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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

    UpContent

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AUpContent is a content discovery tool that focuses on delivering quality results and helping users find precisely the content they need when they need it. The vendor says the that four filters included with their solution help users in the following areas: Recency - sorts content so the most recent is seen first Relevance - sorts content so what's most relevant to the topic is seen first Shareability - uses psychological…

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    Pricing
    OutboundEngineUpContent
    Editions & Modules
    Essential
    $199
    per user
    Value
    $299
    per user
    Premium
    $499
    per user
    Free
    $0
    1 Topic
    Starter
    $7/Month
    3 Topics
    Engager
    $19/Month
    10 Topics
    Leader
    $45/Month
    25 Topics
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    OutboundEngineUpContent
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    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
    OutboundEngineUpContent
    Considered Both Products
    Elm Street Technology
    No answer on this topic
    UpContent
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    75%
    Would buy again
    42 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    75%
    Delivers good value for the price
    38 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    75%
    Happy with the feature set
    42 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    67%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    37 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    84%
    Implementation went as expected
    47 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    OutboundEngineUpContent
    Email & Online Marketing
    Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of OutboundEngine and UpContent
    Feature
    OutboundEngine
    5.9
    50 Ratings
    22% below category average
    UpContent
    -
    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 UpContent
    Feature
    OutboundEngine
    5.3
    38 Ratings
    23% below category average
    UpContent
    -
    Ratings
    Automated sales alerts and tasks5.338 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social Media Marketing
    Comparison of Social Media Marketing features of OutboundEngine and UpContent
    Feature
    OutboundEngine
    10.0
    48 Ratings
    36% above category average
    UpContent
    -
    Ratings
    Social sharing and campaigns10.048 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content Publishing
    Comparison of Content Publishing features of OutboundEngine and UpContent
    Feature
    OutboundEngine
    -
    Ratings
    UpContent
    9.5
    1 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Content hub00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Content distribution00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Content promotion00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Content automation00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
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    OutboundEngineUpContent
    Small Businesses
    HighLevel
    Score9.3 out of 10
    Contently
    Score9.9 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    LocaliQ
    Score8.6 out of 10
    CoSchedule Marketing Suite
    Score10 out of 10
    Enterprises
    No answers on this topic
    PathFactory
    Score8.3 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    OutboundEngineUpContent
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (61 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 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)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    OutboundEngineUpContent
    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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    UpContent
    UpContent is effective for helping you:
    • Gather information several different content sources
    • Leverage curated content with social media, email newsletters, and on your website to help you provide audiences with important information
    • Curate content topics by vertical for use in ABM -- you can give reps topic hubs to keep themselves up-to-date. Plus, it's a great way for them to find content to use as "conversation starters with their prospects.
    I love that UpContent integrates with HubSpot, Rasa.io, SocialBee and other tools that we use on a daily basis.
    Incentivized
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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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    UpContent
    • Organize content from multiple sources
    • Helps you leverage curated content more easily for use on social media
    • Allows you to quickly share articles with your audience that you think will resonate with them
    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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    UpContent
    • I'd like an option to use UpContent to curate content into a blog post -- to make it easy to do "news round-up" type posts.
    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.
    Read full review
    UpContent
    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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    UpContent
    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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    UpContent
    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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    UpContent
    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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    UpContent
    Scoop.it allows you to create blog posts that pertain to a specific piece of curated content. This is not a feature in UpContent.
    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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    UpContent
    • We are able to gain efficiency in our social media efforts
    • Improve productivity when it comes to developing newsletters
    • Help us build our thought leadership with curated content
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    OutboundEngine Screenshots

    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

    UpContent Screenshots

    Screenshot of UpContent's search results page - 3 columns.