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    Factiva

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AFactiva from Dow Jones is a data service that helps companies identify opportunities, accelerate decisions and manage a business's reputation, that includes global news and data accessible via the Dow Jones' research platform, on mobile devices or integrated via advanced feeds and APIs.N/A

    Wildfire Interactive (Discontinued)

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AWildfire was a social media advertising management software application that was acquired but since discontinued by Google.N/A
    Pricing
    FactivaWildfire Interactive (Discontinued)
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    FactivaWildfire Interactive (Discontinued)
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    User Ratings
    FactivaWildfire Interactive (Discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    2.0
    (4 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.9
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.5
    (2 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.5
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.5
    (2 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    2.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Data Sources
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    FactivaWildfire Interactive (Discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Dow Jones
    A large part of our work depends on the ability to source quality media content from a breadth of dependable sources globally. This is Factiva's bread and butter: it has a very comprehensive list of 'quality' media sources such as nationals, dailies, business journals and magazines from around the world that are easily mined for the content they hold. If you're thinking about anything other than these 'traditional' media sources then Factiva probably isn't your thing. It doesn't do social media.
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    Discontinued Products
    The transition to Google has been painful - key contacts are no longer available.
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    Pros
    Dow Jones
    • Factiva offers excellent search builders so that I am able to narrow my search to specific companies or topics very easily.
    • Factiva combines a large number of credible sources into one place and allows me to search all of these sources.
    • Factiva's use of timestamps helps me understand when the news was known by the market which allows me to analyze how (if at all) that particular piece of news impacted the company's stock price.
    • Provides an excellent starting place for learning about a company and/or industry.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • Facebook tab implementation. Allows you to easily create and produce functioning social tabs on your brands FB page.
    • Add voting, sweepstakes, poll functionality to your website. Easily implement these campaigns to increase user engagement and TOS.
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    Cons
    Dow Jones
    • The UX leaves room to be desired
    • There are often repetitive entries
    • The functionality can be confusing
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • More customization - Would like to have the ability to edit more without coding.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Dow Jones
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    Our initial contract with Wildfire Whitelabel was for $30,000/year, as we progressed we found several alternatives for significantly less. We used this to our advantage to lower the second year to $17,000 with the limitation in the level of support (they call this their "core" subscription). Support has been quite bad.

    During our contract, we also asked for quotes on some custom work, but never managed to get an answer (or actual quote). Now two years into our contract, the limitations and lack of development are enough for us to find a different solution. Newcomers to the market like Rafflecopter, WooBox and PunchTab are delivering much better results for a fraction of the price
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    Usability
    Dow Jones
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    Discontinued Products
    Very easy to use, almost anyone can learn how to build a comprehensive promotion.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Dow Jones
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    I have never been kicked out of Wildfire service. Always up and running.
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    Performance
    Dow Jones
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    Discontinued Products
    Easy to perform tasks and quick to upload changes to your promotions.
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    Support Rating
    Dow Jones
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    Discontinued Products
    Phone and email support were always available to us when we needed it.
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    Online Training
    Dow Jones
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    Discontinued Products
    Gave me a thorough rundown on everything the software does. Sometimes it is difficult to run through it all over the phone/internet, but I was able to figure it out myself.
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    Implementation Rating
    Dow Jones
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    Discontinued Products
    Simple to use and very effective in increasing user engagement on both social channels and website. Noticeably helped raise TOS.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Dow Jones
    At the time, Factiva was already being used by the company I worked for - they had developed procedures specifically for using Factiva, so there wasn't really an option. I've used Lexis, Westlaw and Bloomberg exclusively for legal research, so there wasn't really an overlap with Factiva.
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    Discontinued Products
    Wildfire was a merely an adequate social media tool when it existed as a standalone, but it just couldn't compete against other players like Sprout, Falcon, and Sprinklr.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Dow Jones
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    Discontinued Products
    • As with any social media management tool, there is a savings on labor hours (rather than doing the manual work)
    • Aggregating all content into one system creates efficiencies for content teams
    Incentivized
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