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    Meta Business Suite

    Score7.4 out of 10
    N/AFormerly known as Facebook Business Suite or Facebook for Business, a solution for small businesses used to manage all business activity on Facebook, Messenger and Instagram from one place. It is presented as a one-stop shop where business owners can manage all marketing and advertising activities on Facebook and Instagram. It centralizes tools that help the user to connect with customers on all apps and get better business results.N/A
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    Meta Business Suite
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    Meta Business Suite
    Free Trial
    No
    Free/Freemium Version
    Yes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    No
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee
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    Meta Business Suite
    Considered Both Products
    Meta Platforms Inc
    Chose Meta Business Suite
    Unified dashboard, centralised inbox, trust in Meta audience targeting is much better than other tools
    Incentivized
    Chose Meta Business Suite
    I think Meta Business Suite is the. Most comprehensive tool for managing and maintaining your presence in Facebook and instagram
    Incentivized
    Chose Meta Business Suite
    Meta Business Suite is a good paid media option that offers several features for building ad campaigns, which other paid media channels lack. The usability is generally good, but it probably isn't quite as intuitive as Google, as a comparison. LinkedIn is behind all of these …
    Incentivized
    Chose Meta Business Suite
    There is literally no alternative to Meta Business Suite when it comes to adding Facebook and Instagram admins and access.
    Incentivized
    Chose Meta Business Suite
    In my opinion the Google products give me a better result that I am looking for - which is what - but more of my customers need to be reached on the Meta Business Suite platforms, and that is where I need to be. We have to be where our customers are, not just the feedback that …
    Incentivized
    Chose Meta Business Suite
    Meta Business Suite is super easy, and it's also free compared to Hootsuite. Hootsuite, in comparison, can manage a wider variety of platforms, but Meta crushes it for any of its native platforms that you add to the account. If you have Instagram or Facebook, you must have Meta …
    Incentivized
    Chose Meta Business Suite
    I think Meta Business Suite is a great option especially for a smaller non-profit business like ours. I like that on a base level it is much more cost effective, whereas a platform like Hootsuite and SocialPilot cost a high monthly fee. I do with Meta Business Suite would …
    Incentivized
    Chose Meta Business Suite
    In my opinion, all three platforms are much better - with the exception of their customer service (excluding HubSpot) - I think LinkedIn and Google are just as poor in this area.
    Incentivized
    Chose Meta Business Suite
    Hootsuite is effective for scheduling posts across multiple social media feeds. Hootsuite offers Facebook, Instagram, X, LinkedIn, Pinterest, YouTube, TikTok and Google Business Profile integration, and you can use Google Analytics with it, but it no longer offers a free plan.
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    Incentivized
    Chose Meta Business Suite
    The backend platform of Meta Business Suite is a little more confusing and less configueable than other platforms. There is a little less intuitive navigation and certain tools are buried deep/nested in places that are not straightforward. Effective and efficient customer …
    Incentivized
    Chose Meta Business Suite
    Compared to the other tools listed above, Meta Business Suite has good navigation, great interest audience-building tools, okay ad analytics, a great messaging system, and below-average customer support. We chose Meta Business Suite for its massive user base and for its …
    Incentivized
    Chose Meta Business Suite
    No choice. Have to use it to advertise on Instagram.
    Incentivized
    Chose Meta Business Suite
    I believe since YouTube started with shorts, TikTok with their incentives for small businesses, and also Snapchat with their incentives for small businesses, it was time for Facebook/Meta to step up to the plate. Around late 2020/early 2021, Facebook/Meta offered small-business …
    Incentivized
    Chose Meta Business Suite
    Facebook stacks up against them in terms of its service. I choose Facebook for Business since I use it for business for almost more than a year now and I need to say this it is the most best possible business tool definitely a must-have for all the businesses type.
