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    Persado

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/APersado in New York offers their "Message Machine" natural language technology, which leverages a comprehensive marketing language knowledge base of over one million words and phrases, powered by AI and data science. Persado is designed to unlock the power of words to engage consumers like never before, one by one, moment by moment, across every marketing channel, driving improvements in brand engagement and revenue performance.N/A

    VisibleThread

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AVisibleThread RFP Platform is an end-to-end pursuit intelligence solution purpose-built for organizations operating in highly regulated sectors like defense, government contracting, and aerospace. The platform leverages a unique combination of deterministic analysis and traceable AI to automate the most complex phases of the proposal lifecycle. Unlike generic tools, VisibleThread provides deep linguistic and structural insights, allowing teams to "shred" documents for compliance, track…N/A
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    Small Businesses
    Contently
    Score9.9 out of 10
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    Medium-sized Companies
    CoSchedule Marketing Suite
    Score10 out of 10
    Responsive
    Score8.9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    PathFactory
    Score8.3 out of 10
    Responsive
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    PersadoVisibleThread
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    Persado
    Persado is an excellent tool for a small marketing team seeking to "work smarter, not harder." The tool itself is simple to use and generates instant results, all while learning and reporting at a deeper level than a human on a marketing team could. We have been able to reach the right eyes within our audience at the right time, improving open rates and generating more revenue from our promotional emails.
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    VisibleThread
    Having used VisibleThread VT Writer for both internal knowledge base documentation and external communications, I would highly recommend it to any writer who wants to simplify their content. VisibleThread VT Writer makes content way more digestible for a wider audience. VisibleThread VT Writer is great at identifying passive voice, long sentences and complex words. It will ensure that whatever you write is simple enough that a young kid can read and understand your content.
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    Pros
    Persado
    • They know way more than me on how to create effective subject lines that actually get people to open. We have solid creative and cool emails, but without the hook, it means nothing. Persado is that hook. (Side note, they are also customizable so if your company has specific guidelines/tone, you can set those parameters.)
    • The analytics are amazing! It's so cool to see the responses to various emotions ebb and flow over time. We have a few that consistently perform well (and some that consistently underperform, which makes sense for them to), and a few others that seem to react to the season somehow. How would I know this on my own? (That's right, I wouldn't.)
    • Creating these subject lines and exporting them to Listrak (our ESP) is insanely quick and easy. It takes more time for me to set up the split test in our ESP than it does to set up the subject lines in Persado.
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    VisibleThread
    • Acronym finder - the best acronym finder I have used! This creates an Excel spreadsheet with the acronyms and their definitions in an alphabetically sorted worksheet ... AND this worksheet includes actual sentences from the document showing how and where the acronym was used.
    • Compare documents - WOW! what a wonderful update! You get an Excel worksheet with the 2 compared documents side-by-side showing differences in red and statements with no changes in blue.
    • Starter compliance matrix (SCM) - again, one of the best SCM-creators I have used. This choice is quick, concise, and the resulting Excel worksheet is easy to manipulate and change.
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    Cons
    Persado
    • Not so much a con, but area for improvement: an option to have reports generated automatically and sent to me weekly or similar. It would automate my learning and understanding of how the tool is working.
    • When we write control subject lines that include emojis, I have to go outside of Persado to find the emoji I want to use, copy, and come back to Persado. However there is a button to add emojis to the Persado generated subject lines.
    • Since Persado integrates with our ESP, Bronto, we'd really like to see more to the connection such as sharing conversion and revenue data.
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    VisibleThread
    • More automation, other software in this space is able to completely rewrite content and even provide multiple iterations at once
    • Ability to tailor results and desired output based on target audience, i.e. desired grade level might vary based on audience
    • Would be nice if VT can start writing content based on bullet points, again more automation
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    Alternatives Considered
    Persado
    Phrasee wasn't an option to select, but we did evaluate them after hearing about them at a digital marketing summit. I liked what they were doing and the emails they were sending, but the pricing structure was outrageous! There was a 0% chance our CFO would approve the budget. To add salt to the wound, they also charged outrageously for a trial period. Ugh - as much as I wanted it, there was no way I could justify the ROI. Enter Persado. I got an email from a sales rep which accompanied a resource. I got excited but hesitated. I then saw they offered a free 14-day trial. Wait - what?? Free?! Yes. Wendy gave me the grand tour and holy cannoli I was immediately impressed with the results of our very first send. And it's only gotten better. Sorry Phrasee, I'm with Persado now.
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    VisibleThread
    We reviewed many other products but found all of them did not have the extent of tasks that VT had. These searches were over 5 years ago and many of the products reviewed are no longer available. In addition, some software still in existence have merit, just not to the extent we need. I do not want to give anyone a bad rating just because we did not choose them. Again, choose the right software for the right job!
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    Return on Investment
    Persado
    • Granted these numbers are driven by a number of other factors as well, our email marketing program has grown by 44% and 35% in the last 2 years respectively. More email opens from Persado subject lines has certainly contributed to this growth.
    • Open rate improvement of 11% between control subjects and Persado subjects.
    • Click rate improvement of 27% between control subjects and Persado subjects.
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    VisibleThread
    • It has made our content more readable
    • It makes us sound relevant to our clients
    • Ensures the content everyone writes is consistent
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    Screenshot of RFP Software for Analyzing Solicitations and Contracts​. This automates tedious, manual doc review steps and improve quality throughout the lifecycle.Screenshot of the Shred Compliance Matrix with Simple Shred. Shreds RFPs and SOWs for words like: “WILL”, “SHALL”, “MUST”, and any other custom keywords.Screenshot of Extract Acronyms, the tool used to check for acronym usage. This scans documents to identify incorrect and inconsistent use of acronyms or acronyms defined in different ways.