Likelihood to Recommend Oracle is great for a very basic blog. The look of ours was designed and built on the back end/code side, so I'm not sure if there are a lot of clean, modern templates like you see in a lot of blogs today to choose from or not. It has been great having a number of authors who can write content directly in the platform and then submit it to our content managers for scheduling and publishing. I think the biggest issue people may have with it is the look of the interface. It needs an update.
Read full review If you want to have your company advertised on news websites across the United States then Taboola is perfect. If you're looking for clicks and impressions but not so much interested in traffic that is highly engaged and converting often then I'd suggest Taboola as an option to run traffic, too. This is the perfect platform for grey-hat offers and similar ideas. I wouldn't suggest it for running ads on your website due to some strict conditions and the fact that it might not necessarily play nice with traffic coming from Facebook.
Read full review Pros Permission levels are also nice so a random user cannot just post without a certain level of access. I also like being able to update the code if necessary. It's easy for users to access and write, and there's a nice workflow to review any content before it gets published. Read full review A good value on clicks -- they have visitors for all CPCs! Worldwide reach and relatability -- so many providers use Taboola. It's very easy to reach your audience wherever. High quality -- their policies ensure that only enjoyable, modest content is provided. Read full review Cons Templates are a good thing, but hard to set up and require a lot of work. (Other Oracle tools are more user-friendly when it comes to template design.) While they did a good job updating the interface, I still believe more work can be done to make it more user-friendly. Read full review I would like to see an easier way to exclude irrelevant sites that our ads received impressions or clicks on. Being able to bid on specific sites only. Read full review Likelihood to Renew Easy to use, and supporting several permutations, the CM suite is an excellent solution for a mid to large size business. It's meant to be used by a team, and the functionality can work across websites and landing pages. There's also the high benefit of translation management, providing support for localized products.
Read full review Usability It has never been down since we have used this software.
Read full review It was pretty straightforward getting an account set up and having an account rep assigned. Compared to some other platforms Taboola is actually rather intuitive when it comes to navigating the user interface. Pixel implementation was easy and we didn't have any discrepancies tracking conversions. Also the ability to target LALs was very useful and semi-straightforward to upload.
Read full review Support Rating To be perfectly honest, every one of my concerns and problems has been handled by the support team in a very timely manner. If they could not fix my issue they assured me it be addressed in future updates.
Read full review We have a point of contact in Taboola and he has been really great in supporting our campaign. He helped us set up the initial campaign, answered our questions related to the campaign and even agreed when I asked for a lower CPC. Also, while he tried to encourage us to spend more, he never pushed us to the point that it gets annoying.
Read full review Implementation Rating Don't forget about customer service once you have a closed the sale with a customer. Oracle seemed to not care about our needs/timeline after we gave them our Purchase Order
Read full review Alternatives Considered While OCM was a lot more money, they were able to prove to us that they are a much better solution to use and worth the extra cost. The reporting, capabilities along with the analytics that was easy to download was a big discussion factor for us.
Read full review Outbrain doesn't charge a fee for automatic credit card billing. Often
Outbrain CPC for the same content is cheaper but not always. The
Outbrain UX is not as good as Taboola but recent changes had made them better than they used to be. In
Outbrain you can not change images or titles once they are submitted. You also can not clone campaigns which you can do with Taboola
Read full review Return on Investment Everyone had their own plan and executed them without taking into consideration the impact of another ongoing project. Compendium has created communication between teams that were not communicating before. Read full review Taboola campaigns have had positive effects on top of funnel activities and engagement metrics though the traffic is not always as qualified as one would like. You will need to carefully tailor your campaign to squeeze out the most relevant traffic. Read full review ScreenShots Compendium (discontinued) Screenshots