features, like creating segments, and allowing many rules to specify these particular groups.
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    emfluence Digital Marketing
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    Alternatives Considered
    Dotdigital EMEA Limited
    DotDigital's platform is simple to use for essential email marketing campaigns. Setting up Programs (action-driven automation) is simple. It gives you the ability to design stunning campaigns with a wide range of customizability. To better understand our customer base, it analyzes each email sent out. In every situation, the support team has been responsive and helpful.
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    emfluence Digital Marketing
    They were the only company that could solve our specific problems. When we looked at larger companies like Constant Contact, they weren't as capable at handling our specific needs for a reasonable price. Some companies need to charge us programming hours. Bigger companies couldn't help our issue. emfluence is more flexible.
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    Return on Investment
    Dotdigital EMEA Limited
    • Maintenance costs due to integration limits.
    • API tiers (now formalized in the documentation) were discovered after the initial purchase, so there are more recurring costs.
    • In general, a raise of costs in the IT compartment, while it can benefit marketing.
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    emfluence Digital Marketing
    • It's allowed for us to generate more traffic to our client's websites.
    • It's allowed for us to generate more leads from email marketing through emfluence.
    • Visual click maps, more customized dashboard and email templates, and a deeper dive in data would help further business objectives.
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    ScreenShots

    emfluence Marketing Platform Screenshots

    Screenshot of search perimeters and contact characteristics using the Dynamic Marketing Group Query Builder.Screenshot of Google Analytics, used to measure the success of email and social media alongside spikes in website traffic. Granular reports can be scheduled for an overview of surveys, landing pages, forms, social posts, emails, and list growth.Screenshot of the drag-and-drop Workflow Canvas visual interface used to create automated marketing campaigns, plus send contacts from a single group into branches based on email views, clicks, or custom queries.Screenshot of the interface to build branching into automated workflows based on opens, clicks, or custom decisions (based on custom or out-of-the-box contact fields, dates, and more).Screenshot of a schedule with a month's worth of social media and email, built using the drag and drop marketing calendar.Screenshot of custom email templates, which can be reused or rebuilt with a drag and drop editor.