    Incentivized
    Chose Meta Business Suite
    Facebook for Business is free and linked in premium is a paid version for linked in. If you’re a startup Facebook is an excellent starting point. If you rely on networking or followers this one does an excellent job. Facebook integrates personal and business accounts so you’re …
    Incentivized
    Chose Meta Business Suite
    I believe that Twitter Ads and Facebook for Business fill a very similar marketing space. Most of the users are browsing for recreational reasons and advertisements are mostly seen as an annoyance. It's very crucial to provide an add that is not just relevant to the user, but …
    Incentivized
    Chose Meta Business Suite
    Facebook for Business has the best self-serve interface. It copied the capabilities and structure of Google and then surpassed it. They are the pioneers in the industry and the first to become compliant with iOS14.5, CCPA, GDPR and any other new regulations. We've found it hard …
    Incentivized
    Chose Meta Business Suite
    There's nothing else like native Facebook Business Manager. Some 3rd party tools perform certain tasks more efficiently, but they aren't free.
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    Chose Meta Business Suite
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    Incentivized
    Chose Meta Business Suite
    Facebook for Business offers its unique platform, user reach, targeting and interest classifications that most other platforms fail to offer. It's ads management, with analytics, insights, etc. makes it offer three-sixty degree solutions, such as being a one-stop-shop for …
    Incentivized
    Chose Meta Business Suite
    I have used HubSpot for creating forms to acquire leads. Now that Facebook lets me create forms right in their new Lead Ads, I can not only capture data, but I can also capture the leads' information. Currently that is the only tool that I have used or considered as an …
    Incentivized
    Chose Meta Business Suite
    While we have tried to utilize other platforms for managing social media in the past, we have found that managing each social channel in its own platform is especially helpful. We want the content to be unique and it helps ensure that. You are generally presented with more …
    Incentivized
    Chose Meta Business Suite
    Facebook for Business has the best ad platform. Creative options, control, data sharing, etc. Hands down the best.
    Incentivized
    Chose Meta Business Suite
    We have a listing on Google Business where people can find us easily online, but Facebook makes it so much easier to interact directly with customers. Google Business is invaluable for one-off internet searches where people are looking either for us or for what we offer, but …
    Incentivized
    Chose Meta Business Suite
    Echobox is very similar to Facebook for Business in that you can switch between Facebook pages and reschedule and edit posts. It’s a better form of Business, as we can quickly edit posts’ captions and images without having to wait 10 minutes to put them out, and we can tweak …
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    65%
    Would buy again
    15 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    85%
    Delivers good value for the price
    17 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    70%
    Happy with the feature set
    16 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    70%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    14 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    85%
    Implementation went as expected
    17 Answers
    Features
    Meta Business Suite
    Listening/monitoring
    Comparison of Listening/monitoring features of Meta Business Suite
    Feature
    Meta Business Suite
    6.6
    13 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Boolean keyword searches7.08 Ratings
    Filtering out noise/spam6.510 Ratings
    Sentiment analysis6.810 Ratings
    Broad channel coverage6.312 Ratings
    Publishing
    Comparison of Publishing features of Meta Business Suite
    Feature
    Meta Business Suite
    7.3
    15 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Content planning and scheduling8.015 Ratings
    Audience targeting7.915 Ratings
    Content optimization7.212 Ratings
    Workflow management6.310 Ratings
    Engagement
    Comparison of Engagement features of Meta Business Suite
    Feature
    Meta Business Suite
    7.1
    12 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Automated routing and prioritization7.28 Ratings
    Customer interaction histories7.011 Ratings
    Bulk actions7.110 Ratings
    Marketing
    Comparison of Marketing features of Meta Business Suite
    Feature
    Meta Business Suite
    7.4
    15 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Lead generation7.614 Ratings
    Content marketing7.013 Ratings
    Paid media management7.714 Ratings
    Campaigns and promotions7.212 Ratings
    Channel coverage/integration
    Comparison of Channel coverage/integration features of Meta Business Suite
    Feature
    Meta Business Suite
    8.5
    13 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Twitter8.63 Ratings
    Facebook8.812 Ratings
    LinkedIn8.54 Ratings
    Google+8.54 Ratings
    Instagram8.413 Ratings
    Pinterest9.04 Ratings
    YouTube7.54 Ratings
    Reporting/analytics
    Comparison of Reporting/analytics features of Meta Business Suite
    Feature
    Meta Business Suite
    8.1
    15 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Campaign success analytics8.215 Ratings
    Real-time tracking8.015 Ratings
    Competitor analysis7.99 Ratings
    Account management
    Comparison of Account management features of Meta Business Suite
    Feature
    Meta Business Suite
    8.0
    13 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Role-based user permissions & privileges8.113 Ratings
    Mobile access8.012 Ratings
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    Sendible
    Score7.2 out of 10
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    Score8.9 out of 10
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    Score8.1 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Meta Business Suite
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.4
    (108 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (7 ratings)
    Usability
    6.7
    (17 ratings)
    Performance
    3.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Meta Business Suite
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Meta Platforms Inc
    Meta Business Suite has been highly effective in exposing our brand and our clients' brands to a large audience. It is also one of the most cost-effective ad platforms for B2B marketing campaigns. The issue is filtering out low-quality leads from a B2B lead generation process, as you often receive as many poor-quality leads as high-quality ones.
