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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    OutboundEngine

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AOutboundEngine provides a hands-off way for small business owners to market and grow their business. The product aims to provide small businesses with what big companies have achieved with marketing automation. The service aims to help users keep in touch with clients and prospects with professionally designed, branded campaigns. Benefits include: driving engagement, surfacing warm leads from current contacts, generating referrals and repeat business from their existing contacts, social…

    $199

    per user

    TapInfluence

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/ATapInfluence from the company of the same name in Boulder, Colorado is an influencer marketing platform used for locating influencers and initiating dialogue and content co-creation, with search tools, calendaring, and tasking features. Founded in 2009, TapInfluence (formerly BlogFrog) has received about $8.2 million in venture capital since its inception, most recently $5 million in Series B funding in late 2013.N/A
    Pricing
    OutboundEngineTapInfluence
    Editions & Modules
    Essential
    $199
    per user
    Value
    $299
    per user
    Premium
    $499
    per user
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    OutboundEngineTapInfluence
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup Fee$99 per userNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsMore information is available on the vendor's website.—
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    Community Pulse
    OutboundEngineTapInfluence
    Considered Both Products
    Elm Street Technology
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    Tapinfluence
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    75%
    Would buy again
    42 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    8 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    75%
    Delivers good value for the price
    38 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    8 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    75%
    Happy with the feature set
    42 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    8 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    67%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    37 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    7 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    84%
    Implementation went as expected
    47 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    7 Answers
    Features
    OutboundEngineTapInfluence
    Email & Online Marketing
    Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of OutboundEngine and TapInfluence
    Feature
    OutboundEngine
    5.9
    50 Ratings
    22% below category average
    TapInfluence
    -
    Ratings
    Mobile optimization8.643 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email deliverability reporting3.050 Ratings00 Ratings
    List management6.044 Ratings00 Ratings
    Lead Management
    Comparison of Lead Management features of OutboundEngine and TapInfluence
    Feature
    OutboundEngine
    5.3
    38 Ratings
    23% below category average
    TapInfluence
    -
    Ratings
    Automated sales alerts and tasks5.338 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social Media Marketing
    Comparison of Social Media Marketing features of OutboundEngine and TapInfluence
    Feature
    OutboundEngine
    10.0
    48 Ratings
    36% above category average
    TapInfluence
    -
    Ratings
    Social sharing and campaigns10.048 Ratings00 Ratings
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    OutboundEngineTapInfluence
    Small Businesses
    HighLevel
    Score9.3 out of 10
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    Medium-sized Companies
    LocaliQ
    Score8.6 out of 10
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    Enterprises
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    User Ratings
    OutboundEngineTapInfluence
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (61 ratings)
    9.1
    (8 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    7.6
    (7 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    8.8
    (27 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.9
    (24 ratings)
    -
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    User Testimonials
    OutboundEngineTapInfluence
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Elm Street Technology
    OutboundEngine does a referral campaign and I've been able to close a couple of deals based on getting in touch with people who engage with this campaign and state they could use my services in the next 6 months. This is a great follow up tool for those you may or may not know are going to be needing your services.
    Incentivized
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    Tapinfluence
    TapInfluence is a great influencer marketing tool that has made lives so much easier and
    therefore I would recommend it to everyone to use it because of its great
    database search function which makes it an optimal option for users. It should
    work towards their customer service support so that all users do not have to go
    through any problem. If you are ready to get hands-on the functions then the
    only condition is that you have to be willing to pay the hefty price too which
    I feel is a little outrageous.
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    Pros
    Elm Street Technology
    • The content that they generate to send to our clients is relevant and the clients want to engage with us. It makes us appear more professional and consistent, even though we are a smaller company.
    • It helps us stay in touch with clients and helps us stay top of mind. We are able to generate more new business leads if we are in consistent contact with current, former, and potential clients.
    • Their customer service and support is outstanding. All my questions were answered and I went into the program feeling confident and knowledgeable.
