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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    PlayPlay

    Score6.9 out of 10
    N/APlayPlay is an online video maker that any communication professional can use to produce, in minutes, videos ready to publish on social media, blogs or on internal channels. Stories, interviews, news clips, events and product promotions, job offers… Engage audiences with video! The vendor states that PlayPlay is best for, but not limited to: small to large companies that need to create engaging videos for social media, highlight internal initiatives and employee projects, and build…

    $217

    1 User per month

    Skai

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ASkai (formerly Kenshoo) is a cross-channel advertising solution for search marketing, social media and online advertising. The product aims to give advertisers and agencies the control and automation needed to make better investment decisions across search marketing and online advertising.

    $10,000

    Starting Price

    Pricing
    PlayPlaySkai
    Editions & Modules
    Basic
    $217.00
    1 User per month
    Kenshoo
    $10,000
    Starting Price
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    PlayPlaySkai
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
    Additional DetailsEnterprise plan also available, catered to your company's specific requirements. Let's talk!
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    Features
    PlayPlaySkai
    Video Security
    Comparison of Video Security features of PlayPlay and Skai
    Feature
    PlayPlay
    9.3
    1 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Skai
    -
    Ratings
    User management8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video link sharing10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Internal video9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    External video10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video Player
    Comparison of Video Player features of PlayPlay and Skai
    Feature
    PlayPlay
    8.5
    1 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Skai
    -
    Ratings
    Player customization8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile compatibility9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video Hosting, Management & Storage
    Comparison of Video Hosting, Management & Storage features of PlayPlay and Skai
    Feature
    PlayPlay
    8.7
    1 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Skai
    -
    Ratings
    On-Demand video8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video upload & format support9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video library / File management9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad Network Integration
    Comparison of Ad Network Integration features of PlayPlay and Skai
    Feature
    PlayPlay
    -
    Ratings
    Skai
    7.1
    10 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Data Transfer00 Ratings8.510 Ratings
    DSP integration00 Ratings5.75 Ratings
    Ad Campaigns
    Comparison of Ad Campaigns features of PlayPlay and Skai
    Feature
    PlayPlay
    -
    Ratings
    Skai
    6.1
    11 Ratings
    25% below category average
    Ad campaign creation00 Ratings7.611 Ratings
    Ad deployment00 Ratings7.611 Ratings
    Display advertising00 Ratings4.310 Ratings
    Ad display and retargeting segmentation00 Ratings4.810 Ratings
    Sequence targeting00 Ratings6.39 Ratings
    Ad Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Ad Reporting & Analytics features of PlayPlay and Skai
    Feature
    PlayPlay
    -
    Ratings
    Skai
    7.3
    12 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Ad dashboards00 Ratings7.612 Ratings
    Ad performance reports00 Ratings9.812 Ratings
    Ad conversion tracking00 Ratings6.712 Ratings
    Ad attribution reporting00 Ratings7.611 Ratings
    Cross-channel ad management00 Ratings5.910 Ratings
    Ad forecasting and optimization00 Ratings6.211 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    PlayPlaySkai
    Small Businesses
    Vidyard
    Score8.4 out of 10
    AdRoll
    Score3.7 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Vidyard
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Criteo Commerce Growth
    Score8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Panopto
    Score7.5 out of 10
    Criteo Commerce Growth
    Score8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    PlayPlaySkai
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.2
    (17 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.8
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.6
    (2 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    3.6
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.6
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    PlayPlaySkai
    Likelihood to Recommend
    PlayPlay
    For any company that wants to use more video in their content and marketing overall, PlayPlay is your best bet. Anyone can make a video--no expertise required. Honestly, it's really fun to do, and you feel like a creative genius afterward! If you are making long-form videos or need something for a TV commercial, PlayPlay doesn't make sense. But you can absolutely take snippets from other video projects and break them into smaller videos. That's what we love to do. Also, they just launched a podcast tool to help podcasters use video to promote their episodes.
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    Skai
    Kenshoo would be a good tool if your client has extremely high budgets with low CPCs. For small, geo-specific accounts the capabilities have not be built out. Therefore, the tool could not budget pace our 250+ accounts. The main reason we had chosen Kenshoo was because of its budget pacing capabilities. Unfortunately, it did not save us time and created additional budget pacing issues with over pacing our accounts.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    PlayPlay
    • Very simple-to-use but super professional looking video templates
    • Intuitive platform for creating a story with video
    • One-click resizing for social formats
    • Amazing customer success--if you need it--offering recommendations to make your video look amazing
    • Access to Getty Premier for video and image stock
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    Skai
    • Kenshoo Search bid policies make bid optimization easy and automated. Optimizations are based off of sophisticated algorithms rather than simple bid rules (although Kenshoo Search also offers these). There are many different policies to choose from. Simply choose your type of goal (example: awareness vs. ROI), choose your metric, and assign to your campaign(s) and/or account.
    • Kenshoo Search reporting offers a large selection of reporting templates that are easily exported to Microsoft Excel. In addition, they also offer dashboard reporting with a variety of different widgets that are easily customizable. This feature makes it extremely easy to view metrics that may normally require manual excel work.
    • Kenshoo Search has a Desktop Editor tool similar to Google Adwords Editor that makes bulk optimizations easy and time efficient. This is a huge resource win for me and my team!
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    Cons
    PlayPlay
    • Product is very easy to use; I got a little stuck on changing font colors with text
    • Automatic subtitling is amazing, but you do need to adjust the words per screen
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    Skai
    • When working with large accounts, such as mine, the tool can be slow. There are a lot of times where the editor tool will freeze, and I'm not sure if I need to reboot or exit the tool. I wish it was a smooth process, much like the AdWords editor tool.
    • Kenshoo support can be slow to respond at times. In the ticketing industry, things are very much based on time of day or time of the week. If the product is down or not functioning during an on-sale or a major event, it can be difficult to get tech support on the phone.
    • Their reporting really doesn't set them a part from the competition. I've used social tools such as Marin and a few others, and they're all pretty similar as far as reporting. If possible, I think you're better off using Google Analytics for reporting, just so you have a common denominator.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    PlayPlay
    No answers on this topic
    Skai
    We received great customer service from the Kenshoo Social team, they listen to feedback, and truly work to get things fixed. The tool works well and they are always working on ways to improve it to help improve performance for our clients
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    PlayPlay
    No answers on this topic
    Skai
    Set-up like other marketing platforms. If you know Google Ads, you know Kenshoo
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    PlayPlay
    No answers on this topic
    Skai
    Very responsive and bring fast answers for problems
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    PlayPlay
    No answers on this topic
    Skai
    I think Skai beats the competitors with its advanced bidding management system, this is a unique feature of them that if you implement properly, your accounts will surely benefit from this, especially if you have tons of data that the algo can learn from and optimize accordingly. In terms of reporting, they are the best we've got so far, scheduling options are great.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    PlayPlay
    • Huge ROI--we're saving thousands on editing costs
    • It's another way to repurpose content
    • Our staff has loved using the product--also less work for them
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    Skai
    • ROI is harder to track due to reporting/column & time frame default tech in my humble opinion but generally better results when compared to other products
    • Since the interface is difficult to navigate and paid search is a reactive medium, can produce barriers to change.
    Incentivized
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    Screenshot of TemplatesScreenshot of Select different screens and build your video according to your objectivesScreenshot of Need inspiration? Choose  from a variety of templates to help get you started