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    Pros
    Meta Platforms Inc
    • Segmentation is HUGE. You can segment by almost anything you want, be it demographic, sociological, behavioral... you name it. You can also create targets based on your visitors and their actions. Even custom lists.
    • They are very good at optimizing your campaigns automatically. This is so important because it will improve your ROI in several multiples otherwise
    • Managing ads in general works fine, and the data, even though is not exactly as accurate as Analytics, it's pretty decent.
    • Gives you placements and different ad types so you can get the most out of it.
    • Pixel and catalog integration are very powerful. You can almost instantly start tracking and catalog fetches your site daily for updates.
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    Cons
    Meta Platforms Inc
    • The planner enables timings of others' posts to be seen easily, but an easier view of that content (eg by hovering over it) would be preferable
    • Insights gives detailed information on the performance of posts, but could be more intuitive - and it would be helpful if it flagged particularly good performers or practices.
    • Sometimes using @ tags is a little slow - and it's not always easy to tell which ones you want without opening another window and testing them yourself.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Meta Platforms Inc
    We have to continue using this tool in order to be effective on this marketing platform. Though there are several changes I wish we could see, the fact is that we will still need to use this product to provide customers with the information they need.
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    Usability
    Meta Platforms Inc
    Meta Business Suite is a solid, centralized tool that covers the core needs of social media planning and publishing. However, some limitations — like inconsistent Reels functionality, clunky previews, and lack of creative asset organization — hold it back from being a seamless, end-to-end solution. There's a lot of potential with continued improvements.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Meta Platforms Inc
    I've only dealt with the API having issues a couple times, but as you can imagine an outage is not something an advertiser would find acceptable, especially during any ecommerce-heavy time of year. The overall platform could use some help with availability when it comes to authentication, as it struggles with consistency in authentication.
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    Performance
    Meta Platforms Inc
    There are a lot of shortcomings when it comes to performance. There are pages that I do not expect to have much information to load on the page, yet it takes an incredibly long time (10+ secondes). I have not had experience with the integration slowing other platforms down too much.
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    Support Rating
    Meta Platforms Inc
    I've found the Facebook for Business support to be hit or miss. For billing questions they're timely and helpful. For complex questions about specific services I've often received a longer wait and a less helpful experience. I'm often redirected to their docs, which are often not particularly helpful.
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    Implementation Rating
    Meta Platforms Inc
    Take all of the training offered through Facebook first before attempting to create a page on the platform. Learn all of the capabilities available to you. Learn about the different types of audiences who might be interested in seeing your page. Create short video clips as though they are viewed at a much higher rate than anything else. Offer free giveaways or raffles to further build to your list of prospects and drive traffic to your website
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    Alternatives Considered
    Meta Platforms Inc
    Compared to the other tools listed above, Meta Business Suite has good navigation, great interest audience-building tools, okay ad analytics, a great messaging system, and below-average customer support. We chose Meta Business Suite for its massive user base and for its industry-leading targeting functionality (which is a result of that massive user base!).
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    Scalability
    Meta Platforms Inc
    This product is definitely able to run at scale, but it would be wise to have enough eyeballs to oversee it and the tools for keeping the campaigns, adsets, and ads organized could use some improvement. I can also see the UI interfering with usability at greater amounts of scale.
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    Return on Investment
    Meta Platforms Inc
    • Overall positive ROI has been achieved using this platform. You must have a clear understanding of where your CPL maximums are to remain profitable and either optimize to success or pull the plug on campaigns that are bleeding spend.
    • This is a great platform to build new audiences or grow existing ones.
    • Building audience segments via pixel tracking is a huge win for this platform.
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