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    Tapinfluence
    • I love the automation in this influencer connection service. TapInfluence has an automated process in which it recommends influencers who can do very good publicity for my business sector. This feature is very important to me since in this way the advertising will reach people who will really take that information into account because it is of interest to them.
    • The main panel of TapInfluence has divisions where I can see all the influencers who are working for me, in addition, in this individual panel I can know all the advertising that each of the influencers has done and see what traffic that advertising has generated, I can know the views that advertising has had and the clicks it has obtained. It is very important to be able to consult all this data from the main panel, so I can know what performance each influencer is giving me.
    • TapInfluence offers me a very stable communication service, where I can constantly converse with each of the influencers who work for me and with the influencers that appear in my "recommended" window.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Elm Street Technology
    • I do not like the use of drawings to attract new customers, and they have ignored my requests to eliminate that for my personal emails.
    • I do not like it when a competitor in my immediate market has the same posts. It cheapens the service or makes it appear that I am simply sharing another's post.
    Incentivized
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    Tapinfluence
    • It is also crucial to understand the cons associated with TapInfluence so that the overall software can be improved in a much better way. In my opinion, TapInfluence should give a considerable amount of attention to their customer support service as it needs to get a lot better.
    • Software like TapInfluence should be very easy to use due to its intuitive interface but I feel that here it is difficult to use especially for beginners.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Elm Street Technology
    The biggest issue is poor ROI. The second biggest issue is rigid customer service process, lack of a sense of urgency, and inability to reach out to upper management with issues.
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    Tapinfluence
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Elm Street Technology
    Overall, OutboundEngine is very user friendly. It is simple to set up and explore, and if there are any issues or questions, the customer service team and account managers are always available to help. They are very knowledgeable and were able to explain everything in detail to me. The program is easy to navigate and helps me stay organized, and an uncomplicated and straightforward solution was exactly what I was looking for
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    Tapinfluence
    No answers on this topic
    Reliability and Availability
    Elm Street Technology
    I haven't had to contact Outbound Engine because I haven't had any application errors or unplanned outages. I basically have had such a trouble free experience with them that I haven't had to call. Everything is automated and I get a notice to review every isse. I suppose if I personalized the newsletter a bit more and added some of my own articles, I would need to contact them, (which I should really start to do) but so far things have been so on point, I haven't felt the need.
    Incentivized
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    Tapinfluence
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Elm Street Technology
    The customer service was excellent! Everyone I spoke to was kind and knowledgeable. My account manager was easily reachable. Setup of the OutboundEngine program was explained really thoroughly, and we knew how we could best use the product to meet the needs of our clients and get our online and social media presence off the ground.
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    Tapinfluence
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Elm Street Technology
    I selected it for the ability to have an automated system do 3 things all at once, social media posts, emails and the instant communication with the chat box. I have never seen a chat come through that lead to a helpful client touchpoint. I have never used another product but have since begun to weigh some of the less expensive options.
    Incentivized
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    Tapinfluence
    I have not used anything like it, but I would choose another if it had the same functionality or similar and at a lower cost.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Elm Street Technology
    • One client identified how one article I sent that he read saved him from having to replace his entire AC system.
    • One client actually thought I was sending this to him personally because I valued him
    • One of the above transacted with me twice for over $3M in sales
    Incentivized
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    Tapinfluence
    • Our company has managed to be more recognized nationally, we have been recognized by a totally reliable company and with very efficient real estate services, thanks to the publicity that the influencers have achieved in TapInfluence.
    • We have obtained more clients in our company. Thanks to the extensive publicity that influencers have made, more clients come to our company every day to ask questions and to access our real estate services.
    • We have improved the display of the influencers' advertising reach. This has helped us to know which influencer has been more profitable and how much audience has obtained the publicity.
    Incentivized
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    Screenshot of Automated Social Media MarketingScreenshot of A personalized snapshot of your account activity and warmest leads.Screenshot of Personally designed, tested, and automated emails