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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Meta Business Manager

    Score7.1 out of 10
    N/AMeta Business Manager (formerly Facebook Business Manager, or Pages Manager) is a mobile app that supports management of up to 50 Facebook pages from a smart phone or tablet, allowing social media managers to see activity, post updates, and respond immediately to customers.N/A

    Percolate, now part of Seismic

    Score9 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    Percolate was a content marketing platform designed to help large brands create content and manage marketing campaigns. The product's capabilities have been integrated into the Seismic platform's digital marketing capabilities, and Percolate is no longer available for sale standalone.N/A
    Pricing
    Meta Business ManagerPercolate, now part of Seismic
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Meta Business ManagerPercolate, now part of Seismic
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
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    Community Pulse
    Meta Business ManagerPercolate, now part of Seismic
    Considered Both Products
    Meta Platforms Inc
    No answer on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    77%
    Would buy again
    20 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    83%
    Delivers good value for the price
    19 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    77%
    Happy with the feature set
    20 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    76%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    16 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    73%
    Implementation went as expected
    16 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Meta Business ManagerPercolate, now part of Seismic
    Listening/monitoring
    Comparison of Listening/monitoring features of Meta Business Manager and Percolate, now part of Seismic
    Feature
    Meta Business Manager
    5.7
    44 Ratings
    29% below category average
    Percolate, now part of Seismic
    -
    Ratings
    Boolean keyword searches5.427 Ratings00 Ratings
    Filtering out noise/spam4.134 Ratings00 Ratings
    Sentiment analysis5.829 Ratings00 Ratings
    Broad channel coverage7.432 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publishing
    Comparison of Publishing features of Meta Business Manager and Percolate, now part of Seismic
    Feature
    Meta Business Manager
    7.0
    60 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Percolate, now part of Seismic
    -
    Ratings
    Content planning and scheduling7.860 Ratings00 Ratings
    Audience targeting7.957 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content optimization6.855 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow management5.645 Ratings00 Ratings
    Engagement
    Comparison of Engagement features of Meta Business Manager and Percolate, now part of Seismic
    Feature
    Meta Business Manager
    7.1
    52 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Percolate, now part of Seismic
    -
    Ratings
    Automated routing and prioritization7.242 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer interaction histories7.547 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bulk actions6.734 Ratings00 Ratings
    Marketing
    Comparison of Marketing features of Meta Business Manager and Percolate, now part of Seismic
    Feature
    Meta Business Manager
    7.7
    57 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Percolate, now part of Seismic
    -
    Ratings
    Lead generation7.748 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content marketing7.752 Ratings00 Ratings
    Paid media management7.949 Ratings00 Ratings
    Campaigns and promotions7.653 Ratings00 Ratings
    Channel coverage/integration
    Comparison of Channel coverage/integration features of Meta Business Manager and Percolate, now part of Seismic
    Feature
    Meta Business Manager
    5.8
    60 Ratings
    36% below category average
    Percolate, now part of Seismic
    -
    Ratings
    Twitter5.512 Ratings00 Ratings
    Facebook8.359 Ratings00 Ratings
    LinkedIn5.512 Ratings00 Ratings
    Google+5.57 Ratings00 Ratings
    Instagram7.945 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pinterest1.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    YouTube6.514 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting/analytics
    Comparison of Reporting/analytics features of Meta Business Manager and Percolate, now part of Seismic
    Feature
    Meta Business Manager
    6.9
    58 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Percolate, now part of Seismic
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    Ratings
    Campaign success analytics7.757 Ratings00 Ratings
    Real-time tracking7.353 Ratings00 Ratings
    Competitor analysis5.736 Ratings00 Ratings
    Account management
    Comparison of Account management features of Meta Business Manager and Percolate, now part of Seismic
    Feature
    Meta Business Manager
    7.9
    59 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Percolate, now part of Seismic
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    Ratings
    Role-based user permissions & privileges7.656 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile access8.356 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content Creation
    Comparison of Content Creation features of Meta Business Manager and Percolate, now part of Seismic
    Feature
    Meta Business Manager
    -
    Ratings
    Percolate, now part of Seismic
    8.5
    13 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Ideation00 Ratings7.011 Ratings
    Approval workflows00 Ratings9.013 Ratings
    Content collaboration00 Ratings9.011 Ratings
    Content calendar00 Ratings8.013 Ratings
    Network for content licensing/production00 Ratings9.34 Ratings
    Content Publishing
    Comparison of Content Publishing features of Meta Business Manager and Percolate, now part of Seismic
    Feature
    Meta Business Manager
    -
    Ratings
    Percolate, now part of Seismic
    7.8
    13 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Content hub00 Ratings8.012 Ratings
    Content distribution00 Ratings8.012 Ratings
    Content promotion00 Ratings7.010 Ratings
    Content automation00 Ratings8.012 Ratings
    Content Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Content Reporting & Analytics features of Meta Business Manager and Percolate, now part of Seismic
    Feature
    Meta Business Manager
    -
    Ratings
    Percolate, now part of Seismic
    7.3
    13 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Closed-loop tracking and reporting00 Ratings7.011 Ratings
    Content performance analytics00 Ratings7.013 Ratings
    Campaign optimization dashboard00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Meta Business ManagerPercolate, now part of Seismic
