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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    VerticalResponse

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AVerticalResponse is an email campaign management software and services platform from Deluxe. In addition to providing email marketing tools, VerticalResponse offers fully managed email marketing services from campaign launch and management to reporting and analysis.

    $9

    per month

    Pricing
    Meta Business SuiteVerticalResponse
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Basic
    $11.00
    per month
    Pro
    $16.00
    per month
    Pro Plus
    $196.00
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Meta Business SuiteVerticalResponse
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Meta Business SuiteVerticalResponse
    Considered Both Products
    Meta Platforms Inc
    No answer on this topic
    VerticalResponse
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    65%
    Would buy again
    15 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    85%
    Delivers good value for the price
    17 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    70%
    Happy with the feature set
    16 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    70%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    14 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    85%
    Implementation went as expected
    17 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Meta Business SuiteVerticalResponse
    Listening/monitoring
    Comparison of Listening/monitoring features of Meta Business Suite and VerticalResponse
    Feature
    Meta Business Suite
    6.6
    13 Ratings
    15% below category average
    VerticalResponse
    -
    Ratings
    Boolean keyword searches7.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    Filtering out noise/spam6.510 Ratings00 Ratings
    Sentiment analysis6.810 Ratings00 Ratings
    Broad channel coverage6.312 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publishing
    Comparison of Publishing features of Meta Business Suite and VerticalResponse
    Feature
    Meta Business Suite
    7.3
    15 Ratings
    11% below category average
    VerticalResponse
    -
    Ratings
    Content planning and scheduling8.015 Ratings00 Ratings
    Audience targeting7.915 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content optimization7.212 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow management6.310 Ratings00 Ratings
    Engagement
    Comparison of Engagement features of Meta Business Suite and VerticalResponse
    Feature
    Meta Business Suite
    7.1
    12 Ratings
    14% below category average
    VerticalResponse
    -
    Ratings
    Automated routing and prioritization7.28 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer interaction histories7.011 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bulk actions7.110 Ratings00 Ratings
    Marketing
    Comparison of Marketing features of Meta Business Suite and VerticalResponse
    Feature
    Meta Business Suite
    7.4
    15 Ratings
    4% below category average
    VerticalResponse
    -
    Ratings
    Lead generation7.614 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content marketing7.013 Ratings00 Ratings
    Paid media management7.714 Ratings00 Ratings
    Campaigns and promotions7.212 Ratings00 Ratings
    Channel coverage/integration
    Comparison of Channel coverage/integration features of Meta Business Suite and VerticalResponse
    Feature
    Meta Business Suite
    8.5
    13 Ratings
    2% above category average
    VerticalResponse
    -
    Ratings
    Twitter8.63 Ratings00 Ratings
    Facebook8.812 Ratings00 Ratings
    LinkedIn8.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Google+8.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Instagram8.413 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pinterest9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    YouTube7.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting/analytics
    Comparison of Reporting/analytics features of Meta Business Suite and VerticalResponse
    Feature
    Meta Business Suite
    8.1
    15 Ratings
    5% above category average
    VerticalResponse
    -
    Ratings
    Campaign success analytics8.315 Ratings00 Ratings
    Real-time tracking8.015 Ratings00 Ratings
    Competitor analysis7.99 Ratings00 Ratings
    Account management
    Comparison of Account management features of Meta Business Suite and VerticalResponse
    Feature
    Meta Business Suite
    8.1
    13 Ratings
    2% above category average
    VerticalResponse
    -
    Ratings
    Role-based user permissions & privileges8.113 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile access8.012 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email & Online Marketing
    Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Meta Business Suite and VerticalResponse
    Feature
    Meta Business Suite
    -
    Ratings
    VerticalResponse
    9.9
    8 Ratings
    21% above category average
    WYSIWYG email editor00 Ratings10.07 Ratings
    Dynamic content00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Ability to test dynamic content00 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Landing pages00 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    A/B testing00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Mobile optimization00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Email deliverability reporting00 Ratings10.08 Ratings
    List management00 Ratings10.08 Ratings
    Triggered drip sequences00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Meta Business Suite and VerticalResponse
    Feature
    Meta Business Suite
    -
    Ratings
    VerticalResponse
    10.0
    9 Ratings
    27% above category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings10.09 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings10.09 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings10.06 Ratings
    Pre-Send Testing
    Comparison of Pre-Send Testing features of Meta Business Suite and VerticalResponse
    Feature
    Meta Business Suite
    -
    Ratings
    VerticalResponse
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    20% above category average
    URL Validation00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Link Tracking00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Image Validation00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Inbox Display00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Email Accessibility Tools00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Spelling and Grammar Check00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Spam Testing00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Email Previews00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
