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    Listrak

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AListrak, headquartered in Pennsylvania, offers a customer data and marketing platform for retailers that features email marketing with social network engagement, abandoned cart rescue, and in-store data / information retrieval. Listrak is retail-specific and helps create an integrated and personalized customer experience across physical stores, ecommerce stores, social networks, or email, helping retail entities of widely varying sizes, small to large, to achieve their marketing goals. Listrak…N/A

    SimplyCast

    Score10 out of 10
    N/ASimplyCast is a customer flow communication platform that combines marketing automation, inbound marketing and interactive communication. The software enables clients to personalize messaging at the right time no matter who their audience is. SimplyCast caters to SMBs as well as enterprise clients. It also provides solutions for industries such as emergency response, automotive and marketing agencies.

    $3

    per month

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    ListrakSimplyCast
    Editions & Modules
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    SimplyCast
    $4.95
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ListrakSimplyCast
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    ListrakSimplyCast
    Email & Online Marketing
    Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Listrak and SimplyCast
    Feature
    Listrak
    -
    Ratings
    SimplyCast
    6.3
    1 Ratings
    21% below category average
    WYSIWYG email editor00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Dynamic content00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Ability to test dynamic content00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    A/B testing00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Mobile optimization00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Email deliverability reporting00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    List management00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Listrak and SimplyCast
    Feature
    Listrak
    -
    Ratings
    SimplyCast
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Listrak and SimplyCast
    Feature
    Listrak
    -
    Ratings
    SimplyCast
    7.0
    1 Ratings
    9% below category average
    API00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Role-based workflow & approvals00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Customizability00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Integration with Salesforce.com00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Integration with Microsoft Dynamics CRM00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Integration with SugarCRM00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    ListrakSimplyCast
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.1
    (10 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
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    Likelihood to Recommend
    Listrak
    It is definitely a contender if you run an e-commerce website. It connects with a host of different e-comm platforms (we use Magento) which makes product recommendations, purchase history/amounts, website behavior, etc. a lot easier to segment on and set trigger campaigns or targeted sends. If you're a B2B company, you probably won't want to use Listrak. The tools they have don't accommodate that segment as well as B2C, as many features would go unused since they simply don't make sense. I'm sure there are instances where Listrak would work just fine, but coming from that area previously, it is definitely a B2C tool.
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    SimplyCast
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    Pros
    Listrak
    • Segmentation is one of my favorite features. We love being able to pull specific audiences and tailor our marketing to the individual customer.
    • Importing and exporting lists is very self explanatory and easy to manage.
    • The main dash has a great overview of your most recent messages and metrics.
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    SimplyCast
    • Email tracking
    • Easy to use
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    Cons
    Listrak
    • It is rare that I have issues or feel like Listrak has an area to improve in. The company is constantly ahead of the market and making additions/improvements on a monthly basis. That being said ... I have one area to suggest improvements: COMPOSER
    • Composer - Drag & Drop editor: Although their design software with the new 'Composer' is better than your average WYSIWYG editor, their drag & drop editor lacks some basic design tools that stunt your ability to design out-of-the-box email campaigns. I typically write all my email code, so this doesn’t necessarily affect me in a negative manner. But ... if coding emails isn't your strong point, then the lack of design features and limited template selection could be bothersome. (*disclaimer - I do not believe Listrak's drag & drop editor is garbage, but it does fall short when compared to some of its competition.)
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    SimplyCast
    • Templates need updating
    • Uploading list is a bit tedious
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    Alternatives Considered
    Listrak
    The Bronto platform is so similar to Listrak in that it made no sense for us to move unless there were significant cost savings (there weren't). We are so intertwined with Listrak that it would be painful to move for the sake of moving. Klaviyo is very DIY which can be great. We find that we do our best work with hand-holding and account support.
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    SimplyCast
    I use both SimplyCast and Act-On. Act-On ties in with our database, I use SimplyCast in order to send e-mails that don't look exactly like our other e-mails
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    Return on Investment
    Listrak
    • Increasing our awareness of effective marketing email campaigns
    • Reducing the effectiveness of our campaigns due to the complexity of software and inability to cancel our contract despite being LOYAL customers for 2 years.
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    SimplyCast
    • We do get responses from our e-mails
    • Do not get a lot of information like we do from Act-On
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