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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Foleon

    Score7.5 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Foleon is a content creation platform designed to make it easy to create interactive content that is on brand. It provides B2B companies with a drag & drop editor and interactive Foleon Doc format used to create bespoke digital content experiences that are engaging, intelligent, and scalable. Founded in Amsterdam with locations in the US and Europe, Foleon is on a mission to empower companies to create the content their audience craves.N/A

    Shorthand

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AShorthand enables the user to create interactive multimedia stories for any online audience — all with no code. The vendor boasts that Shorthand is used by hundreds of publishers, brands, non-profits, and more — including the BBC, Honda, Business Insider, and Doctors Without Borders.N/A
    Pricing
    FoleonShorthand
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    FoleonShorthand
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsWhen it comes to creating compelling content, we know one size doesn't fit all. So we offer custom plans that align with your business needs today and scale as you do.
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    Features
    FoleonShorthand
    Content Creation
    Comparison of Content Creation features of Foleon and Shorthand
    Feature
    Foleon
    -
    Ratings
    Shorthand
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Content collaboration00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Content Publishing
    Comparison of Content Publishing features of Foleon and Shorthand
    Feature
    Foleon
    -
    Ratings
    Shorthand
    6.8
    1 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Content hub00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Embedded CTAs00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Content distribution00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Content promotion00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    FoleonShorthand
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    -
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    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
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    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
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    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    FoleonShorthand
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Foleon
    With templates, themes, and roles,
    it facilitates cross-team collaboration and content production while ensuring
    consistency in our branding and content management.

    It is very useful to improve our
    procedures, collect information and ensure that our martech works together.

    Foleon allows us
    to add background movies, parallax effects, and other animations to increase
    customer engagement.
    Incentivized
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    Shorthand
    Shorthand is ideally suited to visual stories where you have a good number of images and/or embeds or video to include. It is well-suited to long-form stories, where you wish to keep the readers' attention longer than usual. It can help to differentiate particularly important or intriguing stories from others on your website - and for this reason, it could be used as a premium content tool, perhaps for subscribers. It can also be used to showcase stories about awards you've organised, giving them special treatment. It is less suited to breaking news, or very time-sensitive news stories, as it can take some time to prepare, post or update shorthand stories. And it doesn't work well for stories with strong accompanying imagery
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    Pros
    Foleon
    • Foleon is a very easy to use tool to create different types of posts.
    • The learning curve is relatively shallow and the user interface is very logical.
    Incentivized
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    Shorthand
    • Enabling visual storytelling with multiple pictures
    • Embedding rich media within a story, including video
    • Engaging readers for longer than average dwell times
    • Making it easy to create striking article design without coding experience
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    Cons
    Foleon
    • The platform can be quite slow at times, especially during posting.
    • I would also like to be able to limit access to media files and information.
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    Shorthand
    • Additional flexibility in how text is overlaid on pictures would be welcome so that there are more choices on what images to use with particular layouts
    • Enabling users to control the path of text - for example, enabling runaround - could enable some excellent designs
    • Adding additional section templates could speed up design
    • More flexibility in caption placement would be helpful
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    Foleon
    No answers on this topic
    Shorthand
    I have never known it to be down during my use of it. All you require is an internet connection to log in and you can use it on multiple devices. Adding ease of accessibility, there are simple ways to log in. I've also never known a Shorthand story to go down once live on our site.
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    Performance
    Foleon
    No answers on this topic
    Shorthand
    Due to the integration with our content management software, there is a short delay on our site while it loads, which may cause some readers to drift away. However, I've seen other sites where it instantly loads articles, so I believe this to be down to the content management software behind our site more than Shorthand itself. Once that brief initial period is over, it doesn't require additional loading time.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Foleon
    Foleon
    makes it easy to create interactive and absolute material relevant to our
    organization's brand so that it is accessible to our readers while allowing us
    to create personalized digital content experiences.
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    Shorthand
    No answers on this topic
    Scalability
    Foleon
    No answers on this topic
    Shorthand
    As a web-based service, it is easy for users to log into from anywhere. Content can easily be shared, as you can set up teams that enable access to each other's work as required. And content can be reviewed by others before publication using the sharing function. You can also view how an article will look on different devices.
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    Return on Investment
    Foleon
    • In my personal opinion, we can say that this tool has had great positive aspects in our organization.
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    Shorthand
    • Helped us create one of our top 10 most-read and most-shared stories in the last year
    • Enabled us to elevate key pieces of content, boosting dwell time on our site
    • But can also be time-consuming to adopt for some stories, meaning you need to choose well what stories really deserve the investment in time
    • Boosted collaboration between teams via its ability to share, including offering the chance for others to preview content prior to publication
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Foleon Screenshots

    Screenshot of Turning tedious long-form content into engaging, digestible stories and fully immerse the audience in an interactive, media-rich experience.Screenshot of A drag & drop editor with templates and themes used to create content, regardless of the user's digital or design experience.Screenshot of Collaborate between teams and scale interactive content creation with user roles and templates that lets the user stay on-brand.Screenshot of Connecting Foleon to a tech stack enhances its workflows, gain insights, and ensure martech works together.Screenshot of Foleon empowers users to optimize content based on the audience’s behavior.

    Shorthand Screenshots

    Screenshot of Easily add sections and adjust styling.