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    Drawbridge (discontinued)

    Score7.6 out of 10
    N/ADrawbridge was a customer understanding and identity resolution tool, acquired by LinkedIn in 2019. Its features have been incorporated into LinkedIn Marketing Solutions, and the tool is no longer available standalone.N/A

    Simpli.fi

    Score10 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Simpli.fi is the epoymous flagship product from the company headquartered in Fort Worth, for programmatic media buying, display advertising, and streaming / OTT monetization. It is a data management and demand-side buying hybrid platform (DMP / DSP).N/A
    Pricing
    Drawbridge (discontinued)Simpli.fi
    Editions & Modules
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    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    Drawbridge (discontinued)Simpli.fi
    Ad Network Integration
    Comparison of Ad Network Integration features of Drawbridge (discontinued) and Simpli.fi
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    Drawbridge (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Simpli.fi
    5.8
    2 Ratings
    24% below category average
    Data Transfer00 Ratings3.72 Ratings
    DSP integration00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Drawbridge (discontinued)Simpli.fi
    Likelihood to Recommend
    2.0
    (1 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    Drawbridge (discontinued)Simpli.fi
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Discontinued Products
    It is well suited for small, targeted advertisements. I see this happening on a large scale and it is difficult to keep departments/groups/units separate from the individual, so incorrect, inappropriate, or just wrong recommendations are made all the time. The scale of your project I think determines whether this will be useful. A team under ~30/40 people, should work great. Larger than that and wires will be crossed, quality will plummet, and expectations will not be met.
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    Simpli.fi
    If you don't care where your campaigns are running, if you don't care about your clients then feel free to do business with them. I would not recommend them to other agencies or business if they have a lot of particular advertisers and clients that they work with. It is too much work for them. If you want to do a self-service model with Simpli.fi, then I could recommend working with them. As long as I don't have to deal with their customer service daily, and my company has the control of the campaigns, I can feel more comfortable working with them. But even still, there are a lot of red flags that have been raised over the last few years and I am skeptical.
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    Pros
    Discontinued Products
    • tracks browsing habits
    • makes personalized recommendations
    • tracks online activity
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    Simpli.fi
    • Simpli.fi's Geo-Fencing capabilities are top notch! The ability to include an unlimited number of geo-fences within a campaign is invaluable, as is the ability to measure the effectiveness of a geo-fencing campaign in driving foot traffic to our clients' physical locations.
    • Our organization appreciates the knowledge, experience and responsiveness of Simpli.fi's customer support staff.
    • One of the things Simpli.fi does particularly well is the education of its users and re-sellers. From monthly webinars, to its Bullseye learning courses, they have a way to make the complex understandable to even the most green digital sellers!
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    Cons
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    • well, it's tracking you, so that's a problem
    • IoT - connected to all smart devices
    • user interface is only for advanced users
    • can give incorrect and inappropriate links for setting
    • difficult to control broad settings
    • terrible customer support (what do you expect from LinkedIN)
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    Simpli.fi
    • The approaches are not easily understood by our sales reps.
    • The reporting platform is pretty basic. The new platform is still in beta version.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Discontinued Products
    In hindsight, I wish we had picked any of the other options. Drawbridge is a letdown in cost, user ability, quality of service, and support. Though I have limited experience with the other software mentioned, they surely would not have been such a letdown - in so many areas, as Drawbridge is.
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    Simpli.fi
    We have done a lot of research on many other vendors that offer the same or even more as Simpli.fi and have found a great fit for our business. There are many other options out there for programmatic buying! My advice to you is do your research. Don't just jump into bed with one without knowing all of the facts. Ask questions. Do some digging. And NEVER take anything they say at face value. They are there to sell you the product and if you move forward, you will for sure be disappointed
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    Return on Investment
    Discontinued Products
    • Troubleshooting
    • no ROI as too much troubleshooting goes into each project
    • did not synchronize teams' needs
    • poor user interface
    • waste of time
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    Simpli.fi
    • We have been able to leverage Simpli.fi's geo-fencing tools to pry business away from larger competitors.
    • The lack of a customer-facing dashboard is a weakness.
    • Simpli.fi's low barrier of entry has allowed us to scale at our pace without the threat of being cut off in the face of high minimum spends.
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