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    Meta Business SuiteVerticalResponse
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    Sendible
    Score7.2 out of 10
    Mad Mimi
    Score10 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Emplifi
    Score8.9 out of 10
    Campaign Monitor by Marigold
    Score9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Salesforce Marketing Cloud Social Studio (discontinued)
    Score8.1 out of 10
    Emma by Marigold
    Score8.5 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Meta Business SuiteVerticalResponse
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.4
    (108 ratings)
    10.0
    (28 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (7 ratings)
    8.6
    (19 ratings)
    Usability
    6.7
    (17 ratings)
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    3.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Meta Business SuiteVerticalResponse
    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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    VerticalResponse
    For businesses requiring advanced email marketing features like sophisticated automation, in-depth analytics, and extensive customization, VerticalResponse might fall short due to its limited featuresVerticalResponse is ideal for small businesses or freelancers who need a simple, straightforward email marketing tool. Its ease of use and basic features make it suitable for those without extensive technical expertise in email marketing
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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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    VerticalResponse
    • I love the ease of list builder because we often times have a lot of data to import. It would be simply impossible without this tool, considering the amount of customer data we have for any one given email.
    • We really enjoy the ease of use of the HTML wizard as well. It helps even a novice be able to make a beautiful and attention grabbing email.
    • The dashboard is functional and easy to find when you need with a quick search.
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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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    VerticalResponse
    • The type face is small. Not sure if this is to avoid overwhelming the reader, but I could see this being an issue with vision-impaired people or people who don't see small print well.
    • Sometimes I find it takes multiple clicks to make one simple change. I wish there was a search field at the top of the screen that allowed me to jump directly to a client's entry to update it there.
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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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    VerticalResponse
    Product is easy for both technical and non-technical people to use. A cost effective solution for sending out large number of messages. We can manage unsubscribes by individual accounts, so we can have multiple multiple accounts combined to maximize our buying power on credits. Effective API for sending/receiving data makes tool a valuable asset.
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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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    VerticalResponse
    I truly love this product. We are moving to an all-in-one system next year and my greatest fear in doing so is how much I will miss this platform. Although we are excited for things ahead, I will always keep Vertical Response in my back pocket incase I don't love the new platform as much
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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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    VerticalResponse
    Never had an issue with uptime
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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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    VerticalResponse
    No issues
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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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    VerticalResponse
    At Vertical Response the help desk associates are courteous, knowledgeable and helpful. You can tell they enjoy what they do. And clearly, they are well trained because most times, the first point of contact is able to resolve any issue you may have. There have been very few times where an associate has needed to get back to me or escalate me to a supervisor
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    Online Training
    Meta Platforms Inc
    No answers on this topic
    VerticalResponse
    Basic functions and online help...we used what was needed, at the time, and will continue to explore other online trainings as our functional needs expand
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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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    VerticalResponse
    Salesforce integration never worked right. We had to abandon.
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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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    VerticalResponse
    In addition to using Vertical Response personally I also manage email marketing for clients that already use Mailchimp, Robly and Constant Contact. While most of these platforms all offer similar features I choose Vertical Response first if the client does not have a platform in place. Typically I am also teaching the client how to use this tool and the Vertical Response visual interface is very easy for me to teach a client how to navigate and create their own campaigns.
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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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    VerticalResponse
    No answers on this topic
    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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    VerticalResponse
    • We were able to blast out promotions our company was having to customers which created an increase in business.
    • By blasting out any service issues, it keeps our customers informed so that they are not wondering what is going on.
    • Allows us to store unsubscribed emails so that we are not constantly pestering people who do not want to be emailed.
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