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.2
    (60 ratings)
    9.0
    (14 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    6.1
    (26 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.1
    (14 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Meta Business ManagerPercolate, now part of Seismic
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Meta Platforms Inc
    Meta Business Manger is well suited for large/medium and small organisations with single or multiple stake holders and products. It works very efficiently. Cases where app events are defined for android and iOS, it work wonders for campaign measurement and campaign level targeting. Meta Business Manager is very appropriate for running financial, educational, real estate, e-commerce related ads. Meta Business Manager is not appropriate if you have are into enterprise sales.
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    Discontinued Products
    Very useful for the management, planning, and programming of all social networks, as well as marketing campaigns. One of the best tools to make life easier for community managers and automate daily tasks such as content publishing. It is my favorite for managing my clients' networks.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Meta Platforms Inc
    • Helps drive more efficient CPCs and CPMs than other social channels
    • Targets users outside of working hours
    • Helps grow Retargeting pools to use on other channels
    • Meta Business Manager's AI does a great job in identifying our ICP based off intent signals
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • Create social content from briefing all the way through to the approval process.
    • Social planner for managing topics and content streams across multiple channels.
    • Robust API and integrations.
    • Image library (with cost-free access/rights to stock photo libraries).
    • Frequent updates to the platform.
    • Built-in community management.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Meta Platforms Inc
    • You have to look in multiple places for a full range of analytics
    • The way it handles ad spend can be unpredictable, so if you're on a budget, you have to make sure you're really watching your ad spend
    • For as much as Meta Business Manager pushes stories, reels, etc., the editing tools for this kind of content are limited or nonexistent.
    Incentivized
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    • A lot of the features in Percolate are very well built, but only provide the bare minimum as features go. Its editorial calendar for example lacks export/import features and its multimedia repository only supports images. In many ways, Percolate is trying very hard to be too much at the same time.
    • At the moment, Percolate lacks user level management. We can add users who need to be moderated before posting, but it is for example not possible to add users just for one specific function (like the multimedia database).
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Meta Platforms Inc
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    Percolate is a great tool for us, because we need the approval process workflows. The training was great when we first signed on, and the interface is very user friendly. We have trained our interns to use it as well with no issues. It makes keeping up with our content calendar a breeze and we can easily see what posts have been approved and which ones are still pending at a quick glance
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Meta Platforms Inc
    The UI is easy and intuitive for any beginner, but it also has a lot of depth for more advanced users. There have been very few cases where I could not do something I wanted to do regarding media buying. However, there are big limitations regarding account management, admin settings, and user appeals.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    Easy to set up approval flows, but not always necessary to follow all the requires steps
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Meta Platforms Inc
    Facebook is notoriously difficult to access for help and FBM is no exception. Only the chat feature will get someone in touch with you and then there is very limited help. The most they do is send links from their 'help section' without really offering much help at all. Business owners and directors need a person on the phone that can understand the problem and help fix it, not 'helpful links that have already been tried.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Meta Platforms Inc
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    Rarely has a company shown this much support during implementation. This almost got to the point where it was too much hand holding. Sometimes, social teams just want the keys to the car so they can drive it themselves instead of waiting on someone to drive along with them...
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    Alternatives Considered
    Meta Platforms Inc
    Facebook is a well-known platform that has to be utilized. It allows us to reach so many new customers and potential patients for our clients. As well as allows us to interact with them consistently and keep them informed or advertise to a new niche of people. The best part about Facebook Business Manager is its usability and reach!
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    Discontinued Products
    Percolate and Falcon have many similarities and provide many of the same features, however Percolate felt a bit more robust than Falcon, although it does come with a higher price tag to match. Both platforms are excellent for content approval workflows, content scheduling, and community management. Percolate offers additional features such as an Asset Management Library and a section for creative briefs and collaboration with internal teams.
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    Return on Investment
    Meta Platforms Inc
    • Pro: It gives me a central place to manage my Page.
    • Pro: There are a lot of options to take advantage of, like Ads, available, which I hope to use more in the future.
    • Pro: The pixel has allowed me to connect Facebook data with my website, and has been a good referral source.
    • Con: There is so much I don't use because it is so complicated. I know I could get more use of it, but it's not going to happen anytime soon, and probably without help.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • Percolate has made it much easier to communicate between teams and has provided a return on investment in that area in particular.
    • Percolate also helps save time because you are able to schedule social media posts across channels easily.
    • It has also been an easy way to work with remote team members, which is very helpful.
    Incentivized
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