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    Outbrain

    Score5 out of 10
    N/AOutbrain, headquartered in New York with offices globally, is an internationally known native advertising platform for curating and publishing content across a variety of channels and media spaces, containing editorial controls, analytics for judging impact, and related features.N/A

    Paper.li

    Score5.9 out of 10
    N/APaper.li is an automated content marketing solution that uses automated workflows to crawl millions of sites worldwide to collect content and produce automated products like newsletters.N/A
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    OutbrainPaper.li
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
    OutbrainPaper.li
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    OutbrainPaper.li
    Considered Both Products
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    88%
    Would buy again
    7 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    86%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    88%
    Happy with the feature set
    7 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    83%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    86%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
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    Features
    OutbrainPaper.li
    Content Creation
    Comparison of Content Creation features of Outbrain and Paper.li
    Feature
    Outbrain
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    Ratings
    Paper.li
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    25% above category average
    Ideation00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Content Publishing
    Comparison of Content Publishing features of Outbrain and Paper.li
    Feature
    Outbrain
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    Ratings
    Paper.li
    8.6
    1 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Content hub00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Embedded CTAs00 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    Content distribution00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Content promotion00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Content automation00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Content Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Content Reporting & Analytics features of Outbrain and Paper.li
    Feature
    Outbrain
    -
    Ratings
    Paper.li
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Campaign optimization dashboard00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    OutbrainPaper.li
    Small Businesses
    Amazon Advertising Sponsored Products
    Score5.5 out of 10
    Contently
    Score9.9 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Amazon Advertising Sponsored Products
    Score5.5 out of 10
    CoSchedule Marketing Suite
    Score10 out of 10
    Enterprises
    AdSense
    Score8.7 out of 10
    PathFactory
    Score8.3 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    OutbrainPaper.li
    Likelihood to Recommend
    1.5
    (17 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    7.8
    (5 ratings)
    -
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    Support Rating
    7.5
    (6 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    OutbrainPaper.li
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Outbrain
    If your client or organization is running a high volume awareness campaign, Outbrain would be a platform to diversify your mix with. Pretty low maintenance and easy to set up, you can get ads running in a few minutes. If your primary goal is conversions, there are probably better channels you can use where the targeting is a little more transparent and would likely see a higher avg conversion rate.
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    Paper.li
    You don't have a bandwidth to come up with new fresh content daily for Twitter but want to keep the account active.
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    Pros
    Outbrain
    • Website network: Outbrain provides high-quality websites in its network so that you can get a quality audience.
    • Affordable pricing: The CPC offered by Outbrain is relatively cheaper than other alternatives.
    • Content dashboard: The dashboard allows you to edit the content before publishing it on Outbrain's platform.
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    Paper.li
    • Adds visibility to your account - set the criteria up and have the ejournal run automatically sending out tweets daily that tag other industry handles and hashtags. By doing so you will keep your account active with minimal time investment.
    • Pose as a thought leader by sharing relevant content and industry news and get more Twitter followers
    • Get free traffic to your pages by expanding on your company or service in the bio section and linking back
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    Cons
    Outbrain
    • Customer Service - Speaking to a human is nearly impossible, there is no "chat" function, and no phone number immediately available. Ultimately, I've had to email a generic CS contact and wait several days before heading back.
    • High Number of Guidelines - The number of guidelines one must meet before using Outbrain is much higher than any other ad platform I've used. Most of them are highly specific and not necessarily items that a website would have out-of-the-box.
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    Paper.li
    • Lots of great features are no longer there
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    Usability
    Outbrain
    The use case is very obvious, brand awareness and low cost conversions because of its reach in billions. The platform is easy to use, well sorted and defined with good click optimized algorithms and brands can use it without hesitation. If monitored well and optimized accordingly, this can prove to be one of the best advertising channels.
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    Paper.li
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    Support Rating
    Outbrain
    We had an account manager assigned to us, but they really didn't offer too much help outside of the financial side of things. We used the self-serve platform with mild suggestions every few weeks from our reps amounting to "spend a bit more here."
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    Paper.li
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    Alternatives Considered
    Outbrain
    Here at AdRizer my personal ad sources primarily revolve around Google Ads & Outbrain. Taboola is extremely similar to Outbrain minus the fact that strategies are dictated on the account level unlike by campaign with Outbrain
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    Paper.li
    I have tried Scoop.it but it's not really an alternative. I'm not aware of any other products similar to Paper.li
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    Return on Investment
    Outbrain
    • None. My perspective is that further testing is needed as well as additional tracking capabilities applied to be able to assess value. However, it's a CPC model and relatively inexpensive in regards to additional reach, especially if it's packaged in with an Earned media push into the marketplace.
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    Paper.li
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